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Planning commission backs Mesquite Mountain Ranch 5 rezoning with 975-unit cap
Summary
The Surprise Planning and Zoning Commission voted 5-0 to recommend approval of the Mesquite Mountain Ranch 5 rezone (Case FS24-0765) for about 264.9 acres, subject to stipulations A–C and a not-to-exceed cap of 975 dwelling units after staff presentation, applicant commitments and public concerns about water, traffic and rural character.
The Surprise Planning and Zoning Commission voted 5-0 on Feb. 5 to recommend approval of a rezoning request for Mesquite Mountain Ranch 5 (Case FS24-0765), a roughly 264.9-acre site south of Deer Valley Road between 223rd and 231st avenues, with conditions including stipulations A–C and a dwelling-unit cap not to exceed 975.
Planning staff presented the request and said the site, currently part of the Mesquite Mountain Ranch planned area development (PAD), would be rezoned to a mix of residential low density (R1), residential medium density (R2) and open space conservation (OS1). Staff noted the property lies within the Luke Air Force Base Graduated Density Concept (GDC), which limits the theoretical maximum density to six dwelling units per acre, and therefore a theoretical GDC maximum of about 1,589 units across the site. Staff recommended…
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