Note: The transcript indicates the meeting occurred on March 25, 2026, but the provided timestamp records March 26, 2026. This summary uses the supplied date per instructions.
The City of Mesa Planning and Zoning Board convened on March 26, 2026, for a public hearing. The board unanimously approved the consent agenda and voted to recommend four development items (general plan amendments and rezoning) to the City Council. No public comments were received.
The board opened a public hearing for these items, but no members of the public spoke. The board then voted to recommend approval to the City Council.
All right, welcome everybody to the March 25th, 2026, City Mesa Planning and Zoning Board Public Hearing. We'll begin with all with our roll call. Chair Ayers is present. Vice Chair Peterson. Here. All right, we have you virtually. Board Member Pitcher. Here. Board Member Blakeman. Here. Board Member Carpenter. Here. Board Member Farnsworth. Here. With that, we do have quorum. We'll call the meeting to order at 401. And as part of the agenda for today, we do have a consent agenda. And this will be all read into and acted on in one motion. These items will not be discussed individually. We're going to have Cassidy Welsh, our principal planner, read the consent agenda for us today. Thank you. Good afternoon, Chair members of the board. So items on the consent agenda. Item 2A, the planning and zoning minutes from March 11th, 2026, planning and zoning board meeting. Item 3A, Z O N 25-00966. Live at Eastmark, 8.5 acres, located approximately 725 feet east of the northeast corner of South Ellsworth Road and East Ray Road. Site plan review. This request will allow for a 208 multiple residence development. Staff recommendation is approval with conditions. Items not on the consent agenda. Item 4A, GPA 25-00283, haven at destination. 28 acres located at the northwest corner of South Meridian Road and Arizona Route 24. Major general plan amendment to change the place type from urban center to mixed residential. Staff recommendation is adoption. Item 4B, ZON 25-00288.5 with a planned area development overlay and approval of residential product. This request will allow for a 155 lot single residence development. Staff recommendation is approval with conditions. Item 4C, GPA 25-00233, Haven at Hawes, 38 acres located at the southeast corner of South Hawes Road and East Mesquite Street. Major general plan amendment to change the place type from local employment center to urban residentials. Staff recommendation is adoption. An item 4D, ZON 25-00234, Haven at Hawes, 38 acres located at the southeast corner of South Hawes Road and East McKee Mesquite Street. Rezoning from agricultural to residential small lot 2.5 with the planned area development overlay and approval of residential product. This request will allow for a 230 lot single residence development. Staff recommendation recommendation is approval with conditions with the additional condition as follows. If at the determination of staff, the eastern wall is in a state of disrepair. Applicant will provide a wall consistent with the architecture of the project. Thank you, Kelsey. Appreciate that. With that, uh just making sure no blue cards. Chair Ayers Board.