HomeMy WebLinkAboutPackets - Planning and Zoning Commission (205)Rancho Vistoso Parcel 5-R Single-Family Neighborhood 6/1/2023
Policy Comment Met?
3.5 ECONOMY FOCUS
E.1 Develop a diversified and robust economic base to support long-term
economic stability.
Although this residential development will benefit local businesses and
employers, this policy is aimed as non-residential developments and
initiatives.
n/a
E.2 Establish programs, strategies, investments and financial incentives that
advance the Town’s economic prosperity.Not applicable.n/a
E.3 Promote Oro Valley as an ideal destination for economic activity, tourism,
shopping, cultural attractions, research and development.Not applicable.n/a
E.4 Support the Oro Valley workforce and residents through education and
training programs and needed services and amenities.Not applicable.n/a
E.5
Support annexations that are economically beneficial to the Town while
also considering the impacts to residents and the social, aesthetic and
environmental quality of the Town.
Not applicable.n/a
E.6 Maintain financial stability for Town operations, programs and services.Not applicable.n/a
3.6 COMPLETE COMMUNITY FOCUS
CC.1 Promote the overall physical and social health of the community.
By providing convenient onsite pedestrian connections to nearby trails
and multi-use paths, this neighborhood will make getting outside exercise
convenient for future residents.
Yes
CC.2 Provide appropriate park facilities and services for residents of all ages in
the community.
This neighborhood will provide an onsite recreational area per Town
Code, including amenities geared toward the expected demographic of
the neighborhood (families). In addition, the property is located within a
short distance of several other recreational opportunities including
Honey Bee Park, Woodshade Park, Wildlife Ridge Park, and the Big Wash
Trail System.
Yes
CC.3 Link existing and planned neighborhoods with parks and open spaces by
incorporating path and trail facilities.
Construction of this neighborhood will include southerly extension of the
existing multi-use path running along the Big Wash west bank.
Pedestrian connections will be provided to that path as well as to the
multi-use path running along Moore Loop to the west.
Yes
CC.4 Provide public open space and park space where there is an existing park
shortage or a need to preserve open space, natural areas or scenic views.
The Big Wash multi-use path that this project will construct will be public,
and will provide more public access to the expansive Big Wash natural
area and scenic views.
Yes
CC.5
Cooperate with other jurisdictions, agencies and organizations to develop
joint use and multiuse facilities that benefit and address the recreational
and social needs of a multigenerational community.
The Big Wash multi-use path will be located atop the bank protection to
be constructed, and will serve Pima County's floodplain maintenance
access needs. This arrangement represents interjurisdictional
cooperation, and benefits all generations as demonstrated by the wide
age range of current trail users on the existing Big Wash multi-use trail.
Yes
CC.6
Promote the creation of unique community gathering places that are
inviting, walkable, attractive and vibrant and offer commercial,
entertainment or cultural activity
Not applicable, as this is not a commercial, entertainment, or cultural
development.n/a
CC.7 Support the development of diverse housing types within the
community.
The proposed single-family neighborhood will be similar to others
throughout Rancho Vistoso. However, it has historically been nearly
impossible to get diverse housing types approved in Oro Valley, so this
policy may not be attainable anyway.
No
CC.8
Foster development of complete neighborhoods with easy access to
transportation and employment options, and commercial areas that offer
amenities and services for residents’ daily needs.
This property is less than a 10-minute drive to a significant number of
retail, service, and dining options, including:
Safeway Shopping Center = 4 minutes
Oro Valley Marketplace = 7 minutes
Oro Valley Hospital = 7 minutes
Rooney Ranch Regional Shopping Center = 8 minutes
Yes
CC.9 Promote community interaction by planning for public land uses, such as
parks, schools and other civic uses to act as the focus of neighborhoods.
While this neighborhood will feature a recreation area and trail
connections, those amenities are not the focus of the neighborhood.No
CC.10 Support the development of a range of public activities that foster a
sense of community and create common places to gather Not applicable.n/a
CC.11 Provide access to arts, library and cultural amenities to benefit the entire
community including residents, businesses and visitors.Not applicable.n/a
CC.12 Continue to integrate public art into the design of Town parks, the public
rights-of-way and other suitable locations Not applicable.n/a
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CC.13 Support existing arts, culture and performance venues and the creation
of new arts and cultural exhibition space within the Town.Not applicable.n/a
CC.14 Encourage quality public spaces, public art and activities that celebrate
the history of Oro Valley and help build a sense of community.Not applicable.n/a
CC.15 Promote higher and continuing education opportunities in Oro Valley.Not applicable.n/a
CC.16
Participate in cooperative efforts of local, state and federal educational
programs to ensure that the community’s education needs are met with
high-quality opportunities.
