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Plan Review Detail
Review Status: Approved
Review Details: PRE-APPLICATION CONFERENCE REVIEW v.1
Plan Number - TP-PRE-0324-00060
Review Name: PRE-APPLICATION CONFERENCE REVIEW v.1
Review Status: Approved
| Review Date | Reviewer's Name | Type of Review | Description | Status | Comments |
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| Design Review | REVIEW COMPLETED | Applicant will not be using the IID as a tool for redevlopment. No Design review will be required. | |||
| Fire New Construction | REVIEW COMPLETED | TP-PRE-0324-00060 • Pre-Application Conference Review v1 • 450 N MAIN AV TUCSON, AZ 85701: Based on the information provided, TFD has the following comments: 1. Knox key box(es) under 2018 IFC, 506 2. Provide fire sprinkler systems following 2018 IFC, 903 3. Provide fire alarm systems per 2018 IFC, 907 Questions: patricia.shelton@tucsonaz.gov / 520.837.7082 |
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| Historic | REVIEW COMPLETED | If the project will be using the IID, Historic review will be required due to the adjacent designated historic structures. The Plans Review Subcommittee (PRS) will review for consistency with the US Secretary of the Interior's Standards. Please submit the documents noted in the Historic & Special District informational handout (https://www.tucsonaz.gov/files/sharedassets/public/v/3/pdsd/documents/submission-documents/special_districts_application_instructions_7.18.23.pdf) Staff would recommend a courtesy review with PRS for initial feedback on the project. Questions? Jodie.Brown@tucsonaz.gov |
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| ROW Engineering Review | REVIEW COMPLETED | TP-PRE-0324-00060 450 N. Main Ave. Comments: 1. Property exit onto Granada is allowable. Please show dimensions on your plan. Widths (width of the exit,) and curb radii. 2. There is an existing catch basin just south of this exit location. This needs to be shown on the plan. Protect the CB in place and show on the plan how the new curb will tie-into the catch basin. (If modification work needs to be done to the catch basin, have a detail on the plan for that.) 3. New concrete curb per P.A.G. standard 209. 4. New curb access ramps per P.A.G. standard 207 will need to be constructed at each return of the exit onto Granada. 5. Regarding the entrance off of Main Ave. Curb returns can be between 15’ to 18’ with new concrete curb per P.A.G. standard 209. 6. The curb cut of the new entrance must be a minimum of 12’ from the existing curb cut to the south, show this on the plan. 7. New curb access ramps per P.A.G. standard 207 at each curb return. 8. There is an existing catch basin in the roadway of Main Ave, immediately adjacent to the location of this new entrance. Show on the plan how this CB will be protected in place and how the pavement of the new entrance will tie-into the catch basin. (If modification work needs to be done to the catch basin, have a detail on the plan for that.) 9. Also provide Sight Visibility Triangles both for Granada Ave and also for Main Ave. Note: Granada is a Collector street (SVT Near Side- 265’ Far Side- 110’) & Main is a Local street (SVT Near Side-185’ Far Side- 110’.) 10. Show on the plan ROW dimensions and distances from roadway centerline. Show this for Granada Ave, Main Ave and also St. Mary’s Rd. 11. Protect in place existing streetlights. 12. Protect in place existing catch basins. 13. Protect in place existing sidewalk scuppers. 14. Protect in place or relocate accordingly, existing regulatory or warning signs. David Stiffey DTM Project Coordinator David.Stiffey@tucsonaz.gov |
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| Site Engineering | REVIEW COMPLETED | 1. Parking will need to be fully dimensioned on DP. 2. 1st flush retention & Balanced Basin detention required on site. 3. A waste stream calculation will be required. Environmental Services approval of recycling plan will be required. 4. Pedestrian Circulation required. Show circulation to refuse enclosure, and parking areas. 5. ADA ramp required with access shown from ADA parking to pedestrian circulation. 6. ADA Loading zone must be on the passenger side of parking spot when angled parking is used. Joshua Garcia joshua.garcia@tucsonaz.gov |
