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Planning commission backs rezoning for parcel in Water's Edge development
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Summary
The Show Low Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously recommended approval of a zone‑change that would add APN 212-11-102A to the Water's Edge planned unit development, subject to conditions including a 50‑foot buffer and public trail dedications.
The Show Low Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously on April 28 to recommend that City Council approve a zone change for a parcel within the Water's Edge master plan. The change, requested by Espiritu Loci Incorporated (case 605-03-125), would rezone APN 212-11-102A from AR-43X (single-family residential; manufactured homes excluded) to PUD (planned unit development).
Staff told commissioners the subject property sits on the southern portion of the preliminary plat for Water's Edge, which covers about 47.81 acres and encompasses 62 residential lots; the parcel in question contains approximately 6.5 of those lots. Planning staff (Miss Celine) said the parcel was recently annexed from Pinetop‑Lakeside, that the preliminary plat was approved by City Council on Feb. 17, 2026, and that approval of the plat had been contingent on the zone change. Staff recommended forwarding the rezoning to council with conditions including compliance with ordinance 2,010-03 and a required 50‑foot open‑space buffer and a public trail dedication along the western boundary.
Director Tragaskis and planning staff answered commissioners' questions about lot sizes and trail alignment; staff described the minimum lot size and average lot area in the proposed PUD and explained that the trail in this location was moved west because of steep, rocky shoreline that made an eastern alignment impractical. When the chair opened the public hearing on the zone change, no members of the public offered comment.
Vice Chair Wilson moved to recommend approval subject to staff recommendations, and the motion — seconded by Commissioner Clark — passed unanimously. The commission will forward the recommendation to the City Council for final action.
What happens next: the city clerk will accept appeals on the council action per city procedures; staff noted in their presentation that notices were mailed to property owners within 300 feet and that no comments had been submitted to date.
