The RWC Building Supplies industrial development is to be on the north side of the 10600 block of East Pecos Road and the east side of the 6600 to 6700 blocks of South 222nd Street.
City of Mesa
The site plan shows a 40,000-square-foot warehouse with a 2,400-square-foot office/showroom in the front.
An RWC Building Supplies industrial development is to be constructed on 5 acres west of Signal Butte Road on the north side of Pecos Road under a plan to be decided by the Mesa City Council.
The Mesa Planning and Zoning Board on Aug. 28 voted 5-0 as part of a consent agenda with other items to recommend the council approve a major site plan modification and amend the conditions of approval for a previous case concerning the property. Vice Chair Jeff Pitcher and Boardmember Chase Farnsworth were not at the meeting.
The site is vacant. The property is zoned light industrial and the wholesale use is a permitted use, Planner Jennifer Merrill said during a study session prior to the meeting.
“The site plan shows a 40,000-square-foot warehouse with a 2,400-square-foot office/showroom in the front. There is a gated rear storage yard because outdoor storage is permitted in the rear half of the LI district. There is also a 15,000-square-foot storage canopy at the rear end of the lot. Access to the site is from Pecos Road and 222nd Street,” she said.
“Something that is unique about this site is that there are standard parking spaces and there are also some extended — some longer — parking spaces provided. And that is because the customers will often bring their trailers and they’ll purchase items that need to be hauled away in trailers,” Merrill said.
James Elson is the applicant. NM Management LLC is the owner.
RWC Building Products was started in 1958 in Phoenix and is a wholesaler providing residential and commercial roofing, stucco, flooring and hardscape materials to contractors, builders and homeowners, according to a written project narrative.
The building is to be a pre-engineered steel structure with concrete tilt panels and a separate showroom for customers.
“The proposed use is for a wholesale showroom/office and warehouse of 42,400 square feet with an additional covered canopy area of 15,000 square feet. All loading/unloading operations are contained within a fenced yard with architectural (concrete masonry unit) walls,” the narrative states.
The seven-member Planning and Zoning Board conducts hearings and make recommendations to the city 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.
Richard H. Dyer can be reached at rdyer@iniusa.org, or on X @rhdyer. To voice your opinion on this story, connect with us at AzOpinions@iniusa.org.
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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