ZON26-06 Zoning Map Amendment
Description
A request to rezone roughly 23 acres from Mixed Use General to General Commercial at a high-visibility corner near John Wayne Parkway.
Impact summary
Opens the door to large-format retail and a gym near the Lowe's/Aldi center, with neighborhood concerns about truck routes, bus stops, and floodplain to be resolved during development review.
Applicant
- Address
- Southeast corner of N. John Wayne Pkwy. and W. Honeycutt Ave., Maricopa, AZ
At a glance
- Hearings
- 1
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 1
Last vote · Planning & Zoning Commission
A recommendation, not a final decision. The council decides next.
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Nov 9, 2026.
Meeting timeline (1)
Related issues (3)
Flood control and floodplain resolution
A resident recalled the 1981 flood and worried that regrading for the new development could push flood risk onto other homes. Staff and the applicant said the plan actually lifts the site and reroutes water into a channel, potentially removing homes from the floodplain.
Rezoning 23 acres to General Commercial at John Wayne Parkway and Honeycutt
Nearly 23 acres near the Lowe's/Aldi shopping center were rezoned to allow stores over 40,000 square feet, with a Mountainside Fitness gym lease already signed. It's a step toward more local shopping options, but neighbors worry about traffic cutting through the Desert Cedars neighborhood.
School bus stop safety near new commercial development
Commissioners flagged two school bus stops on Desert Cedars Drive near the rezoned site, where roughly 30 students wait. Staff said a traffic impact analysis and possible relocation of stops will be examined when the site plan comes in.
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