amendment to the Pinal County Comprehensive Plan was prepared, building on the ASLD
conceptual land use plan. In 2015, the Pinal County Comprehensive Plan was updated
and incorporated the Superstition Vistas development as a planned growth area.
Figure 5‐7 provides a map of the proposed Superstition Vistas development in relation to
FMR. The planned development abuts FMR along much of the western edge of the
installation.
The proposed Superstition Vistas project area covers 175,000 acres of undeveloped land.
The proposed project is not intended to be a single consolidated development, but rather
a series of individual development projects built in phases by different developers over
time. Referred to as the Gateway / Superstition Vistas and described in the 2015 Pinal
County Comprehensive Plan as a “jewel among Arizona’s land trust lands,” the areas
relatively close proximity to the Phoenix metro area makes it an ideal location for future
growth in Pinal County. The current vision for the area is to develop it in a sustainable
manner with a focus on balancing:
Housing needs;
Jobs and employment;
Economic development catalysts; and
Transportation needs.
The future development of the Superstition Vistas growth area would greatly change the
land use and ultimately zoning on lands near the western boundary of FMR. The Pinal
County future land use, as shown in the Comprehensive Plan, would establish moderate /
low density residential land use along the southern portion of the western boundary of
FMR. Further north along the western boundary of the installation, future land use
would be very low density residential and moving further west, transition to moderate /
low density residential.
While the proposed project has been slowed by lack of infrastructure, concerns over
water availability and economic issues, the Comprehensive Plan states the region could
one day have a population approaching one million people and may take as long as
50 years to come to full fruition. There are several proposed high‐density mixed‐use
locations including one near the junction of Highways 79 and 60 and another on the west
boundary of FMR. These activity centers would be among the more developed areas
within the Superstition Vistas planned communities. Figure 5‐8 provides a map that
depicts the planned development growth / high intensity activity centers. The potential
for development identified in the Comprehensive Plan that is incompatible with military
activities is far greater in these locations due to the types of land use, higher density of
buildings and uses attracting people.
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