March 5, 2026 Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting - BOS Auditorium & GoTo Webinar, March 5, 2026
Recommends approval: Hassayampa Ranch rezoning Z250047, 5-1
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The Planning and Zoning Commission approved 55% of 22 recorded land-use decisions this period. Most frequent dissent: Mihai Toma (1 of 11 recorded votes).
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On March 5, 2026, the March 5, 2026 Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting - BOS Auditorium & GoTo Webinar recommended approval of Hassayampa Ranch rezoning Z250047 (5-1).
The Maricopa County Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of the rezoning of approximately 1,687 acres (Hassayampa Ranch, Case Z250047) from various PAD-overlay designations to IND-2 IUPD for future industrial/data center use on a 5-1 vote (Commissioner Toma dissent…
- Jurisdiction
- Maricopa County, AZ
- Governing body
- Advisory (makes a recommendation)
- Date
- March 5, 2026
- Decisions
- 6 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Recommends approval, 5-1
- Next step
- Final board vote (pending)
Projects in this meeting (3)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsGamble Field outdoor event venue SU250041
Denied 7-0Rancho Bravo outdoor event venue SU240001
Recommended 4-1Moreland Yard backyard rentals outdoor event venue SU250009
Denied 6-0Free sample: decision 1 of 6
Continuance of Herman's Tank Sales SU250032
Special use permit for septic and water tank sales in Rural 43 on a 2.5-acre site at the northeast corner of 17th Avenue and Yearling in North Phoenix, District 3. Applicant requested an indefinite continuance; new public notice required before rescheduling.
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Key Decisions (6)
Continuance of Herman's Tank Sales SU250032
Consent agenda: SU250033, Z250024, Z250030
Gamble Field outdoor event venue SU250041
Rancho Bravo outdoor event venue SU240001
Moreland Yard backyard rentals outdoor event venue SU250009
Hassayampa Ranch rezoning Z250047
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Zoning Changes (3)
Development Activity (4)
Event Space at Gamble Field
Commercial
Rancho Bravo outdoor wedding and event venue
Commercial
Moreland Yard backyard rentals event venue
Commercial
Hassayampa Ranch industrial/data center development
Industrial
Market Signals (5)
Commercial Demand
Tech companies relocating from California, Washington and Oregon are targeting…
Infrastructure
Groundwater constraints are a recurring gating factor: state officials have…
Sentiment
Strong rural community opposition to industrial/data center conversion in Tonopah/Hassayampa…
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Who spoke
37 distinct speakers; 7 identified names.
All speaker roles: 1 Chair, 1 Clerk, 3 Commissioner, 5 Staff, 3 Applicant Rep, 22 Public, 2 Applicant.
Identified name roles: 3 Commissioner, 2 Applicant Rep, 2 Applicant.
Speaker sample: Jane Piper, Applicant.
6 more identified names in Pro: 3 Commissioner, 2 Applicant Rep, 1 Applicant.
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Zoning terms (15)
158 recorded timestamps
- zoning (27 timestamps)
- special use permit (20 timestamps)
- industrial (24 timestamps)
- rezoning (8 timestamps)
- land use (9 timestamps)
- approved (20 timestamps)
Decision moments (6)
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