Planning

The Mission
The Planning Division provides professional planning and technical services to guide the orderly development of an attractive, healthy, livable community, and promote a high quality, dynamic, diverse, and sustainable built environment.

The Vision
We have the imagination, curiosity, determination and conscience to plan Mesa today for a better tomorrow.

Functional Areas

Long Range Planning focuses on the "big picture" of how the City should look and function in the future. Processes general plan major amendments, sub-area plans, and area plans.

Current Planning processes planning applications needed for Planning and Zoning, Design Review, Planning Hearing Officer, and Land Division. Applications may include zoning changes, general plan amendments, design review, and/or subdivision plats. Plan Review processes pre-submittal applications, applications screening, plan reviews, and performs planning inspections.

Zoning Administration processes planning applications needed for the Board of Adjustment, Zoning Administrator Hearing Officer, and Civil Hearing Officer. Applications may be for use permits, variances, development incentive permits, and substantial conformance improvement permits.

The purpose of Mesa's Historic Preservation Program is to encourage preservation planning, facilitation of public knowledge, understanding and  appreciation of the City’s historic past, and to promote better awareness of its architectural and cultural history.

GIS & Mapping Analysis inputs and maintains the land, citywide utilities infrastructure, and produces customized maps for internal and external customers.