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| Site Landscape | REVIEW COMPLETED | CDRC TRANSMITTAL PROJECT: ST MARYS AND GRANADA HOUSING ACTIVITY NO. TP-PRE-0324-00060 ADDRESS: 450 N MAIN AV ZONING: C-1, INFILL INCENTIVE DISTRICT (IID) 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. The comments provided are preliminary and are not to be assumed as a complete review of the proposal. During the Development Package review process, a full review will be made by Landscape/NPPO to ensure compliance with the applicable UDC development criteria and Technical Standards. GENERAL COMMENTS: 1. There must be a NPPO or NPPO waiver. An NPPO is required per UDC 7.7.3-B. A Native Plant Preservation Plan, Section 7.7.4, is required to be submitted or approved or a request for an exception from the Native Plant Preservation requirements approved in accordance with Sections 7.7.3.D.3 & .4 of the UDC and Admin. Manual Section 2-11.0.0 prior to Grading Plan approval. 2. A landscape plan is required per 7.6.2.B.1-b. The Unified Development Code (UDC) requires all new development or an expansion of greater than 25% of an existing development to submit a landscape plan, UDC 7.6.2. Preparation of the landscape plan shall adhere to UDC 7.6.4 and Administrative Manual 2-10. 3. A separate irrigation water meter is required. Please label the new irrigation meter as “irrigation only”. UDC Technical Standards 4-01.-.2. A.1. 4. Ensure the required number of trees is in all vehicular parking areas (1 tree: 4 parking spaces) per UDC 7.6.4.B.1. Trees are to be distributed evenly throughout the parking area, UDC 7.6.4.1.B.1, UDC Technical Standards Manual 5-01-.3.2 and UDC 7.6.4.B.1.a. 5. There will need to be a street landscape border on W Saint Marys Rd, N Main Av, and N Granada Ave per UDC 7.6.4.C-2 and Table 7.6.4-1. See UDC 7.6.4.C for landscape border requirements. 6. See Engineering notes for Retention/Detention. 7. All landscape plans shall incorporate water conserving design as defined in UDC Section 7.6.6, Use of Water, and as described in the Technical Standards Manual 5.01-5.11. 8. The Landscape Plan should match the Commercial Rainwater Harvesting Plan as well as the Grading Plan. Landscape plan should have spot elevations in the detention/retention areas as well as in all water harvesting areas in the Landscape Plan. 9. Maximize the rainwater harvesting across the site into the landscape areas, including but not limited to the street landscape borders as well as the tree wells for the required trees for the parking lot. 10. A Commercial Rainwater Harvesting plan is required per the UDC Technical Standards Manual – Section 4-01.3.0. and Section 5-01.0.0 Landscaping and Screening. Adherence to the Low Impact Development Standards outlined in Section 5 of the PCRFCD Design Standards. 11. The Commercial Rainwater Harvesting Plan must utilize the Site Water Budget). See TSM 4-01.0.0 Exhibit A. The Site Water Budget is how the Water Dept tracks the irrigation water use on-site, not first flush retention volume charts. INFILL INCENTIVE DISTRICT COMMENTS: 1. Per UDC 5.12.8.B.2a. General IID Zoning Design Guidelines – Streetscape Design - Shade is required for 50% of all sidewalks and pedestrian paths. This can be waived or reduced where compliance is not feasible due to a project’s site location and/or building orientation and the applicant has made a reasonable attempt to comply with this standard. If you have any questions about these comments, I can be reached at chad.keller@tucsonaz.gov |
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| Site Zoning | REVIEW COMPLETED | CDRC Thursday Pre-Submittal Transmittal PDSD Zoning Review FROM: Loran Shamis; Project Manager PROJECT: TP-PRE-0324-00060 Address: 450 N Main Av Parcel(s): 11619012C Zoning: C-1, C-2, C-3 Existing Use: Vacant Proposed Use: Multifamily residential TRANSMITTAL DATE: March 14, 2024 COMMENTS: 1. The proposed development must comply with Administrative Manual 2-06 – Development Package. Building permits can be submitted and reviewed concurrently with the development package but the building plans cannot be approved until the development package is approved and the building plans are reviewed for consistency. 2. The site is zoned C-1, C-2, and C-3 and the proposed use is Residential – Multifamily development which is permitted (UDC Table 4.8.7). 3. The maximum residential density is 36 dwelling units per acre for C-1, 44 dwelling units per acre for C-2, and 87 dwelling units per acre for C-3 (UDC Table 6.3-4.A). You can either apply the least intensive density to the entire site or you can apply the zones’ specific residential density to the portion of the site within that specific zone. 27 dwelling units are permitted when using the C-1 residential density throughout the entire site. 4. The maximum permitted height 30’ for C-1, 40’ for C-2, and 75’ for C-3 (UDC Table 6.3-4.A) 5. The minimum setback requirements are as follows: a. Nonresidential use adjacent to nonresidential zone is 0’ (UDC Table 6.3-4.A). b. Along St Mary’s is 10’ existing or future property line (UDC 6.4.5.C). c. Along Main is 20’ from property line (UDC 6.4.5.C). d. Along Granada is 10’ from existing or future property line (UDC 6.4.5.C). 