STUDY SESSION - TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2008 - 7:30 A.M.

CITY OF MESA COUNCIL CHAMBERS – 57 EAST FIRST STREET

PAT ESPARZA, Chair

FRANK MIZNER, Vice Chair KEN SALAS

RANDY CARTER CHELL ROBERTS

BETH COONS SCOTT PERKINSON

1. Review items on the agenda for the December 18, 2008 regular Planning & Zoning hearing.

2. Conduct a Public Meeting on the following General Plan Amendments:

a. GPMinor08-14 (District 4) 513 South Morris Street. Located south of Broadway Road and east of Country Club Drive. General Plan Minor Amendment to change the General Plan Land Use Map from Community Commercial (CC) to Light Industrial (LI). This request will allow for industrial uses and align the land use category for the site with the zoning district. Lance Willis, Orange Street Mechanical, LLC., owner; Tyler Wright, Pew & Lake, PLC., applicant. COMPANION CASE Z08-72.

STAFF PLANNER: Joe Welliver

Staff Recommendation: Adoption

b. GPMinor08-15 (District 2) The 1000 to 1100 blocks of North Stapley Drive (east side). Located south of Brown Road and east of Stapley Drive. (1.15± ac.). General Plan Minor Amendment to change the General Plan Land Use Map from Medium Density Residential 2-4 (MDR 2-4) to Office (O). This request will allow for commercial uses and align the land use category for this site with the zoning district. Chad Rogers, owner; Dan Brock – Brock, Craig and Thacker Architects, applicant. COMPANION CASE Z08-73.

STAFF PLANNER: Veronica Gonzalez

Staff Recommendation: Adoption

3. Consider and give direction on moving meeting dates to Tuesday's or Wednesday's

4. Planning Director’s Updates:

a. Changes to the Planning Division as a result of budget reductions.

5. Minutes – submit any corrections, additions, deletions.

The items in the Planning Director’s Updates are not for Board discussion, and no Board action will be taken on the update items.

Note: Audiotapes of the Planning & Zoning Board study sessions are available in the Planning Division Office for review. The regular Planning & Zoning Board meeting is “live broadcasted” through the City of Mesa’s website at www.mesaaz.gov.

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