The look and landscaping for a Take 5 vehicle-repair facility at the Lindsay Marketplace Shopping Center west of Lindsay Road on the south side of Broadway Road were discussed at a recent meeting of the Mesa Design Review Board.
The property is zoned limited commercial, Staff Planner Charlotte Bridges said at the board’s April 11 meeting.
“The site plan shows the construction of a 1,300-plus-square-foot building. It will have three service lanes and bays. Existing access is provided from the shopping center — there is an existing access directly to the west of the facility,” she said. “Four parking spaces are required for this project and four parking spaces are provided. And they did provide a shared-access, shared-parking agreement with the shopping center.”
The developer will be supplementing landscaping that is adjacent to Broadway Road, and providing trees and shrubs around the building’s perimeter, she said.
“The elevations are using a combination of stucco and block material,” Bridges said of the design.
Jesse Macias of M3 Design LLC is the applicant. BL Investors LLC is the owner.
Operating hours are to be 7 a.m.-8 p.m. at the business that has its customers wait in their vehicles for the five- to 10-minute oil change, Macias said in a written project narrative.
“We are proposing a modern theme, with main corner tower elements. Our bay doors are prefinished metal doors. We are proposing quality design with a cohesive color palette complementing existing development utilizing masonry wainscot and earthtone color palette with accent color,” it states.
The all-volunteer Mesa Design Review Board is unique in that its composition is set by the zoning ordinance to include two architects; two from other design professions such as landscape architecture, engineering, urban planning, interior design or other design-related background; one contractor or developer; and two residents, according to the city’s website.
Richard H. Dyer can be reached at rdyer@iniusa.org, or on Twitter @rhdyer. To voice your opinion on this story, connect with us at AzOpinions@iniusa.org.
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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