Planning and Zoning - Regular Meeting

Good evening. I now call to order the Planning and Zoning Commission for the City of Apache Junction. Today's date is May 26, 2026. The time is 7 p.m. Will you please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance?

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Rudy, can I get a roll call, please?

Chairman Hanchi? Here. Vice Chair Barker? Here. Commissioner Gage? Here. Commissioner Starr? Here. Commissioner Mikeland? Here. Commissioner Callan? Here. Commissioner Kelly? Here. All present, we have a quorum, Mr. Chairman.

Thank you, Rudy. Do we have a motion to approve the agenda in minutes? Mr.

Chair.

Vice Chair Barker.

I move that the Planning and Zoning Commission accept the agenda as presented and approve the minutes from May 12th, 2026 regular meeting.

Do we have a second?

Second.

Rudy, I have a motion and a second. Can I please get a roll call?

Commissioner Kelly. Yes. Chairman Hanchi.

Yes.

Vice Chair Barker. Yes. Commissioner Gage.

Yes.

Commissioner Starr. Yes. Commissioner Mikeland. Yes. Commissioner Callan. Yep. So moved, Mr. Chairman.

Thank you, Rudy. Okay, so we have one public hearing this evening. It's rezoning case P-26-4-PZ. Thank you, Chair Hanchi.

I'm Nick Loftridge, Principal Planner for the City of Apache Junction. Just as a matter of brief context, case P26-4PZ, the Banyan Apartments rezoning, is a proposed planned development of 6.7 net acres located at the southeast corner of Renwick and Virginia. As noted on the agenda item and within the report provided, the applicant has requested a continuance to a later public hearing date, that being for the Planning and Zoning Commission Tuesday, June 23, 2026. While this item was previously scheduled originally for the April 28th, Planning and Zoning Commission meeting and had then been continued to today. In that time, we've had further conversations with the applicant and they've requested further time in order to amend their submittal documents and to address the concerns that have been noted regarding the parking ratio, especially. But the applicant is here, but the full presentation public hearing is requested to be continued to Tuesday, June 23rd, 2026. Thank you. Thank you.

We're good, Nick.

Thanks. Let's see.

Since this is a public hearing, I am going to now open it to the public. If anybody would like to come up and speak, please state your name and address, and you have five minutes to speak your piece. Going once. Going twice. We're going to time out. I now close the public portion. Would anybody like to make a motion? Motion. Mr. Chair. Vice Chair Barker.

I move that the Planning and Zoning Commission continue case P-26-4-PZ to June 23, 2026. Do we have a second?

Second. Do we have a motion and a second? Can I get a roll call, please?

Commissioner Mikeland. Yes. Commissioner Starr. Yes. Commissioner Gage. Yes. Commissioner Cowan. Yes. Yes. Commissioner Kelly? Yes. Chairman Hanchey? Yes. Vice Chair Barker? Yes. So moved, Mr. Chairman. This case will be continued to June 23rd.

Thank you, Rudy. There's no old business this evening? No, sir. No new business this evening? No, sir. Commission, do you have any news or information to report? I don't. Ari, do you have anything? Hold on. Nope, nothing on my end. All right. Little girls are growing up, growing up strong.

All right.

Director's report.

Do you have anything to report? Well, just one thing, Mr. Chairman. We had interviews for our new code compliance manager last week, and we found a good candidate. We're going to make an offer, and hopefully the person will accept, and we'll have a new code compliance manager soon.

Outstanding. You going to make him come to one of our meetings to meet him?

There's going to be an opportunity somewhere along the way.

We'll introduce him. All right. All right. Do we have a motion to select the next meeting date? Mr. Chair?

Go ahead. I move that the Planning and Zoning Commission hold a regular meeting on June 9th, 2026 at 7 p.m. in the City Council Chambers located at 300 East Superstition Boulevard. In the event there are no items to be brought forward to the Commission, these meetings may be canceled. Notification of cancellation properly posted and the Commission notified by staff.

Second. Rudy, I have a motion and a second. Can I get a roll call, please? Commissioner Callan.

Yes. Commissioner Mikeland? Yes. Commissioner Starr? Yes. Commissioner Gage? Yes. Vice Chair Barker? Yes. Chairman Hanchi? Yes. Commissioner Kelly? Yes. So moved, Mr. Chairman.

I now adjourn the meeting at 7.07 p.m.