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Plan Review Detail
Review Status: Completed
Review Details: REZONING - ZE HEARING
Plan Number - T09SE00060
Review Name: REZONING - ZE HEARING
Review Status: Completed
| Review Date | Reviewer's Name | Type of Review | Description | Status | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/02/2010 | DAVE MANN | FIRE | REVIEW | Approved | |
| 02/03/2010 | MATT FLICK | ENGINEERING | REVIEW | Completed | PDSD Engineering has no objection or adverse comment to approval of a Special Exception for construction of a monopine and associated telecommunications-related ground equipment. The site does not lie within a mapped floodplain, flood hazard area or erosion hazard zone. The site lies within the Creekside Wash watershed, a non-designated watershed. Neither detention nor threshold retention are required. Grant Road is an MS&R Arterial. Primary access to the La Mirada Apartments is provided by a driveway located near the center of the Grant Road frontage. There are secondary access locations along Grant Road (at the southeast corner of the complex) and Goyette Avenue (located at the northwest corner of the complex). The proposed Grant Road Improvement Plan ("GRIP") indicates that the curbline will cross the secondary Grant Road access location; this may preclude access to the telecommunications site directly from Grant Road. The secondary Grant Road location is located near a proposed turning movement for the Michigan Left system and is located near a proposed PELICAN (PEdestrian LIght Control ActivatioN) pedestrian signal. The PDP currently shows proposed access to the telecommunications site from the secondary Grant Road access location. Under post-GRIP conditions, this access may no longer exist. It is suggested that the telecommunications access easement be rerouted through the main La Mirada entrance and through the existing PAAL to the proposed site. Right-of-way acquisition for the GRIP is expected to place the edge of right-of-way closer to the proposed equipment enclosure than is indicated by the existing right-of-way. It is expected that the new curb (when compared with the existing curb) will be located about twenty feet (20') closer to the equipment enclosure under post-GRIP conditions. Construction of this segment of the GRIP is expected to occur in 2015-2016. No conditions are requested. Matt Flick, P.E. Project Manager Planning & Development Services City of Tucson Phone: (520) 837-4931 Fax: (520) 791-4340 Please visit our web site: www.tucsonaz.gov/dsd |
| 02/04/2010 | JOE LINVILLE | LANDSCAPE | REVIEW | Approved | |
| 02/11/2010 | MPADILL1 | COMMUNITY PLANNING | REVIEW | Completed | DEPARTMENT OF URBAN PLANNING & DESIGN SE-09-60 AT&T - Grant Road R-3 Special Exception Arcadia - Alamo Area Plan and the General Plan 02/09/10 msp This proposal is for a special exception in the R-3 zone, to allow a stealth monopine wireless communication facility. The applicant is proposing to construct a new 75-foot high monopine at the La Mirada, an 8.5-acre site with a two-story apartment complex located at 4415 E. Grant Road. According to the Major Streets and Routes Plan, Grant Roads is an arterial street. The monopine would be located at the southeast area of the site, adjacent to the eastern most building fronting Grant Road. Ground equipment will be located within a 16' x 26' lease area at the southeast corner of the overall site. The proposed location for the ground equipment compound will be enclosed by an eight foot tall masonry wall that will be painted/textured to match the existing apartment buildings. Ground compound will delete four existing parking spaces. The 16' X 26' lease area will be covered by an earth tone color fabric as a shade structure. Access to the wireless communication facility site will be from Grant Road by way of an AT&T Wireless twelve (12) foot wide ingress-egress easement. Surrounding Land Uses and Zones: The site is located along the north side of Grant Road between Swan Road and Goyette Avenue. The site is developed with a multi-family complex zoned R-3 residential; east along Grant Road toward Swan Road are commercial uses zoned C-1 commercial; west along Grant