Planning and Zoning Board - Public Hearing
TL;DR
The Planning and Zoning Board held a public hearing on April 22, 2026, to review three development proposals. The board approved recommendations for a 47-lot residential development called "Ascension" and a new worship building, while postponing a decision on a large data center project to May 13.
Key Decisions
- Ascension residential development (40 acres, 47 lots) Recommended for Approval with Conditions
- New Life Fellowship Hall Place of Worship (6,421 sq ft) Recommended for Approval with Conditions
- NTT Mesa Data Center (173 acres, 2.2M sq ft) Continued to May 13, 2026
Agenda
- Consent Agenda - All items listed with an asterisk (*) will be considered as a group by the Board and will be enacted with one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Boardmember or citizen requests, in which the item will be removed from the consent agenda, prior to the vote, and considered as a separate item. Items on this agenda that must be adopted by ordinance and/or resolution will be on a future City Council agenda. Anyone interested in attending the City Council public hearing should call the Planning Division at (480) 644-2385 or review the City Council agendas on the City's website at www.mesaaz.gov to find the agenda on which the item(s) will be placed.
- Call meeting to order.
- Take action on all consent agenda items.
- Items on the Consent Agenda
- Approval of minutes from previous meetings.
- *2-a Planning and Zoning minutes from April 8, 2026 Planning and Zoning Board meeting.PZ Minutes
- PAGE BREAK
- Discuss and make a recommendation to the City Council on the following zoning cases:
- *3-a ZON25-00635. "Ascension," 40± acres located at the northeast corner of East Brown Road and North 32nd Street. Rezone from Agricultural (AG) to Single Residence-15 with a Planned Area Development Overlay (RS-15-PAD). This request will allow for a 47-lot single residence development. (District 1). Planner: Emily Johnson Staff Recommendation: Approval with ConditionsPZ Zoning - Discuss and Recommend
- *3-b ZON25-00578. "New Life Fellowship Hall Building," 0.6± acres located approximately 1,770± feet east of the northeast corner of West Broadway Road and South Dobson Road. Site Plan Review. This request will allow for an approximately 6,421± square foot Place of Worship. (District 3). Planner: Chloe Durfee Daniel Staff Recommendation: Approval with ConditionsPZ Zoning - Discuss and Recommend
- *3-c ZON25-00626. "NTT Mesa PH10" 173± acres located at the northeast corner of East Pecos Road and the future South Crismon Road alignment. Council Use Permit, Major Site Plan Modification and amending Conditions of Approval Nos. 1 and 2 of Ordinance 5869. This request will allow for an approximately 2,257,581± square foot Data Center development. (District 6) Planner: Joshua Grandlienard Staff Recommendation: Continued to the May 13, 2026 Planning and Zoning Board meeting.PZ Zoning - Discuss and Recommend
- Adjournment.
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