I call to order this uh February 5th, 2026 Planning and Zoning Commission meeting for the city of Surprise.

Uh Renee, maybe we please have a roll call.

Commissioner Perry.

Here.

Commissioner Holland.

Here.

Commissioner Leonard.

Here.

Chair Chapman.

Chair Chapman is absent with an excuse.

Vice Chair Spada.

Here.

Commissioner Everett.

Here.

Commissioner Bash.

Here.

We have a quorum.

Thank you.

Please join me in the Pledge of Allegiance.

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands undergoing.

Before we get further into the agenda, I'd like to welcome the newest member to the commission, Lisa Everett, who's now joining us.

Welcome.

Thank you.

Any current events to report on.

Nothing tonight, Vice Chair.

Okay, thank you.

We'll move on to the regular planning and zoning commission agenda for consent items.

Can you repeat that?

I apologize.

I'm sorry.

Uh ready for the consent agenda.

Consideration and action to approve or disapprove the December 18th, 2025, planning and zoning commission meeting minutes.

I move.

Second.

Moved in, seconded.

Is there any discussion?

With no discussion, I'll move for a vote.

Motion passes with five votes in favor.

Thank you.

Uh Brendan regular agenda items.

PAD to residential low density R1, residential medium density, R2, and open space conservation OS One.

The area of the proposed rezone is located south of Deer Valley Road between two hundred and twenty-third Avenue and 231st Avenue.

Thank you.

Uh case number FS 24-0765.

So this project is generally located south of Deer Valley Road between uh two twenty-third Avenue and two hundred and thirty-first Avenue.

Um, and it compasses approximately two hundred and sixty-four point nine gross acres.

The subject site is currently zoned uh mesquite mountain ranch planned area development or PAD.

Uh currently there is rural residential zoning adjacent to portions of the site on the north, east, south, and west, as well as low density residential zoning adjacent to properties um uh north and south.

Um there is also a pocket of community commercial C2 zoning to the north, and lastly uh zoning for uh Sprise Footh Hills to the west and uh the remainder portion of the Mesquite Mountain Ranch PAD.

So this project proposes rezoning to subject property to residential low density R1, residential, medium density R2, and open space conservation OS1.

So this slide here shows the existing land use map of the current Mesquite Mountain Ranch PAD.

Um as you can see, there's a mixture of residential, low density zoning, residential medium density zoning, and open space.

Uh and this slide here shows the proposed land use plan, which uh primarily contains uh residential, medium density zoning on parcels two and four, as well as a main open space conservation corridor on parcel three, and lastly, some residential low density on parcel one, which directly abuts the residential uh rural residential overlay and provides a density transition between the uh rural residential overlay and the uh residential medium density.

So the City of Surprise General Plan 2040 designates uh almost the entirety of the site within the neighborhood character area.

Um there's also um an open space character area which follows the five West Wash, uh which crosses this property.

So this site is located within the proximity of Luke Air Force Base Auxiliary One Airfield, um, meaning that it is subject to the Luke Air Force Base graduated density concept or GDC, uh, which permits a maximum of six dwelling units to the acre for this property.

Um the table to the bottom um in the bottom right corner of the slide shows the breakdown of the gross area, the maximum density allowed under the GDC.

Um, it gives you a quick calculation of the maximum number of units that would be allowed uh per the GDC, uh, which would be 1,589 units spread across uh approximately 264.9 gross acres.

So the next two slides are included as reference, but show the development standards for both the R1 zoning district and R2 zoning district as outlined within the land development ordinance.

Uh this the applicant is not requesting any sort of deviation from these uh development standards.