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Planning board backs Park North 120-unit apartments despite neighbor safety, traffic concerns
Summary
The Planning and Zoning Board voted to recommend approval of a 120-unit Park North multifamily project; neighbors raised traffic, school-safety and notice concerns while staff and the applicant said the site is better suited for apartments than the previously zoned commercial use.
The City of Mesa Planning and Zoning Board on Feb. 26 voted to recommend City Council approval of the Park North project, a proposed 120‑unit multifamily development on a roughly 5‑acre parcel east of Power Road and north of Guadalupe Road, despite extensive neighborhood opposition focused on traffic and school‑drop‑off safety.
City planning staff described the proposal as limited commercial (LC) zoning with a Planned Area Development overlay and a council use permit to allow multifamily residential where ground‑floor commercial area requirements would be modified. Staff found the project generally consistent with the Mesa 2040 General Plan and recommended approval with conditions, including several technical PAD deviations tied to the site’s flood‑control canal and proximity to Monterey Park.
John Gillespie, a land‑use attorney for the applicant, said the site has been repeatedly marketed for commercial uses since its 2010 rezoning to LC and that the project team’s economic analysis indicates sufficient vacant retail nearby to meet…
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