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Maricopa staff unveils first draft of nonresidential design guidelines; commission urges balance and public review
Summary
Planning staff introduced a first draft of nonresidential design guidelines intended to improve site design, architecture and materials in Maricopa; commissioners welcomed the guidance, urged flexibility to preserve unique architecture and asked that the draft be posted for developer and public comment in February.
The Planning & Zoning Commission on Dec. 8 reviewed the city’s first draft of nonresidential design guidelines, a staff effort to set consistent expectations for commercial, industrial and other nonresidential development.
Rick Williams, planning manager, told the commission the document grew from an 18‑month review of peer cities and is meant to supplement the general plan and zoning ordinance. The draft covers site layout, access, parking and circulation; landscape, lighting, walls and fences; building massing, facade articulation, roof planes and materials; and…
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