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2039 E. Rice Drive, Tempe, AZ 85283 480-589-3793 Date: 09/25/2025 (revised 01.12.26) Project: Blue Sky Pest Control RE: DRB Project Narrative From: Vince Dalke Dalke Design Group 2039 E. Rice Dr. Tempe, AZ, 85283 (480) 589-3793 vince@dalkedesigngroup.com This submission to the City of Mesa is for a new 26,000 SF office building located on a 2.38 acre site on the NWC of E. Ray Road and 71st Street. The project submittal is for site plan and Design Review approval of a office building with +/- 18,000 Sf of office and +/- 8,000 SF of warehouse that will be for Blue Sky Pest Control. The tenant uses noted are permitted within the current LI, PAD, AOA-2 (with a BIZ overlay) zoning district. The site is bound to the west by a Roosevelt WCD Canal and to the north and east by an existing properties zoned the same within the existing commercial center, and to the south by Ray Road. The interior of the site has a looped vehicular circulation that works well for the use allowing for access to the warehouse from behind within a gated yard while providing adequate tenant parking, access to the ROW and maintaining the City requested 50’-0” stacking at both entry points. We have located ADA parking at the entrance side of the building. The building orientation allows for the requested foundation landscaping on all sides of the building as well as the entry plaza requirement while providing the necessary parking screening and lot landscape setbacks while maintaining a visual presents to 71st Street. The Biz overlay (Ord. 5699) which we are keeping in place allows for the zero landscape setback on the property helping to maintain that important site circulation. This orientation helps to mitigate sun lighting within the office area along the glass facing east and south while addressing all the zoning requirements on the site. Pedestrian circulation is located along the east side of the building which we have provided canopies within the building design along this entry side adding additional shading as well. The back (west side) of the building allows for staff to access the warehouse and this is a non-public access side of the building. The building is designed with a clean majestic theme with lighter tone stucco material laid within a fabric of gray toned masonry with different finish textures to provide an authentic and stately headquarters design while addressing the Cities material percentages and wall offsets needed to allow the four sided architecture to work integrally with the interior office space experience for an overall cohesive office and exterior building design that portrays this clients unique services to the surrounding area and valley. The massing of the project identifies the main entry height with an element allowing for the tenant signage and identity. The design has deeper wall offsets and returns which also allows for the metal awnings to have adequate finishing and intent within the fabric of the 4 sided architecture. The main material of the building is exposed masonry block with two different textures as well as metal awnings and stucco. All changes in material occur at changes in building plane, which further helps to visually breaks up the mass of the building. All parapet returns will return onto the roof at least 12” or more in length. 2039 E. Rice Drive, Tempe, AZ 85283 480-589-3793 The signage for the building will consists of future tenant signs above the main entry as well as on the southwest corner of the building taking advantage of the sites unique position facing west over the Roosevelt Canal and the alignment of Ray Road. All signage is proposed for concept only at this stage with all signs to be permitted separately. The lighting for the project consists of building mounted wall packs as well as pole mounted lighting as needed for the parking field. LED down lighting will be used as part of the lighting at the entries. All lighting will meet the City of Mesa requirements for lighting and light levels. The landscape design for the project has been designed to be consistent with the other projects in the area. The street scape has been designed to blend with that already installed and designed for a consistent street vision of the area. All the plants will be per the City of Mesa landscape requirements and the xeriscape needs of our community, with trees planted to meet the town code to help mitigate the heat island effect. The planting in front of and along 71st Street will follow the neighboring sites within the complex and HOA requirements. We will be submitting this project concurrently to the HOA for their approvals of the site and building design. We are excited about this new project and look forward to your review. Please let me know if you have any questions. Sincerely, Vince Dalke President vince@dalkedesigngroup.com 2039 E. Rice Drive, Tempe, AZ 85283 480-589-3793 Date: 09/25/2025 Project: Blue Sky Pest Control Case number: PRS25-00526 Purpose: The purpose of this Citizen Participation Plan is to inform citizens, property owners, neighborhood associations, agencies, schools, and businesses in the vicinity of the site of an application for the Blue Sky Pest Control Building. This site is located at 5118 S. 71st Street, Mesa, AZ. 85212 and is an application for Design Review and Site plan modification approval. This plan will ensure that those affected by this application will have an adequate opportunity to learn about and comment on the proposed project. Pew & Lake PLC 1744 South Val Vista Drive, Suite 217 Mesa, AZ 85204 480-461-4670-Office Pre-submittal Conference: The pre-submittal conference with the City of Mesa Development Services staff was held on 07.22.2025. Staff reviewed the application and recommended that adjacent residents, the Mesa School District, and nearby registered neighborhoods be contacted. Action Plan: In order to provide effective citizen participation in conjunction with this application, the following actions will be taken to provide opportunities to understand and address any real or perceived impacts that members of the community may have. 1. A contact list will be developed for citizens and agencies in this area including all registered neighborhood associations within one mile of the project. Homeowners associations within one half mile of the project. Interested neighbors – focused on 1,000 feet from the site. School district, in writing with copies to any nearby schools, who may be affected by this application. 