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Permit Review Detail

Permit Number: DP19-0279
Parcel: 11921012D

Review Status: Completed

Review Details: DEV PKG - OK TO SUBMIT

Permit Number - DP19-0279
Review Name: DEV PKG - OK TO SUBMIT
Review Status: Completed
Review Date Reviewer's Name Type of Review Description Status Comments
10/15/2021 SBEASLE1 START PLANS SUBMITTED Completed
10/21/2021 ELISA HAMBLIN ZONING REVIEW Needs Review PDSD TRANSMITTAL

FROM: PDSD Zoning Review

PROJECT: Mission Hills FLD – Lots 1-14
Development Package (1st Review)
DP19-0279

TRANSMITTAL DATE: December 14, 2021

DUE DATE: December 16, 2021

COMMENTS: Please resubmit revised drawings and any redlined plans along with a detailed response letter, which states how all Zoning Review Section comments were addressed.

This plan has been reviewed for compliance with the Unified Development Code (UDC) Administrative Manual (AM) Section 2-06. Also, compliance with applicable development criteria for the proposed use as listed in the City of Tucson Uniform Development Code (UDC) and the UDC Technical Standards Manual (TSM).

Section 3.3.3.G.5.c UDC, an applicant has one year from the date of application to obtain approval of a site plan that complies with zoning and other development requirements in effect at the time of application, unless an ordinance adopted by Mayor and Council during this period states otherwise. A site plan application that has been in review for a period of one year and has not yet been approved is considered denied. To continue the review of a site plan for the property, a new site plan must be submitted that complies with regulations in effect at the time of re-submittal. The new submittal initiates a new one-year review period. One-year Expiration date is October 14, 2022.

CONTENT REQUIREMENTS

1. COMMENT: 2-06.4.1 – Provide an email address for the Owner/Developer listed on sheet 1.

2. COMMENT: 2-06.4.3 – Provide the development package case number, DP19-0279, adjacent to the title block on all sheets.

3. 2-06.4.7 - General Notes
4. The following general notes are required. Additional notes specific to each plan are required where applicable.

5. 2-06.4.7.A - Zoning and Land Use Notes

6. COMMENT: 2-06.4.7.A.4 – Revise General Note 3 to show that the FLD Subdivision is subject to UDC Article 8.7.3.

7. COMMENT: 2-06.4.7.A.6 – List the following SCZ notes:

UDC 5.3.4. SCENIC ROUTE BUFFER AREA
A. Requirement:

a. A buffer area 30 feet wide, adjacent to the MS&R future right-of-way line, is required and shall be preserved and maintained in its natural state;

b. No development or improvements shall occur in a Scenic Route buffer area except as provided in Section 5.3.4.C, Permitted Improvements; (See Figure 5.3-B.)

c. The buffer area shall be restored as closely to its natural state as possible in areas where public safety or the delivery of public services precludes preservation of existing vegetation; and,

d. The buffer area is in lieu of the landscape border required along street frontages under Section 7.6, Landscaping and Screening Standards.

C. Permitted Improvements
The following improvements are permitted in the Scenic Routes buffer area:

a. Trenching for the placement of utility lines, if the area is re-vegetated in accordance with Section 5.3.4.D, Re-vegetation of Site;

b. An area not larger than 18 square feet and not exceeding 30 inches in height per lot or parcel for the placement of utility transformers, pedestals, and service meters and hookups for utilities; and,

c. Selected vegetation may be removed when the Department of Transportation determines that removal is necessary for public safety if the removed plants are replaced with native vegetation.

D. Re-vegetation of Site:

a. portion of the Scenic Route buffer area and the MS&R right-of-way disturbed by development activity shall be re-vegetated with native vegetation.

b. Within the SCZ, excluding the Scenic Routes buffer area, all disturbed areas on the site that are visible from the Scenic Route and are not covered by permanent improvements shall be re-vegetated with native plants, plants from the Drought Tolerant Plant List, or a combination of both.

c. In areas not visible from the Scenic Corridor Zone, vegetation may consist of native plants indigenous to the site or drought tolerant plant material. Oasis area landscaping material may also be planted within this area at the levels permitted by the landscaping ordinance.

E. Cut and Fill:

a. Exposed cut or fill slopes shall be no greater than a one-foot rise or fall over a three-foot length.

UDC 5.3.9 UTILITIES:

a. All new utilities for development on private property and on public right-of-way along Scenic Routes shall be underground.

