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Staff raises safety, circulation and design concerns for Val Vista/Queen Creek shopping‑center update; developer submits revised layout
Summary
Planning staff reviewed a revised site plan for an 8‑pad commercial project at the northwest corner of Val Vista and Queen Creek, noting increased drive‑thru uses, pedestrian‑circulation shortfalls and required setbacks adjacent to homes; the applicant submitted a revised plan late that staff said responded to several comments.
Planning staff on Wednesday expressed concerns about vehicular and pedestrian circulation, the concentration of drive‑thru uses and landscape setbacks for a proposed shopping‑center update at the northwest corner of Val Vista and Queen Creek, and said the applicant provided a revised layout late last week that addresses several staff comments.
Project details: Planner Sal DeSanto reviewed Design Review case DR‑25‑54 for a site roughly 8.07 acres (12.95 acres master site) zoned Shopping Center. The earlier master site plan (approved Feb. 2023) showed six pads and two drive‑thrus; the latest applicant submittal proposes eight pads and an increased number of drive‑thrus, including a…
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