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Mesa planning board recommends denial of Greenfield 30‑unit multifamily project after neighbors raise privacy, traffic and canal safety concerns
Summary
The Mesa Planning and Zoning Board on Nov. 12 recommended denial of a rezoning and site-plan for a 30‑unit multifamily development on about 1.9 acres near Greenfield Road, citing concerns about three‑story elements, close setbacks to a canal right‑of‑way, privacy and neighborhood outreach. The board voted 5 in favor, 2 abstentions.
Mesa — The Mesa Planning and Zoning Board voted on Nov. 12 to recommend denial of a rezoning and site‑plan for a proposed 30‑unit multifamily development at the Greenfield Road triangle, after neighbors and several board members said the project’s scale and sight lines into adjacent yards made it incompatible with the surrounding single‑family neighborhood.
The application sought to rezone roughly 1.9 acres from RS‑35 (single family) to MR‑3 with a planned area development overlay and site‑plan review to allow a 30‑unit multiple‑residence development. Developer and applicant representatives told the board the project is a ‘missing middle’ housing type, with gated access, crime prevention through environmental design features and balconies that provide required open space.
Neighbors said the design would erode privacy,…
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