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Council directs staff to use a 10% GFA threshold as it implements HB 24‑47 administrative site‑plan changes
Summary
Staff proposed a two‑pronged test to separate administrative site‑plan modifications from legislative ones under HB 24‑47; council directed staff to proceed with that framework but use a 10% gross floor area threshold (instead of staff's initial 15%) and remove a 5,000 sq. ft. cap so routine changes can be handled administratively while preserving council review for substantive use or site‑plan changes.
City planning staff briefed the Mesa City Council on Feb. 5 about proposed text amendments to the Mesa Zoning Ordinance intended to implement HB 24‑47, a state law requiring clearer objective standards for administrative approvals.
Staff presented a two‑pronged test that would categorize a site‑plan modification as legislative (returning the matter to council) if: (1) the site plan is significantly modified by objective criteria such as a threshold change in gross floor area…
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