Plan Review Detail
Review Status: Completed
Review Details: REZONING - ZE HEARING
Plan Number - T14SE00022
Review Name: REZONING - ZE HEARING
Review Status: Completed
| Review Date | Reviewer's Name | Type of Review | Description | Status | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/13/2014 | MARTIN BROWN | FIRE | REVIEW | Approved | |
| 06/17/2014 | STEVE SHIELDS | ZONING | REVIEW | Completed | PDSD TRANSMITTAL TO: Rezoning Division FROM: Steve Shields Lead Planner PROJECT: AT&T New Cell Tower Parcel 118-12-1610 - I-1 Special Exception - SE-14-22 TRANSMITTAL: June 17, 2014 1. The proposed "Wireless Communication, limited to wireless communication towers and antennae", located on parcel 118-12-1610, zoned I-1. The use falls under UDC Table 4.8-5: PERMITTED USES - INDUSTRIAL ZONES- Permitted as Special Exception Use, [1] Mayor and Council Special Exception Procedure, Section 3.4.4. The following Use Specific Standards apply: 4.9.13.Q & 4.9.4.I.2, .3, & .7 2. The following dimensional Standards apply see UDC TABLE 6.3-5.A: DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS FOR THE P-1, I-2, & I-2 ZONES a. Minimum site area = 0 Sq. Ft. b. Proposed site area = 7200 sq. ft. c. Maximum building height allowed = 75 feet d. Building height proposed = N/A (No new buildings proposed) If you have any questions about this transmittal, please call Steve Shields, (520) 836-4956 or email Steve.Shields@tucsonaz.gov. |
| 06/18/2014 | LAITH ALSHAMI | ENGINEERING | REVIEW | Approved | Laith Alshami, Engineering and Floodplain Review, 06/18/2014, SUBJECT: AT&T Mobility Site at East 23rd Street Special Exception Case SE-14-22, (Parcel number 118-12-1610). T14S, R13E, SECTION 24 Reference: T14PRE0013 RECEIVED: Special Exception Preliminary Development Plan for Rezoning-Zoning Examiner Hearing on June 10, 2014 The Preliminary Development Plan appears to have adequate Engineering and Floodplain related information to be forwarded to the rezoning examiner. No special conditions are offered. |
| 06/24/2014 | JOE LINVILLE | LANDSCAPE | REVIEW | Approved | |
| 06/26/2014 | HEATHER THRALL | SIGNS | SIGN CODE REVIEW | Completed | NO EXISTING BILLBOARDS AT THIS LOCATION. |
| 06/26/2014 | JOSE ORTIZ | DOT TRAFFIC | REVIEW | Approved | |
| 07/01/2014 | PMCLAUG1 | ENV SVCS | REVIEW | Completed | |
| 07/01/2014 | PMCLAUG1 | REZ AGENCY REVIEW | PARKS & RECREATION | Completed | No comments. |
| 07/01/2014 | PMCLAUG1 | DOT ENGINEERING | REVIEW | Completed | |
| 07/01/2014 | PMCLAUG1 | TUCSON WATER NEW AREA DEVELOPMENT | REVIEW | Completed | |
| 07/01/2014 | PMCLAUG1 | REZ AGENCY REVIEW | OFFICE OF CONSERVATION & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT | Completed | No comments. |
| 07/01/2014 | PMCLAUG1 | REZ AGENCY REVIEW | PIMA ASSN OF GOVTS | Completed | No comments. |
| 07/01/2014 | PMCLAUG1 | REZ AGENCY REVIEW | PIMA CNTY WASTEWATER | Completed | No comments. |
| 07/01/2014 | PMCLAUG1 | REZ AGENCY REVIEW | SCHOOL DISTRICT | Completed | No comments. |
| 07/01/2014 | PMCLAUG1 | REZ AGENCY REVIEW | ADOT | Completed | No comments. |
| 07/01/2014 | PMCLAUG1 | REZ AGENCY REVIEW | TDOT RTA | Completed | No comments. |
| 07/01/2014 | PMCLAUG1 | REZ AGENCY REVIEW | TDOT STREETS | Completed | No comments. |
| 07/01/2014 | PMCLAUG1 | REZ AGENCY REVIEW | OTHER AGENCIES | Completed | No comments. |
| 07/08/2014 | MPADILL1 | COMMUNITY PLANNING | REVIEW | Completed | PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT SE-14-22 AT&T - 596 E. 23rd Street I-1 Zone (Special Exception) OLD PUEBLO SOUTH (OPS) AND Plan Tucson 6/25/14 MSP This proposal is for a special exception consideration in the I-1 industrial zone, to allow installation of a wireless communication facility (WCF), consisting of an eighty (80) foot tall monopole with ground mounted equipment in a pre-fab shelter. Top of antennas will be at a height of eighty (80) feet. The lease area will be approximately 12 X 48 square feet and located at the southeast corner of the parcel. Primary access for the WCF is shown to be from the adjacent fifteen foot wide alley which includes Tucson Electric Power Company overhead power lines. The site is at 596 E. 23rd Street, located along a strip of industrial zoned parcels parallel with the Union Pacific Railroad, on the western edge of an industrial zoned and developed area, which abuts a residential neighborhood located to the west of the proposed special exception site. The site is located southeast from the intersection of 22nd Street and 2nd Avenue. The overall site is industrial zoned and developed with four contiguous four parcels with a combined land area of approximately 21,811 square feet (.69 acres). The site functions as one development for automotive paint and repair services. According to the Major Streets and Routes Plan, 23rd Street is a local street. Surrounding Zoning and Land Uses: The subject site land use zone is I-1 Light Industrial zone. To the north and south are I-1 Light Industrial zoned, developed parcels, and to the east across the Union Pacific Railroad tracks is zoned I-1 Light Industrial and developed with commercial and industrial land uses. To the west are vacant parcels zoned I-1 Light Industrial and R-2 Medium Density Residential zones. Further west, beyond these vacant parcels across 2nd Street is the edge of an established residential neighborhood zoned R-2 Medium Density Residential development with single-family homes. The proposed monopole will be approximately two hundred (200) feet from the nearest vacant residentially zoned parcel and approximately four hundred and forty (440) feet from the nearest residential home, both located to the west of the proposed wireless communication facility. Land Use Policies: Policy direction is provided by the Old Pueblo South Community Plan (OPSCP) and Plan Tucson. Plan Tucson - The proposed site for the monopole is located within a Mixed-Use Center area as identified