Mesa City Council debates garage sizes and parking counts for Sienna Ridge rezoning

Mesa City Council members questioned garage dimensions and parking counts for the proposed Sienna Ridge rezoning in District 5 during a study session on Aug. 25.

The discussion centered on whether the development’s garage sizes and guest parking would force residents to park on private or public streets. Mary, a staff member, told council members she had provided "a summary of the garage sizes for the adjacent jurisdictions" to district coordinators. Evan, a staff presenter, said the project is a for-rent product with four floor plans, and that "plan 1 and plan 2 have the garage that's 19 feet, 2 inches in width, 20 feet in-depth. Plans 3 and 4 have the larger garage, 25 feet in width and 20 feet in-depth." He also said the parking requirement is "2.1 spaces per unit," that 61 spaces are required overall, and that the proposal provides 17 guest parking spaces (including ADA spaces)…