UDC 5.3.10 ADDITIONAL DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS:
a. Building or structure surfaces, that are visible from the Scenic Route, shall have colors that are predominant within the surrounding landscape, such as desert and earth tones. Single-family dwellings, except in subdivisions recorded after May 28, 1985, are exempt from this standard.

b. Fencing and freestanding walls facing the Scenic Route shall meet the material restrictions in Section 7.6.5, Screening Standards.

Signs are required to comply with the following:
a. Section 3-32, Scenic Route District, of Chapter 3, Advertising and Outdoor Signs, of the Tucson Code;
b. Signs shall use colors that are predominant within the surrounding landscape, such as desert and earth tones;
c. No commercial advertising sign, except a sign pertaining to a use conducted on the premises or a sign advertising the sale or lease of the property upon which the sign is located, and no billboard shall be erected within 400 feet of the right-of-way line on any Scenic Route; and,
d. When the standards of this section and Section 3-32 conflict, the more restrictive of the two prevails

8. COMMENT: 2-06.4.7.A.6 – Demonstrate on the plan that the requirements of UDC Article 5.3.6 are met.

9. COMMENT: 2-06.4.7.A.6.a – As Mission Rd is designated as Arterial Scenic on the COT MS&R map provide a general note on the plan stating “THIS PROJECT IS DESIGNED TO MEET THE OVERLAY ZONE(S) CRITERIA, UDC ARTICLE 5.3 SCENIC CORRIDOR ZONE (SCZ) & UDC ARTICLE 5.4 MAJOR STREETS AND ROUTES SETBACK ZONE (MS&R).”

2-06.4.8 - Existing Site Conditions
The following information shall be provided on the plan/plat drawing to indicate the existing conditions on site and within 50 feet of the site. On sites bounded by a street with a width of 50 feet or greater, the existing conditions across the street will be provided.

10. COMMENT: 2-06.4.8.C – Provide the following information for Mission Rd, right-of-way width, type and dimensioned width of paving, curbs, curb cuts, and sidewalks.

2-06.4.9 - Information on Proposed Development
The following information on the proposed project shall be shown on the drawing or added as notes.

11. COMMENT: 2-06.4.9.C – The title block calls out “COMMON AREA A, B, C & D” but the only common area labeled on the plan is “COMMON AREA B”. Label all common areas on the plan.

12. COMMENT: 2-06.4.9.F – Provide the zoning for the parcels south of Mission Rd.

13. COMMENT: 2-06.4.9.H.2 – Until comments 9 has been addressed the requirements for future SVT’s cannot be determined.

14. COMMENT: 2-06.4.9.J – It does not appear that the existing cross section for Mission Rd meets the 120’ section provided in the COT MS&R plan. If not show the future curb and sidewalk on the plan.

15. COMMENT: 2-06.4.9.O – Under General Note 8 you list “SOUTH (GLENN STREET)” where is Glenn St.

16. COMMENT: 2-06.4.9.V – General Note 22 states that a gang mailbox will be used, show the mailbox on the plan.

2-06.5.0 FLEXIBLE LOT DEVELOPMENT (FLD - ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS)

2-06.5.3 Additional Information
The following are required in addition to the requirements of the tentative plat or site plan, whichever is applicable:

17. COMMENT: -06.5.3.B – Under General Note 3 you list 8.7.3.C.3.b (6) as a way to qualify for the maximum density option but this site is not located within the City ’s Central Core. Remove this reference from the plan.

18. COMMENT: 2-06.5.3.C – Clearly delineate the functional Open space on sheet 2. It appears that the slopes may be steep to function.

19. COMMENT: 2-06.5.3.D – Provide dimensioned building elevations of all proposed units. The elevations can be preliminary drawings. The model home construction plans will be used to determine exact setbacks and screening requirements at the time of application for building permits.

20. COMMENT: 2-06.5.3.G.1 – If available provide two copies of the Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions (CC&Rs) regarding the homeowner's association's responsibility for the ownership and maintenance of commonly-owned property. Otherwise the CC&R's shall be provided at final plat review.

21. COMMENT: Terrace wall section & Cut wall section provided a dimension that shows that no more than 6’-0” wall is allowed above the retaining portion of the wall.

If you have any questions about this transmittal, please contact Elisa Hamblin at Elisa.Hamblin@tucsonaz.gov.

To resubmit your plans for additional review, please visit: https://docs.tucsonaz.gov/Forms/tucsonpermitapp

RESUBMITTAL OF THE FOLLOWING IS REQUIRED: Revised development package
10/27/2021 LOREN MAKUS ENGINEERING REVIEW Needs Review
11/11/2021 SBEASLE1 ZONING-DECISION LETTER WRITE DECISION LETTER Passed