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Planning and Zoning Board
Study Session Minutes
Mesa City Council Chambers – Lower Level, 20 E. Main St.
Date: April 8, 2026 Time: 3:30 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT:
MEMBERS ABSENT
Benjamin Ayers Chase Farnsworth
Troy Peterson*
Jeff Pitcher*
Jayson Carpenter
Jamie Blakeman
Genessee Montes
(*Boardmembers and staff participated in the meeting through the use of telephonic and video
conference equipment)
STAFF PRESENT:
OTHERS PRESENT:
Mary Kopaskie-Brown
Evan Balmer
Cassidy Welch
Kirstin Dvorchak
Emily Johnson
Danika Heying
1
Call meeting to order.
Chair Ayers excused Boardmember Farnsworth and declared a quorum present; the meeting was
called to order at 3:30 pm.
2
Review items on the agenda for April 8, 2026, regular Planning and Zoning Board
Hearing.
Staff Planner Emily Johnson presented ZON26-00081. See attached presentation.
The Boardmembers had no questions for staff.
Presentation only; no formal action taken by the Board.
3
Planning Director Update:
Mary Kopaskie-Brown, Planning Director, had no updates for the Board.
4
Adjournment.
Planning & Zoning
Board
ZON26-00081
Brakes Plus Mesa
April 8, 2026
Emily Johnson, Planner II
Request
• Major Site Plan
Modification
• Amend Conditions 1
and 6 of Ordinance
5855
• To allow for a 4,897
square foot Minor
Automobile Repair
development
• 510 feet north of the northwest
corner of S Ellsworth Rd and E
Elliot Rd
• On the west side of S Ellsworth Rd
Location
• Convenience Services is not a
principal or supporting land
use, but the use is permitted
in the zoning district
• Intended to provide
convenient access to goods,
services, and dining within a
short walk or drive
Neighborhood Center
General Plan
• Limited Commercial (LC)
• Minor Auto Repair Facility is a
permitted use within the district
Zoning
Site Photos
Looking west from S Ellsworth Rd
Site Photos
Looking northeast from the hospital parking lot
• 4,897 SF facility with bay doors
facing south
• Primary access is through an internal
drive to the north connecting to
Ellsworth Rd and Peterson Ave
• 14 parking spaces are required and
17 are provided
Site Plan
Landscape Plan
Renderings
Citizen Participation
• Notified property owners within
1,000 feet, HOAs and registered
neighborhoods
• Staff has not received any public
comments
Findings
Complies with the 2050 Mesa General Plan
Complies with Chapter 69 of the MZO for Site Plan Review
Staff recommends Approval with Conditions
Planning & Zoning
Board
Approved Elevations (DRB23-00571)
Approved Elevations (DRB23-00571)
Approved Site Plan (ZON23-00174)