A development incentive permit was recently approved for a duplex to be south of Broadway Road and west of Center Street in Mesa.
The Mesa Board of Adjustment voted 6-0 Aug. 7 as part of a consent agenda with other items to approve the permit for a duplex within the multiple residence 2 district. Vice Chair Shelly Allen was absent.
The duplex is to be in one of the city’s older areas, Staff Planner Joshua Grandlienard said during a study session prior to the meeting.
“It is a two-story duplex with one unit on the first floor and a second one on the second floor. There are a total of four parking spaces, where two have been covered,” he said. “You will see as part of the deviations there is a request to reduce the rear setback; that is specifically for the covered parking spot. Here where it is required to be 15 feet and they are asking for 14 feet.”
Additional reduced setbacks are being sought along the north and south property lines for a proposed drive aisle and the structure. A porch will be reduced in size from the required 50 square feet to 34 square feet, Grandlienard said.
Carlos Gomez is the applicant and owner.
The building will have a concrete tile roof and stucco exterior with stone veneer, according to a written project narrative.
“This development will have an appearance (of a) two-story residential home and would not be more intense than the surrounding neighborhood,” it states.
The seven-member Board of Adjustment conducts public meetings to hear and decide requests for variances, special-use permits and interpretations of the city of Mesa zoning ordinance and sign code. Members are appointed for staggered terms of three years, 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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