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From: Bower,Julie
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2015 2:14 PM
To: Standish, Michael
Subject: FW:Comments regarding regular agenda item#6 - Stone Canyon
Julie K. Bower, MMC
Oro Valley Town Clerk
11000 N. La Canada Dr.
Oro Valley, AZ 85737
520-229-4740
From: Bower,Julie
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2015 2:13 PM
To:Town Council
Cc:Caton, Greg;Sidles,Tobin; Kelly Schwab
Subject: Comments regarding regular agenda item#6-Stone Canyon
Please see comments from Joe &Susan Zienowicz and Jason &Stephanie Kirkland below:
From:Joe Zienowicz [
Sent:Sunday, February 01, 2015 9:36 AM
To:Vella, Bayer
Cc:Joe Zienowicz; Flores, Roseanne
Subject: Fwd: Stone Canyon II Final Plat for Lot 167
Obviously someone dropped the ball here on this proposal to modifying the boundaries of a
No-build area.
All the current land owners around this property Did NOT buy to have their house views or corridor view ruined by
ONE land owner. Let that land owner go buy another piece of property that would allow him a better view.Why
should ONE landowner ruin everyone else's view? No build area simply means, NO build area,thats why I purchased
and built my CURRENT house. I'm totally against them trying to get some type of exception. Our current homes have
taken a bath in the housing market,allowing this home to be built would once again decrease the value of our
homes. Please,enough is enough. Do the right thing here and do not approve this exception.
The original plat build plan is except able should he consider building.
Regards,
Joe&Susan Zienowicz
lot 256
1975 W.Glowing Granite PI
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From:
Sent:Sunday, February 01, 2015 3:18 PM
To:Vella, Bayer; Flores, Roseanne
Subject:Stone Canyon II Final Plat for lot#167
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To whom it may concern:
We just started building on our lot directly west of lot 167 on lot 255. We paid a premium for this lot.We had it
designed and are building our home based upon the information we had been given of the lots around us. Our total
investment will be in excess of 1.5 million dollars. I will tell you that this mistake to get rid of the no build area on lot
167 is just that, a mistake. Without a formal approval by the council this is not really an approval. A janitor can approve
this but again...does not have the authority to do so. The only option here without causing an uprising of everyone that
owns or resides in Stone Canyon is to keep the no build area where it originally was..period! We could have purchased
twenty other lots in there but again no build areas prohibited us from building our home on them. We look directly East
at the mountains and by this house being placed up on the higher section would be like looking into a wall. The right
thing needs to be done here; otherwise,this will be a precedence for everyone to follow to say well "he got to do
it". The people that already have homes are the ones affected here. This placement would probably cost the three
homes and two lots alone over 1.5million in reduced value by allowing this...if not more.
I have no idea why adjoining lot owners were not informed of any of this which is very disturbing. The city needs to own
up to their mistake and keep the no build zone where it is currently. My initial understanding was that the home was
going to be build on the original pad area below. This would obviously not affect us like this would. If needed to we will
fight tooth and nail to make sure this does not happen. The owner of lot 167 has done nothing but some staking here
and there. There is plenty of room to get what he wants without the rest of us suffering. Lots are priced for a
reason. This was a cheaper lot because of its challenges. This would allow him to have a flatter, higher section that
would overall increase the value of his home but devaluing everyone else around him. My suggestion is that the city
needs to make this guy happy somehow. If it takes buying his lot and paying his expenses then that's what should be
done. I have over$325K invested into my project and we just graded our lot. We bought this lot with the understanding
that "no build" means no build..simple as that. We have contacted and met with our attorney and are prepared to
move forward with actions if this no build zone is altered in any way.
Sincerely,
Jason &Stephanie Kirkland
Lot 255 Tuscan Estates
1967 W. Glowing Granite Place
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