City Council Study Session, April 30, 2026
Votes on Rezoning discussion for Haven at Hawes (Hawes Crossing)
What happened
This was a Mesa City Council study session (2026-04-30) reviewing the May 4th agenda and hearing the proposed FY26-27 budget; no final land-use votes were taken on zoning items, which will be decided Monday.
- Jurisdiction
- Mesa, AZ
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- April 30, 2026
- Decisions
- 8 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Voted
Free sample: decision 1 of 8
Continuance of item 7A
Council reached consensus to pull item 7A off the consent agenda and continue it 30 days (two council meetings out, date certain, hard continuance staying on consent, no reintroduction needed) so staff can continue working with the applicant. Economic development director and residents raised concerns about the quality of the project.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
This was a Mesa City Council study session (2026-04-30) reviewing the May 4th agenda and hearing the proposed FY26-27 budget; no final land-use votes were taken on zoning items, which will be decided Monday.
Key Decisions (8)
Continuance of item 7A
Liquor license recommendation for 309 Sports Lounge
Rezoning discussion for Haven at Hawes (Hawes Crossing)
Rezoning discussion for Haven at Destination
Annexation discussion (item 8)
HOME ARP allocation plan amendment (item 5B)
Appointments to Historic Preservation Board and Design Review Board
Proposed FY26-27 budget presentation
Development Activity (3)
Haven at Hawes
Residential
Haven at Destination
Residential
309 Sports Lounge
Commercial
Market Signals (6)
Housing Demand
Multiple parcels in the Hawes Crossing area (Haven at Hawes,…
Commercial Demand
Council members expressed concern about losing retail opportunity as land…
Infrastructure
Utility CIP is dominated by capacity fee and utility pledge…
Who Spoke (15)
On the record: 4 councilmembers, 5 staff members, and an attorney.
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