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Mesa staff propose changes to Employment Opportunity zoning to enable ASU partnership
Summary
Planning staff told the council they want to repeal and replace Chapter 14 of the zoning ordinance and amend Section 1186.1A to make the Employment Opportunity (EO) district more flexible for mixed-use projects and political subdivisions; staff said the change would clear the way for an ASU Innovation Zone plan.
Mesa planning staff presented text amendments to the Employment Opportunity (EO) zoning district as a preliminary step to upcoming development agreements with Arizona State University. Rachel Phillips, assistant planning director, said the proposal would repeal and replace Chapter 14 of the zoning ordinance and update use-type definitions in Section 1186.1A to better accommodate mixed-use projects involving political subdivisions.
"It's only been used twice within the city so far," Phillips said, noting existing EO…
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