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SU250041 — Special use permit for event space and outdoor events, up to 60 events per year with maximum 400 guests per event in Maricopa County, AZ
This case involves a Special Use Permit for an outdoor event venue (Event Space at Gambel Field) in rural Maricopa County designed to host up to 60 events per year with 400 attendees maximum per event. Staff recommends denial due to the applicant's refusal to provide permanent water, wastewater, and electrical infrastructure, instead proposing portable toilets, bottled water, and generator power, which staff views as unsustainable and contrary to orderly growth standards. If approved, the SUP would be conditioned on extensive requirements including permanent utility connections, paved parking and driveways with dust control, and various operational restrictions.
- Staff recommends denial — this one is fighting uphill
| Case number | SU250041 |
|---|---|
| Type | Specific Use Permit |
| Location | 680 feet northeast of the NEC of Lower Buckeye Rd. & 331st Ave. in the Tonopah area |
| County | Maricopa County |
| Parcel / legal | Approximately 8-acre SUP area on a 19-acre parcel on the east side of 331st Ave. between Buckeye Rd. and Lower Buckeye Rd. |
| Acreage | 8.0 |
| Current zoning | Rural-43 |
| Proposed use | Special use permit for event space and outdoor events, up to 60 events per year with maximum 400 guests per event |
| Petitioner | Jane Peiffer, JCJ Services |
| Owner | T. Mark Graham |
| Hearing | 2026-02-05 |
| Hearing body | Maricopa County Planning and Zoning Commission |
| Staff recommendation | deny |
| Status | continued |
Property & nearby activity
Case history
Every time this case appeared on an agenda we watched, and what changed.
- Advanced — 2026-02-05: Advanced from Board of Supervisors to Planning and Zoning Commission · Planning and Zoning Commission
- Staff recommendation — 2026-02-05: Staff recommendation: deny · Planning and Zoning Commission
- Hearing scheduled — 2026-02-05: Hearing moved earlier, to 2026-02-05 · Maricopa County Planning and Zoning Commission
- Hearing scheduled — 2026-04-08: Hearing moved earlier, to 2026-04-08 · Board of Supervisors
- First seen — 2026-08-13: First seen on an agenda
- Staff recommendation — 2026-06-25: Staff recommendation: approve with conditions
- Continued — 2026-06-25: Continued from 2026-02-05 to 2026-06-25 · Maricopa County Planning & Zoning Commission
Also on the 2026-02-05 Maricopa County agenda
- 50-400 — Recreational open-air facility for community events and large assemblies (Gambel Field)
- 28-8482 — RV, boat, vehicle and self-storage facility
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