Not applicable.n/a
CC.17 Support the Oro Valley Public Library as a central attraction and resource
in the community.Not applicable.n/a
CC.18 Cultivate community leaders by providing engagement opportunities for
all age groups.Not applicable.n/a
CC.19 Provide ongoing and easy access to Town information and resources.Not applicable.n/a
3.7 TOWN SERVICES, BUILDINGS & FACILITIES FOCUS
TS.1 Provide effective public safety education, preparation and emergency
services for emergencies and natural disasters.Not applicable.n/a
TS.2 Provide effective public safety services to respond to and recover from
emergencies and natural disasters.Not applicable.n/a
TS.3
Protect vulnerable populations (e.g., children, seniors and those with
disabilities) and provide for the security of community members through
community and police support.
Not applicable.n/a
TS.4 Continue emergency preparedness planning to address utility shortages,
outages or disruptions.Not applicable.n/a
TS.5
Coordinate community safety and land use planning in order to reduce
sources of conflict and nuisance crime through design, regulation and
management.
OVPD has reviewed this application and hasn't noted any concerns.
They'll review the more detailed designs, especially of the rec area,
during the engineering phase, to check for conformance with CPTED
(Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design) guidelines.
Yes
TS.6
Coordinate land use and public facility planning to appropriately locate
public facilities in safe locations that can effectively facilitate emergency
response.
Not applicable.n/a
TS.7 Plan for, manage and maintain Oro Valley’s assets, including streets,
infrastructure and facilities to ensure long-term value to the community.
This neighborhood will feature public streets and sidewalks, designed to
meet the Town's construction guidelines for public infrastructure. In
addition, new easements and access drives will be established to
strengthen OV Water Utility's access to their facilities near the site.
Yes
4.5 SONORAN DESERT RESOURCES FOCUS
SD.1
Identify, preserve and manage an integrated and connected open space
system that protects Oro Valley’s natural resources and provides
enjoyment for residents and visitors while recognizing our place in the
larger ecosystem.
Well over half of the property will be open space, either preserved as
natural open space or revegetated as common area open space.
Approximately 8.28 acres of the property is mapped as an
Environmentally Sensitive Lands Ordinance Major Wildlife Linkage, and
that area will be rezoned from 'School' to 'Open Space'. For the
enjoyment of residents, the existing public multi-use path running along
the west bank of Big Wash will be extended through this property.
Yes
SD.2
Protect and provide connections between contiguous, environmentally
sensitive lands within the Town, including key habitat areas and
significant natural resource areas.
Not applicable.n/a
SD.3 Conserve Oro Valley’s natural resources in a comprehensive manner.
This project will protect the onsite area defined as Environmentally
Sensitive Lands Ordinance Major Wildlife Linkage by rezoning that area to
'Open Space'.
Yes
SD.4 Protect and conserve healthy native vegetation during the development
process.
This project will comply with the Town's Native Plant Preservation
Ordinance.Yes
SD.5 Provide information to the public, including businesses and developers,
on means to protect and conserve resources.Not applicable.n/a
SD.6 Protect scenic corridors, public park and trail view sheds, and the
distinctive visual character and visual appeal of Oro Valley.
By extending the existing public multi-use path bordering Big Wash and
preserving a significant amount of acreage as open space, this
development will expand the scenic viewshed available from the public
trail system.
Yes
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SD.7
Enhance, protect, create and restore native biological habitats, especially
along washes, groundwater basins, recharge areas and wildlife corridors,
in order to benefit native plant and wildlife habitats and species
movement, minimize the negative impacts of invasive species and
provide protection from flood risk.
This development protects the native biological habitat that exists onsite
as mapped by the Town's ESLO Major Wildlife Linkage category. Flood
risk is mitigated by the installation of bank protection that'll be
maintained by the Pima County Regional Flood Control District.
Yes
SD.8
Encourage development project designs that connect wildlife habitat
areas, avoid disturbing significant wildlife habitats and minimize the
overall impacts on wildlife habitat areas.
