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Plan Review Detail
Review Status: Completed
Review Details: REZONING - ZE HEARING
Plan Number - T10SE00054
Review Name: REZONING - ZE HEARING
Review Status: Completed
| Review Date | Reviewer's Name | Type of Review | Description | Status | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/14/2010 | JOSE ORTIZ | DOT TRAFFIC | REVIEW | Completed | TDOT-Traffic has no objections to the special exception request to allow a new a new wireless communications facility with a 70-foot-talll monopole. |
| 09/16/2010 | DAVE MANN | FIRE | REVIEW | Approved | |
| 09/17/2010 | TERRY STEVENS | ZONING | REVIEW | Completed | CDRC TRANSMITTAL TO: Development Services Department Rezoning Section FROM: Terry Stevens Lead Planner PROJECT: AT&T - 14th Street. 5870 E. 14th St. - R-1 Zoning Special Exception Case Number - SE-10-54 TRANSMITTAL: September 17, 2010 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 Development designator "17" requires or allows the following: Minimum site required = 7000 sq. ft Floor area ratio = 0.50 Lot Coverage = 70% Maximum building height = 25 feet Interior perimeter yard indicator = BB Off-Street Parking: One technician parking space required. Off-Street Loading: 0 required Bicycle Parking: 0 required Pedestrian Access: Not required. 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. |
| 09/24/2010 | MATT FLICK | ENGINEERING | REVIEW | Completed | PDSD Engineering has no objection or adverse comment to approval of a Special Exception for installation of a 70' monopalm wireless communications facility and related equipment. The 4.26-acre parcel lies at the end of 14th Street, a paved local street, about 2400 feet west of Wilmot Road and south of Park Place Mall. Access is proposed from an existing private drive located at the intersection of 14th Street and Del Valle Avenue. The site does not lie within a mapped floodplain or erosion hazard area. This site lies within the Alamo Wash watershed, a non-designated watershed. Since the proposed development is within a non-designated watershed and the increase in imperviousness is negligible, neither detention nor threshold retention are required. No conditions are requested. |
| 09/28/2010 | JOE LINVILLE | LANDSCAPE | REVIEW | Approved | No comment. |
| 09/30/2010 | DCORRAL1 | REZ AGENCY REVIEW | PARKS & RECREATION | Completed | No comment from Parks and Recreation. |
| 09/30/2010 | 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 9/30/10 jsh (detailed review) Issue - This is a request to install a new cell tower facility, including a 70-foot high monopalm, on a private school site south of Park Place mall, at the southwest corner of E. 14th Street and S. Calle del Valle. The property is owned by the Order of Teachers of the Children of God, which operates an elementary and a middle school, known as the Abbie Loveland Tuller School, on the site. The applicant is proposing to place a 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. North of Sears Park is a parking lot, and then the mall buildings. The mall is zoned C-1, C-2 and C-3. Land Use Plan Policies - 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.). There are no specific policies that 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). Assessment - The land use plan policies generally support the installation of new telecommunications facilities if the visual impacts on the surroundings, especially established residential neighborhoods, can be sufficiently mitigated. The proposed site is south of the Park Place regional mall, and across from a public elementary school. It's approximately 120 feet north of the closest single-family home, which is at 350 S. Calle del Valle. The proposed stealth treatment, i.e., a monopalm, and the addition of two live palms nearby, will help mitigate visual impacts of the tower and antennas. In addition, there are several trees in the strip of parkland on the south side of the mall, and light poles and power poles nearby. These vertical features will also help the monopalm blend in visually with the surroundings. The