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Commission backs Sonoran Serenity rezoning to enable flood mitigation and 97-lot subdivision (Z250023)

Maricopa County Planning and Zoning Commission · January 12, 2026
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Summary

The commission recommended approval of Z250023 for the Sonoran Serenity site (97 acres) to rezone to R1-35 RUPD, enabling channelization of a wash for flood mitigation and preserving 1 dwelling unit per acre net density; the vote was 8-0.

The Maricopa County Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of a rezoning request for the Sonoran Serenity site (Z250023), a 97-acre parcel in the Whitman area, by a roll-call vote of 8 to 0.

Staff reported the site is constrained by a wash, floodway and floodplain and said the rezoning to R1-35 RUPD would allow slightly smaller lots and flexibility that can enable engineering the wash (channelization),…

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