by the Future Growth Scenario Map. A Mixed-Use Center supports a variety of retail, services, office, and public gathering places, located close to each other, providing occupants of the center and the residents and workers in the surrounding neighborhoods with local access to goods and services. In particular to wireless communication facility, Plan Tucson provides direction and support in Chapter 3 - The Built Environment, under Guidelines LT28.1.2, LT28.1.3 which state telecommunication facilities be installed and maintained to minimize visual impact and preserve views and to improve the appearance of above ground utilities and structures and extend access to high-tech wireless communication facilities through out the city The Old Pueblo South Community Plan provides direction under Community Facilities Policy 4 stating support for a "web" of community facilities, to provide landscaping buffers. Followed by a broader Policy to start a systematic program of sidewalk construction. The proposed special exception request to consider a WCF in the I-1 Industrial zone is in general compliance with Plan policy. Analysis: The applicant proposes a wireless communication facility within an I-1 Light Industrial zoned and development area, located at 596 E. 23rd Street. The applicant is proposing to install a monopole at a height of eighty (80) feet with the top of antenna array at eighty (80) feet in height. The proposed ground equipment will be within a lease area of approximately 12' X 48'to be located at the southeast corner of the overall complex, between the existing building and the alley way within an open area enclosed by an existing perimeter wall. The south boundary of the site has an existing masonry wall of unknown height and indicates an existing walk-through gate from the alley will be used to allow access onto the wireless communication facility. In addition a proposed ten foot wide gate is being proposed to provide access to the WCF from the alley located to the south. Within the alley is an existing Tucson Electric Power overhead power line which abuts the proposed on-site WCF site. Community Planning staff has concerns of an eighty-foot tall WCF adjacent to electric power lines. Applicant to address safety issues during install of WCF with heavy equipment (cranes, loaders, etc.), and any issues with monopole being at close proximity to the T.E.P overhead power lines. Staff recommends vehicle and personnel access be provided on-site and accessed provided from 23rd Street. Since the site contains four parcels and on-site access will be from an adjacent parcel, staff also recommends a cross-access easement be recorded as part of the proposed special exception request. Staff acknowledges that it is difficult to disguise an 80 foot tall monopole. Mitigation measures supported by staff include; antennas and other attachments to be painted to minimize visual impacts. Any potential noise levels to be generated by ground equipment will need to be addressed. Although the nearest existing home is approximately 440 feet to the northwest, there are three vacant residential zoned parcels located approximately 200 feet to the west and noise mitigation plan needs to address this issue. Staff will recommend that any future graffiti visible from the public right-of-way be removed within ten working days of observation. Staff acknowledges that the proposed cell tower will help improve telecom services to the established neighborhoods and businesses in the area. The proposal is consistent with the Old Pueblo South Community Plan and Plan Tucson, and does not require a plan amendment. Recommendation: - The request for a special exception is consistent with policy direction provided by Plan Tucson and Old Pueblo South Community Plan. Staff offers the following design mitigation measures for consideration as part of the rezoning process. 1. Development plan general note to include recordation information of a recorded, on-site cross-access easement, or, if the applicant wishes to use the adjacent City of Tucson alley with utility easement (existing T.E.P. power line), and Union Pacific Railroad property to maneuver, access and provide vehicle parking for WFC tech, then provide a recorded agreement between the applicant; the City of Tucson, Tucson Electric Power Company, and Union Pacific Railroad Company, to allow access and parking privileges on these adjacent properties; " PT, Guideline LT28.1.2, LT28.1.3 " OPS, Community Facilities, Policy 4 2. Location of proposed ground equipment and lease area enclosure to maintain proper distance, as determined by PDSD permitting staff, from existing electric service panels located on south wall of existing building (same area as ground equipment lease area), " PT, Guideline LT28.1.2, LT28.1.3 " OPS, Community Facilities, Policy 4 3. Monopole shall not exceed 80 feet in height; " PT, Guideline LT28.1.2, LT28.1.3 " OPS, Community Facilities, Policy 4 4. Monopole and ground equipment be painted to minimize visual impacts; " PT, Guideline LT28.1.2, LT28.1.3 " OPS, Community Facilities, Policy 4 5. Ground equipment to be located within an enclosed shelter, as represented; " PT, Guideline LT28.1.2, LT28.1.3 " OPS, Community Facilities, Policy 4 6. Ground equipment screened by existing masonry wall (as shown). " PT, Guideline LT28.1.2, LT28.1.3 " OPS, Community Facilities, Policy 4 7. Stand alone backup generator for WFC, will not be open exhaust and include a muffler system to address potential noise impact to area residents located west of special exception site. " PT, Guideline LT28.1.2, LT28.1.3 " OPS, Community Facilities, Policy 4 8. Any graffiti visible from public right-of-way shall be removed within ten working days of observation " PT, Guideline LT28.1.2, LT28.1.3 " OPS, Community Facilities, Policy 4 S:UPFiles\CASE_REVIEW\REZONING\Pre-ApplicationReviews\2014\07-08-14_596 E. 23rrd St.doc |