Road is a residential neighborhood zoned R-2 a residential zone with single-family homes including some vacant parcels; north of the site is a residential neighborhood zoned R-1 and R-2 with single-family development; and south across Speedway Boulevard has both commercial and office uses with C-1 commercial zone and O-3 office zone, respectfully. The nearest residential property is approximately 260 feet north of the proposed monopine location. Policy Summary: The site is within the bounds of the Arcadia-Alamo Area Plan (AAAP). Although, no specific policy direction is provided for wireless communication proposals the Plan supports in Residential Policy 2, to preserve the quality of life in residential areas by designing appropriate screening and buffering techniques when developing in established neighborhoods. In addition the General Design Guidelines of the Plan recommends screening of storage areas and buffering of uses through proper landscape designs. A more specific policy direction is provided by the General Plan. General Plan, Element 4, Character and Design, under supporting Policy 3.7 requires that, if possible, telecommunications facilities be located, installed and maintained to minimize visual impacts and preserve views. Visual impacts are a key consideration during the review process. The proposed 70 foot-tall monopole will be disguised as a 75 foot tall stealth monopine tree design and will be located within a multi-family complex zoned R-3. General Plan policy supports wireless communication facilities when visual appropriate design elements and buffering techniques to mitigate the potential negative impacts of more intense development on established neighborhoods are employed. The proposed wireless communication facility responds to the characteristics of the natural landscape of the surrounding area, as the communications tower will be stealth in the form of a pine tree. The proposed stealth design concept of the project is in general compliance and in keeping with the intent of Plan policy and therefore, a plan amendment is not required. Analysis: The applicant is proposing to construct a new 75-foot high monopine wireless communication facility at an apartment complex located at 4415 E Grant Road. The stealth design concept consists of a 70-foot-tall monopole disguised within a 75-foot high monopine that will be located near the southeast corner of the property, adjacent to the eastern most apartment building. Existing vertical structures in the area include two-story structures with an average height of twenty-five (25) feet, palm/pine trees averaging fifty to sixty (50 - 60) feet, power poles, and street lights on both Grant Road and Swan Road averaging forty to fifty (40 - 50) feet in height. The location of the stealth monopine is shown adjacent to a live pine tree and an apartment building, which reduces visual impacts as it is not a stand alone vertical structure in the area. The proposed ground equipment location will be screened from off-site view by the apartment's perimeter landscaping along Grant Road frontage and will be further screened on-site by a proposed masonry wall around the ground equipment compound. As shown on the preliminary development plan the ground equipment compound will delete four parking spaces. The removal of these four parking spaces may be an issue if the site is determined to have no surplus parking and the four spaces shown as deleted are required parking spaces for the apartment complex. The surrounding land use patterns includes commercial and office uses to the east and south across Grant Road, and a single-family residential neighborhood with single story homes to the west and north, with the nearest residential property at approximately 260 feet north of the monopine location. The Plans generally support requested land uses when visual appropriate design elements and buffering techniques to mitigate the potential negative impacts of more intense development on established neighborhoods are employed. The proposed wireless communication facility responds to the characteristics of the natural landscape of the surrounding area, as the communications tower will be stealth in the form of