Brighton Homes to construct 63 houses at McKellips, Center in Mesa
The Brighton Homes gated development is to have 63 single-family detached residences arranged around a looped street system with centralized open space and amenity areas.
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The Brighton Homes development is to be constructed on the east side of the 2200 block of North Center Street and the west side of the 2200 block of North Pasadena.
A rezoning, general plan amendment and preliminary plat for a proposed Brighton Homes development north of McKellips Road on the east side of Center Street in Mesa should be approved by the city council, the Mesa Planning and Zoning Board decided recently.
The board voted unanimously Dec. 13 to recommend the council approve rezoning 8.4 acres from single residence-43 to small lot single residence-3.0 with a planned area development overlay and 0.2 acres from multiple residence-4 also to small lot single residence-3.0 with a planned-are development.
In a separate vote, the board voted unanimously to recommend council approve a minor general plan amendment to change the character area designation to neighborhood with a traditional subtype.
The seven-member board conducts hearings and makes recommendations to the Mesa City Council on requests for changes in zoning and on required site plans. The board also considers and recommends changes in the city’s long-range plans and in municipal code concerning planning and zoning matters, according to the city’s website.
A playground, sport court and ramada are planned at the Brighton Homes development, Planner Sean Pesek said during a study session prior to the meeting.
“The applicant is proposing 63 single-family detached lots that yield a density of about 7.3 dwelling units per acre. The average lot size is just over 3,500 square feet. There are seven dedicated tracts,” he said.
Sean Lake of Pew & Lake PLC is the applicant. Brighton Homes is the owner.
Currently the property is used as a residence with manufactured homes, storage containers and farming equipment, according to a written project narrative from Lake and Jon Gillespie of Pew & Lake PLC.
“The proposed gated development features 63 single-family detached residences arranged around a looped street system with centralized open space and amenity areas. There is a single gated entry from Center Street. On the east, an emergency-only access gate is provided with no resident or guest access permitted onto Pasadena,” it states.
The homes are expected to be between 1,700 and 2,200 square feet with open, modern floor plans with three to five bedrooms and 2.5 to three bathrooms. A total of 312 parking spaces are possible — 126 garage, 126 driveway, 54 on-street and six guest-designated spaces, according to the narrative.
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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