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Regular Session
January 8, 2025
Town Council Meeting
Regular Session
January 8, 2025
Town Council Meeting
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Upcoming meetings
Meetings are subject to change. Check the Town website for meeting status.
Planning and Zoning Commission Special Session
January 14 at 5:00 p.m.
Council Chambers
Neighborhood Meeting –Oracle/Hardy GPA and Rezone
January 15 at 6:00 p.m.
Council Chambers
Stormwater Utility Commission
January 16 at 4:00 p.m.
Hopi Conference Room
Town Council Regular Session
January 22 at 6:00 p.m.
Council Chambers
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Town Council Meeting
Regular Session
January 8, 2025
Your Voice, Our Future General Plan
Annual Progress Report
Town Council
January 8, 2025
Your Voice, Our Future (YVOF)
Community’s 10-year action plan
Best opportunity for residents to guide town decisions
Community driven process to establish the vision,
goals and measurable actions
Ratified by 71% of the voters in Nov. 2016
Importance of the Annual Progress Report
Provides transparency about the Town’s ability
to deliver on promises made
3-year, award-winning engagement process
Model for current process to create OV’s Path Forward
Shows how the plan leads to real results
310 measurable actions
Major actions are prioritized every 2 years through
strategic plans
Comprehensive Plan
Public
Safety
Environ -
ment Parks Water Housing Roadways Economy Finances Develop-
ment
2024 Progress Report
97% completed, maintained, or anticipated for
completion before 2026
•277 completed or maintained
•24 in progress
97%
Of the 310 measurable
actions are complete,
maintained or in
progress
3% are recommended for the FY25/26 Strategic Plan or
consideration for OV’s Path Forward
•9 outstanding actions
Retail Gap Analysis VTNP Design Concept Town -wide space and
facilities needs
Increased delivery of
CAP water allocations
RTA Next
Transportation
Improvement Plan
(includes street design)Tree Master Plan Trails Master Plan
Building Code Update OV Marketplace Design Standards Lighting Code
Projects associated with the 24 actions anticipated for completion
Outstanding Actions
9 actions may be prioritized in the next strategic plan or transferred to OV’s Path Forward
Incentivizing
businesses to install
resource conservation
products
Placing educational
elements about OV’s
history and culture at
Town facilities
Creating a central
gathering space
Encouraging private
property owners to
remove invasive
species
Transition to OV’s Path Forward
Resident Working Groups will also review outstanding actions for alignment with residents’ current values and priorities
Forge actions to be implemented over the next 10 years:
Family-friendly and welcoming community
Accessible parks and amenities
Trails, bicycle and pedestrian connectivity
Public safety
Water use, environmental resources, views and climate
Development, housing, and transportation
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OV’s Path Forward
Resident Working Groups
•OV residents only
•Online kick-off event – January 28
•Most meetings will be online with in-person, as needed
•Number of meetings will vary
•Commit to roughly 4-6 hours from February - May
Sign up on OVPathForward.com
Summary and Next Steps
Progress report represents a
commitment to the community
YVOF included 310 measurable actions
To date, 97% of the 310 actions are completed,
maintained or anticipated for completion
The 9 outstanding actions may be prioritized
through the strategic plan or transferred to OV’s
Path Forward
Join an OV’s Path Forward Resident
Working Group
Help craft the measurable actions that will be
implemented over the next 10 years!
Town Council Meeting
Regular Session
January 8, 2025
Public Hearing: Southwest intersection of
Moore Road and La Cañada Drive
Rezoning and General Plan Amendment
Town Council
January 8, 2025
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Purpose
31-lot residential subdivision
Item A – General Plan Amendment
Item B – Rezoning
Both are discretionary asks
Discussion and possible action
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Location Map
Pima
County La
Cañada
Ridge
Vistoso
Highlands
Torreno
35 acres
Vacant
Pima County to West
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Applicant’s Proposal
31 Single family lots
All single -story homes (18’)
Access via La Cañada Drive
Private recreation area
Public trail along wash
Landscaping to prevent
parking in right-of-way
north of site as a
condition of approval
Sidewalk
Shallow-rooted vegetation
Decomposed Granite
Boulders
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Background
Previous Current
July 2023
Annexation
Translational Zoning
FROM Pima County SR
TO Oro Valley R1-144
Pima
County
Pima
County
Zoning Height
Pima County SR
(Previous)34 feet
Oro Valley R1-144
(Current)18 feet
Oro Valley R1-36 & R1-20
(Proposed)18 feet
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Item A - General Plan Amendment
Current Proposed
MDRLDR2LDR1LDR1LDR2 LDR2
MDR
Subject Property
MDR
FROM Low Density
Residential 2 (LDR2)
TO Medium Density
Residential (MDR)
OBJECTIVE
Smaller lots toward La Cañada
Larger lots toward south and
west, near adjacent properties
NOTE
Smallest lot size proposed is
approx. 0.5 acres
Applicant seeks less than 1
home per acre (0.9 overall)
LDR1 LDR1
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Item A - Open Space
MDR designation requires 25% open space
Enables development similar to subdivision to the south
LDR2 requires 66% Open Space Preservation
47% of the 35-acre site remains open space in this plan
Council approval required for proposed
disturbance beyond 5% in Critical Resource Areas
Applicant requesting additional 1.4% total for “essential
infrastructure” (Sewer, road, etc.)
