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Mesa staff propose revisions to Employment Opportunity district to facilitate ASU partnerships and mixed-use campuses
Summary
Assistant Planning Director Rachel Phillips outlined amendments to the Employment Opportunity (EO) zoning district — repeal and replace Chapter 14 and revise Section 1186-1A — to expand flexibility for mixed-use projects and political subdivisions, with staff noting a 140-acre minimum for standalone EO districts and that development agreements will
Mesa City Council heard a presentation on Sept. 4 proposing text amendments to the Employment Opportunity (EO) district, intended to make the zoning tool clearer and more flexible for large employment-generating projects and political subdivisions such as universities.
Rachel Phillips, Assistant Planning Director, told council the proposal would repeal and replace Chapter 14 of the zoning ordinance and amend Section 1186-1A (use-type classification) to update definitions, adjust minimum-area requirements and allow more flexibility in setting development standards for individual projects. "It's a flexible zoning district that allows an applicant to really tailor the land uses…
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