By BEX Staff for AZBEX
The Pinal County Board of Supervisors heard, but took no action on, a request from Judd Ventures LLC to reclassify 96.8 vacant acres at the SEC of Judd and Felix roads north of Florence to allow for employment and supporting mixed-use development.
The owner is requesting a major comprehensive plan amendment from moderate low-density residential to 80 acres of employment and 16 acres of mixed-use residential focus.
According to the submitted project description for Sunhill, “The development intent of the proposal is to allow for the majority of the property (~80 acres) to be developed under employment uses. These could include offices, data centers, warehousing, etc. but could also include more intense uses such as manufacturing, and light industrial uses. One specific use that may be viable here is power storage due to the proximity to the recently constructed SRP power station. It is likely that multiple uses will occupy the southern portion of the project.”
The northern 16 acres will be the mixed-use section, which is planned for commercial, retail and/or office and could also include multifamily. The mixed-use component will serve as a buffer between the possible industrial uses and existing residential properties to the north.
According to local news outlets, the request will go before the Pinal County Planning and Zoning Commission in September and return to the Board of Supervisors for a vote on Oct. 30.
The owner is Judd Ventures LLC. Land planning and project representation is through Iplan Consulting.
