The proposed look of the Public Storage business. The previous building at the site was demolished after a fire.
City of Mesa
The Public Storage business is planned on the south side of the 400 to 500 blocks of West Eighth Avenue and the west side of the 800 block of
South Country Club Drive.
A three-story Public Storage building is to be constructed north of Southern Avenue and west of Country Club Drive in Mesa at the site of a mini-storage business that was damaged in a fire.
The planned look and landscaping for the mini-storage facility on 2 acres were discussed Jan. 9 by the Mesa Design Review Board. No formal action was taken by the board.
The previous building at the site was demolished after a fire, Staff Planner Emily Johnson told the board.
“As we can see on the site plan, it does include an approximately 135,000-square-foot, three-story mini-storage facility. There are four parking spaces up there on the northwest corner as well as access off of Eighth Avenue and exit onto Country Club Drive,” she said.
The new climate-controlled self-storage building is to be at 810 S. Country Club Drive, Cherry Miao of Public Storage wrote in a project narrative.
“This development will replace the previous facility that was partially burned down, the damaged building was later demolished. The proposed project will be the same use with minimal to no impact on public services, facilities and infrastructure,” Miao stated. “Previously, the main access to the facility was off of South Country Club Drive close to the intersection, which created a potentially unsafe situation on this six‐lane arterial. Proposed site plan shifts the primary building entrance to Eighth Avenue, at farthest location from the intersection.”
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 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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