Planning commission continues Jackson Place manufactured-home park to Oct. 14 after notice concerns

The Buckeye Planning and Zoning Commission on Aug. 26 continued consideration of a conditional use permit and site plan for Jackson Place, a proposed eight‑unit manufactured‑home park in downtown Buckeye, to the commission’s Oct. 14 meeting to give staff time to discuss notice and tenant concerns with an adjacent property owner.

The commission’s action came after Jay Broadbent, part owner of the Broadbent Powers Levitt office building, told the commission that one of his tenants learned of the project only that afternoon and said they would leave if the project proceeded. Broadbent asked the commission for a 30‑day extension so he could meet with the tenant.

The continuance matters because the site is in the Downtown Buckeye area and the project would add infill residential units near businesses and park space; commissioners said they wanted to give the tenant and building owner an opportunity to discuss concerns without delaying consideration indefinitely.

Jerrick Dunn, planner I for the city of Buckeye, presented the application, case PLZU‑25‑0002, on behalf of applicants Mike Preflin, PE, and Sarah Gilbride of Preflin Engineering LLC for property owner Hickman X Ranch Inc. Dunn said the 0.3‑acre site at the northwest corner of Jackson Avenue and South Second Street would include eight park‑model units, each 399 square feet, plus a detached 100‑square‑foot storage shed for each unit. The site plan shows a private aisle of decorative open‑cell pavers, a concrete pad adjacent to Jackson Avenue for city solid‑waste container placement, and 10 new 90‑degree on‑street parking spaces to be constructed by the developer on Jackson Avenue. Dunn said the mixed residential (MR) zoning allows a manufactured‑home park only through a conditional use permit and that staff found the proposal consistent with the Buckeye General Plan and the Downtown Buckeye Specific Area Plan (DSAP).

Dunn told the commission the applicant held a neighborhood meeting on June 25, 2025, that the legal notice was posted Aug. 20, 2025, the site posting occurred Aug. 22, 2025, and mailed notice for this hearing was sent Aug. 5, 2025; he said staff had received one public comment asking about circulation and park size.

When Broadbent said notices had been sent to a closed P.O. box and that he had not received earlier mailings, a staff member identified in the record as Tosca responded that “the city requires that the applicant obtain the list of addresses from the county, and the statute specifically states that the notice must be mailed to the address listed in the assessor’s rolls.” Tosca added that the statute provides that failure to receive notice does not invalidate actions if procedures were followed and that the packet materials include an affidavit of mailing and the list of notice recipients provided by the assessor.

Commissioner Trippiano moved to continue the item to the Oct. 14 meeting to allow staff to meet with the parties; the motion was seconded and carried. Commissioner Bassler said he supported the delay to give the tenant time to consider the project and that the proposed development would likely improve the condition of the property adjoining Broadbent’s building.

No formal decision on the conditional use permit or site plan was made; the commission continued the public hearing and directed staff to engage with the property owner and tenant ahead of the Oct. 14 hearing.

The project is scheduled to return to the Planning and Zoning Commission on Oct. 14. Staff materials list reviewing departments as engineering, fire, public works, community services, police, water resources, and development services.