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Board of Supervisors Formal Meeting - 2026-05-06
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Maricopa County's Board of Supervisors, Phoenix City Council, Scottsdale City Council, and the County Planning Commission process a high volume of PAD (Planned Area Development) applications, rezonings, and general plan amendments. Semiconductor fabrication facilities near the TSMC campus in north Phoenix have generated supplier park and workforce housing rezonings along the I-17 corridor. Mesa, Gilbert, Chandler, and Surprise see active mixed-use and industrial entitlement filings. West Valley residential expansion along Loop 303 accounts for a growing share of subdivision plat activity.
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Board of Supervisors Formal Meeting - 2026-05-06
May 6, 2026
Board of Supervisors Formal Meeting - 2026-05-04
May 4, 2026
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April 22, 2026
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Board of Supervisors Formal Meeting - 2026-05-06
The Board of Supervisors approved a military compatibility permit for Project Bacara, a 160-acre data center and 744-megawatt natural gas power plant at Olive Avenue west of Litchfield Road near Luke Air Force Base, by a 4-1 vote despite significant public opposition (553 comments against, 5 in support). The board also terminated its court services IGA with the Town of Queen Creek (4-1) due to inadequate reimbursement, and approved a special use permit for dumpster storage at 17602 N Cave Creek Road.
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- Military Compatibility Permit for Project Bacara
- Termination of Court Services IGA with Town of Queen Creek
- Special Use Permit for Dumpster Storage at Cave Creek Road
- Planning and Zoning Consent Agenda Items 6-8
- Board Consent Agenda Items 14-74 (excluding 42-45)
- New Hope Animal Rescue Program Contracts (Items 42-45)
- Flood Control District Items 78-79
Board of Supervisors Formal Meeting - 2026-05-04
Board of Supervisors Formal Meeting - 2026-04-22
Board of Supervisors Formal Meeting - 2026-04-08
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923 zoning insights detected across 21 meetings in Maricopa County
Last month, ZoneWire analyzed 21 council meetings in Maricopa County — extracting rezoning decisions, variance rulings, and development activity hours after the gavel dropped.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, Phoenix City Council, Scottsdale City Council, and Planning Commission are all monitored by ZoneWire for rezoning, variances, conditional use permits, PAD district applications, and general plan amendments.
Maricopa County has approximately 10 zoning-related meetings per month across the Board of Supervisors, Phoenix City Council, Scottsdale City Council, and the county Planning Commission.
A PAD (Planned Area Development) is a custom zoning district in Maricopa County that allows flexible development standards. PAD applications are common for large-scale projects near semiconductor facilities and the West Valley growth corridor.
The most active development corridors in Maricopa County are the West Valley around Buckeye and Goodyear along Loop 303, the semiconductor corridor near TSMC in north Phoenix, and the Scottsdale Airpark area. These zones see frequent PAD and general plan amendment filings.
Important zoning terms for Maricopa County include PAD (Planned Area Development), general plan amendment, rezoning, conditional use permit, design review, PUD overlay, and stipulation modification. ZoneWire tracks all of these automatically across every Maricopa County governing body.
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