6. The minimum width for a one-way fire lane traffic aisle width is 20’ (UDC 7.4.6) 7. The minimum parking requirement is 2.25 parking spaces per 3-bedroom dwelling unit. The proposal is for 12, 3-bedroom dwelling units; therefore, the minimum parking requirement is 27 dwelling units. The site plan demonstrates 19 parking spaces. The required number of parking spaces may be reduced through an Individual Parking Plan (IPP). Contact Mark Castro at mark.castro@tucsonaz.gov. 8. Parallel parking spaces must be eight feet wide by 23 feet in length. For parking spaces that are at a 45-degree angle, the space depth is required to be 18.7’ and the curb length is required to be 12’. Refer to UDC Table 7.4.6-1 for more information and illustrations. 9. A motor vehicle off-street parking space must have a minimum width of ten feet when the side(s) of the parking space abuts a vertical barrier over six inches in height (UDC 7.4.6.D.2.b) 10. Bicycle parking for short-term bicycle parking is required at a ratio of 0.1 spaces per bedroom and long-term bicycle parking is required at a ratio of 0.5 spaces per bedroom (UDC Table 7.4.8-1). Four (4) short-term bicycle parking spaces and 18 long-term bicycle spaces are required. Refer to UDC 7.4.9 for Bicycle Parking Design Criteria. 11. Electric Vehicle Electric Supply Equipment is required, 10% of the required parking spaces must be EV Ready and 20% of the required parking must be EV Capable (UDC Table 7.4.11). Three parking spaces are required to be EV Ready and five parking spaces are required to be EV Capable. Refer to UDC 7.4.12 for EV Parking Design Criteria. 12. Provide a pedestrian circulation path that connects all areas of development, including the trash and recycling areas, and to any adjacent street frontage. The path must be ADA accessible and a minimum of 4’ wide (TSM 7-01). 13. The comments provided are preliminary and are not to be assumed as a complete review of the proposal. During the Development Package review process, a full review will be made by Zoning to assure compliance with the applicable UDC development criteria and Technical Standards. If you have any questions, please contact me at Loran.Shamis@tucsonaz.gov. |
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| TW New Area Development | REVIEW COMPLETED | TP-PRE-0324-00060 - Pre-Application Conference Review v1 – 450 N MAIN AV Tucson Water has no objections to the proposed development and offers the following comments for your convenience: 1. There is an existing 8” cement asbestos water main in Granada Avenue (constructed under Work Order No. 6300) and an existing 16” ductile iron water distribution main in Main Avenue (constructed under Plan No. 097-2010) that this project may connect to. See Tucson Water’s SE111413 valve map. 2. The water pressure in this area at ground level (based on elevation) is estimated to be in the 61 – 68 psi range. 3. Each commercial building will be required to have its own water meter. 4. The required water meter size for each commercial building will be determined by a water fixture count conducted in accordance with the 2018 International Plumbing Code and Tucson Water’s Water Meter Sizing Guidelines. Tucson Water’s Water Meter Sizing Guidelines are available at https://www.tucsonaz.gov/files/sharedassets/public/v/1/city-services/tucson-water/documents/signed_meter_sizing_guidelines_march_2020.pdf 5. If a 3” or larger water meter is needed for this development, the water meter will need to be located within a large meter enclosure that is a minimum of 25’ long x 10’ wide x 5’ high per Tucson Water Standard Detail SD-314. The entire large meter enclosure must be located on the property in a water easement granted to the City of Tucson. 6. Copies of any valve map(s) and/or ‘as-built’ plan(s) referenced in these comments may be obtained from Tucson Water’s Mapping & GIS Center by sending an e-mail request for them to TWMapInfo@tucsonaz.gov. The above comments are based on the limited preliminary information provided by the applicant and should not be construed as a complete review of the proposal. Any questions, comments or concerns about these comments may be directed to: Tim Rowe, P.E., Civil Engineer Tucson Water, New Development Section 201 N. Stone Avenue, #2-220 P.O. Box 27210 Tucson, AZ 85726-7210 (520) 837-2106 tim.rowe@tucsonaz.gov |
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| Zoning Administration | REVIEW COMPLETED | An Individual Parking Plan (IPP) is an option that can be used to reduce the required number of vehicle parking spaces. This project is located within 400’ of R-2 zone and Historic Preservation overlay zone and is subject to the 400’ Notice Procedure (UDC Section 3.3.5). A neighborhood meeting is required prior to submittal of an application. The IPP, sealed by a design professional licensed by the State of Arizona, must include the information as outlined in UDC Sections 7.4.5.A.4.(a) - (m) and 5.(a) - (j). If you have questions, email Mark.Castro@tucsonaz.gov |