Plan Review Detail
Review Status: Approved
Review Details: ENTITLEMENT REVIEW v.1
Plan Number - TP-ENT-0725-00016
Review Name: ENTITLEMENT REVIEW v.1
Review Status: Approved
| Review Date | Reviewer's Name | Type of Review | Description | Status | Comments |
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| Transportation Landscape Review | APPROVED | ||||
| Historic | NOT REQUIRED | Not in HPZ/HL or other zone requiring HPO review. | |||
| Entitlement Review Coordinator Express | REVIEW COMPLETED | ||||
| Entitlements | REVIEW COMPLETED | ||||
| External Reviewers - Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) | REVIEW COMPLETED | Thank you for the opportunity to review this rezoning request. ADOT has no comments. Thank Rick Freije, M.S.C.E., P.E. Assistant Regional Traffic Engineer SOUTHERN REGION TRAFFIC 1221 S 2nd Ave. Tucson, AZ 85713 Office: 520.388.4203 Mobile: 520.576.8614 | azdot.gov [azdot.gov] |
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| External Reviewers - AZ State Land | REVIEW COMPLETED | ||||
| External Reviewers - COT Environmental Services | REVIEW COMPLETED | ES has no objections to this rezoning request. DP must meet all requirements of TSM 8-01.0 as it pertain to Solid Waste and Recycle, Disposal, Collection, and Storage Requirements. Andy Vera (520) 837-3798 Andy.Vera@tucsonaz.gov |
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| External Reviewers - COT Parks & Recreation | REVIEW COMPLETED | ||||
| External Reviewers - Davis Monthan AFB | REVIEW COMPLETED | Sir/Ma’am Davis-Monthan AFB Planning Staff have reviewed this rezoning request and find it shouldn’t have a negative impact on our mission as it is not under our ADC delineated areas. Kacey V/r B. Kacey Carter, DAFC, USAF ≡✪≡ Installation Community Planner 355th Civil Engineer Squadron/CENPL Davis-Monthan AFB AZ ☎DSN: 312-3291 ☎Comm: 520-228-3291 bonnie.carter@us.af.mil |
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| External Reviewers - PC RFCD | REVIEW COMPLETED | The Regional Flood Control District has no objection to this rezoning. Patricia Gilbert Hydrologist III Floodplain Management Division Pima County Regional Flood Control District 201 North Stone Ave 9th Floor Tucson, Arizona, 85701 Direct - 520.724.4606 |
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| External Reviewers - Pima Association of Governments | REVIEW COMPLETED | ||||
| External Reviewers - Pima County Addressing | REVIEW COMPLETED | Good afternoon, Pima County Addressing does not have comments on TP-ENT-0725-00016, 3954 E Fort Lowell Rd. Nicholas Jordan Site Review Project Manager II – Addressing Official Pima County Development Services Department 201 N Stone AV – 1st Floor Tucson, AZ 85701 (520) 724-9623 |
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| External Reviewers - Pima County Assessor | REVIEW COMPLETED | ||||
| External Reviewers - Pima County Development Services | REVIEW COMPLETED | ||||
| External Reviewers - Pima County Natural Resources | REVIEW COMPLETED | ||||
| External Reviewers - Pima County Transportation | REVIEW COMPLETED | ||||
| External Reviewers - Pima County Wastewater (RWRD) | REVIEW COMPLETED | REZONING CONDITIONS 1. The owner(s) shall not construe any action by Pima County as a commitment to provide sewer service to any new development within the rezoning area until Pima County executes an agreement with the owner(s) to that effect. 2. The owner(s) shall obtain written documentation from the PCRWRD stating that treatment and conveyance capacity is available for any new development within the rezoning area, no more than 90 days before submitting any rezoning, tentative plat, development plan, preliminary sewer layout, sewer improvement plan, or request for building permit for review. Should treatment and / or conveyance capacity not be available at that time, the owner(s) shall enter into a written agreement addressing the option of funding, designing and constructing the necessary improvements to Pima County’s public sewerage system at his or her sole expense or cooperatively 3954 E. Ft Lowell August 19, 2025 TP-ENT-0725-00016 Page 2 of 2 with other affected parties. All such improvements shall be designed and constructed as directed by the PCRWRD. 3. The owner(s) shall time all new development within the rezoning area to coincide with the availability of treatment and conveyance capacity in the downstream public sewerage system. 