The housing subdivision of Hawes Crossing Village 2 is to be constructed east of Sossaman Road and north of Warner Road in Mesa.
The Mesa Planning and Zoning Board recently voted unanimously in a consent agenda with other items to approve a preliminary plat for the development on 181.14 acres. Absent from the meeting were Chair Jessica Sarkissian and board member Troy Peterson.
A 607-lot single-residence subdivision is planned in two phases at Hawes Crossing Village 2, Planner Sean Pesek said at a study session before the Feb. 23 meeting.
“The request is just to define the property lines; there are no specific site plans that will be reviewed at this time,” he said.
A total of 366 lots are in the first phase with six parks including a 3.5-acre central amenity space. Phase two has 241 lots, 12 acres of open space and two urban plazas, Pesek said.
Jason Burm of Kimley-Horn & Associates is the applicant. ROBO Land LLC/ETAL is the owner.
Each village is to have a minimum of 20 contiguous acres for single-family residential and 10 contiguous acres for multifamily residential, according to a written project narrative.
“This application looks to provide this additional detail as to the specific home site layout, lot mix, preliminary landscape design, wall and entry designs and open space design, as well as updated master water, wastewater and drainage reports,” it states. “(T)his specific request is for preliminary plat approval of this planned single-family portion, to be developed by Taylor Morrison Inc., for 607 homes with a density approximately 4.04 dwelling units/per acre consistent with the city of Mesa general plan land use designation and [planned area development] standards.”
The seven-member Mesa Planning and Zoning Board conducts hearings and makes recommendations to council on requests for changes in zoning and on required site plans. It also considers and recommends changes in the city’s long-range plans and in the municipal code concerning planning and zoning matters.
Members are appointed for staggered terms of three years, according to the city’s website.
Richard Dyer Managing Editor | East Valley @RHDyer
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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