neighborhood meeting summary indicated some had safety concerns about the telecom equipment. Staff is not aware of any broadly accepted studies or reports that link adverse health impacts to cell tower facilities. Another concern was the proposed 70-foot monopalm height - some were more comfortable with a height closer to 60 feet. While 70 feet may be higher than many vertical features in the area, staff believes that the stealth monopalm features will help it blend in visually. The plan policies support the installation of telecom facilities in older, as well as newer neighborhoods, to promote the availability of high-quality telecom services in all neighborhoods. This proposal appears to balance the visual impacts with the benefits that would be provided. Staff will recommend conditions intended to further enhance this proposal's consistency with the land use plan policies. Summary and Conclusion - The proposed cell tower facility has been sited and designed to have minimal visual impacts on the surroundings. Consequently, this proposal is consistent with the policy direction in the Broadway-Craycroft Area Plan and the General Plan. The following are recommended as conditions, to implement the plan policy direction: 1) A minimum of two live palms, which shall be at least 30 feet tall, shall be planted near the monopalm. The live palms shall be irrigated for at least two years after being planted, to help them get established. General Plan, Element 4, Supporting Policy 3.7 2) The facility owners or their designees shall maintain the monopalm components as needed to preserve stealth characteristics. General Plan, Element 4, Supporting Policy 3.7 3) The facility owners or their designees shall remove graffiti from the screen wall enclosure within ten working days of discovery. General Plan, Element 4, Supporting Policy 3.7 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. 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| 09/30/2010 | DCORRAL1 | REZ AGENCY REVIEW | OFFICE OF CONSERVATION & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT | Completed | No comment from OCSD |
| 09/30/2010 | DCORRAL1 | REZ AGENCY REVIEW | PIMA ASSN OF GOVTS | Completed | No comment. |
| 09/30/2010 | DCORRAL1 | REZ AGENCY REVIEW | PIMA CNTY WASTEWATER | Completed | No objections to this request, as it does not affect the public sewer. |
| 09/30/2010 | DCORRAL1 | REZ AGENCY REVIEW | SCHOOL DISTRICT | Completed | No comment. |
| 09/30/2010 | DCORRAL1 | REZ AGENCY REVIEW | ADOT | Completed | Regional Traffic Engineering has no comment on this submittal and recommends approval of this development. It will have no impact any ADOT facilities. Thank you |
| 09/30/2010 | DCORRAL1 | REZ AGENCY REVIEW | TDOT RTA | Completed | No comment. |
| 09/30/2010 | DCORRAL1 | REZ AGENCY REVIEW | TDOT STREETS | Completed | No objections. |
| 09/30/2010 | DCORRAL1 | REZ AGENCY REVIEW | OTHER AGENCIES | Completed | The subject property is not within the TIA airspace disclosure area. TAA does not object to the subject request. Rafael Leon TAA #$573-5113 rleon@tucsonairport.org |
| 09/30/2010 | DCORRAL1 | REZ AGENCY REVIEW | OTHER AGENCIES | Completed | No objections from Tucson Police Department. CSO Becky Noel #37968 Tucson Police Dept. 837-7428 |
| 09/30/2010 | DCORRAL1 | REZ AGENCY REVIEW | OTHER AGENCIES | Completed | D-M has reviewed Special Exception CASE: SE-10-54 AT&T - 14th Street, R-1 Zoning WARD: 6 & have determined that the proposed telecommunication facility would not interfere with our operations. Thanks for allowing us to review. Darren T. Horstmeier Chief, Asset Optimization 355th Civil Engineer Squadron Davis-Monthan AFB DSN 228-5161, Comm 520-228-5161 |
| 10/14/2010 | DCORRAL1 | ENV SVCS | REVIEW | Completed | Approved with no objection by Environmental Service Dept. Tony Teran 837-3706 tony.teran@tucsonaz.gov |
| 10/14/2010 | DCORRAL1 | TUCSON WATER NEW AREA DEVELOPMENT | REVIEW | Completed | No comment. |
| 10/14/2010 | JULIE YBARRA | SIGNS | SIGN CODE REVIEW | Completed | No comment. |
| 10/14/2010 | DCORRAL1 | DOT ENGINEERING | REVIEW | Completed | No comments. |