Town of Queen Creek
General Plan
Each element in the Queen Creek General Plan includes strategies and actions that
supports its vision and goals of implementation. The Land Use Element includes a Land
Use Map with 10 land use categories that describe the types and locations of land uses,
residential densities, and commercial intensities that are planned within the town. The
majority of the land use within the town limits is either rural, which is characterized by
low density, single‐family residential and agriculture, or neighborhood, which includes a
mix of single‐family and multi‐family residential, small scale commercial, and
employment. The San Tan Mountain Regional Park in the southern part of the Municipal
Planning Area accounts for the majority of the open space land, but there are smaller
parks and trails scattered throughout the town. A large piece of land in the northeastern
Municipal Planning Area is identified as a special district for Arizona State Trust land. As
such, it is identified as a growth area for future potential development.
Zoning Ordinance
The Town of Queen Creek’s Zoning Ordinance was most recently updated in August
2017. Efforts were started in 2014 to update and modernize the town’s zoning code that
was originally adopted in October 1999. The ordinance establishes 32 zoning districts,
broken into three categories–residential districts, non‐residential districts, and overlay
districts. There are 18 residential districts, 12 non‐residential districts, and two overlay
districts.
Town of Marana
General Plan
The Town of Marana’s current General Plan was ratified in May 2011 and includes
14 elements across five different functional themes. The General Plan recognizes that
the AZARNG conducts operations at Pinal Airpark, but does not mention Silverbell Army
Heliport specifically. In fact, the plan identifies the area around Pinal Airpark and
Silverbell Army Heliport as being considered for a major intermodal hub facility that
would integrate freight transportation from air, rail, and truck along Interstate 10, thus,
identifying it as the Transportation Logistics Zone Economic Activity Center. Some of the
land adjacent to Pinal Airpark and Silverbell Army Heliport is designated as the Airport
future land use category and Industrial future land use category on the Land Use Plan
Map. The Airport category is intended for airport operations, as well as supporting uses
allowed in the Industrial and Commercial categories, such as employment‐based uses
and hospitality. The Industrial category includes both light and heavy industrial activities,
such as major manufacturing, research and development, institutions, as well as mining,
Pinal County Joint Land Use Study
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