REVOCATION OF PERMITS APPROVED THROUGH A PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS
Mesa City Code § 11-67-11
in effect11-67-11: - REVOCATION OF PERMITS APPROVED THROUGH A PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS
Any Council Use Permit (CUP), Special Use Permit (SUP), Development Incentive Permit (DIP), or Substantial Conformance Improvement Permit (SCIP) granted under this Chapter may be revoked if any of the conditions or terms of such permit are violated or if any law or ordinance is violated in connection therewith.
A. Initiation of Proceeding.
1. The City Council, by its own action, or following a recommendation from the Planning & Zoning Board or Zoning Administrator, may initiate revocation proceedings regarding Council Use Permits.
2. The Board of Adjustment, following a recommendation from the Zoning Administrator, may initiate revocation proceedings for Special Use Permits, DIPs and SCIPs.
B. Public Notice. Notice that the possible revocation of the permit has been scheduled for hearing shall be made pursuant to the requirements of Section 11-67-5, Notice of Public Hearing.
C. Public Hearing. The public hearing regarding the revocation of a permit shall be conducted in the same manner as was used for the approval of the use permit, pursuant to Chapter 70.
D. Required Finding for Revocation. The City Council, or Board of Adjustment, as applicable, may revoke a permit if it makes any of the following findings:
1. That approval was obtained by means of fraud or misrepresentation of a material fact;
2. That the permittee or holder of the permit has failed to initiate construction or undertake the use in question within a 1 year period following the effective date of the permit or variance;
3. That the use in question has ceased to exist or has been suspended for one year or more;
4. That there is or has been a violation of or failure to observe the terms or conditions of the permit or the use has been conducted in violation of the provisions of this Ordinance, law or regulation; or
5. That the use to which the permit or applies has been conducted in a manner detrimental to the public safety, health and welfare, or so as to be a nuisance.
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_ART7AD_CH67COPR_11-67-11REPEAPTHPUHEPRFetched: 11/1/2026