Ordinance

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

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ORDINANCE NO. 6007 
 
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 11-3-2, OFFICIAL ZONING 
DISTRICT MAP AND DISTRICT BOUNDARIES, OF THE MESA CITY 
CODE, CHANGING THE ZONING OF CERTAIN PROPERTY 
DESCRIBED IN ZONING CASE ZON25-00942 LOCATED AT THE 
NORTHWEST CORNER OF WEST RIO SALADO PARKWAY AND 
NORTH CUBS’ WAY (3.1± ACRES). REZONE FROM GENERAL 
COMMERCIAL (GC) TO GENERAL COMMERCIAL WITH A BONUS 
INTENSITY ZONE OVERLAY (GC-BIZ), COUNCIL USE PERMIT 
(CUP), AND SITE PLAN REVIEW AND PROVIDING PENALTIES 
FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF. 
 
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MESA, MARICOPA COUNTY, 
ARIZONA, AS FOLLOWS: 
 
Section 1: That Section 11-3-2, Official Zoning Map and District Boundaries, of the Mesa Zoning 
Ordinance is hereby amended by adopting the Official Supplementary Zoning Map for Zoning Case 
ZON25-00942 signed by the Mayor and City Clerk, which accompanies and is annexed to this ordinance 
and declared a part hereof. 
 
Section 2: The Official Supplementary Zoning Map attached hereto is adopted subject to compliance 
with the following conditions: 
 
1. Compliance with the final site plan as submitted. 
2. Compliance with all applicable City development codes and regulations. 
3. Compliance with all conditions of DRB25-00936.  
4. Installation of all off-site improvements and street frontage landscaping during the first phase 
of construction. 
5. Compliance with the Plan of Operation and Good Neighbor Policy submitted.  
6. Prior to the submittal of any building permit, record a lot combination or a lot line adjustment 
to combine APNs 135-38-001N and 135-38-001M.  
7. Compliance with all City development codes and regulations, except the modification to the 
development standards as approved with this BIZ Overlay as shown in the following table: 
 
Development Standards 
BIZ Approved 
Maximum Building Height  – 
MZO Table 11-6-3.A 
 
65 feet

Development Standards 
BIZ Approved 
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 
 
 
 
 
11 feet 
 
 
 
7 feet (north side) 
2.5 feet (east side) 
2.5 feet (west side) 
Required Landscape Yards –  
MZO Section 11-33-3 (B)(2)(a)(ii) 
 
Non-Single Residence Adjacent to 
other Non-Single Residence Districts  
 
 
 
0 Feet 
Perimeter Landscaping –  
MZO Table 11-33-3.A.4 
 
Arterial Streets 
 
 
 
Local Streets 
 
0 Trees and Shrubs required within 
the proposed landscape yards 
Required Parking Spaces by Use – 
MZO Table 11-32-3.A 
- Multiple Residence 
 
 
1.29 spaces per unit (56 spaces) 
Required Parking Spaces by Use – 
MZO Section 11-32-3(D) 
 
-  Covered Parking 
 
 
 
11 covered parking spaces on site 
Minimum Private Open Space –  
MZO Section 11-5-5(A)(3)(a) – Sizing - 
Two and 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  
 
 
5 feet wide

Section 3: PENALTY.  
CIVIL PENALTIES: 
 
A. Any owner, occupant or responsible party who is found responsible for a civil violation of this 
Ordinance, whether by admission, default, or after a hearing, shall pay a civil sanction of not less 
than $150 or more than $1,500, per citation. A second finding of responsibility within 24 months of 
the commission of a prior violation of this Ordinance shall result in a civil sanction of not less than 
$250 or more than $2,500. A third finding of responsibility within 36 months of the commission of 
a prior violation of this Ordinance shall result in a civil sanction of not less than $500 or more than 
$2,500. In addition to the civil sanction, the responsible party shall pay the applicable fees and 
charges set forth in the City’s Development and Sustainability Department (Code Compliance) 
Schedule of Fees and Charges, and may be ordered to pay any other applicable fees and charges. 
 
B. The 36 month provision described above of this Section shall be calculated by the dates the 
violations were committed. The owner, occupant, or responsible party shall receive the enhanced 
sanction upon a finding of responsibility for any violation of this Chapter that was committed within 
36 months of the commission of another violation for which the owner or responsible party was 
convicted or was otherwise found responsible, irrespective of the order in which the violations 
occurred or whether the prior violation was civil or criminal.  
 
C. Each day in which a violation of this Ordinance continues, or the failure to perform any act or duty 
required by this Ordinance or by the Civil Hearing Officer continues, shall constitute a separate civil 
offense. 
 
HABITUAL OFFENDER: 
 
A. A person who commits a violation of this Ordinance after previously having been found responsible 
for committing three (3) or more civil violations of this Ordinance within a twenty-four (24) month 
period – whether by admission, by payment of the fine, by default, or by judgment after hearing – 
shall be guilty of a class 1 criminal misdemeanor.  The Mesa City Prosecutor is authorized to file a 
class 1 criminal misdemeanor complaint in the Mesa City Court against habitual offenders.  For 
purposes of calculating the twenty-four (24) month period under this Subsection, the dates of the 
commission of the offenses are the determining factor. 
 
B. Upon conviction of a violation of this Section, the Court may impose a sentence of incarceration not 
to exceed six (6) months in jail; or a fine not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00), 
exclusive of penalty assessments prescribed by law; or both such fine and imprisonment.  The Court 
shall order a person who has been convicted of a violation of this Section to pay a fine of not less 
than five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each count upon which a conviction has been obtained.  A 
judge shall not grant probation to or suspend any part or all of the imposition or execution of a 
sentence required by this Subsection except on the condition that the person pay the mandatory 
minimum fines as provided in this paragraph.

C. Every action or proceeding under this Section shall be commenced and prosecuted in accordance 
with the laws of the State of Arizona relating to criminal misdemeanors and the Arizona Rules of 
Criminal Procedure. 
 
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona, this 
20th day of April, 2026. 
 
 
 
 
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Mayor 
 
 
 
ATTEST: 
 
 
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City Clerk