By Justin Mathews | Pinal Post
The Pinal County Planning and Zoning Commission continued the Koepnick Property development hearings to March 19, 2026, following debate about road access, setbacks, and commercial viability. The 69.26-acre project would bring 340 single-family homes and 3.59 acres of commercial space to land south of Judd Road and east of Hunt Highway in San Tan Valley.
Proposed Development Would Add 340 Homes Near Copper Basin
The Koepnick Property sits adjacent to the existing Copper Basin subdivision on land historically used as a cotton farm. The development includes three related cases: a Minor Comprehensive Plan Amendment, a rezone from General Rural to R-7 and C-2, and a Planned Area Development overlay.
Elizabeth Koepnick owns the property. Her son, Sam Griffin, represented the family at the January 15 hearing. Griffin explained the family has farmed in Pinal County since the 1950s and still holds state land leases on approximately 1,700 adjacent acres.
