City Council Study Session, October 29, 2026
Decided: Large Water User Ordinance proposed amendments (presentation)
What happened
On October 29, 2026, Mesa acted on Large Water User Ordinance proposed amendments (presentation).
The Mesa City Council study session on October 29, 2026 took no land-use votes; the main item was a staff presentation (Item 2A) on proposed changes to the Large Water User Ordinance, including lowering the demand ceiling from 330 to 224 acre-feet per year, adding schools to the…
- Jurisdiction
- Mesa, AZ
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- October 29, 2026
- Decisions
- 3 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Decided
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Large Water User Ordinance proposed amendments (presentation)
Staff presented proposed amendments: demand ceiling lowered from 330 to 224 acre-feet per year; meters used solely for residential use, schools and hospitals excluded, with schools as the new exclusion; landscape irrigation meters remain subject to the ceiling; transition provision lets existing customers avoid a permit until they exceed 330 acre-feet; groundwater rights accepted in addition to long-term storage credits; adaptable permit terms; administrative guidelines adopted by resolution; conservation plan required with the permit application. Staff noted no new water-cooled data centers since 2021, only two overall, and that the others are air-cooled. The Mayor asked that council have oversight of large allowance increases, possibly through development agreements. There are four existing customers, going on five. No vote was taken; the ordinance will return for adoption.
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Key Decisions (3)
Large Water User Ordinance proposed amendments (presentation)
Water Shortage Management Plan update (presentation)
Historic preservation guidelines and text amendments
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Market Signals (4)
Infrastructure
Mesa plans to cut its large water user demand ceiling…
Commercial Demand
Mesa expects more data centers, but none has been water-cooled…
Infrastructure
Mesa is considering switching its water capacity fee to an…
Commercial Demand
A semiconductor roundtable drew 35 industry representatives, and investors asked…
Who spoke
13 distinct speakers; 11 identified names.
All speaker roles: 5 Staff, 6 Councilmember, 1 Mayor, 1 Attorney.
Identified name roles: 5 Staff, 5 Councilmember, 1 Attorney.
Speaker sample: Joe Giudice, Staff.
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Zoning terms (7)
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- historic preservation (2 timestamps)
- zoning (1 timestamps)
- commercial (6 timestamps)
- residential (8 timestamps)
- denied (1 timestamps)
- approved (1 timestamps)
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