HomeMy WebLinkAboutHistorical Records - Miscellaneous (20) Page 24, The Arizona TerritoTAPrial, August 4, 1977 ett A
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By WALT NETT The motivation behind it all lingers uncertainly in The major local opponent to the Tortolita Area Plan,
After five years of drafting, redrafting and public the background, although Rickles and Commissioner Tucson National area resident Walter Chaffee, called
controversy. the Tortolita Area Plan and its smaller Betty Westmoreland,recently appointed by Supervisor the decision "an economic disaster.''
companion piece. the Tortolita Community Plan. has Katie Dusenberry, both said that one reason to push "The commission paid no attention to what's going to
been sent to the County Board of Supervisors. the plan off to the board was just getting rid of it. happen out here." he said. "We don't have enough
The controversial plan has already been placed on "It's been around here so long it's started to make water and enough money to take care of the situation."
the board's Aug. 15 agenda for public hearing. me sick to my stomach," Rickles said, while
"This isn't planning," he continued, "It's just
The commission, in an 8-2 vote July 26, approved Westmoreland pointed out that people have asked
PP dumping people out here and we can't afford it."
Commissioner
Eugene -Sonny" Rickles' motion to repeatedly "Whatare you going to do with the
g YAlthough Chaffee doesn't plan to give up the fight -
recommend approval of the plan with several amend- Tortolita Area Plan?"
ments, includinga northward expansion of the For Principal Planner Lance MacVittie, clearing Plan?-
"My head is bloody,but unbowed"--he has little hope
P of blocking the plan in its present form.
southern urban area. - the commission was something of a relief.
Duringi kI re e ted all amend- . "It's a complicated process," he said early this "I doubt whether they'd listen," he said. "The
that R c es c developers get anything they want."
ments proposed by the commission to his motion. week. "They(the commission) took a lot of facts, and
In an interview after the meeting, Rickles, the only did a lot of deliberation,a lot of work.At least they took Chaffee said he's not throwing rocks at the plan:
remaining member of the commission which directed it into consideration,which is what a planner wants." "We'd like to see about 25,000 people out here
county planning staff to begin preparing the plan five MacVittie called the commission's move a "good (present population estimates show the Tortolita area
years ago,explained his reason for standing firmly on decision," adding that he doesn't expect the board to at some 11,000 residents). We .agree that that's a
his motion. send it back for further study. workable number,"he said.
"It's like having a wedding,"he said. "You want to
invite everyone, but you gotta draw the line some-
where." - _ .
For Rickles, drawing the line was simple, as._-he - - -
added a strip approximately one-half mile wide across -�
the northwestern part of the southern community plan.
"Everything below the line is in, and everything 0 tiproperty west of Pack Park
above the line is out," he said, adding that the line
distinction does not necessarily preclude development, The County Planning and Zoning Commission, in a and Camino de Oeste.
especially in the grey area call"Rural-Reserve." two-day series of meetings last week, approved the The proposal,submitted by Marved,is primarily for
Of 10 requested amendments--proposed by develop- Tor7.olita Area Plan. CR-3 on the property, which is a section of lane just
ers -- eight fell north of Rickles' line, including the ?, a meeting July 26, the commission voted 8-2 on
C;o��missi.oner Sonn Rickles' motion to west of Arthur Pack Regional Park.
Rancho Vistoso plan. y Marved has made provisions in the proposal for a
Rickles said that he had attempted to point out approve the controversial five-year plan with some school site.
before the motion that approval of the plan does not revisions (see related story). County Planning staff said the proposal does not
automatically block the other zoning plans proposed. In action Thursday, the commission voted 8-0 to
"Ifyou'rerural- approve a small rezoningrequest at LaveryLane and conform to the Tortolita Area Plan, although it does
above the line and do fall into pp eq
conform with Pima County's General Land Use Plan,
reserve, we haven't said, 'Go hang up your jock,' " Oracle Road.
"You're still thegame.You come in for Thewhich was adopted in 1960.
Rickles said. ou ein request asks for a change from CR-1 (one home
a rezoning, got and if it's merit, then you'll get it. If per acre) to CR-5 (high density multi-family) on ap- Because of the heavy public hearing load before the there's no merit, then you're not going to get it." proximately 2.4 acres on the southwest corner of the commission last week, it voted to delay the required
intersection. one year review of the Hillside Development Zone until
The commission also voted 7-1 to recommend ap- its September meeting.
proval of a request by Marved to rezone 640 acresfromThe commission also postponed all of its scheduled
SR(one home per four acres)to CR-3(three homes per preliminary hearings until its August meeting in-
acre)
nacre), CR-5, CB-1 (local business) and TR (tran- eluding:
sitional) at the southwest corner of Linda Vista Road --a proposal to rezone approximately 40 acres from
SR to TR and CB-1 on the southeast corner of Thor-
'"` nydale and Cortaro Farms roads;
--a proposal to rezone approximately 22 acres from
SR to CR-3 and CB-1 on the south side of Magee Road
west of Thornydale Road;
• -- a proposal to rezone approximately four acres
from SR to CR-1(one home per acre)on the east side of
Mesa Verde Road just north of Star Trails Drive;
--a proposal to rezone approximately seven acreas
from CR-1 to TR on the west side of Campbell Avenue
A slightly north of River Road;
--a proposal to rezone approximately 40 acres from
SH(suburban homestead) to CR-5 on the south side of
River Road west of Campbell Avenue;
-- a proposal to rezone approximately three acres
from SH and CI-2 (general industry) to CB-2 (general
business)on the west side of First Avenue north of the
Rillito River;
-- a proposal to rezone 275 acres on the southeast
corner of First Avenue and Orange Grove Road from
1 CR-1 to CR-2(two homes per acre),TR and RVC(rural
business center).
That proposal has been originally set for rel' ass
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hearing at the commission's June meeting„ `z•3`,0?
delayed for lack of a quorum. `a�'�d �`'