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Planning and Zoning Board - Public Hearing, March 11, 2026

Recommends approval: Rio Salado 25 minor general plan amendment, unanimous

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On March 11, 2026, the Planning and Zoning Board - Public Hearing recommended approval of Rio Salado 25 minor general plan amendment (unanimous).

The City of Mesa Planning and Zoning Board unanimously approved, on its consent agenda, ZON 25-00535, the Edgecore Mesa North Campus major site plan modification for a data center on 43.8 acres at the southwest corner of East Elliott Road and South Everton Terrace.

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
Mesa, AZ
Governing body
Advisory (makes a recommendation)
Date
March 11, 2026
Decisions
4 zoning decisions
Outcome
Recommends approval, unanimous
Next step
Final board vote (pending)

Projects in this meeting (3)

Longbow Mixed Use

Recommended
3 conditions of approval

Edgecore Mesa North Campus

Recommended

Rio Salado 25

Recommended
1 condition of approval

Free sample: decision 1 of 4

Edgecore Mesa North Campus major site plan modification

Consent agenda. Major site plan modification on 43.8 acres at the southwest corner of East Elliott Road and South Everton Terrace to allow a data center development. The square footage was read as approximately 1,236,960,000 sq ft, which appears to be a transcription error. Approved unanimously as part of the consent agenda. Board Member Montes disclosed that she lives about 1.5 miles from the project.

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Key Decisions (4)

Approved

Edgecore Mesa North Campus major site plan modification

Vote: unanimousMoved by Ayers
Approved

Rio Salado 25 rezoning, council use permit and site plan

Vote: unanimous1 conditions attachedMoved by Ayers
Approved

Longbow Mixed Use rezoning, council use permit and site plan

Vote: unanimous3 conditions attachedMoved by Ayers
Approved

Rio Salado 25 minor general plan amendment

Vote: unanimousMoved by Ayers

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Zoning Changes (2)

Development Activity (3)

Edgecore Mesa North Campus

Industrial

Rio Salado 25

Mixed-Use

Longbow Mixed Use

Commercial

Market Signals (2)

Commercial Demand

Mesa continues to approve large-scale data center campuses, such as…

Commercial Demand

Two hotel projects using the bonus intensity zone overlay were…

Agenda results

ZON25-00942 rezone

District District 3Case PZ 26010
Approved
freeApprovedmoved by Ayers1 condition of approval

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North Recker Road rezone

District District 5Case PZ 26011
Approved
freeApprovedmoved by Ayers3 conditions of approval

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Discuss and make a recommendation to the City Council on the following General Plan… plan amendment

No vote recorded

Who spoke

4 distinct speakers; 2 identified names.

All speaker roles: 2 Staff, 1 Board Member, 1 Chair.

Identified name roles: 1 Staff, 1 Chair.

Speaker sample: Ayers, Chair.

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Zoning terms (8)

11 recorded timestamps

  • zoning (2 timestamps)
  • public hearing (1 timestamps)
  • rezone (2 timestamps)
  • commercial (2 timestamps)
  • mixed use (1 timestamps)
  • industrial (1 timestamps)

Decision moments (4)

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