A 235,600-square-foot industrial development is planned on 17.7 acres approximately 650 feet west of the northwest and southwest corners of East Ray Road and South Hawes Road in Mesa.
The Mesa Design Review Board on Aug. 12 discussed the look and landscaping for the Gateway Park development. Chair Dane Astle was absent.
Two industrial buildings of 117,800 square feet each are planned, Staff Planner Cassidy Welch said during the meeting.
“As a part of the site plan, 147 parking spaces are required and 180 spaces are provided,” she said. “Here’s the proposed landscape plan. I’ve only provided the northern side as the landscape mirrors on the south side. Those developments include an open-space area.”
Wendy Riddell of Berry Riddell LLC is the applicant. Mesa Airport Growth Properties LLC is the owner.
Gateway Park will be constructed of tilt-up concrete walls, the standard structural system and building envelope for industrial buildings. The planned facade has vertical and horizontal articulation through recessed planes, material changes, windows, trellises and subtle reveals, according to a written project narrative.
“Given the extensive large-scale light industrial development in the neighboring areas and the anticipated relocation of the Mesa Gateway Airport terminal operations, we expect Gateway Park to be developed in multiple phases. The first phase will include either the northwest or southwest industrial building and off-site improvements for the full extent of Ray Road,” it states. “The last phase involving the two eastern parcels zoned for limited commercial is anticipated to occur over a longer period. The timing of this phase will be influenced by the eventual relocation of the airport’s terminal and the development of the neighboring Gateway East area.”
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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