a pine tree adjacent to a 50-60 foot tall live pine tree and a two-story apartment building. As such, the project is in general compliance in keeping with the intent of these Plans and a plan amendment is not required. Recommendation The proposed special exception land use for an unmanned AT&T wireless communication facility can be supported and is in general compliance with applicable policy and the intent of the Arcadia - Alamo Area Plan, the General Plan, and the Design Guidelines Manual. The following special exception conditions are recommended in support of applicable policies: 1. The top of the stealth monopine (pine tree design) shall not exceed seventy-five (75) feet in height. " AAAP - Residential Policy 2, & 2.d " AAAP - General Design Guidelines 4 " AAAP - Transportation Subgoal Policy 3 " GP - Element 4, Policy 3, & 3.7, " GP - Element 4, Policy 5, & 5.5A " DG - Design Context & Neighborhood Character (1.B.2.e) 2. The monopine overall-shape and needle-pine density design shall properly camouflage the proposed antennas. Quality of pine branches/needles shall be properly maintained year-round. The support structure of the monopine to be painted in a color mix that best resembles area pine trees (natural) trunk surface. The antenna arrays need to be painted in a manner to camouflages the antenna arrays with the color mix (shade/light) given off by the pine branches/pine needles in day light hours. " AAAP - Residential Policy 2, & 2.d " AAAP - General Design Guidelines 4 " AAAP - Transportation Subgoal Policy 3 " GP - Element 4, Policy 3, & 3.7, " GP - Element 4, Policy 5, & 5.5A " DG - Design Context & Neighborhood Character (1.B.2.e) 3. Construct an eight foot tall masonry wall to completely enclose the 26' X 16' ground equipment compound. Enclosure wall texture and paint color shall be compatible with apartment complex paint and texture. Masonry wall design to use minimum six (6) inch block. " AAAP - Residential Policy 2, & 2.d " AAAP - General Design Guidelines 4 " AAAP - Transportation Subgoal Policy 3 " GP - Element 4, Policy 3, & 3.7, " GP - Element 4, Policy 5, & 5.5A " DG - Design Context & Neighborhood Character (1.B.2.e) 4. Location of the monopine shall not impede the apartment complex pedestrian circulation system or safety. " AAAP - Residential Policy 2, & 2.d " AAAP - General Design Guidelines 4 " AAAP - Transportation Subgoal Policy 3 " GP - Element 4, Policy 3, & 3.7, " GP - Element 4, Policy 5, & 5.5A " DG - Design Context & Neighborhood Character (1.B.2.e) Plan Policy General Plan Element 4:Community Character and Design Policy 3: Preserve scenic views of natural features and community landmarks. Supporting Policy 3.7: Require that, whenever possible, telecommunications facilities be located, installed, and maintained to minimize visual impact, preserve views, and be consistent with the City's adopted land use plans and policies. Cabling and fiber optics should be installed underground where possible, and the visual impact of cellular towers will be a prime consideration in the City's acceptance and approval. Policy 5: Promote neighborhood identity and visual character 5.5 A Consider incentives for telecommunications providers to install infrastructures, not only in the newer areas, but also in older neighborhoods to increase opportunities for all citizens to have access to high-tech telecom services. Arcadia - Alamo Area Plan Overall Goals: The purpose of the Arcadia-Alamo Area Plan is to guide future development while protecting and enhancing existing uses. A. RESIDENTIAL POLICIES: Policy 2: Preserve and improve the quality of life in residential areas. Policy 2.d. Require appropriate design elements and buffering techniques during the rezoning and associated development plan review processes to ensure the sensitive design of new development in established neighborhoods. These elements must be shown on rezoning concept plans and development plans (see General Design Guidelines). II. GENERAL DESIGN GUIDELINES: Parking and Outdoor Storage Areas Subgoal Guideline-4. Noise generating uses such as loading zones, dumpsters, guard dogs, and loudspeakers should be located away from and buffered from adjacent residential uses