By Monica D. Spencer | YourValley
The Maricopa Planning and Zoning Commission is splitting votes like a blackjack player splits aces this month.
Commissioners Monday night voted on three agenda items but only one was unanimous, a rare move in the city’s government but one that has happened twice consecutively. The first item saw a failed vote and a 20-minute executive session before the commissioners reached consensus.
Sitting a mile south of Sorrento, phase one of The Sanctuary, the master-planned community at Hartman Road and Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway, will bring 339 single-family homes across 83 acres.
Phoenix-based CVL Consultants initially requested a preliminary plat approval during the board’s June 9 meeting, but it was continued due to unresolved concerns over a single planned access road to the development. Commissioners wondered if the developers’ all-weather emergency access road would be enough.
Before the discussion continued last night, the initial vote failed with Commissioners Robert Brems, Ted Yocum and Robert Klob voting against.
Klob, a critical thinker on the board, noted that neighborhoods such as Santa Rosa Springs have experienced repeat issues like trains frequently blocking the north access.
