The community is planned to be maintained by a homeowners association, which will be responsible for the upkeep of all park facilities, paths and trails, and open spaces. Established covenants, conditions and restrictions will ensure consistent maintenance and long-term compliance with city standards.
City of Mesa
The vacant property is in unincorporated Maricopa County and has not been annexed into the city of Mesa.
A 230-lot single-residence development with a homeowners association is planned on 38 acres at the southeast corner of South Hawes Road and East Mesquite Street in Mesa.
The Mesa Planning and Zoning Board on March 25 voted 6-0 on two items to recommend the Mesa City Council approve the Haven at Hawes development. Board member Genessee Montes was absent.
The board voted on a major general plan amendment to change the placetype from local employment center to urban residential, rezoning the property from agricultural to residential small-lot 2.5 with a planned-area development overlay, and approval of the residential product.
The vacant property is in unincorporated Maricopa County and has not been annexed into the city of Mesa, Planner Jennifer Merrill said during a study session prior to the meeting.
“There is an annexation request that is running concurrently with this, and when it is annexed it will be given a zoning district of agricultural,” she said.
The typical lot is 3,120 square feet, and the lots range in size from 39 feet by 80 feet to 50 feet by 80 feet, Merrill said.
“The landscaping includes native and low-water use trees and shrubs and shade trees. And there is a 20- to 49-foot-wide landscape buffer along the east property line adjacent to some existing light-industrial businesses,” she said. “The large amenity area stretches between the main entries and includes a swimming pool. open-air clubhouse, ramadas, seating, pickleball courts, play structures and fitness stations, picnic tables and some game areas.”
Sean Lake of Pew & Lake PLC is the applicant. Stewart Development II LLC is the owner.
The surrounding area is largely undeveloped, with light industrial and outdoor storage uses to the east and residential development under construction to the south, according to a written project narrative.
The community is planned to be maintained by a homeowners association, which will be responsible for the upkeep of all park facilities, paths and trails, and open spaces. Established covenants, conditions and restrictions will ensure consistent maintenance and long-term compliance with city standards, it states. “Architectural styles may include Spanish, craftsman and farmhouse options for each floor plan, providing a cohesive but varied residential character. This range of architectural styles creates a balanced community that appeals to a broad spectrum of buyers,” it states in the narrative.
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.
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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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