A 273-acre industrial business park is to be constructed west of Sossaman Road on the south side of Elliot Road in Mesa.
The Mesa Planning and Zoning Board recently voted unanimously in a consent agenda with other items to recommend the City Council approve a site plan, preliminary plat and rezoning of the property from agriculture to light industrial with a planned area development overlay.
A height increase to 65 feet from the allowed 40 feet is part of the requested planned area development overlay, according to a presentation Planner Joshua Grandlienard made at a study session prior to the Feb. 8 meeting.
“There are 16 buildings in total currently proposed. There are 12 industrial-focused buildings; as well as two future-development sites at a later time that will come in with future site plan review as well as design review; as well as two cafe club buildings that are meant to serve the business park as a whole,” Grandlienard said.
Pew & Lake is the applicant. B&K Land and Inv. Co. is the owner.
The Block on Elliot is a master planned business park with employment, manufacturing and technology uses as the primary uses with other employment uses as secondary uses, according to a written project narrative from Pew & Lake.
Development phasing and timing will be based upon real-estate market conditions. At this time, it is estimated the project will be developed in three general phases, the narrative states.
“The phasing, mix of building options and configurations are designed to make this site fit for a variety of national corporations and employment uses that Mesa desires to locate and retain in the Gateway District,” it states. “This project is estimated to bring immense benefits to the city. The potential economic impact projected based on the configuration of the preliminary plans could exceed $60 million.”
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.
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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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