SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
Mesa City Code § 11-63-12
in effect11-63-12: - SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
A SGCP may designate any of the following special requirements:
A. A differentiation of the thoroughfares as A-grid and B-grid. The review of Use Permits for buildings along the A-grid shall prioritize uses supportive of pedestrian activity. Buildings along the B-grid may be more readily considered for Use Permits allowing automobile-oriented standards. The frontages assigned to the B-grid shall not exceed 30% of the total length of frontages within a pedestrian shed.
B. Designations for mandatory and/or recommended terminated vista locations, requiring or advising that the building be provided with architectural articulation of a type and character that responds visually to the location, as approved by the Director.
C. A designation for cross block passages, requiring that a minimum 8-foot-wide pedestrian access be reserved between buildings.
D. A designation for Buildings of Value, requiring that such buildings and structures may be altered or demolished only in accordance with Municipal Preservation Standards and Protocols.
E. A designation for coordinated frontage, requiring that the standards in Table 11-61-9.E (Public Frontage Types), Table 11-61-9.F (Public Frontage Standards), and Chapter 11-60 (Private Frontage Standards) be coordinated as a single, coherent landscape and paving design.
F. May designate one of the following mandatory retail frontage types:
1. Shopfront. Designations for mandatory and/or recommended Shopfront Frontage, requiring or advising that a building provide a Shopfront Frontage at sidewalk level along the entire length of its private frontage. See Section 11-60-10 (Shopfront Frontage) for standards.
2. Gallery. Designations for mandatory and/or recommended Gallery Frontage, requiring or advising that a building provide a permanent cover over the sidewalk, either cantilevered or supported by columns. See Section 11-60-12 (Gallery Frontage) for standards.
3. Arcade. Designations for mandatory and/or recommended Arcade Frontage, requiring or advising that a building overlap the sidewalk such that the first floor façade is a colonnade. See Section 11-60-13 (Arcade Frontage) for standards.
G. A designation of required Architectural Styles. The designation of required architectural styles requires the submittal of Architectural Guidelines or Pattern Book as part of a Final Development Plan.
Source: City of Mesa, Arizona, Mesa City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/az/mesa/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_TIT11ZOOR_ART6FOSECO_CH63SMGRCOPL_11-63-12SPREFetched: 11/1/2026