Palo Brea construction
A stack of trusses awaits homebuilders in the Palo Brea community. Photo by Bob McGovern

Here’s an update on economic activity in Maricopa in December:

F.O.R. Maricopa, the city’s largest food bank, was granted a permit to add three shipping containers with electrical and plumbing to be used for food storage at its facility at 19428 N. Maricopa Road, Suite 107. The containers, valued at $65,318, will be installed by Schiefferer Built.

City of Maricopa was granted a permit for a 20,000-gallon, above-ground fuel tank at its 45695 W. Edison Road facility. The tank will be constructed by Acton Contracting.

A permit for $20,000 in commercial tenant improvements for an AT&T store in the Shops at Maricopa Fiesta, 20800 N. John Wayne Parkway, Suite 111, was issued to Aztec Ventures for work to be completed by Johansen Interiors.

Maricopa Care Home, 43713 W. Cowpath Road, was issued a permit to install a sprinkler system at the non-ambulatory behavioral home.

Temporary fireworks permits were issued to both Fry’s Food & Drug and Walmart to sell state-approved fireworks.

Meritage Homes of Arizona was granted a permit to convert the garage of the home at 40629 W. Sunland Drive in Phase III of Ranch El Dorado into a sales office.

Permits for both on- and off-site improvements were issued to Desert Cedars Equities East for a property at 44900 W. Bowlin Road. The improvements for 192 units, valued at $1.99 million, will be done by Alexander Building Co.

The property at 40521 W. Magnolia Road was re-zoned for operation of Kooline Plumbing. Owners Mohammad and Farzana Nazeem will act as contractors on the project.

Pulte Homes was issued a permit to install four poles for a monument sign of 7 feet or higher at Santa Rosa Crossing, 43737 W. Cypress Lane, to be installed by ALB Industries.

Approval was granted for a sign less than 7 feet tall for a sales center and model homes at Palo Brea, 44420 W. Palo Cedro Road. The property is owned by DRH Energy, a D.R. Horton subsidiary, and the work will be completed by Impact Sign & Graphics.

City of Maricopa was issued a permit to conduct a hydrant/flow test to determine design flow and water pressure in the vicinity of the new high school recently approved for the city.

CW-Tortosa was issued two permits in Tortosa South for a temporary sales gallery and parking lot at 18476 N. Los Gabrieles Way and a model home/sales office at 36327 W. San Clemente Ave.


This item appears in the January issue of InMaricopa magazine.