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City of Mesa — City Council (2026-04-20)

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City Council
ZON25-00942 
April 6, 2026
Mary Kopaskie-Brown, Planner Director
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Request
• Council Use Permit (CUP)
• Initial Site Plan
• Rezoning 3.1 acres from GC 
to GC-BIZ
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Location
• North side of Rio Salado 
Parkway
• East side of Price Road
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Zoning
• Current: General Commercial 
(GC)
• Proposed: GC-BIZ with a 
Council Use Permit
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General Plan
Current – Local Employment Center
• Support a variety of low-intensity business 
operations that are compatible with 
residential uses
• Does not support multiple residence
• Concurrent Minor General Plan 
amendment application to change the 
Placetype to Urban Center (GPA26-00147)
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Site Photo
Looking northwest from the intersection of Rio Salado and Cubs Way
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Site Plan
• Access from Rio Salado 
and Cubs Way 
• Two proposed buildings
• Building 1
 Hotel
 103 Rooms
• Building 2
 Multiple Residence
 36 units
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Landscape Plan
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Hotel Elevations
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Multiple Residence Elevations
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Multiple Residence Elevations
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Bonus Intensity Zone Overlay
Development Standard
MZO Required
PAD Proposed 
Maximum Building Height  –
MZO Table 11-6-3.A
30 feet
65 feet
Minimum Setbacks to Building and 
Parking Areas– 
MZO Table 11-6-3.A 
Front 
and 
Street 
Facing 
Side 
(adjacent to Rio Salado Parkway)
Side and Rear adjacent to non-
residential district, per story
15 feet
60 feet (15 feet per story) 
11 feet
7 feet (north side)
2.5 feet (east side)
2.5 feet (west side)
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Bonus Intensity Zone Overlay
Development Standard
MZO Required
PAD Proposed 
Required Landscape Yards – 
MZO Section 11-33-3 (B)(2)(a)(ii)
Non-Single Residence Adjacent to 
other Non-Single Residence Districts 
15 Feet
0 Feet
Perimeter Landscaping – 
MZO Table 11-33-3.A.4
Arterial Streets
Local Streets
1 Tree and 6 Shrubs per 25 Linear Feet of 
Street Frontage
1 Tree and 4 Shrubs per 25 feet of Street 
Frontage
0 Trees and Shrubs required within the 
proposed landscape yards 
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Bonus Intensity Zone Overlay
Development Standard
MZO Required
PAD Proposed 
Required Parking Spaces by Use – 
MZO Table 11-32-3.A
- Multiple Residence
   2.1 spaces per unit (76 spaces)
1.29 spaces per unit (56 spaces)
Required Parking Spaces by Use – 
MZO Section 11-33-3(D)
-  Covered Parking
1 covered parking space per unit
11 covered parking spaces on site
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Bonus Intensity Zone Overlay
Development Standard
MZO Required
PAD Proposed 
Minimum Private Open Space – 
MZO Section 11-5-5(A)(3)(a) – Sizing - 
Two and Three Bedroom Units
100 square feet of private open space 
per two bedroom unit and 120 square 
feet of private open space for three 
bedroom units
60 square feet of private open space per 
unit
Minimum Private Open Space Above 
Ground Level – 
MZO Section 11-5-5(A)(3)(e)(i)(2) – 
Minimum Width 
8 feet wide
5 feet wide
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Citizen Participation
• Notified property owners within 1000 feet, 
HOAs and registered neighborhoods
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Findings
Complies with the 2050 Mesa General Plan 
Complies with Chapter 70 of the MZO for a CUP
Complies with Chapter 21 of the MZO for a Bonus Intensity Zone
Complies with Chapter 69 of the MZO for Site Plan Review
Staff recommends Approval with Conditions
Planning and Zoning Board recommends Approval with Conditions (6-0)
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Renderings
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Renderings
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Renderings
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Renderings
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