PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MINUTES
CITY OF PEORIA, ARIZONA
COUNCIL CHAMBER
DECEMBER 15, 2011

A REGULAR Meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Peoria, 
Arizona, convened at 8401 W. Monroe St., Peoria, AZ in open and public session 
at 6:31 p.m.

Members Present:  Chair Bill Louis, Vice Chair Nancy Golden, Commissioners Veda 
McFarland and Greg Loper (via phone).

Members Absent:  Commissioners Leigh Strickman, Charles Marr, and Gene Sweeney.

Others Present:  Shawn Kreuzwiesner - Engineering Planning Manager, Steve Burg – 
Assistant City Attorney, Robert Gubser – Interim Principal Planner, and Bev 
Parcels – Planning Assistant, 

Opening Statement:  None Read.    

Call for speaker request forms.

Audience:  One. 

Note: The order in which items appear in the minutes is not necessarily the order 
in which they were discussed in the meeting. 


CONSENT AGENDA

All items listed with a “C” are considered to be routine by the Planning and Zoning 
Commission, and were enacted by one motion. 


1C	DISPOSITION OF ABSENCE:  Discussion and possible action to approve/excuse the 
absences of Commissioners Veda McFarland, Greg Loper, and Leigh Strickman from 
the November 17, 2011 Meeting.

2C	MINUTES:  Discussion and possible action to approve the minutes of the Regular 
Meeting held November 17, 2011.

3C	CU11-0022: Mobilitie Wireless requested a Conditional Use Permit to allow the 
construction of an 80-foot multi-carrier steel monopole with accompanying ground 
equipment, approximately 2000 feet east of Lake Pleasant Parkway and 430 feet south of 
Old Carefree Road.

COMMISSION ACTION: Commissioner Loper moved to approve the Consent Agenda items. The 
motion was seconded by Vice Chair Golden and upon vote, carried unanimously. 


REGULAR AGENDA

NEW BUSINESS:	

4R	PUBLIC HEARING – TA11-0007: The City of Peoria proposed an amendment to Article 
14-39 Administrative Procedures of the Zoning Ordinance. The amendment will address 
the types of allowable structure for outdoor sales and displays, and the restoration 
requirements of the site following the Temporary Use.

STAFF REPORT: Presented by Robert Gubser, Interim Principal Planner. 

COMMISSION COMMENT: Clarification was requested on the types of allowable structures 
being canopies or tents only.  

PUBLIC COMMENT: None
	 
COMMISSION ACTION: Commissioner McFarland moved to recommend approval of a request from 
the City of Peoria for an amendment to Article 14-39 Administrative Procedures of the 
Zoning Ordinance. The amendment will address the types of allowable structure for outdoor 
sales and displays, and the restoration requirements of the site following the Temporary 
Use. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Golden and upon vote, carried unanimously.

5R	PUBLIC HEARING – Z11-0006:  The City of Peoria requested to rezone  approximately 
2.49 acres of privately owned property located north of the intersection of Pinnacle Peak 
Road and Lake Pleasant Parkway.  The request was to rezone the property from Maricopa 
County Rural-43 District to City of Peoria Suburban Ranch (SR-43) District.

STAFF REPORT: Presented by Robert Gubser, Interim Principal Planner.

COMMISSION COMMENT: None

PUBLIC COMMENT: None
	 
COMMISSION ACTION: Commissioner Golden moved to recommend approval of a request from the 
City of Peoria to rezone approximately 2.49 acres of privately owned property located 
north of the intersection of Pinnacle Peak Road and Lake Pleasant Parkway.  The request 
was to rezone the property from Maricopa County Rural-43 District to City of Peoria 
Suburban Ranch (SR-43) District.  The motion was seconded by Commissioner McFarland and 
upon vote, carried unanimously.

6R	PUBLIC HEARING – Z11-0009:  The City of Peoria requested an initial zoning for 
approximately 1.23 acres of privately owned property located west of the southwest corner 
of Lake Pleasant Parkway and Mariposa Grande Drive following a recent annexation 
application on the property. The request was to rezone the property from Maricopa County 
Rural-43 District to City of Peoria Suburban Ranch (SR-43) District.

STAFF REPORT: Presented by Robert Gubser, Interim Principal Planner.

COMMISSION COMMENT: Clarification was requested on plans to annex county parcels in north 
Peoria and that the approach will be a “piece mill” approach. 

PUBLIC COMMENT: None
	 
COMMISSION ACTION: Commissioner Golden moved to recommend approval of a request from the 
City of Peoria for an initial zoning for approximately 1.23 acres of privately owned 
property located west of the southwest corner of Lake Pleasant Parkway and Mariposa Grande 
Drive following a recent annexation application on the property. The request was to rezone 
the property from Maricopa County Rural-43 District to City of Peoria Suburban Ranch 
(SR-43) District.  The motion was seconded by Commissioner McFarland and upon vote, carried 
unanimously.

CALL TO THE PUBLIC: (Non-agenda Items):  None

REPORT FROM STAFF: None 

REPORTS FROM THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION: None

ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the Planning and Zoning 
Commission, the meeting adjourned at 6:49 p.m.



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William Louis, Chair						  Date Signed