Applicant would vegetate equally sized section of wash north
of site to mitigate impacts of additional 1.4% impact
Approximately 0.053 acres, or 2,300 square feet
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Item B - Rezoning
Current Proposed
Setbacks R1-144 R1-36 R1-20
Front 50 feet 30 feet 30 feet
Side 20 feet 15 feet 15 feet
Rear 50 feet 40 feet 30 feet
R1-20R1-36R1-144
FROM R1-144
144,000 square foot minimum
lot size
TO R1-20 AND R1-36
18 “R1-20” lots (20k min lot size)
13 “R1-36” lots (36k min lot size)
All single -story homes (max
height 18 feet)
NOTE
Zoning does not strictly correlate
to lot size, it provides a
minimum
Applicant has provided larger
lots on the south and west edges
R1-36 R1-20R1-36 R1-20
R1-144
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Review
General Plan conformance
Compatibility with surrounding
area
Land Use Transitions
Environmental Resources
protection
Trail connectivity
Zoning Code
Cultural Resources
Design Principles and
Standards
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Public Participation & Planning and Zoning Commission
Info Video and 2 Neighborhood Meetings
Primary concerns – drainage and offsite parking
Results of public participation:
Applicant committed to improvements to resolve parking in
right-of-way north of property
Applicant removed 3 lots to accommodate:
Recreation area
Native plant preservation
Planning and Zoning Commission recommends:
Approval of Item A
Conditional Approval of Item B
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Right of Way
Landscaping consisting of boulders, shallow-rooted vegetation (e.g., cacti, shrubs, etc.), and
decomposed granite shall be provided between the property line and clear zone.
Decomposed granite shall be required in the clear zone. Boulders and vegetation to be
provided and positioned in a manner to prevent parking of vehicles south of the new Moore
Road sidewalks along the full property edge of the subdivision, as determined by the
Planning and Zoning Administrator and Town Engineer.28
Moore Road
Summary & Recommendation
Item A – General Plan
Amendment
MDR for eastern portion of site
Item B – Rezoning
R1-36 for western portion of site
R1-20 for eastern portion of site
Planning and Zoning
Commission recommends
Approval of Item A
Approval of Item B, subject to
the conditions of approval R1-20R1-36
MDR
LDR1
Item A
Item B Item B
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Condition of Approval
Landscaping consisting of boulders, shallow-rooted vegetation (e.g.,
cacti, shrubs, etc.), and decomposed granite shall be provided
between the property line and clear zone. Decomposed granite shall
be required in the clear zone. Boulders and vegetation to be provided
and positioned in a manner to prevent parking of vehicles south of
the new Moore Road sidewalks along the full property edge of the
subdivision, as determined by the Planning and Zoning Administrator
and Town Engineer.
Installation of future walls by homeowners shall be of the same color,
finish, and material as used in the La Cañada Ridge subdivision. This
requirement shall be included in the subdivision’s Covenants,
Conditions, and Restrictions.
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CANADA HILLS ESTATES
COPPER RIDGE II
NARANJA RANCH
DESERT VISTAS
LA CANADA RIDGE
HONEYBEE CANYON
ORO VALLEY COUNTRY CLUB
BUTTERFLY MOUNTAIN
CANYON PASS
LAMBERT LANE
SOLANA AT DOVE MTN.
PRESERVE AT DOVE MTN.
TORTOLITA VISTAS
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Town Council Meeting
Regular Session
January 8, 2025