# P&Z Meeting 9_28_26


**Body:** Robert Stanley
**Date:** September 29, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Construction & Infrastructure, Physical Infrastructure


The San Tan Valley Planning and Zoning Commission meeting, identified in the title as September 28, 2026, considered two rezoning cases. For the approximately 27-acre Hunt Highway commercial development, the applicant sought C-3 zoning for a large-retailer project; the specific retailer was not disclosed, though the applicant described a warehouse retailer with a gas-station component. Commissioners raised concerns about traffic, signal timing, site access, lighting, and impacts on nearby residents. The commission voted to recommend approval to the Town Council, subject to 10 staff conditions, including further site-plan and traffic review and right-of-way dedication along Hunt Highway.

The commission then considered a request to rezone approximately 3.3 acres at Gansel and Lonear roads to C-2 for a neighborhood commercial center with possible medical, retail, restaurant, and professional-office uses, contingent on annexation. Residents raised concerns about traffic, compatibility with nearby homes and horse properties, landscaping, and use and maintenance of Lonear Road; staff made no recommendation. The commission voted to recommend denial. No procurement actions, contract awards, vendor selections, or budget allocations were identified; the decisions concerned land use and development approvals.

**Source:** Robert Stanley