and residentially zoned property. Screen dumpster areas, storage areas, utility equipment, or water pumping stations with landscaping and a minimum 6-foot-high masonry wall. Transportation Subgoal: Policy 3: Encourage well designed transportation improvements that enhance the visual environment of the plan area through the use of landscape buffers, berms, noise walls, and/or other means. Policy 3.a. A unified theme of landscaping should be used along the major streets to be compatible with the Arcadia-Alamo area. Design Guidelines Manual e. Design Context and Neighborhood Character (1.B.2.e) Intent - Improve the character of new projects and reinforce existing architectural character in established neighborhoods. Solution - Harmonize new buildings with existing buildings by incorporating design elements of the adjacent architecture including the following: " Scale and massing of structure " Finishes, materials, and colors " Site amenities such as walls and landscaping s:\caserev\SP-ECPT\SE09-10\ SE-09-60 AT&T - Grant Road.ipc |
| 02/11/2010 | TERRY STEVENS | ZONING | REVIEW | Completed | CDRC TRANSMITTAL TO: Development Services Department Rezoning Section FROM: Terry Stevens Lead Planner PROJECT: AT&T - Grant Road 4515 E. Grant Rd. R-3 Zoning Special Exception Case Number - SE-09-60 TRANSMITTAL: February 11, 2010 1. The proposed use falls under the LUC Sec. 2.3.6.3 Special Exception Land Uses, Commercial Services Use Group, Sec. 6.3.5. Communications "30", limited to wireless communication towers and antennae, subject to: Sec. 3.5.4.20.B, .C, and .E.2, or Sec. 3.5.4.20.B, .C, and .F.1, or Sec. 3.5.4.20.B, .C, and .G Development designator "30" requires or allows the following: Minimum site required = 0 Floor area ratio = 0.75 Lot Coverage = N/A Maximum building height = 40 feet Interior perimeter yard indicator = DD Off-Street Parking: One technician parking space required. Off-Street Loading: 0 required Bicycle Parking: 0 required Pedestrian Access: Not required. 2. The provided plans do not meet the LUC requirements for the following: a. LUC Sec. 3.5.4.20.E.2.d. The tower and antennae are fifty (50) feet or less in height. b. LUC Sec. 3.5.4.20.F.1.d. The tower and antennae are fifty (50) feet or less in height. c. LUC Sec. 3.5.4.20.G. b. New towers require a minimum separation of one (1) mile from any existing tower, regardless of ownership, unless documentation establishes that no practical alternative exists. Information regarding compliance with this code requirement has not been provided. d. Provide documentation that indicates the number of provided and required parking spaces for the apartment complex (last approved site plan). This plan indicates eliminating 4 parking spaces. This can be allowed only if there is an excess of 4 parking spaces provided. Zoning has reviewed this proposal for compliance with The City of Tucson Development Standard Land Use Code (LUC). If you have any questions about this transmittal, please call Terry Stevens, (520) 836-4961 or email Terry.Stevens@tucsonaz.gov. |
| 02/18/2010 | JOSE ORTIZ | DOT TRAFFIC | REVIEW | Completed | TDOT-Traffic has no objections to the proposed special exception. |
| 03/01/2010 | JULIE YBARRA | SIGNS | SIGN CODE REVIEW | Completed | |
| 03/05/2010 | PMCLAUG1 | TUCSON WATER NEW AREA DEVELOPMENT | REVIEW | Completed | |
| 03/05/2010 | PMCLAUG1 | ENV SVCS | REVIEW | Completed | |
| 03/05/2010 | PMCLAUG1 | DOT ENGINEERING | REVIEW | Completed | |
| 03/05/2010 | PMCLAUG1 | REZ AGENCY REVIEW | PARKS & RECREATION | Completed | |
| 03/05/2010 | PMCLAUG1 | REZ AGENCY REVIEW | OFFICE OF CONSERVATION & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT | Completed | |
| 03/05/2010 | PMCLAUG1 | REZ AGENCY REVIEW | PIMA ASSN OF GOVTS | Completed | |
| 03/05/2010 | PMCLAUG1 | REZ AGENCY REVIEW | PIMA CNTY WASTEWATER | Completed | |
| 03/05/2010 | PMCLAUG1 | REZ AGENCY REVIEW | SCHOOL DISTRICT | Completed | |
| 03/05/2010 | PMCLAUG1 | REZ AGENCY REVIEW | ADOT | Completed | |
| 03/05/2010 | PMCLAUG1 | REZ AGENCY REVIEW | TDOT RTA | Completed | |
| 03/05/2010 | PMCLAUG1 | REZ AGENCY REVIEW | TDOT STREETS | Completed | |
| 03/05/2010 | PMCLAUG1 | REZ AGENCY REVIEW | OTHER AGENCIES | Completed |