HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - Planning and Zoning Commission - 9/18/2012 MINUTES
ORO VALLEY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
SPECIAL SESSION
September 18, 2012
ORO VALLEY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
11000 N. LA CANADA DRIVE
CALL TO ORDER AT OR AFTER 6:00 P.M.
Chair Swope called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL
PRESENT: Robert Swope, Chair
Don Cox, Vice Chair
John Buette, Commissioner
Alan Caine, Commissioner
Bill Rodman, Commissioner
EXCUSED: Bill Leedy, Commissioner
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Chair Swope led the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance.
CALL TO AUDIENCE - One comment was received by Bill Adler, resident, regarding
risk of objectivity in being an advisory board member in valuing responsible growth by
retaining personal integrity vs. allowing to be influenced.
COUNCIL LIAISON COMMENTS - None by Council Member Joe Hornat.
1. REVIEW AND/OR APPROVAL OF THE AUGUST 21, 2012 SPECIAL SESSION
MEETING MINUTES
Commissioner Rodman wanted one part of the minutes changed. On page two (2) of
the minutes Commissioner Rodman's comment about sign fees "so a future proposal
could be made" didn't mean Commissioner Rodman was encouraging a future proposal.
Commissioner Rodman wanted to adjust the verbiage to: "before any future proposal is
made in this matter". In the August 21, 2012 Special Session meeting, Commissioner
Rodman made the original motion to accept the minutes from the prior meeting and
Commissioner Buette had seconded his motion--not the reverse as indicated in those
minutes.
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Under the Future Agenda Items, Acting Chair Cox commented about appropriate dialog
and interaction of participants during the `Public Hearing' portion of the board meetings--
not the 'Call to the Audience' portion of the meeting.
MOTION: A motion was made by Commissioner Rodman and seconded by Vice Chair
Cox accept meeting minutes as amended by Commissioner Rodman.
2. PUBLIC HEARING: TOHONO CHUL PARK PLANNED AREA DEVELOPMENT
(PAD), LOCATED ON THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF INA ROAD AND PASEO
DEL NORTE (0V912-002)
Matt Michels, Planner, presented:
Location and context
Existing Pima County Zoning
Current Oro Valley General Plan Future Land Use
Proposed Base Zoning District
Proposed Permitted uses
Proposed Modifications to POS
Conceptual Site Plan
Temporary Signage Section
Festival Banner Signs Section
Neighborhood Meeting/Public Input on 9/13/12 at Tohono Chul Park
Conclusion
Michael Racy, resident and Member/Director's Committee/Board of Trustees of Tohono
Chul Park, discussed their purpose as private, non-profit with deed-restricted
uses. Their Master Plan for Tohono Chul Park will not change whether they remain in
Pima County or are annexed into Oro Valley. Community input is very important to
Tohono Chul Park.
Gil Alexander, resident, supported the Tohono Chul PAD.
This was the first of two public hearings on this case.
3. PUBLIC HEARING: AMENDMENT TO THE EL CONQUISTADOR PLANNED
AREA DEVELOPMENT TO ALLOW TWO OFF-SITE COMBINATION
FUEL/MONUMENT SIGNS LOCATED IN PROXIMITY TO THE NORTHEAST
CORNER OF LA CANADA DRIVE AND LAMBERT LANE (OV912-003)
Rosevelt Arellano, Planner, presented:
Current sign code provisions for El Conquistador PAD don't allow off-site signs but do
allow monument and fuel pricing signs and don't include combination signs, and limits
fuel pricing signage to one per street.
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Existing signage was shown as well as the applicant's (Fry's) request for two (2) signs
along Lambert and relocating another sign on La Canada which are beyond the current
zoning code. The number of signs would be reduced even though more signage is
allowed on La Canada. Lambert Lane would have the same number of signs. The final
sign locations proposed by the applicant are four (4) signs along La Canada and three
(3) signs along Lambert Lane.
Kate Harrison, resident, supports Fry's Gas Station signage except wanted a copper
green color versus red. She believes the sign on Lambert Lane may be too remote
from where the gas pumps will be located.
MOTION: A motion was made by Commissioner Caine and seconded by Commissioner
Buette to approve Agenda Item 3
MOTION carried, 4-1 with Commissioner Rodman opposed.
PLANNING UPDATE (INFORMATIONAL ONLY)
David Williams, Planning Manager, presented:
The pre-application submittal was received for the subdivision plat at Rancho de Plata
on La Cholla near Glover road.
There is a finished first review of the San Dorado project located at Oracle and 1st
Avenue on the east side of the road.
A Neighborhood meeting is on September 20, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. at Council Chambers
regarding the Desert Springs Major General Plan Amendment for Tangerine/Oracle
roads.
The Rancho Vistoso Neighborhood 10 meeting is on September 25, 2012 at 6:00 p.m.
in the Hopi meeting room. This is Parcel N at the southwest corner of Vistoso and
Vistoso Highlands roads.
Neighborhood Mercado Mandarina at the northeast corner of Tangerine and La Cholla
is on September 26, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. at the Hopi meeting room.
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
There's a second meeting on interaction with public hearing speakers following
parliamentary rules on October 2, 2012.
Tom Drzazgowski, resident, is a candidate for Commissioner for the Planning and
Zoning Board.
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There is an Energy Element Public Workshop on October 4, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. at Sun
City's Navajo Room. The draft Energy Element for the General Plan is on-line on the
Planning web page so reviews can be given now.
ADJOURNMENT
MOTION: A motion was made by Chair Swope and seconded by Commissioner Caine
to adjourn
MOTION carried, 5-0.
0 -pared by:
A A,
Roseanne Flores
Recording Secretary
I hereby certify that the foregoing minutes are a true and correct copy of the minutes of the
special session of the Planning and Zoning Commission of Oro Valley, Arizona held on the 18th
day of September 2012. 1 further certify that the meeting was duly called and held and that a
quorum was present.
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