By Maria Polletta | The Arizona Republic
A revised plan that would put 145 single-family homes next to Las Sendas has upset residents, who say the development wouldn’t mesh with their desert-centric, master-planned community.
The plan would occupy 23 acres, or about one-third, of a larger swath of land near McDowell and Power roads. The parcel is part of northeast Mesa’s Desert Uplands, where development guidelines focus on conserving the area’s desert feel through promotion of open space and preservation of washes, hillsides and native plants.
“Prior to (2007), the whole property had been designated for a business park … to provide for high-end employment office development, so executives that are living in Las Sendas could have offices close by and not have to fight the traffic over to Phoenix,” said Mesa planning director John Wesley.
“A property owner came in 2007 requesting a change from that business park to allow the residential component,” he added.
The city eventually approved a plan that designated the parcel’s southern two-thirds for offices and retail and the northern piece for 180 multifamily townhouse units.
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