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Mesa planning board approves Beverly Apartments rezoning after traffic debate
Summary
The City of Mesa Planning and Zoning Board unanimously approved rezoning and a minor General Plan amendment for the Beverly Apartments project at 120 N. Beverly, after public concern about traffic and safety and staff traffic analysis showing projected volumes within typical local-street ranges.
The City of Mesa Planning and Zoning Board on June 11 approved rezoning and a site-plan review for the Beverly Apartments, a proposal to replace an existing 12-unit multifamily property with 36 units at 120 North Beverly.
The project, described at the hearing as a rezoning to multiple-residence categories (RM-2, RM-3, RM-4) with a plan area development overlay, won a unanimous vote with three members absent after public comment and a city transportation analysis addressing neighborhood traffic concerns.
Residents and neighbors told the board they feared the cumulative effect of two nearby projects would sharply increase traffic on Beverly and endanger pedestrians and schoolchildren. “Potentially tripling traffic…will put lives at risk and permanently change the character of this neighborhood,” Madison Reynolds, a neighborhood resident, told the board. Reynolds asked…
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