This development avoids disturbing the ESLO Major Wildlife Linkage area
onsite.Yes
SD.9 Provide for the safe movement of wildlife near man-made features which
may potentially disconnect wildlife corridors.
The bank protection that'll be constructed with this development will
follow the same design as the existing bank protection along both banks
of Big Wash, which has been shown to be wildlife friendly and won't
disconnect any wildlife corridors.
Yes
SD.10
Strive to protect the public and environment from the threats and risks of
stormwater surges and potential negative impacts of contaminants from
runoff.
The bank protection that'll be constructed with this development will
meet the local and regional flood control requirements of the Town and
County.
Yes
4.6 WATER RESOURCES FOCUS
WR.1 Ensure the long-term water resource supply and groundwater
conservation for present and future Water Utility customers.
According to data from the Amphi School District, the proposed single-
family neighborhood is projected to use approximately one-tenth of the
amount of water that the previously proposed middle school likely
would've used.
Yes
WR.2 Ensure water quality for Water Utility customers that meets or exceeds
federal and state regulatory requirements.Not applicable.n/a
WR.3
Utilize alternative water sources, such as Central Arizona Project water
and treated effluent, and conservation techniques to attain sustainable
groundwater production rates and reduce groundwater level declines.
Not applicable.n/a
WR.4 Protect aquifer recharge areas and wellheads, especially those used to
provide public water supplies.Not applicable.n/a
4.7 CULTURAL RESOURCES FOCUS
CR.1 Identify, preserve and interpret significant cultural resources within Oro
Valley and the larger planning area.
The Rancho Vistoso PAD was surveyed for cultural resources in the 1980s,
and archaeological sites were either preserved or studied, recorded, and
mitigated. This property was recently re-surveyed, and no additional
cultural resources were identified.
Yes
CR.2 Provide appropriate public access to and education about Oro Valley’s
cultural resources in order to enrich the sense of community.Not applicable.n/a
CR.3
Build and maintain partnerships with federal, tribal, state and local
agencies and community organizations to preserve or rehabilitate and to
celebrate culturally significant Town structures, records and places.
Not applicable.n/a
4.8 CLEAN ENVIRONMENT FOCUS
CE.1 Lead by example in energy efficiency, water conservation, recycling,
alternative fuel and solar projects in municipal facilities and operations.Not applicable.n/a
CE.2
Encourage pollution prevention, waste minimization and recycling in all
sectors of municipal, business, institutional and residential operations
throughout the Town.
Not applicable.n/a
CE.3 Lead efforts which contribute to regional reduction in air pollution and
greenhouse gas emissions.
Not applicable, although developing this infill property will provide high-
quality housing in close proximity to many retailers and employers, thus
minimizing the vehicle emissions associated with new development.
n/a
CE.4
Increase energy savings through increased education and gains in
efficiency, conservation and use of renewable resources throughout the
community.
Not applicable.n/a
5.5 LAND USE & DESIGN FOCUS
LU.1 Promote land use development practices and programs that conserve
and minimize impacts to natural and cultural resources.
The Rancho Vistoso PAD is essentially a giant clustered Master Plan,
having preserved roughly half of its several thousand acres as open space
in perpetuity. Within this particular property, the preservation of natural
resources is furthered by rezoning a portion of the property previously
designated for development from 'School' to 'Open Space'.
Yes
LU.2
Promote and encourage water conservation and retrofitting programs,
and innovative stormwater management techniques in development,
redevelopment or infrastructure projects and in landscaped areas.
Not applicable.n/a
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LU.3 Reduce heat absorption by buildings, parking surfaces and in outdoor
public areas.Not applicable.n/a
LU.4
Promote outdoor lighting that enhances safety and circulation, beautifies
landscapes, minimizes impacts to adjacent properties and does not
reduce public enjoyment of the night sky.
This neighborhood will comply with all applicable lighting and night sky
preservation ordinances.Yes
LU.5 Provide diverse land uses that meet the Town’s overall needs and
effectively transition in scale and density adjacent to neighborhoods.
This neighborhood will feature similar home and lot sizes as nearby
neighborhoods, thus the need for transitional design is minimized. Even
so, this development will not add to the diversity of land uses that would
meet the Town's overall needs (such as high-density residential).
No
LU.6 Maintain the small-town, neighborly character and improve the design
and safety of the built environment.