4. The owner(s) shall connect all development within the rezoning area to Pima County’s public sewer system at the location and in the manner specified by the PCRWRD in its capacity response letter and as specified by PCRWRD at the time of review of the tentative plat, development plan, preliminary sewer layout, sewer construction plan, or request for building permit. 5. The owner(s) shall fund, design and construct all off-site and on-site sewers necessary to serve the rezoning area, in the manner specified at the time of review of the tentative plat, development plan, preliminary sewer layout, sewer construction plan or request for building permit. 6. The owner(s) shall complete the construction of all necessary public and/or private sewerage facilities as required by all applicable agreements with Pima County, and all applicable regulations, including the Clean Water Act and those promulgated by ADEQ, before treatment and conveyance capacity in the downstream public sewerage system is permanently committed for any new development within the rezoning area. If you wish to discuss the above conditions, please contact me at (520) 724-6488. |
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| External Reviewers - Tohono Oodham | REVIEW COMPLETED | ||||
| External Reviewers - Tucson Airport Authority | REVIEW COMPLETED | Thank you for the opportunity to comment on TP-ENT-0725-00016 – 3954 E Fort Lowell Rd, a request by The Planning Center for a rezoning of an approximately 0.35 acres to allow for professional offices and general merchandise sales, and to rezone the entire site in Residence 3 Zone (R-3) to Commercial 1 Zone (C-1). This rezoning is located 525 feet east of intersection of North Alvernon Way and East Fort Lowell Road. The Tucson Airport Authority approves the subject rezoning request and does not have any additional comments to provide. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this comment letter. I may be reached by email at srobidoux@flytucson.com or by telephone at 520- 573-4811 |
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| External Reviewers - Tucson Electric Power (TEP) | REVIEW COMPLETED | On behalf of Tucson Electric Power (TEP), thank you for the opportunity to comment on this rezoning memorandum. TEP has no objec�ons to this memo. This property is located within TEP’s service territory and will require a new service applica�on from the owner/developer to extend service to a new loca�on. |
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| External Reviewers - Tucson Unified School District (TUSD) | REVIEW COMPLETED | ||||
| Fire New Construction | REVIEW COMPLETED | ||||
| IPC - Entitlements | REVIEW COMPLETED | ||||
| IPC - Fire New Construction | REVIEW COMPLETED | ||||
| IPC - Site Engineering | REVIEW COMPLETED | 1. Balanced basin detention and first flush retention requirements would apply for the proposed development. Stephen Blood (520) 837-4958 Stephen.blood@tucsonaz.gov |
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| IPC - Site Zoning | REVIEW COMPLETED | CDRC TRANSMITTAL TO: Planning & Development Services Department FROM: Fernando L. García PDSD Zoning Review Section PROJECT: 3954 E Fort Lowell Rd, Tucson, AZ 85712 Parcel(s): 110-060-14N Current Zoning: R-3 Proposed Zoning: C-1 TP-ENT-0725-00016 TRANSMITTAL DATE: August 18, 2025 1. Upon effectuation of a rezoning, any proposed development must comply with the City of Tucson Unified Development Code (UDC) Administrative Manual Chapter 2-06 – Development Package (DP). A tentative plat and final subdivision plat will be required. 2. The rezoning proposes rezoning this parcel from R-3 to C-1 for a generic commercial use. No specific land use group or land use type is indicated. Although the rezoning proposal indicates potential administrative and professional office or general merchandise sales use, this parcel would be eligible to be utilized for greater intensity uses like food service, alcoholic beverage service, or entertainment, each which would require more intense parking calculations than those for professional office or retail use. 3. The parcel is part of the Major Streets & Routes Overlay, subject to UDC 5.4. 4. This portion of E Fort Lowell Rd, an arterial, is planned for a future width of 100’. It is currently at 95’. Future right-of-way acquisition may reduce the size of this parcel. Any development on this parcel will be required to be shown from the future right-of-way line. 5. Perimeter yard setback to E Fort Lowell Rd is 10’ from the future right-of-way property line and 0’ to the east, south, and west property lines. 