NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING AND EXECUTIVE SESSION
PINAL COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
SUMMARY FOR AGENDA FOR MEETING
Thursday, July 17, 2025

 
9:00 AM  - CALL TO ORDER

PINAL COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLEX
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER

301 E. 11TH ST
FLORENCE, AZ 85132

 
 

Action means discussion/recommendation for approval or denial to the Board of Supervisors on the following Planning Cases. (Numbers are shown for administrative convenience only. All interested persons should be aware that the cases may be heard in an order different than that shown on the agenda.)

 

A work session is not a public hearing. For matters that are not listed as "public hearings" the public may attend and listen to the proceedings, but may only address the Commission with its permission.

 

(1)REGULAR ITEMS
A.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
B.

CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL OF COMMISSION MEMBERS:

( ) MENNENGA, Chairman
( ) KLOB, Vice-Chairman
( ) HARTMAN, Member
( ) KELLER, Member
( ) LIZARRAGA, Member
( ) SCHNEPF, Member
( ) DAVILA, Member
( ) MOONEY, Member
( ) PRANZO, Member
( ) SCOTT, Member

C.

PLANNING MANAGER REPORT (INFORMATION ITEM)

  1. Review and discuss for possible Action proposed revisions
    to the Planning and Zoning Commission Rules and Regulations.
(2)TENTATIVE PLATS
A.S-012-24 - Magma Butte Ranches - ACTION: A tentative plat for Magma Butte Ranches Parcel 1, for 34 Lots and Tracts A through H on 9.99+- acre parcel CR-3/PAD (PZ-PD-021-06 and PZ-021-06) zone, in a portion of the Southeast Quarter of Section 2 Township 4 South, Range 8 East of the Gila and Salt River Meridian, Maricopa County, Arizona, located west of Quail Run Lane and south of Arizona Farms Rd San Tan Valley Area (District 4).
Muhannad Zubi/Dedrick Denton
(3)WORK SESSION: 2025-MAJOR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS
A.PZ-PA-009-25 - I-8 and Stanfield: Work Session to discuss an Amendment to the 2019 Pinal County Comprehensive Plan requested by Evergreen Investments Company, LLC, applicant to re-designate 536 ± acres from Moderate Low Density Residential (MLDR), to Employment uses such as industrial, offices, business park, warehousing and distribution, located approximately 3.5 miles south of Stanfield, and 16 miles west of Casa Grande, in the unincorporated area of Pinal County (District 1).
B.PZ-PA-010-25 - Silver King Solar: Work Session to discuss an Amendment  to the  2019 Pinal County Comprehensive Plan requested by Silver King Solar LLC, applicant, a subsidiary of Arevia Power LLC, to re-designate 8,891± acres from Moderate Low Density Residential (MLDR, 1-3.5 du/ac) to Green Energy Production for a photovoltaic Solar Power Plant, located west intersection of State Highways 60 and 79, in the unincorporated area of Pinal County (District 5).
C.PZ-PA-011-25 - La Osa Project: Work Session to discuss an Amendment  to the  2019 Pinal County Comprehensive Plan requested by Vermaland LLC, applicant, to re-designate 3,374± acres from Very Low Density Residential (VLDR, 0-1 du/ac) and Moderate Low Density Residential (MLDR, 1-3.5 du/ac) and Proposed Open Space to Employment and General Public Facilities/Services for industrial, office, business park, and energy generating facilities, located along the Greene Canal of Santa Cruz Wash, in the extended planning boundary south of the City of Eloy, in the unincorporated area of Pinal County (District 4).
D.PZ-PA-012-25 - Silver Reef Solar: Work Session to discuss an Amendment  to the  2019 Pinal County Comprehensive Plan requested by Silver Reef Energy LLC, applicant, to re-designate 801± acres from Very Low Density Residential (VLDR, 0-1 du/ac) to Green Energy Production for a utility scale Solar facility for a 150 megawatt (MW) Photovoltaic (PV) solar and 200 MW Battery Storage System (BESS) project, located 6.5 miles southwest of Casa Grande, and south of Interstate 8 (I-8), in the unincorporated area of Pinal County (District 1). 
E.PZ-PA-013-25 - Project Midway: Work Session to discuss an Amendment  to the  2019 Pinal County Comprehensive Plan requested by Withey Morris Baugh PLC, applicant, to re-designate 215± acres from Moderate Low Density Residential (MLDR, 1-3.5 du/ac) to Employment for a data center campus, located at the southwest corner of Selma Highway and Midway, and north of I-8, in the unincorporated area of Pinal County (District 1).
F.PZ-PA-014-25 - Griffin Energy: Work Session discuss an Amendment to the 2019 Pinal County Comprehensive Plan requested by Griffin Energy LLC, applicant, to re-designate 2685.58± acres from Moderate Low Density Residential (MLDR, 1-3.5 du/ac) and Proposed Open Space to Green Energy Production, General Public Facilities/Services, and Proposed Open Space for a utility scale Solar facility with Battery Storage System (BESS) project along with a gas fired power plant, located between the Santa Rosa Wash and Green Wash sited on both sides of Interstate 8, in the unincorporated area of Pinal County (District 1).
