- The April 9 Planning and Zoning Commission hearing started a 15 calendar day window under Maricopa County's objection rule. The deadline is Friday, April 24, 2026.
- Without objections filed by April 24, the Baccara matter is placed on the Board of Supervisors consent agenda. Consent agenda items receive no discussion and no individual vote; they are approved as a block.
- One written objection, filed within the 15 day window, is enough to move the matter to the regular agenda for a full public hearing.
- Case number: MCP250007. Hearing date: April 9, 2026.
The Planning and Zoning Commission voted 7-0 on April 9 to recommend approval of the Military Compatibility Permit (MCP) for Project Baccara. The matter now moves to the Board of Supervisors. Whether the Board conducts a public hearing on Baccara or approves it as part of a consent-agenda block is determined by what residents do in the next five days.
What the Objection Form Does
When the Planning and Zoning Commission recommends approval of a Military Compatibility Permit, Maricopa County procedure places the matter on the Board of Supervisors consent agenda by default.2 Consent agenda items are voted on as a block. There is no individual discussion, no public testimony on the specific item, and no separate recorded vote. The project's approval becomes one line item among others.
The county's Objection of Planning and Zoning Commission Recommendation form triggers a different procedural path. A written objection received within 15 calendar days of the Commission hearing removes the matter from the consent agenda and places it on the regular agenda.2 Regular agenda means a full public hearing with discussion, testimony, and an individual recorded vote by each supervisor.
One objection is enough. The form is a single page on the Maricopa County website.
Why the May 6 Vote Depends on What Happens by April 24
The Planning and Zoning Commission received 225 letters in opposition and 2 in support at the April 9 hearing, along with a Change.org petition carrying 4,171 signatures at the time of filing. It recommended approval without dissent.1 The Board of Supervisors now holds the decision.
The Board will take up Baccara at its May 6 meeting in either of two procedural forms. On the consent agenda, the matter receives no discussion and no individual vote; the block passes, and the project is approved. On the regular agenda, each supervisor must vote individually on the record, with public testimony, staff presentation, and questions. The difference between those two outcomes is not decided by the Board. It is decided by whether an objection form is received by the close of business on April 24.
The Deadline
The rule is 15 calendar days following the Commission hearing.2 The hearing was April 9. Fifteen calendar days later is Friday, April 24, 2026.
Objections received after April 24 have no procedural effect. The online form accepts submissions immediately; objections filed online on April 24 meet the deadline. Mailed objections must arrive by April 24.
What You Need Ready
The form is short. It asks for:
Name, email, phone number. Required.
Mailing address. Street, city, state, zip.
Case Number / Project Name: MCP250007
Planning & Zoning Commission Hearing Date: 04/09/2026
Reason for the Objection of the Subject Case. Free-text, no length limit.
Electronic signature. Type your name and check the acknowledgment box.
A printable version is also available for mailed submissions. The online form is faster and removes postal delivery risk.
Points You May Want to Raise
The Reason field is free text. Staff and elected officials read individual letters; they do not read identical copies of a template. Write what you know in your own words, and keep it specific.
The following findings appear in the official record for MCP250007 or in published analysis on this site. Use what you find relevant; leave the rest.
Luke Air Force Base's March 13, 2026 compatibility letter found the project "not compatible and consistent unless specified conditions are satisfied." The base did not issue an unconditional approval; its support is conditioned on the applicant meeting a list of design and operational requirements.
Source: Staff Report to P&Z, MCP250007, paragraph 6.
The site sits within the 75 and 80 LDN noise contours of Luke Air Force Base. These are the highest-exposure contours under the Military Airbase and Ancillary Military Facility overlay zoning district. Approximately 170 aircraft overflights occur over the site per day.
Source: Staff Report to P&Z, MCP250007, paragraphs 1 and 4; LAFB conditions letter.
The opposition count on the official record is 225 letters opposed and 2 in support, with a Change.org petition of 4,171 signatures submitted as an attachment. The ratio does not appear in the staff recommendation, which advises approval.
Source: Staff Report to P&Z, MCP250007, paragraph 18.
Two project timelines appear in the record. The applicant's narrative submitted to the County states the project is set to commence in 2027, with site design and phasing not yet determined. Takanock's public materials on projectbaccara.com describe a Q3 2026 construction start. Those timelines describe different projects or the same project at different readiness levels.
Source: Staff Report to P&Z, MCP250007, paragraph 2; projectbaccara.com.
As of the report publication, the City of Glendale had submitted no correspondence to the County on the MCP application or the status of the pre-annexation development agreement. The City of Surprise requested multiple studies and had not submitted formal comment on them as of that date. Two adjacent jurisdictions, directly affected, are not on the record.
Source: Staff Report to P&Z, MCP250007, paragraphs 21 and 22.
Maricopa County currently fails federal 8-hour ozone air quality standards. The draft Maricopa County Air Quality Department (MCAQD) air permit for Project Baccara caps nitrogen oxide emissions at 89.9 tons per year, against a 100 TPY major source threshold. The full permit analysis, including how propane operation above roughly 19 to 20 percent of hours crosses the major source threshold, is available on this site.
See: Permit Analysis. Source documents: MCAQD Draft Permit P0013417, Facility F053690.
The application plans to use groundwater to supplement other water sources, with projected water demand of up to 116 acre-feet annually. The Arizona Department of Water Resources has declared Tier 2 shortage conditions on the Colorado River system. The staff report does not evaluate cumulative groundwater impact against regional availability.
Source: Staff Report to P&Z, MCP250007, paragraph 17.
The operational noise study filed with the application models only continuous full-load operation; it does not model turbine startup and shutdown events, which the air permit authorizes 3,600 times per year. The ambient baseline was measured over a single 24-hour period in August, when residential HVAC load is at its seasonal peak. A full critique is available on this site.
Filing
The form is hosted by Maricopa County and takes roughly five minutes to complete.
File the Objection Form → Opens on maricopa.gov in a new tab. The official form title is "Objection of Planning and Zoning Commission Recommendation."A note on unique letters
Board of Supervisors staff and the supervisors themselves distinguish between individual letters and form-letter submissions. Two hundred identical form letters are often counted as one position; two hundred individual letters from two hundred residents are counted as two hundred positions. The points above are starting material. Your own words carry weight the template does not.
If the form is already filed and you want to do more
Before the May 6 vote, the actions that still count are emailing the Board of Supervisors at agenda.comments@maricopa.gov, attending the May 6 hearing at 205 W Jefferson Street, Phoenix, and sharing this page with neighbors who may not know about the April 24 deadline. Every objection filed strengthens the record; every email to the Board adds to it.
For the full case against the project, see What You Need to Know About Project Baccara. For the 2-minute version, see Before May 6.