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Maricopa County panel backs rezoning of 13-acre Gilbert-area site with modified pre‑annexation rule
Summary
The Planning and Zoning Commission voted 6-0 July 24 to recommend rezoning a 13-acre county‑island parcel at Valdosta Drive and Overtoole Road from Rural‑43 to C‑2 CPD, approving commercial uses while modifying a staff pre‑annexation requirement to exempt self‑storage and allow will‑serve letters in lieu of a full agreement.
The Maricopa County Planning and Zoning Commission on July 24, 2025, voted 6‑0 to recommend rezoning roughly 13 acres at the southeast corner of Valdosta Drive and Overtoole Road from Rural‑43 to C‑2 CPD, clearing the way for future commercial development while changing the staff‑recommended pre‑annexation requirement.
Staff told the commission the C‑2 CPD overlay would allow retail, restaurants and a self‑storage facility but would exclude certain incompatible uses and provide setbacks and landscaping to buffer adjacent residential properties and Gilbert Christian School. Planning staff recommended approval contingent on conditions including a pre‑annexation utility service agreement with the Town of Gilbert.
The pre‑annexation requirement…
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