Minimum lot sizes reduced for 22 parcels in Apache Junction
A city-initiated corrective rezoning to reduce lot sizes was recently approved for 22 parcels between Ironwood and Gold drives and Roundup and Greasewood streets.
The Apache Junction City Council approved changing 10 acres from medium density, single-family detached residential, with 20,000-square-foot minimum lots, to medium density, single-family detached residential, with 10,000-square-foot minimum lots.
“This is one where, we, working with the residents, noted that the zoning that we have in this area --- 22 properties involved --- really isn’t working for them. So the city stepped up and said we’d like to resolve the zoning issues,” Development Services Director Larry Kirch said at the council’s Dec. 3 meeting.
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A city-initiated corrective rezoning to reduce lot sizes was recently approved for 22 parcels between Ironwood and Gold drives and Roundup and Greasewood streets.
The Apache Junction City Council approved changing 10 acres from medium density, single-family detached residential, with 20,000-square-foot minimum lots, to medium density, single-family detached residential, with 10,000-square-foot minimum lots.
“This is one where, we, working with the residents, noted that the zoning that we have in this area --- 22 properties involved --- really isn’t working for them. So the city stepped up and said we’d like to resolve the zoning issues,” Development Services Director Larry Kirch said at the council’s Dec. 3 meeting.
“These properties had inadvertently and incorrectly been zoned to RS-20M, dating back to the city’s adoption of its new zoning ordinance in 2014,” Nicholas Leftwich, planning intern, said in a memo to the council.
“The plan is to change the zoning from RS-20M to RS-10M, which has more to do with the zoning regulations specific to those zoning designations,” Mr. Leftwich said at the council meeting. “The difference specifically is the difference in the lot sizes.”
Prior to 2014, the zoning designations for the area had been single-family residence zone/manufactured homes “CR-2MH” and trailer homesite zone “TH,” with minimum lot sizes of 11,000 square feet and 8,000 square feet respectively, according to the ordinance approved by the council.
Property owners have voiced concerns regarding the inability of developing and utilizing their properties in accordance with the former CR-2MH and TH regulations versus the current RS-20M zoning designation, the ordinance states.
Richard Dyer Managing Editor | East Valley @RHDyer
Meet Richard Richard Dyer has worked at Independent Newsmedia Inc. USA since 1987, starting his career in Apache Junction as a copy editor and being promoted over the years to work as the editor of the Mesa Independent, news services editor for the East Valley office in Apache Junction, managing editor for the East Valley office, news services editor for the East Valley office and eventually also for the newspapers at INI’s then-Chandler office, managing editor again and as a news editor covering Apache Junction/Gold Canyon and Queen Creek. He helped start the Florence Independent while the news editor covering Apache Junction and Mesa news. In January 2023, he became associate managing editor for the East Valley newspapers and in August 2023 became managing editor for the East Valley newspapers of Chandler/Tempe, Gilbert, Queen Creek, Florence, Mesa and Apache Junction/Gold Canyon, while also reporting on Mesa and Apache Junction/Gold Canyon.
Community: Since 2009, he has worked as a volunteer to design The Blue Guitar Magazine, Blue Guitar Jr. magazine and Unstrung magazine, which are projects of The Arizona Consortium for the Arts; and since 2014, has been overseeing the art submissions.
Education: University of Arizona with a master of arts in journalism and a bachelor of science in agricultural communication. Also continuing education at Mesa Community College in welding in a metal art sculpture class.
Random fact: Saw his first tornado on May 31, 2010, which was classified as an EF-2, as part of a stormchasing tour group.
Hobbies: He is an artist of welded-steel sculptures, selling his artwork at juried and non-juried art shows.
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