Planning and Zoning Board - Public Hearing

Agenda

1. 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.
2. Call meeting to order.
3. Take action on all consent agenda items.
4. Items on the Consent Agenda
5. Approval of minutes from previous meetings.
6. 2-a Planning and Zoning minutes from October 14, 2026 Planning and Zoning Board
   PZ Minutes
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8. Discuss and make a recommendation to the City Council on the following zoning cases:
9. 3-a ZON26-00129. "Ellsworth I Energy Center," 21.8± acres located approximately 2,450± feet west of the southwest corner of South Ellsworth Road and East Starfire Avenue. Rezone from Light Industrial with a Planned Area Development Overlay (LI-PAD) to Light Industrial (LI) and Site Plan Review. This request will allow for a Battery Energy Storage System Facility. (District 6) Staff Planner: Chloe Durfee Daniel Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
   PZ Zoning - Discuss and Recommend
10. 3-b ZON26-00131. "Ellsworth II Energy Center," 20.3± acres located approximately 1,200± feet west of the northwest corner of South Ellsworth Road and East Starfire Avenue. Rezone from Light Industrial with a Planned Area Development Overlay (LI-PAD) to Light Industrial (LI) and Site Plan Review. This request will allow for a Battery Energy Storage System Facility. (District 6) Staff Planner: Chloe Durfee Daniel Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
    PZ Zoning - Discuss and Recommend
11. 3-c ZON25-00660. “Gateway Crossing,” 37± acres located at the southwest corner of East Williams Field Road and the East 24 Gateway Freeway. Council Use Permit, Special Use Permit, and Site Plan Review. This request will allow for an approximately 360,895± square foot Group Commercial Center. (District 6) Staff Planner: Kellie Rorex Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
    PZ Zoning - Discuss and Recommend
12. 3-d ZON26-00217. "Val Vista Oil," 0.45± acres located approximately 250± feet north of the northeast corner of South Val Vista Drive and East Southern Avenue. Major Site Plan Modification. This request will allow for an approximately 2,200± square foot Minor Automobile Repair facility. (District 2) Staff Planner: Tulili Tuiteleleapaga-Howard Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
    PZ Zoning - Discuss and Recommend
13. 3-e ZON26-00614. "Stonelake-Pecos Crossing," 35± acres located at the northeast corner of East Pecos Road and South Sossaman Road. Rezone from Employment Opportunity (EO) to Light Industrial with a Planned Area Development Overlay (LI-PAD). This request will allow for modifications to an existing Industrial development. (District 6) Staff Planner: Kwasi Abebrese Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
    PZ Zoning - Discuss and Recommend
14. Discuss and make a recommendation to the City Council on the following General Plan amendment and related zoning case:
15. 4-a GPA26-00248. "View 202 - Minor GPA," 21.6± acres located at the southwest corner of South Ellsworth Road and East Starfire Avenue. Minor General Plan Amendment to change the Placetype from Urban Residential with an Evolve Growth Strategy to Local Employment Center with an Evolve Growth Strategy. (District 6) Staff Planner: Chloe Durfee Daniels Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
    PZ General Plan
16. 4-b ZON26-00126. "View 202 - Multifamily Rezone," 21.6± acres located at the southwest corner of South Ellsworth Road and East Starfire Avenue. Rezone 17.1± acres from Multiple Residence-4 with a Planned Area Development Overlay (RM-4-PAD) and Limited Commercial with a Planned Area Development Overlay (LC-PAD) to Light Industrial with a Planned Area Development Overlay (LI-PAD), Rezone 4.5± acres from RM-4-PAD and LC-PAD to Limited Commercial with a Planned Area Development Overlay (LC-PAD), and a Council Use Permit. This request will allow for the future development of industrial and commercial uses. (District 6) Staff Planner: Chloe Durfee Daniel Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
    PZ Zoning - Discuss and Recommend
17. Items not on the Consent Agenda
18. Adjournment.
19. ¹ Prior to adjournment, at this Planning and Zoning Board meeting, the Planning and Zoning Board may vote to go into executive session for legal advice on any item listed on this agenda pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431.03(A)(3); this notice is given pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431.02 to the members of the Planning and Zoning Board and the public.
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