ADMINISTRATIVE NOTICING, PROCESS, AND APPEALS
Mesa City Code § 11-14-8
in effect11-14-8: - ADMINISTRATIVE NOTICING, PROCESS, AND APPEALS
A. Administrative Actions. The following requests shall be reviewed on an administrative basis:
1. Development Plan Reviews unless a site within the EO Development Plan area is otherwise designated for review by public hearing by the approved EO Development Plan;
2. Development Plan Modifications;
3. Minor Adjustments to General Development Standards; and
4. Minor Amendments to the EO Development Plan.
B. Notice of Administrative Action Requests.
1. Letters delivered by first-class mail shall be sent to owners of those properties located within 750 feet of the exterior boundaries of the property that is the subject of the administrative action.
2. The notice letters shall be mailed a maximum of five (5) working days after the application for administrative action is received.
3. The notice letter shall:
a. Provide a brief narrative summary of the requested action.
b. Provide copies of any graphic plans and drawings submitted by the applicant in support of the requested action.
c. Provide the following information in order that the recipient of the notice letter may communicate with the applicant and the Mesa Planning Division staff planner assigned to manage the request:
i. Telephone numbers;
ii. E-mail addresses; and
iii. Street addresses.
d. Provide an explanation that the intended recipient of the notice letter, or their assigned representative, may:
i. Express interest in, and be notified of, the decision made on request.
ii. Provide comments expressing support or concern regarding the request and list the basis for the support or concern.
e. Specify that the recipient has ten (10) days from the postmark on the notice letter to submit comments on the proposed request to the Mesa Planning Division.
C. Administrative Decision Process.
1. The Planning Director or Zoning Administrator, as applicable, shall review the application and make a decision, which may include conditions of approval.
2. Notice of the decision shall be sent to the applicant and those owners of properties within 750 feet of the exterior boundaries of the application site that have expressed written interest in being notified of the decision by the filing date described in Subsection B, above.
3. Included with the decision notice, there shall be a statement of the ability to file an appeal of the decision, a description of the appeal process, and a deadline by which to file an appeal.
D. Appeals to the Planning and Zoning Board.
1. A Planning Director action or decision on a development plan, Development Plan Modification, minor EO Development Plan amendment, or minor General Development Standards adjustment may be appealed by the applicant, or by an owner of property located within 750 feet of the property that is the subject of the Planning Director's decision.
2. A written notice of appeal shall set forth the information required in Section 11-77-4(B) and shall be filed within 15 calendar days from the date of the Planning Director's decision and shall be heard by the Planning and Zoning Board.
E. Appeals to the Board of Adjustments. A decision by the Zoning Administrator in determining an equivalent land use may be appealed by the applicant, or by a property owner located within 750 feet of the property that is the subject of the Zoning Administrator's decision. A written notice of appeal shall set forth the information required in Section 11-77-4(B) and the appeal shall be filed within 15 calendar days from the date of the Zoning Administrator's decision and shall be heard by the Board of Adjustment.
F. Evaluation of Administrative Action Appeals. An appeal of an administrative decision shall be evaluated based on the same criteria used by the Planning Director or Zoning Administrator when making the decision that is the subject of the appeal.
G. Notice of Appeals.
1. Notice of any appeal shall be sent to the property owner of the project, and any property owner filing the appeal.
2. Notice of appeals to the Planning and Zoning Board shall be in the same manner as described in Section 11-67-5(A)(1).
3. Notice of appeals to the Board of Adjustment shall be in the same manner as described in Section 11-67-5(A)(2).
H. Further Appeals. Any further appeals of the decision of the Planning and Zoning Board or the decision of the Board of Adjustment shall be in accordance with Section 11-67-12 and Chapter 77 of this Ordinance.
(Ord. No. 5962, § 1, 9-22-25; Ord. No. 5996, § 4, 3-9-26)
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_ART2BAZO_CH14EMOPDI_11-14-8ADNOPRAPFetched: 11/1/2026