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Council approves rezoning for 85‑acre Buckeye 83 site at I‑10 and SR‑85 with enhanced residential buffers
Summary
The Buckeye City Council unanimously adopted Ordinance 13‑26 to rezone roughly 85 acres at the southeast corner of I‑10 and State Route 85 from R‑1‑43 to Business Park, adding a new stipulation to minimize truck loading facing planned residences and enlarged landscape buffers.
The Buckeye City Council voted unanimously May 5 to adopt Ordinance 13‑26, rezoning about 85 acres at the southeast corner of Interstate 10 and State Route 85 from single‑family residential (R‑1‑43) to Business Park (BP).
Planning staff described the proposal as a straight rezone — not a specific plan — that would permit a mix of employment uses including offices, distribution and light industrial. Staff and the applicant said the site had been annexed earlier in April and that the requested Business Park designation aligns with the city’s 2040 general plan and West Park master plan. The applicant’s concept showed up to seven buildings, but both staff and the developer emphasized that the concept would be refined through later site planning.
Council discussion focused on minimizing noise and visual impacts to the adjacent West Park neighborhood. Planning staff and the applicant committed to an enhanced buffer that exceeds the typical 50‑foot BP requirement, describing landscaped setbacks varying from about 166 feet at the closest point up to 400 feet in places. In response to council questions, the applicant and staff proposed a stipulation to "take care at the time of site planning to minimize truck loading areas from facing residential uses," and to provide additional screening where practical. The developer also said average building size would not exceed 200,000 square feet and that cross‑dock facilities were not permitted under the proposed Business Park designation.
The city’s planning commission had recommended unanimous approval at its April hearing. With no public speakers during the council’s public hearing, Councilmember Eustace moved to approve Ordinance 13‑26 with conditions A–L as amended; the motion passed unanimously.
The ordinance authorizes rezoning and requires site plan review and specific buffering and orientation standards at the time of development. Council members asked staff to ensure future site‑planning documents clearly show truck courts, masonry screening walls and landscaping that will shield neighborhoods and mitigate expected noise from service vehicles.
Next steps: the developer will proceed to site planning and engineering review where the proposed buffering, building orientation and truck‑loading mitigation measures will be finalized.
