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Planning staff reports permit activity, recent approvals and introduces summer intern
Summary
Planning staff reported approximately 86 single‑family residential permits issued last month, summarized recent council approvals (Rittenhouse Commons rezoning, First Credit Union CUP, DND mini ranch) and administrative approvals, and introduced summer planning intern Alexis Mason.
Planning staff provided administrative updates at the end of the regular session: the department issued approximately 86 single‑family residential permits last month, a decline from the prior year that staff said may reflect state water‑related issues affecting development. Staff noted several recent approvals at council and administratively: council approved Rittenhouse Commons (rezoning to allow rental townhomes at the northeast corner of Rittenhouse and Germann after water availability considerations), First Credit Union's conditional‑use permit was approved with no opposition, the DND Mini Ranch (dog training/sheep herding facility) received approval, and an administrative approval was issued for Fulton Homes at Barney Farms.
Planning staff also introduced Alexis Mason, a summer intern from Arizona State University majoring in urban planning with a GIS certificate; Mason is a Queen Creek High School alum and will assist in planning tasks over the summer.
Staff distributed the updated council strategic plan and invited commissioners to review it; no public comments were received during this administrative summary.