2. All persons listed on the contact list will receive a letter describing the project, project schedule, site plan, and invitation to 2 neighborhood meetings to be held at a location to be determined. a. The first meeting wil be an introduction to the project, and opportunity to ask questions and stae any concerns. A sign-in sheet will be used and comment forms provided. Copies of the sign in sheet and any comments will be given to the City of Mesa Planner assigned to this project. b. The second meeting will be held two weeks later and will include response to the question and concerns of the first meeting. A sign in sheet and comments cards will be copied to the City of Mesa Planner. 3. Presentation will be made to the groups of citizens or neighborhood associations upon request. All materials such as sign in sheets, comments, and petitions received shall be included in the Citizen Participation report. Schedule: Pre-submittal Conference – 7.22.2025 Application Submittal – 9.28.2025 First neighborhood meeting – 10.27.2025 2039 E. Rice Drive, Tempe, AZ 85283 480-589-3793 Second neighborhood meeting – 11.10.2025 Submittal of Citizen Participation Report and Notification materials – 12.8.2025 Planning and Zoning board Hearing – 02.11.2025 Sincerely, Vince Dalke President vince@dalkedesigngroup.com CITIZEN PARTICIPATION REPORT Date: 11/14/25 Project: Blue Sky Pest Control; Site Plan and Design Review Case numbers: ZON25-00774 and DRB25-00765 Purpose: The purpose of this Citizen Participation Report is to inform citizens, property owners, neighborhood associations, and businesses in the vicinity of the proposed Blue Sky Pest Control Building at 5118 S. 71st Street, Mesa, AZ. 85212 about the efforts that have been made to provide information about the project to those property owners within 1000-feet of the development site. The applicant has submitted a Site Plan Modification request and Design Review application, to the City of Mesa, which would approve the site development including landscaping, parking, lighting and building elevations. This Citizen Participation Report provides details ensuring that those property owners who may be affected by these applications have had an adequate opportunity to learn about and comment on the proposed project. Contacts: The individuals responsible for implementing this plan are shown below: Reese L. Anderson/Vanessa MacDonald Pew & Lake PLC 1744 South Val Vista Drive, Suite 217 Mesa, AZ 85204 480-461-4670-Office Pre-submittal Conference: The pre-submittal conference with the City of Mesa Development Services staff was held on 07.22.2025. Staff reviewed the application and recommended that the applicant develop a Citizen Participation Plan. Action Plan: In order to provide effective citizen participation in conjunction with this application, the following actions were taken to provide opportunities to understand and address any real or perceived impacts that members of the community may have. 1. A mailing list provided by the City of Mesa was used to contact citizens and agencies in this area including property owners within 1,000 feet of the site, all registered neighborhood associations within one mile of the project, and homeowner’s associations within one half mile of the project. 2. All property owners on the contact list received a letter describing the project, project schedule, site plan, and invitation to participate in a virtual neighborhood meeting to be held on November 14, 2025. 2039 E. Rice Drive, Tempe, AZ 85283 480-589-3793 The neighborhood meeting was scheduled as an introduction to the project and to provide an opportunity for interested neighbors to ask questions and state any concerns. A summary of the meeting is attached to this Citizen Participation Report. 3. No citizens or neighborhood associations requested any information on the project. Schedule: Pre-submittal Conference – 7.22.2025 1st Application Submittal – 9.28.2025 Neighborhood Meeting – 11.14.25 Follow-Up Submittals- TBA Planning and Zoning Board Hearing – TBA City Council- Introduction- TBA City Council- Adoption- TBA Attachments: 1. List of Property Owners within 1000 feet, provided by the City of Mesa 2. 1000-foot notification Map 3. Notice of Neighborhood Meeting 4. Summary of Neighborhood Meeting 5. 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Participants included: Reese Anderson and Vanessa Macdonald; Pew & Lake, PLC, Bret Ryan and Vince Dalke; Dalke Design Group, Kwasi Abebrese; City of Mesa Planning Department and Nate Woolf, Blue Sky Pest Control. At 6:32 p.m., no neighbors had requested a link to participate in the meeting, The meeting concluded at 6:33 p.m. Blue Sky Pest Control ZON25-00774 and DRB25-00765 Virtual Neighborhood Meeting November 13, 2025 6:00 p.m. Project Aerial Zoning Map • In business for over 20 years • Proudly protects homes and businesses throughout the greater Phoenix area • Provides commercial pest control in Tucson • Provides comprehensive pest management solutions using science-backed, environmentally responsible treatments designed to handle the unique challenges of our desert environment. About Blue Sky Pest Control Requests to City of Mesa • Design Review approval of the landscaping, building elevations, materials and colors for a 26,000 s.f. building (DRB25-00765); and • Site Plan approval for the building orientation, site design, parking, grading and drainage on the property (ZON25-00774). Approved Site Plan 28,178 s.f. 32 ft. tall Site Plan 26,000 s.f. 28 ft. tall Material Board Elevations Landscape Plan