The Town of San Tan Valley Council on Nov. 4 rezoned about 27.74 acres on Hunt Highway for regional commercial use, which clears the way for the large warehouse store and gas station proposed next to the Solera neighborhood at Johnson Ranch. The vote was a voice vote, and no one was opposed.
The land is south of the southeast corner of Hunt Highway and Stone Creek Drive. It had been zoned for multi-family homes and community commercial use, and the council changed it to regional commercial, the town’s zoning for large shopping destinations. The Planning and Zoning Commission had voted 5-0 on Sept. 28 to recommend the change. Town records do not name the retailer. The developer is Diversified Partners.
This vote changed the zoning only. The store still needs a site plan, a traffic study and approvals before anything is built, and the mayor told residents the town’s staff will decide the entrances and other details from those reviews…