Tempe Development Review Commission Hearing - January 27, 2026
Tempe Development Review Commission Hearing - January 27, 2026
The Tempe Development Review Commission held a public hearing on January 27, 2026, beginning at approximately 1:15 PM (13:15) local time. The meeting was chaired by Andy Johnson. The commission unanimously approved the meeting minutes from the January 13, 2026 study session and regular meeting, and also approved a consent agenda comprising three land-use items. No public comments were made on any agenda item.
Consent Calendar
- Item 4A: Request for a use permit to reduce the side yard building setback from eight to seven feet for a detached accessory building in the R16 zoning district (SOSA resident). No public testimony was offered; the item remained on the consent agenda and was approved unanimously.
- Item 4B: Request for a use permit to allow two required parking spaces within the front yard setback in the R16 zoning district (Gleason carport to ADU conversion). No public testimony; approved unanimously.
- Item 4C: Request for a use permit to allow a fitness center in the GID zoning district (FGFC fitness studio). No public testimony; approved unanimously.
Public Comments & Testimony
- No members of the public spoke on any item on the consent agenda or on any other matter during the meeting.
Discussion Items
- The meeting opened with approval of the January 13, 2026 study session and regular meeting minutes (motion by Commissioner Richter, second by Commissioner Forte; passed unanimously).
- The chair then called for public testimony on each consent agenda item; none was offered, so all three items were advanced to the consent agenda as a single motion.
Key Outcomes
- The commission unanimously approved the minutes from the January 13, 2026 regular and study session meetings.
- The commission unanimously approved the consent agenda (Items 4A, 4B, and 4C) as presented.
- The next scheduled meeting is February 10, 2026.
Meeting Transcript
All right, good evening everyone. Welcome to the January 27th, 2026 Development Review Commission hearing. I am Andy Johnson. The development review commission is created to hold public meetings and hearings to provide analysis and recommendations to the city council regarding general land use policies and applications where the commission has recommendatory power and to render final decisions on specified applications where the commission has final decision making power. The development review commission recognizes that the creation of a desirable environment throughout the city for residents, business, and industry is a prime requisite for the interdependence of land values, aesthetics, and good site planning by promoting harmonious, safe, attractive, and compatible development that is therefore considered to be in the best interest of public health, safety, and general welfare. Any person agreed by a final decision of the development development review commission may file an appeal to the city council within 14 calendar days after the development review commission has rendered its decision. Development review commission recommendations to the city council are not final decisions. Tonight with us on the commission, to my far left, we have Commissioner Joe Forte, Commissioner Linda Spears, Commissioner Barbara Lloyd, and to my far right, Commissioner Stefan Ricker Richter, Commissioner Larry Tom, and Vice Chair Michelle Schwartz. Tonight with us from staff, we have Jeff Tamolevich, Ryan Levake, Michelle Dalki, Jacob Payne, Alex Bosworth, Warren Rivera, Joanna Berry, and Jason Wolfe. For members of the public wishing to speak on any of the items tonight, you'll be given up to three minutes to speak. Staff will assist with monitoring that time. Also, please note that the web at WebEx chat tonight, um, sorry, the WebEx tonight is not working correctly. So anyone who wishes to see this uh meeting, I'm encouraging you to check out temp 11 um either live or recorded. Um so tonight I will first go through um a consideration of our meeting minutes. So the development review commission study session and regular meeting from January 1st, sorry, January 13th, 2026, regular and study session meeting minutes. Can I get a motion on those items? Commissioner Richter. Motion to approve study session meeting minutes. And regular meeting minutes and regular meeting minutes. Thank you. Um so there's a motion for approval. Is there a second? Second, seconded by commissioner forte. All those in favor, please raise your hand. Okay, and that passes unanimously. All right, anyone wishing to speak on an item tonight, please uh fill out a form uh up here at the front and submit that to Miss Berry. Um we don't currently have any and uh our consent agenda includes all of the items on our on our um agenda tonight. So anyone wishing to speak on one of those items, please get my attention after I read through them. So first item on our consent agenda is item four A. That is a request to request use permit standard to reduce the side yard building setback from eight to seven feet for a detached detached accessory building in the R16 zoning district for SOSA resident. Anyone wishing to speak on that item tonight? Okay, that will remain on our consent agenda. Uh next item is 4B. Request a use permit to allow two required parking spaces within the front yard setback in the R16 zoning district for Gleason carport to ADU conversion. Anyone wishing to speak on that item? Okay, that will remain on our consent agenda. And the last item on our consent agenda is item four C request use permit to allow a fitness center in the GID zoning district for FGFC fitness studio. Anyone wishing to speak on that item tonight? Okay, so our consent agenda will remain um as is and I would entertain a motion for our consent agenda. Commissioner Richter. Motion to approve items 4A, 4B, and 4C. For their consent agenda. The consent agenda, sorry. That's good. Okay, so there's a motion to approve our consent agenda. Is there a second? Second. Seconded by Commissioner Lloyd. All those in favor, please raise your hand. All right.
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