Presentation

City of Mesa — City Council (2026-02-09)

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City Council
ZON25-00313
February 9, 2026
Mary Kopaskie-Brown, Planning Director
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Request
• Minor General Plan 
Amendment
• To change the Placetype 
from Urban Center to 
Urban Residential
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Location
• North of US60 Freeway
• East of Crismon Road
• South of Hampton 
Avenue
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Zoning
• Existing: Planned 
Employment Park with a 
Planned Area Development 
(PEP-PAD)
• Proposed: Multiple Residence 
2 with a Planned Area 
Development (RM-2-PAD)
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General Plan
Current – Urban Center
• Compact mixed-use areas
• Contains retail, entertainment 
and recreation facilities and 
eating and drinking 
establishments
• Single Residential is not a 
principal or supporting land use
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General Plan
Proposed – Urban Residential
• Diverse mixture of uses
• Can contain various low-, 
medium-, and high-density 
housing types
• Single Residential is a principal 
land use
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General Plan Amendment Approval Criteria
1. The Proposed Project will not result in a shortage of land
2. Whether events after the adoption of the General Plan have changed the 
character/condition of the area
3. The degree to which the proposed amendment will impact the whole or a portion of the 
community
4. Whether the proposed amendment is consistent with the General Plan
5. Whether the proposed amendment constitutes an overall improvement to the City
6. The extent to which the benefits outweigh any impacts
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Citizen Participation
• Notified property owners within 
1,000’, HOAs and registered 
neighborhoods
• Applicant held 1 neighborhood 
meeting
• No comments received by Staff or 
Applicant
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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)
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