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Plan Review Detail
Review Status: Completed
Review Details: REZONING - IPC
Plan Number - T10SE00054
Review Name: REZONING - IPC
Review Status: Completed
| Review Date | Reviewer's Name | Type of Review | Description | Status | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/12/2010 | MATT FLICK | ENGINEERING | REVIEW | Completed | This request contains adequate information to determine Broadway-Craycroft Area Plan compliance, and a plan amendment is not required. |
| 05/14/2010 | DAVE MANN | FIRE | REVIEW | Approved | |
| 05/19/2010 | JHERSHE1 | COMMUNITY PLANNING | REVIEW | Completed | PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT SERVICES SE-10-54 AT&T - 14th St. R-1, ZELP (Ward 6) Broadway-Craycroft Area Plan and General Plan 5/14/10 jsh (initial review for plan compliance) Issue - This request is to install a new cell tower facility, including a 70-foot high monopalm, on a private school site south of Park Place mall. The site, which is at the southwest corner of E. 14th Street and S. Calle del Valle, is owned by the Order of Teachers of the Children of God, and operated as an elementary and a middle school (the Abbie Loveland Tuller School, aka Tuller School). The applicant is proposing to place the monopalm and ground equipment in a 30' x 17' lease area along the eastern portion of the northern site boundary. The lease area will be enclosed by an 8-foot high CMU block wall, partially covered with a sun canopy, and accessed via a 12-foot wide easement from Calle del Valle. 14th Street and Calle del Valle are local streets, according to the Major Streets and Routes Plan. To help mitigate visual impacts, the applicant is proposing to add two new live palm trees adjacent to the lease area. Area Zoning and Land Uses - The site is southwest of Broadway Boulevard and Wilmot Road, on the northern edge of an established, R-1 zoned single-family residential neighborhood. Single-family homes surround the school site to the south and west. Rogers Elementary School, a public school operated by the Tucson Unified School District, is to the east, across Calle del Valle. The neighborhoods are represented by the Wilshire Heights Neighborhood Association (to the southwest), and the Colonia del Valle Neighborhood Association (to the south and east). North of the proposed lease site is the city of Tucson's Sears Park, a narrow strip of park land along the southern and western boundaries of Park Place mall. The mall is north of the park, in C-1, C-2 and C-3 zoning. Land Use Plan Policy Considerations - Policy Guidance. Policies in the Broadway-Craycroft Area Plan and the General Plan apply. Broadway-Craycroft Area Plan policies support new non-residential development in appropriate locations, if it's designed to be compatible with and sensitive to adjacent residential uses (Non-Residential Policies 1. and 4. and 4.A.). No specific policies address cell tower facilities. General Plan Land Use policies (Element 2) protect established residential neighborhoods by supporting compatible development, including non-residential uses, where the scale and intensity of use is compatible with adjacent uses (Policy 3 and Supporting Policy 3.9). Community Character and Design policies (Element 4) require that, if possible, telecommunications (telecom) facilities be located, installed and maintained to minimize visual impacts and preserve views (Supporting Policy 3.7). To increase opportunities for all to have access to high-quality telecom services, telecom providers are encouraged to install infrastructure in older as well as newer neighborhoods (Action 5.5A). Sufficiency of Information to Determine Plan Compliance - The applicant attended a rezoning pre-submittal meeting on February 17, 2010. No unusual issues were discussed. Eight neighbors attended the neighborhood meeting, which was held on April 8, 2010, and another called the applicant to discuss the proposal. Some voiced support; most were opposed. Concerns cited included monopole height, interference with other wireless services, and personal health. Three who mentioned height suggested they would be more comfortable with something closer to 60 feet, the approximate height of utility poles in the area. A modified site inventory and design compatibility report was submitted. Data indicate there are several tall trees in the area (50' - 70' height range). Most are pines, however, a few are palms. Sufficient information has been submitted to demonstrate plan compliance, and a plan amendment isn't needed. Summary - The proposed cell tower facility has been sited and designed to have minimal visual impacts on the surroundings. Consequently, this proposal is generally consistent with the policy direction in the Broadway-Craycroft Area Plan and the General Plan. Staff recommends the application be distributed for further processing. Likely conditions include maintaining the monopalm to preserve its visual integrity; planting two lives palms to help the monopalm blend in visually; providing irrigation to the live palms for at least two years; and removing graffiti from the screen wall enclosure. LAND USE PLAN POLICIES Broadway-Craycroft Area Plan ? Non-Residential Policy 1 is to ensure the appropriate location of new non-residential development. ? Non-residential Policy 4.A requires the use of appropriate design and buffering techniques to ensure the sensitive design of new non-residential development in established neighborhoods. General Plan ? Element 2 Policy 3 is to protect established neighborhoods by supporting compatible development. - Supporting Policy 3.9 is to support nonresidential uses, where the scale and intensity of use will be compatible with adjacent uses, including residential development, neighborhood schools and businesses. ? Element 4, Supporting Policy 3.7 requires that, whenever possible, telecommunication 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. - Action 5.5.A is to consider incentives for telecommunications providers to install infrastructure, not only in newer areas, but also in older neighborhoods to increase opportunities for all citizens to have access to high-tech telecom services. F:\Shardir\UPDfiles\DevRev\CASE_REVIEW\SP-EXCPT\SE09-10\SE-10-54i.doc |
| 05/20/2010 | TERRY STEVENS | ZONING | REVIEW | Completed | TO: Rezoning Division Re: Acceptance of Information for Plan Compliance (IPC) AT&T - 14th Street. 5870 E. 14th St. - R-1 Zoning Special Exception Case Number - SE-10-54 1. The proposed use falls under the LUC Sec. 2.3.4.3 Special Exception Land Uses, Commercial Services Use Group, Sec. 6.3.5. Communications "17", limited to wireless communication towers and antennae, subject to: Sec. 3.5.4.20.B, .C, and .G 2. The submitted plan, showing the proposed new cell tower is acceptable to continue the review for the zoning examiner's report. 3. The following needs to be addressed at this time. LUC Sec. 3.5.4.20.G.1.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. The information provided does not contain enough information to determine compliance with this section of the LUC. The plans as submitted indicate a ingress/egress easement (on the topo survey sheet) that does not match the vehicle use area indicated on the overall site plan sheet. This property consists of two separate parcels. The cell tower enclosure is not allowed to be built over a property line. A tax parcel lot combination must be completed and approved prior to approval of the site plan. Provide on the site plan the distance from the enclosure to the north property line once the lot combo has been completed. Should you have questions, contact me at 837-4961 please. Terry Stevens, Lead Planner City of Tucson, Development Services Department |