Planning Commission - Regular Meeting

Morning, and welcome to the Maricopa County Planning and Zoning Commission meeting. It is Thursday, 03/19/2026 at 09:44. We'll start with a roll call, please.

Commissioner Dan Zeissen? Commissioner Finter?

Yes.

Vice chair Hernandez? Commissioner Lawrence?

Yes. Yes.

Commissioner Layton? Here. Commissioner Lindblom? Chair Mulhaven? Here. Commissioner Rockwallick?

Here.

Commissioner Tomah?

Here.

Commissioner Whitney? Madam chair, we have a quorum. Thank you.

I'll make the announcements. This meeting has been noticed in accordance with open meeting law, ARS thirty eight thousand four thirty one. Agendas are available within twenty four hours of each meeting in the Maricopa County Planning and Development Office and are also available on the Planning and Development website one week prior to the hearing at www.maricopa.gov/planning. Staff reports prepared for each agenda item shall become a part of the permanent record for each case. With respect to the hearing process, cases will be considered in the order they appear on the agenda unless otherwise agreed to by the Commission.

For each case, the participant will be given a set amount of time to present. Anyone wishing to speak on a particular case shall fill out a speaker's card for in person attendance or raise your hand within GoToWebinar. The amount of time allowed for speaking shall be at the discretion of the commission chair. Staff will provide the chairman with the names of persons who are registered and noted desire to comment and those registered participants who have raised their hand. The chairman will call on each named participant one at a time.

The chairman will conduct the hybrid in person and virtual public meeting according to the bylaws and according to the rules established by the chairman regarding public comment. Votes will be done by roll call vote only. The chairman shall verbally identify the specific members responsible for all motions and seconds. First order of business is review minutes of 02/19/2026, Zipper meeting. Do the commissioners have any comments or corrections to the minutes? Hearing none, the minutes are accepted. We'll move to the continuance agenda.

Good morning, chair and members of the commission. We have one item on the continuance agenda. It's case Z2022077 for Mi Hacienda. The request is for a special use permit for an outdoor event and public horse boarding training facility in the Rule 43 zoning district. The applicant and staff have agreed to a continuance of the case to the April 23 hearing to work on outstanding items. We don't need any motion on this case. Thank you.

Next is consent agenda.

Madam Chair and members of the commission, we have two items on the consent. The first case is Z250036 in Supervisor District 5 for all trucks, auto parts. It's a zone change modification of condition. The request is to modify condition e three regarding screening as provided in a handout memo submitted to the commission yesterday. So any motion on this case, we would like to advise the commission to make motion based on that handout memo with revised conditions a through l as listed in the memo.

Staff is recommending approval. The second item is s u twenty five zero zero three seven in Supervisor District 4 for US Dash A 5292 P H 0 355th Avenue, which is a special use permit for a wireless communication facility in the Rule 43 zoning district. Staff is recommending approval with conditions a through I as referenced in paragraph 15. At this time, we're happy to answer any questions.

Thank you. Do we have anyone to speak in person? No one's here speaking. Anyone online? No. Okay. Commissioners, any comments or questions? In my case, I'll entertain a motion. Alright. I'll make a motion to approve consent agenda items two and three. Item two, including the changes to conditions a through l. This is commissioner Tomah. I second. Motion made by chair Melhaven and seconded by commissioner Tomar.

Commissioner Finter?

Yes.

Commissioner Lawrence?

Yes.

Commissioner Layton?

Yes.

Chair Mulhavn? Yes. Commissioner Rock Wallach?

Yes.

Commissioner Toma?

Yes.

Chair, we have a motion recommending approval of the consent agenda by a vote six to zero.

Thank you. Do we have any other business?

No other items.

Having no other business, the meeting is adjourned. Thank you all. Thank you. Thank you.