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Mesa Planning & Zoning Board Public Hearing - January 14, 2026

Planning and Zoning Meetings — Wednesday, January 14, 2026
BodyMesa, Arizona
SessionPlanning and Zoning Meetings
DateWednesday, January 14, 2026
StatusFILED
Video Record
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Transcript — Verbatim
0:02

There we go.

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All right.

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Welcome everybody to the January 14th, 2026.

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City of Mesa Planning and Zoning Board Public Hearing.

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We'll begin with all roll call.

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Chair Ayers is present.

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Vice Chair Peterson.

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Here.

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Board Member Pitcher.

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Here.

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Board Member Montes.

0:16

Here.

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Board Member Blakeman.

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Here.

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Board Member Carpenter.

0:19

Here.

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All right.

0:20

We do have a quorum.

0:21

We'll call the meeting to order at 403.

0:24

As part of the agenda for today, we do have a consent agenda.

0:27

This will all be read into the record and acted on in one motion.

0:31

Uh we thankfully we'll have Cassidy come in and read our consent agenda today for us.

0:40

Thank you, Chair.

0:42

Items on the consent agenda.

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Item 2A, the planning and zoning minutes from December 10th, 2005.

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Item 3A, piece number ZON25-00378.

0:54

Angie's Prime Grill, point seven acres located approximately 575 feet east of the southeast corner of South Crisman Road and East Southern Avenue.

1:03

Major site plan modification.

1:05

This request will allow for a 1,692 square foot restaurant with a drive-through facility.

1:11

Staff recommendation is continuance to the January 28th, 2026 Planning and Zoning Board meeting.

1:18

Item 4A, ZON 25-00056, destination at Gateway FLM.

1:24

117 acres located at the southeast and southwest corners of East Williamsfield Road and South Signal Beat Butte Road.

1:31

Council use permit for freeway landmark monument sign.

1:35

This will allow for two freeway landmark signs.

1:37

Staff recommendation is approval with conditions.

1:39

That concludes the items on the consent agenda.

1:42

Thank you very much.

1:43

With that, I will look for a motion to approve the consent agenda as read.

1:50

Anybody motion?

1:53

Thank you.

1:54

For Carpenter, is there a second?

1:56

Second.

1:57

All right, all in favor, we'll go ahead and vote.

2:02

There we go.

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And with that, everyone here.

2:05

So uh six yes and one absent consent agenda passes is red.

2:10

With that, we'll move over to the one item that we do have to discuss, which is item five B.

2:16

A and B.

2:17

Or A and B.

2:18

Thank you very much.

2:18

A and B.

2:21

I do not think that we need to have any presentation on this.

2:24

Anyone on the board want to hear this presentation again?

2:27

Is there anyone here that would like to hear the presentation?

2:31

Just checking out there.

2:32

I don't believe so.

2:34

With that, we'll go ahead and open it up for com public comment.

2:38

I don't believe we have any on board that I know of, do we?

2:41

No, nothing.

2:43

We'll go ahead and close public comment.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Zoning And Land Use█████████████████████████████████████████████86%
Procedural███████14%
Summary of Proceedings

Mesa Planning & Zoning Board Public Hearing - January 14, 2026

The City of Mesa Planning and Zoning Board convened on January 14, 2026, at 4:03 PM. The meeting included approval of a consent agenda and discussion of a rezoning and general plan amendment for the Lincoln development. All board members except one were present, achieving a quorum. The board voted unanimously on all items.

Consent Calendar

  • Approved the December 10, 2005, planning and zoning minutes. (Note: date appears to be a typo in transcript; referenced as December 10th, 2005).
  • Item 3A (ZON25-00378): Angie's Prime Grill – a 1,692 square foot restaurant with a drive-through facility on 0.7 acres. Staff recommended continuance to the January 28, 2026, meeting; the item was continued as part of the consent agenda.
  • Item 4A (ZON25-00056): Destination at Gateway FLM – a council use permit for two freeway landmark monument signs on 117 acres. Staff recommended approval with conditions; the permit was approved as part of the consent agenda.

The consent agenda passed with a 6-0 vote (one absent).

Discussion Items

  • Item 5A (ZON25-00210) & 5B (Z125-00313): The Lincoln – A 9.1-acre site located approximately 340 feet west of the southwest corner of Hampton Avenue and Crisman Road. The request included:
    • 5A: Rezoning from Planned Employment Park with a Planned Area Development (PAD) overlay to Multiple Residence 2 with a PAD overlay, along with a special use permit and site plan review to allow a 102-lot attached single-residence development.
    • 5B: A minor general plan amendment to change the place type from Urban Center to Urban Residential.
    • Board discussion: Vice Chair Peterson recommended adding a stipulation that the wall along the freeway frontage be increased to 8 feet high (from the adjacent 6-foot wall to the west). Other board members supported the suggestion, noting acoustic and visual benefits. The applicant agreed to the condition. No public comments were heard.

Key Outcomes

  • The board voted 6-0 to approve items 5A and 5B with conditions, including the added stipulation for an 8-foot high wall along the freeway.
  • The meeting was adjourned with a 6-0 vote.

Meeting Transcript

There we go. All right. Welcome everybody to the January 14th, 2026. City of Mesa Planning and Zoning Board Public Hearing. We'll begin with all roll call. Chair Ayers is present. Vice Chair Peterson. Here. Board Member Pitcher. Here. Board Member Montes. Here. Board Member Blakeman. Here. Board Member Carpenter. Here. All right. We do have a quorum. We'll call the meeting to order at 403. As part of the agenda for today, we do have a consent agenda. This will all be read into the record and acted on in one motion. Uh we thankfully we'll have Cassidy come in and read our consent agenda today for us. Thank you, Chair. Items on the consent agenda. Item 2A, the planning and zoning minutes from December 10th, 2005. Item 3A, piece number ZON25-00378. Angie's Prime Grill, point seven acres located approximately 575 feet east of the southeast corner of South Crisman Road and East Southern Avenue. Major site plan modification. This request will allow for a 1,692 square foot restaurant with a drive-through facility. Staff recommendation is continuance to the January 28th, 2026 Planning and Zoning Board meeting. Item 4A, ZON 25-00056, destination at Gateway FLM. 117 acres located at the southeast and southwest corners of East Williamsfield Road and South Signal Beat Butte Road. Council use permit for freeway landmark monument sign. This will allow for two freeway landmark signs. Staff recommendation is approval with conditions. That concludes the items on the consent agenda. Thank you very much. With that, I will look for a motion to approve the consent agenda as read. Anybody motion? Thank you. For Carpenter, is there a second? Second. All right, all in favor, we'll go ahead and vote. There we go. And with that, everyone here. So uh six yes and one absent consent agenda passes is red. With that, we'll move over to the one item that we do have to discuss, which is item five B. A and B. Or A and B. Thank you very much.

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