A 78-lot attached single-residence development is planned on 5 acres about 270 feet east of the northeast corner of South Power Road and East Guadalupe Road in Mesa.
The Park North development’s look and landscaping were discussed during the Aug. 11 Mesa Design Review Board meeting. Board member Nicole Lynam was absent.
There are to be 21 two-story side-by-side units for a total of 48 dwelling units on the east, west and north sides of the project. The center of the project will be two-story front-to-back-type units connected on the first and ground floors, Staff Planner Charlotte Bridges said at the meeting.
“There is a Maricopa County flood-control district channel in front of this project. The vacant parcel is behind that flood-control channel,” she said. “Essentially these are duplexes except each unit is individually owned.”
Brennan Ray of the Ray Law Firm thanked city staff for working with the applicant on the project.
“You would have seen this in a different form probably 18 months or so ago when it was proposed to be an apartment development on this particular site. Since that time we’ve worked with the councilman’s office, we’ve worked closely with staff and closely with the neighbors to ensure that we get a high-quality development that is appropriate for this very challenging infill site,” he said.
Excolo Management LLC is the proposed developer of the 6912 S. Guadalupe Road site, according to a written project narrative.
“The proposed design and layout provide convenient, safe and attractive pedestrian connections throughout the development to the existing retail/commercial and park uses west and north of the site by way of pedestrian gates. Particular attention has also been given to provide pedestrians with convenient access to the centrally located amenities and open space area,” it states.
Access to the development is provided at one primary entry point off of Guadalupe Road, which will be achieved by constructing a bridge over the drainage channel, and one gated emergency access-only drive through the commercial development to the west through a private access easement, 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.
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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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