Many of the nearby neighborhoods were in existence when this General
Plan policy was crafted, suggesting that development of similar
neighborhoods such as this one would maintain the small-town,
neighborly character. In addition, the extension of the Big Wash bank
protection improves the safety of the built environment.
Yes
LU.7 Coordinate planning for land use and transportation in order to promote
growth areas and transit and commercial corridors.Not applicable, as this property is not within a designated Growth Area.n/a
LU.8 Encourage the development of master planned communities which
include suitable residential and commercial uses.
The Rancho Vistoso PAD is the Town's largest and most diverse master
planned community. This particular property has always been
designated for development as part of that master plan, and should now
be permitted to develop in fulfilment of that plan, albeit at a lower
density than originally planned (much like many of the PAD's other
residential parcels).
Yes
LU.9 Promote the design of cohesive developments that enhance and
promote the pedestrian experience.
By extending regional public trail infrastructure and providing internal
connectivity thereto, this development will enhance and promote the
pedestrian experience.
Yes
5.7 DEVELOPMENT, GROWTH AREAS & SPECIAL PLANNING AREAS FOCUS
DG.1
Require new development to pay its share toward the cost of additional
public facility and service needs generated by new development, while
balancing public and private interests in cost allocation.
This project will construct all public roadway, utility, and flood control
infrastructure necessary for its development. In addition, this
development will be subject to the Town's standard development impact
fees, supporting Oro Valley's broader public infrastructure system.
Yes
DG.2
Continue to identify additional revenue sources that may provide
supplemental revenues to ensure that infrastructure and services are
maintained.
Not applicable.n/a
5.8 INFRASTRUCTURE FOCUS
I.1 Accommodate community services and utilities that meet the larger
community needs and goals.Not applicable.n/a
I.2
Consider aesthetics and visual impacts of utilities and infrastructure
during the planning, design or upgrade process, to the extent reasonably
possible.
All utilities will be installed underground.Yes
I.3 Identify and facilitate the replacement and timely upgrade of aging
infrastructure as needed.Not applicable.n/a
I.4 Accommodate growth in the community through long-range planning for
services, utilities and other infrastructure.
The trunk roadway and utility systems within the Rancho Vistoso PAD
were designed many years ago to accommodate the development of this
property as a higher intensity use than now proposed.
Yes
I.5
Provide opportunities for high-quality telecommunication and broadband
services to be located within the Town in order to support economic
development, residential and business needs and community-wide goals.
Not applicable.n/a
I.6 Provide for safety, efficiency and environmentally-sensitive design in
stormwater systems.
Stormwater will be routed through this neighborhood as required by the
Town's stormwater management guidelines. Additionally, the Horizons
neighborhood, which is upstream of this property, currently has a
longstanding maintenance problem with a drainageway leading to this
property. We have and will continue to coordinate with the Horizons
drainage engineer to ensure that this development will provide any
necesary easements and will accept the Horizons stormwater flows that
will result from their proposed repairs.
Yes
I.7
Develop a safe, convenient and efficient multimodal transportation
network that integrates amenities, provides access to services and
destinations, and links places where people live, work, shop and play.
Not applicable.n/a
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I.8
Enhance the Town’s community identity and character through roadway
design that differentiates neighborhoods, key streets and important
intersections.
From a roadway design standpoint this neighborhood will be fairly
indistinguishable from nearby neighborhoods, as they all must follow the
same design standards.
No
I.9
Facilitate regional bikeway planning efforts to ensure that the Town’s
bikeway system is safe and connects with the neighboring communities
and the regional bikeway system.
This development's extension of the public multi-use path along Big
Wash is in line with the Town's Trails Master Plan.n/a
I.10 Foster opportunities for walking, biking and mass transit to places where
people live, work, shop and play.Not applicable.n/a
I.11 Promote a safe, integrated and comprehensive transit system that
increases public access to mass transit and improves community mobility.Not applicable.n/a
I.12
Support Oro Valley Transit Services in their goals to continue to build a
positive, professional and customer responsive division that acts as the
leading proponent and advocate for mobility.
Not applicable.n/a
I.13 Create opportunities for infrastructure that support electric, biofuel and
CNG vehicles.Not applicable.n/a
Total Policies:77
Total Applicable:31
Total Met:27
Percent Met of Applicable:87%
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