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Smaller Maricopa plan amendment seeks to convert 100 acres near Porter Road from commercial to medium‑density housing
Summary
City staff described GPA 21‑02, a request to change roughly 100 acres at Porter Road and Maricopa‑Casa Grande Highway from commercial/open space/employment to medium‑density residential; staff signaled support but commissioners and a speaker urged caution about preserving commercial land and ensuring bridge/egress and flood protections.
City of Maricopa staff presented a public hearing on GPA 21‑02, a proposed general‑plan amendment to redesignate about 100 acres at the southeast corner of Porter Road and Maricopa‑Casa Grande Highway from primarily commercial (with open space and employment slivers) to medium‑density residential; staff said the location and surrounding uses make the change appropriate but emphasized further review is needed before action.
Planning staff noted the site is entirely within the city and therefore would not require annexation. "Medium density residential is about two to six dwelling units per acre," staff told the commission, characterizing the proposal as not a high‑density plan but likely consistent with lot sizes already found in…
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