Minutes

City of Mesa — City Council (2026-03-23)

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MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 24, 2025, PLANNING & ZONING BOARD MEETING 
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Note: Audio recordings of the Planning & Zoning Board Meetings are available in the Planning 
Division Office for review. They are also “live broadcasted” through the City of Mesa’s website at 
www.mesaaz.gov 
 
4-b 
ZON24-01027 "Mesa Premier RV & Boat Storage Phase II", 13.7± acres located 
approximately 265 feet east of the southeast corner of North Higley Road and East 
Thomas Road. Rezone 3.5± acres from Single Residence-90 (RS-90) to Light Industrial 
with a Planned Area Development Overlay (LI-PAD), Rezone 10.2± acres from LI-PAD 
to LI with a new PAD, modification of a Council Use Permit, and Major Site Plan 
Modification for a Boat and Recreational Vehicle Storage facility. (District 5) 
 
Planner: Joshual Grandlienard 
Staff Recommendation: Approval with conditions 
 
The Board recommends to approve case ZON24-01027 conditioned upon: 
 
1. Compliance with final site plan submitted.  
2. Compliance with all requirements of Design Review (Case No. DRB21-01173). 
3. Compliance with all requirements of First Amendment to Development Agreement DA25-
00021, Development Agreement DA22-00058 as amended, and any future 
amendments.  
4. Prior to the issuance of any building permit, record a lot combination with Maricopa 
County.  
5. Prior to the submittal of a building permit, provide the planning department with an 
updated landscape plan that demonstrates the five foot landscape setback meets the 
landscape planting requirements of Table 11-33-3.A.4 of the Mesa Zoning Ordinance.  
6. Installation of all off-site improvements and street frontage landscaping during the first 
phase of construction. 
7. Compliance with all requirements of Chapter 19 of the Zoning Ordinance including:  
a. Owner must execute the City’s standard Avigation Easement and Release for 
Falcon Field Airport prior to or concurrently with the recordation of the Final Plat 
or the issuance of a building permit, whichever occurs first.  
b. Due to the proximity to Falcon Field Airport, any proposed permanent or 
temporary structure, as required by the FAA, is subject to an FAA filing for 
review in conformance with CFR Title 14 Part 77 (Form 7460) to determine any 
effect to navigable airspace and air navigation facilities. A completed form with 
a response by the FAA must accompany any building permit application for 
structure(s) on the property.  
c. Prior to the issuance of any building permit, provide documentation by a 
registered professional engineer or registered professional architect 
demonstrating compliance with the noise level reductions required in Section 
11-19-5 of the Mesa Zoning Ordinance. 
d. Provide written notice to future property owners that the project is within 2 miles 
of Falcon Field Airport 
e. All Final Plats must include a disclosure notice in accordance with Section 11-
19-5(C) of the Zoning Ordinance which must state in part: “This property, due to 
its proximity to Falcon Field Airport, will experience aircraft overflights, which 
are expected to generate noise levels that may be of concern to some 
individuals.”

MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 24, 2025, PLANNING & ZONING BOARD MEETING 
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Note: Audio recordings of the Planning & Zoning Board Meetings are available in the Planning 
Division Office for review. They are also “live broadcasted” through the City of Mesa’s website at 
www.mesaaz.gov 
7. Compliance with all City development codes and regulations, except the modification to 
the development standards as approved with this PAD overlay as shown in the following 
table: 
Development Standards 
PAD Proposed 
Fences and Freestanding Walls 
–  MZO Section 11-30-4(B) 
Maximum Height 
-Front yards and required street 
side yards (north, south, and 
west property lines) 
 
8-foot-tall 
Outdoor Storage – 
MZO Section 11-30-7(C)(3) -
Setback 
 
 
No setback from lot lines 
is required for boats and 
RVs stored outdoors. 
Landscape Yards – 
MZO Table 11-7-3 
- Front and Street-Facing Side - 
Freeways (west and south 
property lines) 
 
 
5 Feet (west side) 
 
0 feet (south side) 
 
 
Vote (5-0; Boardmember Montes and Boardmember Farnsworth, absent) 
Upon tabulation of vote, it showed: 
AYES – Ayers, Peterson, Pitcher, Blakeman, Carpenter 
NAYS – None