Council hears Park North rezoning, staff recommends approval with conditions; traffic and maintenance concerns raised

Planning staff presented a rezoning, planned area development overlay, council use permit and site plan for Park North (case ZON24708) at the Mesa City Council study session on June 2. The project proposes multiple-residence buildings adjacent to Christopher Brady Park and includes a development agreement to address landscaping, pedestrian connections and park-adjacent improvements.

"This is case ZON24708...they're also asking for a council use permit and site plan review," Mr. Balmer, planning staff, said while describing the requests. He told council the applicant requests deviations from commercial floor-area requirements in the LC zoning district and that staff and the planning-and-zoning board recommend approval with conditions.

Key project details and staff conditions: The staff report says the site is currently zoned LC with a PAD overlay and that the applicant seeks a new PAD that would allow deviations from certain development standards. Staff described the site plan as having four buildings, "2 with 36 units and 2 with 24 units," and a roughly 4,000-square-foot clubhouse; the staff report…