Seven auto dealers and retail uses are planned at the Gateway Auto Mall on 62 acres at the northeast and northwest corners of East Pecos Road and South Signal Butte Road in Mesa.
The Mesa Design Review Board voted 4-0 March 11 to recommend the planning director approve the Gateway Auto Mall design guidelines for the development south of State Route 24. Chair Dane Astle, Vice Chair Justin Trexler and board member Paul Johnson were absent.
A drainage channel with culverts is planned at the site, Staff Planner Joshua Grandlienard said.
“Here’s the overall conceptual site plan. It is intended to be a future seven auto dealers with four currently in the city,” he said. “As part of this they are looking to do a pedestrian circulation plan.”
Adjacent property would be annexed into the city for the three additional auto dealers, Grandlienard said.
Pew and Lake is the applicant. Gateway Land Investments LLC is the owner.
The design guidelines will establish the overall design quality of the auto mall, including the commercial portions of the development, according to the written project narrative from Pew and Lake.
“The design team has provided a set of standards that will provide high-quality guidelines to be followed as the development is constructed. The applicant looks forward to bringing this auto mall to the city of Mesa,” it states.
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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