An industrial development is to be constructed east of Ellsworth Road on the north side of Elliot Road in Mesa.
The Mesa Planning and Zoning Board recently voted unanimously in a consent agenda with other items to approve a site plan review for the development on 16.4 acres. Absent from the meeting was board member Benjamin Ayers.
The city’s General Plan designation for the property is employment with a primary purpose of providing jobs, Planner Charlotte Bridges said at a study session prior to the March 9 meeting.
“The site plan shows the construction of two buildings. ... Vehicle access is provided from Elliott Road, 96th Street and 94th Street, and then parking is provided around the site. There are employee/visitor areas located on either end of the loading area dock area,” she said.
Hannah Bleam of Withey Morris is the applicant. Mesa Growth Properties LLC is the owner.
The 125,303-square-foot Building A fronts onto Elliot Road and the 140,901-square-foot Building B faces north, with loading and docks between the two buildings, with both in Kitchell Business Park Phase II, according to a written project narrative.
“The project consists of two multitenant light industrial buildings that will be developed on a speculative basis in order to meet the growing demand for employment/industrial facilities for lease in the southeast Mesa area,” it states. “Building entrances are oriented toward the predominant public view along Elliot Road. Building entrances are clearly defined by building design elements including storefront designs and metal shade canopies. Service, loading and utility areas are centrally located within the site and oriented so as to be screened from public view.”
The seven-member Mesa Planning and Zoning Board conducts hearings and makes recommendations to council on requests for changes in zoning and on required site plans. It also considers and recommends changes in the city’s long-range plans and in the municipal code concerning planning and zoning matters. Members are appointed for staggered terms of three years, according to the city’s website.
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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