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Council pauses decision on Modera Gabriela Pointe rezoning after staff opposition, developer asks for more review
Summary
Town planning staff recommended denying a general plan amendment and PAD rezone for the 15-acre Modera Gabriela Pointe site, citing loss of regional commercial land and nearby multifamily saturation. Mill Creek Residential asked the council to continue the item for two months; the council voted 7-0 to continue to May 20.
A staff presentation and applicant briefing on March 25 prompted the Town Council to continue consideration of a general-plan amendment and planned-area-development (PAD) rezoning requested by Mill Creek Residential for a 14.99–15.00 acre parcel at the southeast corner of Higley Road and Olona Drive.
Planning staff told the council they do not support the applicant’s proposal. Planning staff said the request would change the back 10.53 acres from regional commercial to high‑density multifamily and rezone the front 4.46 acres along Higley Road to regional commercial with a PAD overlay. "Staff does not support the proposed minor general plan amendment and PAD rezone," the planner said, citing the site’s designation in the town’s General Plan and the San Tan Freeway corridor’s intended mix of campus office, light industrial and regional commercial uses.
The proposal would yield about 335…
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