Planning & Zoning Board

Agendas & Minutes

Public Participation

All Planning & Zoning Board meetings are open to the public. The public is invited and welcome to attend the Planning & Zoning Board meetings in person or electronically by watching live on local cable Mesa 11, YouTube and Facebook.

Members of the public can address their comments to the Planning & Zoning Board in the following ways:

• Speak in person - Participants may complete a blue speaker comment card upon arrival at the meeting, or download a copy of comment card(PDF, 48KB) and provide to City Staff prior to the start of the meeting. Each speaker is limited to three minutes, unless otherwise determined by the Chair. If you are with a group, please designate a spokesperson.
  
  Please note, Board Members are not generally permitted to discuss or act on any matters raised by the public that are not specifically on the agenda. Citizens may speak on any item on the agenda. Comments should be relevant to the item being discussed.

• Speak by phone - Persons attending a meeting by phone may speak on an agenda item only.

  • Submit an online comment card at least 1 hour prior to the start of the meeting.

  • A phone number is required on the form. Participants who want to speak can attend a meeting by calling 888-788-0099 or 877-853-5247 (toll free) using meeting ID 825 0808 5605 prior to the start of the meeting. Participants will be unmuted when it is their turn to speak.
• Provide agenda related online comments - Persons who wish to provide an agenda related comment for the Planning & Zoning Board to review are welcome to complete the online comment card no later than 2:00 pm on the day of the meeting.
  
  Online comments will be provided to the Planning & Zoning Board prior to the meeting. Online comments will not be read aloud at the meeting.

Meeting Decorum
All persons attending the Planning & Zoning Board meeting are asked to observe the rules of politeness, propriety, decorum, and good conduct. Anyone disrupting the meeting will be asked to leave or will be removed and may not be allowed to return.

Study Sessions

The live meeting may be watched via a video conferencing platform at https://mesa11.zoom.us/j/82508085605 or listened to by calling 888-788-0099 or 877-853-5247 (toll free) using meeting ID 825 0808 5605 and following the prompts.

For any difficulty accessing this meeting, please call 480-644-2099.

Board Responsibilities

The seven members conduct hearings and make recommendations to the City Council on requests for changes in zoning and on required site plans. They also consider and recommend changes in the City's long-range plans and in the Municipal Code concerning planning and zoning matters. Members are appointed for staggered terms of three years. Meetings are broadcast live on Mesa Channel 11.

For a full explanation of the duties and responsibilities of the Planning and Zoning Board, please see: Title 2- Zoning Ordinance, Chapter 1 of the Mesa City Code of Ordinances.

Board Members