By Jay Taylor
The Maricopa Planning & Zoning Commission has approved the preliminary plat for the Moonlight Ridge community, a 489-acre development adjacent to the Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Course.
The developer, Forestar USA Real Estate Group of Texas, has designated 349 of the 489 acres for single-family home development at the northwest corner of Smith-Enke and Green roads. There will be three lot sizes – 5,400, 6,000 and 7,200 square feet.
The community has a proposed density of 4.3 dwelling units per acre, well within the parcel’s zoning and land use limits of 2-6 dwelling units per acre for a master planned community. At that density, the community’s 1,500 homes at full buildout would house about 4,800 residents.
