An auto-repair facility is to be constructed south of Pecos Road and west of Ellsworth Road in Mesa.
The planned look and landscaping for the Maaco Collision Repair & Automotive Painting business on 1 acre were approved in a 4-0 vote Oct. 17 by the Mesa Design Review Board. Chair Scott Thomas was absent.
The site is zoned light industrial with a planned area development overlay, Staff Planner Kwasi Abebrese said at the meeting.
“The proposed site plan shows the development of an 8,279-square-foot building. The site will be screened with an 8-foot-tall masonry wall. Vehicle access is provided from Waltham Avenue,” he said. “In all, a total number of 23 parking spaces are required and a total number of 29 spaces are provided and this meets the parking requirements outlined in the Mesa zoning ordinance.”
Tim Rasnake of Archicon Architecture and Interiors is the applicant. Sharon Barnes/Kristen and Vaneet Sapra are the owners.
A single-story, 8,279-square-foot building for office and industrial uses is planned, according to a written project narrative from Archicon Architecture and Interiors.
“There will be two paint/curing rooms installed with two exhausts exiting through the roof. The top of each exhaust will be below the top of the parapet,” it states. “The building will be constructed of similar building materials already used in the Gateway Airport Commerce Park development.”
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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