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Plan Review Detail
Review Status: Completed
Review Details: OCZ - ZE HEARING
Plan Number - C15-09-01
Review Name: OCZ - ZE HEARING
Review Status: Completed
| Review Date | Reviewer's Name | Type of Review | Description | Status | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/12/2009 | JUDITH IMHOFF | COMMUNITY PLANNING | REVIEW | Completed | PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT C15-09-01 Costco Annexation District CR-2 to RX-2 Arcadia - Alamo Area Plan 08/11/09 msp The above referenced rezoning case is for the establishment of Original City zoning from Pima County CR-2 to City RX-2 through a petition by the owner for annexation into the City of Tucson. The site contains 4.8-acres of which a portion functions as a parking lot expansion for a commercial business located at 6255 E. Grant Road. The remaining part of the annexation site is within the protected Pantano Wash corridor. The surrounding zones include the following; to the north and east are CR-2 and CB-1 (Pima County), and to the south and west are C-2 and R-3 (City of Tucson). The annexation site is within the boundaries of the City of Tucson's Arcadia-Alamo Area Plan (Plan), which provides land use direction with relevant policies as outlined below: The request by the property owner to establish Original City Zoning from Pima County CR-2 to City RX-2 is consistent with Plan direction, which allows for low to medium residential density (up to two units per acre) land use pattern. The rezoning request for Original City Zone provides an opportunity to blend a remnant parcel into the zoning character of the surrounding area. Parking use is considered a relatively low intensity use and compatible with residential uses. The site is buffered from the Catalina Foothills residential area located across the Pantano Wash corridor by riparian vegetation within the wash and a screen wall with landscaping along the northern parking lot perimeter. The Arcadia-Alamo Area Plan supports the current land use, which is a parking lot expansion to a commercial use fronting Grant Road that extends toward the Pantano Wash, a protected wash with pockets of riparian habitat. The portion of the site developed for parking use does not encroach onto the protected riparian habitat. The Design Guideline Manual encourages a "good neighbor" approach when a more intense land use is in the area of less intense land uses. The natural terrain and vegetation of the Pantano Wash corridor in addition to the perimeter wall with on-site landscaping help buffers the annexation site from the Catalina Foothills and addresses the "good neighbor" approach. s:\caserev\rezoning\rez09-10\C15-09-01.doc |