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City Council ZON25-00288 April 20, 2026 Mary Kopaskie-Brown, Planning Director Evan Balmer, Assistant Planning Director 1 Request • Rezone from GI to RSL-2.5-PAD • Product Review • To allow for a 155-lot single-family residential subdivision 2 Location • West side of Meridian Road • North side of State Route 24 3 General Plan • Primarily residential area with a variety of housing types • Lot sizes vary and support innovative development patterns • Provides connectivity and includes multimodal paths • Zoning districts: RS-35, RS-15, RS-9, RS-7, RS- 6, RSL-4.5, RSL-4.0, RSL-3.0, RSL-2.5, RM-2, RM-3, and RM-4 Proposed - Mixed Residential 4 Zoning • Current: GI • Proposed: RSL 2.5 PAD • Detached SFR with a proposed density of 5.6 du/ac • 155 lots 5 Site Photos Looking north from the NWC of Meridian Road and State Route 24 6 Site Photos Looking southwest from Meridian Road 7 Preliminary Plat • 168 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 ( ) 8 Landscape Plan • Main amenity area at site entry – pickleball, ramada, seating, shaded ropes course, bag toss • Secondary pocket park with shaded seating • Tree lined paseo with 5ft- wide concrete path 9 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 10 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 11 Planned Area Development • Front porches exceed minimum requirements; courtyard wall provided with Spanish elevations • Public open space exceeds minimum size requirements (33% v. 18%); private open space area exceeds requirements (400sq.ft. min. v 280sq.ft.) • Amenity areas include pickleball, ramada, rope course, pocket park • Building design and site design • Driveway parking and on-street parking is available 12 Renderings 13 Renderings 14 Renderings 15 Citizen Participation • Notified property owners within 1,000 feet, HOAs and registered neighborhoods • Neighborhood meetings • In-person: July 29, 2025, approximately 5 neighbors attended • Virtual: March 3, 2026, 5 residents in attendance • Common questions • Lot size and setbacks • Housing type and amenities • Home prices and construction timeline • Staff received no comments 16 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) 17 Elevations 19 Elevations 20