Planning and Zoning Commission | Nov 12, 2026

The City of Casa Grande Planning and Zoning Commission meeting on November 12, 2026, considered a major amendment to the Phoenix Smart Planned Area Development (PAD), application DSA 26-00139, for a 251.1-acre area proposed as the Casa Grande Tech Center. The amendment would allow specified technology and industrial uses, with data centers and certain other uses requiring separate conditional use permits and public hearings. The applicant, represented by Rose Law Group and associated with DataX Energy, said the proposal could enable redevelopment of the partially constructed Phoenix Mart building and asserted it would fund infrastructure needed to serve the site. The applicant cited projected jobs and tax revenues and said its proposed data-center cooling system would not use water; these were applicant statements, not commission findings. No contract award, solicitation, or purchasing decision was considered.

Public commenters raised concerns about water and power consumption, grid capacity, noise, emissions, environmental impacts, transparency, and the project’s compatibility with nearby residential and agricultural areas. Commissioners also discussed public-notification reach and whether the PAD should include stronger building and lighting standards. The commission did not vote on the amendment’s merits: a motion to table the application until the January 2027 commission meeting passed. Separately, the planning director reported that the city council had approved a landscape code with tighter water-conservation standards, effective January 1, 2027.