HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - Planning and Zoning Commission - 10/11/2007 October 11, 2007 Approved Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes 1
MINUTES
ORO VALLEY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
SPECIAL SESSION
October 11, 2007
ORO VALLEY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
11000 N. LA CANADA DRIVE
STUDY SESSION AT OR AFTER 6:00 PM
1. Call to Order 6:00 p.m.
2. Roll Call
PRESENT: Chair Doug McKee
Vice Chair Teree Bergman
Commissioner Bill Adler
Commissioner Ray Paolino
Commissioner Honey Pivirotto
Excused: Commissioner Clark Reddin
Commissioner Pete Bistany
3. Work Plan
Ms. More gave a brief PowerPoint presentation on the Planning and Zoning Work Plan
and distributed a chart (see attached) showing where the items came from, how it is to
be done and brief comments/status.
Questions and comments from Commissioners:
Citizen Planning Institute (CPI):
- How much staff time is involved in preparing and presenting the CPI versus other
programs?
- Is it necessary to have as many CPI classes as are currently done?
- Could the CPI curriculum be changed to allow time for other items?
- Possibly work with Sonoran Institute Community Design Academy.
- Sharpen the focus of CPI on what the Town wishes to accomplish and decide whose
resources should be used.
- Needs to be more defined to the planning process.
- Are the classes of interest and stimulating to staff?
Consider suggesting that Town Council pull money from contingency funds to
help accomplish project.
Ms. More continued with Work Plan items:
-Neighborhood cleanups cover a short time frame for staff.
-Annexations are ongoing.
-Zoning Code cleanup is in the process now. When amended in 2005 there
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were submittal requirements and development review items taken out of the code.
Consultant took substantive things out also.
- Analysis of Work Plan items is going on now; who is working on each project; and can
we get it done in the time projected.
- Once in the process of the GP Amendment, staff will be responsible for outreach,
public meetings, etc.
State Trust Land planning has started. State has hired a consultant. Looking at
January for presentation to Town Council.
Ms. More gave a brief description of the process involved in the State Land Trust
Project. She would rather use $15,000 carried over from last year for funding Phase 1
of ESLO rather than the State Land project. The Town will be asked to initiate the
General Plan Amendment based on the conceptual plan, but it may be modified through
the public process.
Questions and comments regarding Master Planned Community ordinance of
area to the north of Town:
- What are the objectives of ordinance?
- There are currently no guidelines for PADs.
-Will the map contain accompanying guidelines, etc?
- The undeveloped area has a huge impact on Oro Valley. This is an opportunity to
encourage the very best in planning and development.
- What should the area be like and how will it interact with surrounding areas?
- This presents an opportunity to be creative.
- There needs to be a professional standard to follow for the process of master
planning, i.e. density, etc.
- There was concern that this process will take most of staffs time.
Other questions and comments from Commissioners:
- Are projects listed by priority?
-Why is Steam Pump Ranch Master Plan at bottom of page?
- The importance of items needs to be emphasized.
- Considering suggesting to Town Council that additional funds may be needed to meet
schedules.
- The first 5 items can be looked at as one big item. Should help in approaching Town
Council for funds.
- Is there anything on emergency rescue operation?
- Check with Rural Metro on their thoughts.
- Conditional Use Permit is a good mechanism to allow public participation.
- Outdoor storage residential - zoning enforcement tool. Ms. More will get information
on this.
- Items should be put on the list even if not started soon.
- Consider outside resources for review and evaluations.
Ms. More noted that Save a Plant has been dropped from the list, and recommends that
the Rec Area in-lieu fees also be dropped.
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Questions and comments from Commissioners regarding in-lieu fees:
- There was a problem that the in-lieu fee was too low.
- The provision was created to mandate rec areas in new subdivisions. The formula
doesn't work on smaller plats. In lieu fund doesn't have enough to buy anything of
value. Concept is no longer valid.
- Could developers combine to develop a park?
- A higher in lieu fee would encourage a park instead of in-lieu fee.
Other comments and questions:
- Commissioner Adler had suggested at an earlier date that design guidelines should be
included.
- Consider having a joint study session with DRB to see if their process is working.
- Topic of interest: sign standards. Needs good enforcement as signs can make a
development look good or bad.
- Include landscaping.
- Wording in the code is important. Looking for purpose.
- Recommended putting recreational area back in work plan.
- Will the plan go to Town Council soon?
- What is the Historic Preservation Plan?
- Can a recommendation for approval of the Work Plan be made with a notation that
Town Council be willing to add funds where necessary to get items done?
- Conclusion is the budget is too tight for Planning & Zoning to do the Work Plan and
they should consider adding funds.
Ms. More stated she was not comfortable asking the Council for contingency funds this
year. She may also look into hiring on a contract person to help out the staff shortage.
Next meeting is rescheduled due to elections being on 11/6/07. The next meeting will
be on November 19, 2007, at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers.
4. Adjourn Special Session
MOTION: Commissioner Paolino MOVED to adjourn the Planning and Zoning
Commission meeting. Commissioner Adler seconded the motion. Motion carried
5:0.
Meeting adjourned at 7:35 p.m.
Prepared by:
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Diane Chapman, Senior Offi.- Specialist