Mesa board recommends council approve zoning request for RV storage facility expansion

By Connor Van Ligten
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The Mesa Planning and Zoning Board voted to recommend the council approve a zoning request and site plan review for an expansion to an RV storage facility at their recent meeting.

The board voted 6-0 with board member Genessee Montes absent on Dec. 10 to recommend council approval.

The request was to rezone the area of 8839 E. Main St. on the south side of Main Street and the west side of Loop 202 from General Commercial with a planned area development overlay to GC with a new PAD Overlay, as well as trigger a site plan review and council use permit for a boat and recreational vehicle storage facility, according to board documents.

The request was made by applicant Dane Astle of Edifice Architecture on behalf of site owner Germaine RV LLC.

If approved by the council, the existing RV and storage facility would be expanded to include two RV and boat storage buildings totaling approximately 52,262 square feet in addition to two canopies totaling 6,583 square feet.

Staff planner Kwasi Abebrese explained at a Dec. 10 study session that this expansion is the final phase of a multi-part project.

“This project is the final phase of a three-phase project to create a campus for boat and RV storage under the project site,” Abebrese said. “The application was submitted prior to the adoption of the 2050 Mesa General Plan and was reviewed under the 2040 General Plan.”

The seven-member Planning and Zoning Board conducts hearings and make recommendations to the City 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.

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Connor Van Ligten
Reporter | Fountain Hills/Scottsdale

cvanligten@iniusa.org

After graduating from Arizona State University's Cronkite School in spring 2022, Connor Van Ligten spent a little over year as a reporter for WWL-TV in New Orleans before finding themselves back in Phoenix in October of 2023. Now back in the Valley and writing for the Mesa Independent and the Daily Independent, Connor is ready to tell meaningful stories and report on important civic issues facing Mesa. Connor is a big fan of the 49ers, Warriors, pro wrestling, anime, dogs and fighting video games.