6. The minimum required number of motor vehicle parking spaces for a general commercial services or retail use is one space per 300 sf of gross floor area. This may increase if a more intense use, like food service or alcoholic beverage service, is proposed. 7. The minimum required number of bicycle parking spaces for a general commercial services use is two short-term parking spaces and two long-term parking spaces. For general retail uses it is two short-term parking spaces and two long-term parking spaces. This may increase if a use other than administrative and professional office or general merchandise sales is proposed. 8. The comments provided are preliminary and are not to be assumed as a complete review of the proposal. During the Development Package/Tentative Plat review process, the Site Zoning Review Section will conduct a full review to assure compliance with applicable UDC development criteria and technical standards. 9. If you have any questions, please contact me at fernando.garcia2@tucsonaz.gov. |
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| IPC - Traffic Engineering | REVIEW COMPLETED | No comments | |||
| Real Estate | REVIEW COMPLETED | Any proposed improvements being constructed outside property lines and into public rights-of-way require a right-of-way permit and Private Improvement Agreement with the Department of Transportation & Mobility or Temporary Revocable Easement with the Real Estate Division (separate processes). If any action is required to address property rights (dedications, easements, etc), please contact the Real Estate Division 520-791-4181. | |||
| ROW Engineering Review | REVIEW COMPLETED | Existing driveways will need to be updated to current standards. | |||
| Signs | REVIEW COMPLETED | All signage to be per current code standards for proposed zoning. If you have any questions, please email georgia.pennington@tucsonaz.gov | |||
| Site Engineering | REVIEW COMPLETED | ||||
| Site Landscape | REVIEW COMPLETED | CDRC TRANSMITTAL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT REVIEWER: CHAD KELLER, RLA SITE LANDSCAPE/NATIVE PLANT PRESERVATION SECTION PROJECT: REZONING REQUEST FROM R-3 TO C-1, PROPOSING ADMINISTRATIVE AND PROFESSIONAL OFFICES AND/OR GENERAL MERCHANDISE SALES USES ACTIVITY NO: TP-ENT-0725-00016 ADDRESS: 3954 E FORT LOWELL RD This plan has been reviewed for compliance with applicable development criteria in the City of Tucson Unified Development Code (UDC) Administrative Manual (AM) Section 2-11 and Technical Manual (TM) Section for landscape, native plants, and water harvesting. Please resubmit revised drawings along with a detailed response letter, which states how all of the Site Landscape and NPPO Section review comments have been addressed. SITE LANDSCAPE/NPPO SECTION COMMENTS: 1. Four trees are required for the 15 parking spaces provided. The two trees located in the street landscape border can be counted at 50%. The two street landscape border trees count as one vehicular use area tree. Add one more tree to the street landscape border to achieve the requirement or add a tree at the east property line. See UDC 7.6.4.B Vehicular Use Area: The standards in this Section 7.6.4.B apply to all developments that provide more than four motor vehicle parking spaces, except as provided in Section 7.6.4.B.1.c, Exemptions. 1. Canopy Trees in Vehicular Use Areas a. General Standards Within a vehicular use area, one canopy tree is required for each four motor vehicle parking spaces or fraction thereof. (1) The canopy trees must be evenly distributed throughout the vehicular use area. Every parking space must be located within 40 feet of the trunk of a canopy tree (as measured from the center of the tree trunk). (2) Fifty percent of the trees required for landscape borders located within ten feet of the paved portion(s) of a vehicular use area may be counted towards both the minimum parking lot canopy tree standard and the landscape border canopy tree standard. Thank you. Chad Keller, RLA Landscape Architect chad.keller@tucsonaz.gov 520.837.4923 |
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| Site Zoning | REVIEW COMPLETED | See "IPC - Site Zoning" comments. | |||
| Streetcar Track Access Review | REVIEW COMPLETED | ||||
| Sun Tran Review | REVIEW COMPLETED | ||||
| Transportation - Bike/Ped | REVIEW COMPLETED | ||||
| Tucson Water New Area Development | REVIEW COMPLETED |