Extracted text (via pymupdf)
4261 characters
City Council ZON25-00234 April 20, 2026 Mary Kopaskie-Brown, Planning Director Evan Balmer, Assistant Planning Director 1 Request • Rezone from AG to RSL- 2.5-PAD • Product Review • To allow for a 230-lot single-family residential subdivision 2 Location • North of Warner Road and west of the 202 Freeway • Southeast corner of Hawes Road and Mesquite Street 3 General Plan • Variety of low intensity business operations that are compatible with residential uses • Uses include offices, medical facilities, research and development centers • Residential zoning districts: RM-2, RM-3, RM-4, RM-5 Current – Local Employment Center 4 General Plan • Principal Land Uses: Business Offices, Medical Facilities, Light Industrial, & Retail • Zoning districts: OC, NC, LC, GC, PEP, LI, EO, & PS Current – Local Employment Center 5 General Plan • Principal land uses include single and multi-family residential, retail, personal services, eating and drinking establishments, and business offices • Zoning districts: RS-9, -7, & -6, RSL- 4.5, -4.0, -3.0, & -2.5, RM-2, -3, -4, & -5, OC, NC, LC, GC, MX, PC, ID-1, ID-2, LR, and PS Proposed – Urban Residential 6 Zoning Existing: • Maricopa County, Light Industrial (IND-2) Proposed: • Small Lot Single Residence 2.5 with a Planned Area Development Overlay (RSL-2.5-PAD) 7 Site Photos Looking southwest towards the project site from Mesquite Street 8 Site Photos Looking southeast towards the project site from Mesquite Street 9 Preliminary Plat • 230 lots • Typical lot – 3,120 sq. ft. • Lot width minimum – 39 ft. • Oversized lot width – 50 ft. • Lot depth minimum – 80 ft. • Oversized lot width – 80 ft. • Enhanced architecture at corner lots ( ) 10 Landscaping & Amenities • Native and low-water-use trees and shrubs including shade trees for sustainability • 20- to 49-foot-wide landscaped buffer along east property line • The large amenity area stretches between the main entries and includes a swimming pool, open-air clubhouse, ramadas, seating, pickleball, play structures and fitness stations, picnic tables and game areas 11 Development Standard MZO Required PAD Proposed Garage Standard – Aggregate Width of Garage Doors 50% 56% Minimum Yards (ft.) – Front – Garage Rear 20 feet 15 feet 18 feet 8 feet Encroachments - Attached open porches, open patios, open carports or open balconies may encroach into a required rear yard, but shall be no closer than 15 feet to a rear property line Attached open porches, open patios, open carports or open balconies may encroach into a required rear yard, but shall be no closer than 5 feet to a rear property line Planned Area Development 12 Development Standard MZO Required PAD Proposed RSL Open Space Requirements – Minimum Depth 6 feet as an upper story balcony 8 feet as a porch or patio 10 feet as a courtyard or lawn area 6 feet as an upper story balcony 8 feet as a porch, patio, courtyard or lawn area Materials – Primary Materials Minimum of 2 kinds of primary exterior materials required that are distinctive in texture or masonry Spanish elevations may contain only one primary exterior material Planned Area Development 13 Planned Area Development • Front porches exceed minimum requirements; courtyard wall provided with Spanish elevations • 4.38 acres of amenity and retention areas (0.63 acres of common open space required) • Amenity areas include swimming pool, clubhouse, ramadas, pickleball, play structures and fitness stations, picnic tables and game areas • Building design and site design • Driveway parking and on-street parking is available 14 Renderings 15 Renderings 16 Renderings 17 Citizen Participation • Notified property owners within 1000 feet, HOAs and registered neighborhoods and invited them to a virtual neighborhood meeting • Virtual neighborhood meetings • July 28, 2025 – No residents attended the meeting • March 3, 2026 – No residents attended the meeting • No comments received by staff 18 Findings Complies with the 2050 Mesa General Plan Criteria in Chapters 22 & 69 for PAD & Site Plan Review Staff recommends Approval with Conditions Planning and Zoning Board recommends Approval with Conditions (6-0) 19 Elevations 21 Elevations 22