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52-013A — Multi-phase church campus development including assembly chapel, classrooms, gymnasium, preschool, counseling and training centers, and commercial pads with drive-through uses in Surprise, AZ
Pure Heart Church is seeking to rezone approximately 41.25 acres from Rural Residential to Community Commercial to enable a phased church campus development with complementary commercial uses. Phase 2 (10.7 acres) will include a preschool, counseling center, training center, and two drive-through commercial pads totaling approximately 31,000 square feet along 163rd Avenue. The project requires conformance with driveway spacing standards, a traffic signal contribution at the 163rd Avenue/Dynamite Boulevard intersection, and infrastructure improvements including major arterial right-of-way along 163rd Avenue.
| Case number | 52-013A |
|---|---|
| Type | Rezoning |
| Location | Southeast corner of 163rd Avenue and Dynamite Boulevard, Surprise, AZ |
| County | Maricopa County |
| Parcel / legal | Property at southeast corner of 163rd Avenue and Dynamite Boulevard alignment, approximately 41.25 acres |
| Acreage | 41.25 |
| Current zoning | RR (Rural Residential) |
| Requested zoning | C-2 (Community Commercial) |
| Proposed use | Multi-phase church campus development including assembly chapel, classrooms, gymnasium, preschool, counseling and training centers, and commercial pads with drive-through uses |
| Petitioner | Pure Heart Church |
| Owner | Pure Heart Church |
| Hearing | 2026-05-07 |
| Hearing body | Surprise Planning & Zoning |
| Status | new |
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- First seen — 2026-07-26: First seen on an agenda (backfilled from our archive) · Surprise Planning & Zoning
Also on the 2026-05-07 Surprise agenda
- 10-110 — Other
- FS24-1422 — Church
- CR24-0764 — Commercial uses including pre-school, counseling center, training center, and two commercial pads supporting Pure Heart Church campus
- 13-2025 — Drive-through restaurant (Farmer Boys)
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