G.PZ-PA-015-25 - Energy Generation & Tech Campus: Work Session to discuss an Amendment to the 2019 Pinal County Comprehensive Plan requested by W Holdings, applicant, Rose Law Group, as the agent to re-designate 2495.2± acres from Moderate Low Density Residential (MLDR, 1-3.5 du/ac) to Employment for a large scale Energy Generation and Technology Campus, located approximately 8 miles south and east of the City of Maricopa, and south of the Ak Chin Indian Community, in the unincorporated area of Pinal County (District 3).
(4)NEW CASES
A.PZ-PA-001-25 – PUBLIC HEARING/ACTION: Brennan Ray, Ray Law Firm, applicant, on behalf of WNDG, LLC, landowner, is requesting a Non-Major Comprehensive Plan Amendment to amend the Land Use Plan and re-designate 9.47± acres of land from Rural Living to Suburban Neighborhood, situated on a portion of Section 8, Township 2 South, Range 8 East of the Gila and Salt River Meridian, Pinal County, Arizona (legal on file) portions of tax parcels: 104-23-0820, 104-23-0830, 104-23-0840, 104-23-0850, 104-23-0860, and generally located southeast of Ranch Road and Ironwood Drive, in unincorporated Pinal County (District 2).
Glenn Bak/Dedrick Denton
B.PZ-001-25 – PUBLIC HEARING/ACTION: Brennan Ray, Ray Law Firm, applicant, on behalf of WNDG, LLC, landowner, is requesting a rezoning of 9.47± acres from Suburban Ranch (SR) Zoning District to Community Commercial (C-1) Zoning District to allow for a commercial center and medical office, situated on a portion of Section 8, Township 2 South, Range 8 East of the Gila and Salt River Meridian, Pinal County, Arizona (legal on file) portions of tax parcels: 104-23-0820, 104-23-0830, 104-23-0840, 104-23-0850, 104-23-0860, and generally located southeast of Ranch Road and Ironwood Drive, in unincorporated Pinal County (District 2).
Glenn Bak/Dedrick Denton
C.SUP-001-25 – PUBLIC HEARING/ACTION: Brennan Ray, Ray Law Firm, applicant, on behalf of WNDG, LLC, landowner, is requesting approval of a Special Use Permit on a 9.47± acre parcel to allow for medical offices, situated on a portion of Section 8, Township 2 South, Range 8 East of the Gila and Salt River Meridian, Pinal County, Arizona (legal on file) portions of tax parcels: 104-23-0820, 104-23-0830, 104-23-0840, 104-23-0850, 104-23-0860, and generally located southeast of Ranch Road and Ironwood Drive, in unincorporated Pinal County (District 2).
Glenn Bak/Dedrick Denton
D.SUP-004-25 – PUBLIC HEARING/ACTION: Greg Davis, Iplan Consulting (agent), Nadeesha Nambukara Wellala (applicant), on behalf of landowner –  Nirosha Senerath and Nadeesha Nambukara Wellala, are requesting an approval of a Special Use Permit (SUP) to operate an educational and recreational facility that focuses on the dinosaurs of the Mesozoic Era (Sky Village Dino Park) on 10.27± acres, situated in portion of Section 29, Township 06S, Range 03E, tax parcels 501-36-002X, 501-36-002Y, & 501-36-002Z, (legal on file) and generally located directly east of the intersection of W Highway 84 & S Green Rd, Maricopa-Stanfield area, in the unincorporated Pinal County (District 3).
Valentyn Panchenko/Dedrick Denton
E.PZ-014-25 – PUBLIC HEARING/ACTION: Rick Miller, applicant, representing Tim & Shirley Tate, owner, Rick Miller, applicant, is requesting a rezoning of 24.23± acres from General Rural Zoning District (GR) to Light Industrial and Warehouse Zoning District (I-2), Tax Parcels: 511-28-0050 and 511-28-004A – legals on file – situated in a portion of Section 9, Township 7 South, Range 6 East, and generally located southeast of S Trekkell Rd and W Cornman Rd in unincorporated Pinal County, AZ (District 3).
Justin Mullis/Dedrick Denton
(5)CALL TO THE COMMISSION
A.CALL TO THE COMMISSION (DISCUSSION ITEM)

ADJOURNMENT

Support documents for the above-listed matters are available at the Pinal County Community Development Office for the public inspection at least 48 hours prior to the meeting at the Pinal County Community Development Department, Pinal County Complex, 85 N. Florence Street, Florence, Arizona, Monday through Thursday between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.

NOTE: One or more members of the Board may participate in this meeting by telephonic conference call.  

The Board may go into Executive Session for the purpose of obtaining legal advice from the County's Attorney(s) on any of the above agenda items pursuant to A.R.S. 38-431.03(A)(3).  

In accordance with the requirement of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Pinal County Board of Adjustment and Appeals does not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities admission to public meetings. If you need accommodation for a meeting, please contact the Community Development Department at (520) 866-6442, at least (5) five business days prior to the meeting (not including weekends or holidays) so that your request may be accommodated.

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Pursuant to A.R.S. 38-431.02, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the public will have physical access to the meeting room around 8:45 AM. Posted this 10th day of July around 5:00 p.m. by Cory Busby