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City Council ZON25-00917 April 6, 2026 Mary Kopaskie-Brown, Planning Director Evan Balmer, Assistant Planning Director Request • Rezone from LI-PAD to LI- PAD-BIZ • CUP for a Hotel in AOA 2 • Site Plan Review • To allow for a 56,360 SF Hotel and future commercial development 2 Location • South of Loop 202 Freeway • West of Recker Road • South of Longbow Parkway 3 General Plan Regional Center - Evolve • Regional mixed-use activity centers • Major retail, cultural, recreational and entertainment destinations 4 Zoning • Existing: Light Industrial with a Planned Area Development Overlay (LI-PAD) • Proposed: Light Industrial with a Planned Area Development Overlay and a Bonus Intensity Zone Overlay (LI-PAD-BIZ) 5 Council Use Permit • Hotels require a Council Use Permit (CUP) in AOA 2 & LI district • Complies with the CUP approval criteria per MZO Section 11-70-6 6 Site Photos Looking south towards the site 7 Site Plan • 56,360 sq. ft. 4-story Hotel • Future commercial pad • Existing shared access from Longbow Parkway • 183 parking spaces required; 131 spaces proposed with AUP 8 Landscape Plan 9 Elevations 10 Elevations 11 Renderings 12 Renderings 13 Citizen Participation • Notified property owners within 1,000’, HOAs and registered neighborhoods • Applicant held neighborhood meeting; 1 attendee in support • Staff has not received any comments 14 Findings Complies with the 2050 Mesa General Plan Complies with Chapter 69 of the MZO for Site Plan Review Complies with Chapter 21 of the MZO for Bonus Intensity Zone Overlays Complies with Chapter 70 of the MZO for Council Use Permit Staff recommends Approval with Conditions Planning and Zoning Board recommends Approval with Conditions (6-0) 15