Council authorizes staff to pursue two annexation cases near Perryville, Yuma and La Pribada

The Goodyear City Council on April 28 authorized staff to proceed with further study and public hearings for two separate annexation proposals: a 31.4-acre parcel near the northeast corner of South Perryville Road and West Yuma Road, and a 0.978-acre dedication of the eastern 33-foot section of South Perryville Road adjacent to the La Pribada subdivision. Both authorizations passed 6-0.

Staff described the Perryville‑Yuma site as currently zoned Rural‑43 in Maricopa County with a city general-plan designation of Neighborhood; the applicant has proposed a plan to provide water resources for the site and has submitted a rezoning application to develop single‑family attached housing at up to 8 units per acre. The city currently lacks water capacity for the parcel, but staff said the applicant has proposed an acceptable solution and that a pre‑annexation development agreement would formalize water commitments before final annexation.

Applicant counsel Susan Demet described the proposed product as two‑story, single‑family‑attached duplexes with private backyards and enclosed two‑car garages, and said the maximum proposed density would be eight units per acre. “The concept here is using your single family attached zoning… [with] a maximum density of 8 units per acre,” Demet said.

For the South Perryville Road parcel, La Pribada’s developer intends to dedicate the 33‑foot section as right-of-way so the city can improve the road to its major-arterial standard; staff said accepting the dedication would allow the subdivision to develop to city standards.

Staff emphasized that authorization to proceed is only the first of three statutory steps in the annexation process and does not obligate final approval; both items will return to council for public hearings and a final decision.