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City Council GPA26-00147 April 20, 2026 Mary Kopaskie-Brown, Planning Director Evan Balmer, Assistant Planning Director Request • Minor General Plan Amendment • Local Employment Center Placetype to Urban Center Placetype 2 Location • North side of Rio Salado Parkway • East side of Price Road 3 Zoning • Current: General Commercial (GC) • Proposed: GC-BIZ with a Council Use Permit 4 General Plan Current – Local Employment Center • Support a variety of low-intensity business operations that are compatible with residential uses • Entertainment and Recreation Uses, such as hotels, are not supported in this Placetype • Zoning districts: OC, NC, LC, GC, PEP, LI, EO, PS 5 General Plan • Urban Centers are compact mixed- use areas where people live, work and play. Contain retail, personal services, public/semi-public uses, entertainment and recreation facilities • Entertainment and Recreation is a principal land use, and Multiple Residence is a supporting land use • Zoning districts: RM, OC, NC, LC, GC, MX, LR, PC, ID-1, ID-2, PS Proposed – Urban Center 6 General Plan Amendment Approval Criteria 1. The Proposed Project will not result in a shortage of land for other planned uses 2. Whether events after the adoption of the General Plan have changed the character or condition of the area 3. The degree to which the proposed amendment will impact the whole community or a portion of the community by: a. Altering existing land use patterns in a significant way that is contrary to the Vision, Guiding Principals, or Strategies identified in the General Plan b. Requiring larger or more extensive improvements to roads, sewer or water systems that may negatively impact development of other lands c. Adversely impacting existing uses due to increased traffic congestion that is not accommodated by planned roadway improvements or other planned transportation improvements such as nonmotorized transportation alternatives or transit 7 General Plan Amendment Approval Criteria 4. Whether the proposed amendment is consistent with the Vision, Guiding Principles, or Strategies of the General Plan 5. Whether the proposed amendment constitutes an overall improvement to the General Plan and the City of Mesa 6. The extent to which the benefits of the proposed amendment outweigh any of the impacts identified by these criteria 8 Citizen Participation • Notified property owners within 1,000’ of the larger development • Posted the Site 9 Findings Complies with the amendment criteria in Chapter 5 of the 2050 Mesa General Plan Staff recommends Adoption Planning and Zoning Board recommends Adoption (6-0) 10