At least five Mesa City Council members must agree to this complex. (Rendering by City of Mesa)
By Scott Shumaker | Mesa Tribune
Residents opposed to a proposed 36-unit multifamily development at Southern Avenue and 32nd Street have gotten council’s attention by successfully filing a protest petition with the city.
By exceeding the threshold of signatures needed from neighbors within a designated radius of the project, residents have put a new requirement on the city for the project to move forward: a supermajority of “yes” votes from Mesa City Council.
Planning Director Nana Appiah told council the supermajority translates to at least five “yes” votes.
“Fortunately, or unfortunately, they do qualify,” Appiah said. “They’ve submitted a petition, it has been reviewed, and so if they don’t withdraw that petition, then this decision will require a supermajority vote of the city council.”
