Council holds public hearing on 39-acre Sarajevo Logistics annexation proposed for industrial use

The Glendale City Council on Sept. 23 held a public hearing on proposed annexation AN-269, a roughly 39-acre property south of the southwest corner of Peoria Avenue and Sarajevo Avenue. The hearing was for public comment only; the council did not take a vote.

Senior planner Alex Lerma presented the staff report. He said the property is currently in unincorporated Maricopa County with a county zoning classification of RU-43, which allows single-family residential dwellings. If annexed to the city, the most compatible city zoning would be RR-45, also allowing single-family residential. The applicant intends to seek a rezoning to a planned area development (PAD) permitting industrial land uses after annexation.

Lerma described surrounding land uses: the parcels to the north, west and south are already within Glendale and are planned for industrial development under a PAD; properties to the east remain unincorporated and are used for low-density single-family residences. Site access is proposed along Seville (Sirrville) Avenue; the property includes a detached single-family dwelling and an accessory structure that the applicant intends to remove for future nonresidential development.

The public hearing gave residents an opportunity to comment; staff reported no speaker cards for this item and closed the hearing. Because the item was a hearing-only agenda item, no council action or vote was required that night.

Key clarifications from staff: the current county zoning (RU-43), the likely city zoning if annexed (RR-45), the applicant’s stated intent to rezone to a PAD for industrial uses, and that city-maintained Seville Avenue would provide access.