Chandler holds hearings on two annexations for industrial and single-family projects
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The Chandler City Council heard two public hearings Nov. 13: Annexation ANX 25‑0004 (about 32.2 acres at Applebee Road and the Union Pacific Railroad proposed for industrial use) and ANX 24‑0004 (about 18.64 acres south of Ocotillo and Basha proposed for a 107‑lot single‑family subdivision). No final votes were taken; staff outlined zoning and next steps.
The Chandler City Council heard presentations Nov. 13 on two proposed annexations that would add roughly 50 acres on the city’s periphery to the municipal boundary for industrial and residential development.
Taylor, a city planning staff member, summarized Annexation ANX 25‑0004 as approximately 32.2 acres at the southeast corner of Applebee Road and the Union Pacific Railroad, noting the request includes Union Pacific rights‑of‑way and that one parcel is currently zoned IND‑2 in Maricopa County. Taylor said the city’s initial zoning recommendation is planned industrial (I‑1) for the IND‑2 parcel and AG‑1 for the parcels that are railroad property, and that the properties are shown as “employment” in Chandler’s general plan. “The city of Chandler will provide water, wastewater, and reclaimed services to the subject property,” Taylor said. Taylor also told council the project proponents are working with the county on a temporary use permit and plan to develop under city standards once annexed; staff said the project is expected to be reviewed administratively and would not need to return to council for site plan review as currently proposed.
Darcy Smith, another planning staffer, presented Annexation ANX 24‑0004, describing an approximate 18.64‑net‑acre site south of the southwest corner of Ocotillo Road and Basha Road. Smith said the site is currently zoned RU‑43 in Maricopa County and that the city’s initial zoning would be AG‑1 with a general‑plan designation of “neighborhoods.” Smith said the developer proposes a 107‑lot subdivision of single‑family homes for sale, with an average density of about 5.7 dwelling units per acre (characterized as medium density). Smith also reported that the city’s traffic engineering team reviewed a traffic‑impact statement and that staff received no negative departmental comments; she said the subdivision is scheduled to return to council in December for further approvals.
Council member John Orlando asked whether the industrial project at Applebee would be a manufacturing facility; Taylor replied the proposer plans a prefabricated‑truss manufacturing facility but that staff was not aware of a projected employee count. Orlando also asked timing questions; staff’s response was that the proponent is aiming to develop as quickly as possible and is pursuing county permits in the interim.
Neither annexation was approved or rejected at the Nov. 13 meeting; both items were presented in public hearing and closed that evening. Next steps: Annexation ANX 24‑0004 (Ocotillo/Basha) will return to council in December, and staff indicated the ANX 25‑0004 project is expected to proceed through administrative review once annexed.
Authorities and next steps listed in staff presentations — including the annexation case numbers and proposed initial zoning categories — were presented to the council during the hearings and are recorded in the city’s planning file.
The council did not take a separate final vote on either annexation during the Nov. 13 meeting.
