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Plan Review Detail
Review Status: Completed
Review Details: REZONING - ZE HEARING
Plan Number - T14SE00075
Review Name: REZONING - ZE HEARING
Review Status: Completed
| Review Date | Reviewer's Name | Type of Review | Description | Status | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/21/2014 | STEVE SHIELDS | ZONING | REVIEW | Completed | CDRC TRANSMITTAL TO: Planning and Development Services Department Rezoning Section FROM: Steve Shields Lead Planner PROJECT: Verizon Cell Tower - New Cell Site 7825 E SPEEDWAY BL, Parcel 133-09-5060 - C-1 Special Exception - SE-14-75 TRANSMITTAL: October 21, 2014 The proposed "Wireless Communication, limited to wireless communication towers and antennae", located on parcel 133-09-5060, zoned C-1. The use falls under UDC Table 4.8-4 PERMITTED USES COMMERCIAL AND MIXED USEZONES - 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.O & 4.9.4.I.2, .3, & .7. 1. The following dimensional Standards apply see UDC TABLE 6.3-4.A: DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS FOR THE C-1, C-2, C-3, OCR-1, & OCR-2 ZONES a. Minimum site area = 0 Sq. Ft. b. Proposed site area = 144,324 sq. ft. c. Maximum building height allowed = 30 feet d. Building height proposed = 9'-10" If you have any questions about this transmittal, please call Steve Shields, (520) 836-4956 or email Steve.Shields@tucsonaz.gov. |
| 10/23/2014 | MARTIN BROWN | FIRE | REVIEW | Approved | |
| 10/31/2014 | ELEIBOL1 | ENGINEERING | REVIEW | Completed | Verizon - Speedway 7825 E SPEEDWAY BL Special Exception - SE-14-75 Engineering has reviewed the proposed Special Exception SE-14-75 for a proposed 55-foot tall wireless communication monopalm with associated ground equipment in an existing self-storage facility. The adjacent jurisdictional floodplain within Udall Park Wash is located on the parcel and therefore floodplain use permit for the improvements would be required. Engineering Review does not find any substantial issues that would deny this proposed Special Exception. - Elizabeth Leibold P.E., CPM, CFM 837-4934 |
| 10/31/2014 | MLEVENG1 | LANDSCAPE | REVIEW | Completed | |
| 10/31/2014 | MLEVENG1 | DOT ENGINEERING | REVIEW | Completed | |
| 10/31/2014 | MLEVENG1 | ENV SVCS | REVIEW | Completed | |
| 10/31/2014 | MLEVENG1 | COMMUNITY PLANNING | REVIEW | Completed | PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT SERVICES SE-14-75 Verizon - Speedway Boulevard C-1 Special Exception Plan Tucson and Pantano East Area Plan (PEAP) 10/31/14 JB/rh/mjl Background: This proposal is for a Special Exception use in the C-1 Neighborhood Commercial zone on a 3.31 acre site developed with a self-storage use to allow a 55 foot wireless communication facility in the form of a stealth monopalm and an associated ground equipment area. The site is an upside down "L" shaped site located at 7825 E Speedway Boulevard approximately 390 feet west of the Speedway Blvd. and Pantano Road intersection. The proposed WCF is located approximately 125 feet north of Speedway Boulevard. Three self-storage units will be demolished to make room for the installation of the proposed ground equipment within an eight feet four inches (8'-4") tall masonry wall designed to match existing self-storage unit buildings. Access to the wireless communication facility will be from Speedway Boulevard. A similar request on this site for a wireless communication facility (WCF) with a monopole of 45 feet in height (SE-03-26 T-Mobile) was applied for in 2003. Following the public hearing on January 15, 2004, the Zoning Examiner denied the request for lack of compatibility with the area plan. There are two key differences between the current request and 2003 case: 1. The proposed 2003 WCF location was approximately 255 feet from single-family residential property to the north and the current request is approximately 375 feet from the residential property to the north, a difference of 120 feet; 2. The proposed 2003 WCF was a monopole and the current request is for a stealth design monopalm, which will reduce the visibility of the WCF. According to the Major Streets and Routes Plan, Speedway Boulevard is designated an arterial street. Surrounding Zoning and Land Uses: To the west is the El Camino Baptist Church in the RX-1 Suburban Low-density Residential zone; to the north across Udall Park Wash is a low density residential neighborhood with single-family single story homes in the RX-1 Suburban Low-density Residential zone; to the east are commercial retail and auto service land uses in the C-1 Neighborhood Commercial zone and C-2 Community Commercial zones; to the south across Speedway Boulevard are retail and office land uses in the C-1 commercial zone. The nearest single-family residential property is located directly to the north approximately 375 feet from the proposed WCF site, while the nearest residential unit is approximately 450 feet away. Land Use Policies: Policy direction is provided by Plan Tucson (PT) the Pantano East Area Plan (PEAP). Plan Tucson (PT) PT indentifies the Special Exception site as in an area designated on the Future Growth Scenario Map as "Existing Neighborhoods". LT1 Integrate land use, transportation, and urban design to achieve an urban form that supports more effective use of resources, mobility options, more aesthetically-pleasing and active public spaces, and sensitivity to historic and natural resources and neighborhood character. LT28.1.2 Require telecommunications facilities be located, installed, and maintained to minimize visual impact and preserve views. Cabling and fiber optics should be installed underground where possible, and the visual impact of cellular towers should be a prime consideration in the City's acceptance and approval. LT28.1.3 Improve the appearance of above-ground utilities and structures and extend access to high-tech wireless communications facilities throughout the city. LT28.2.13 Support infill and redevelopment projects that reflect sensitivity to site and neighborhood conditions and adhere to relevant site and architectural design guidelines. LT28.2.14 Protect established residential neighborhoods by supporting compatible development, which may include other residential, mixed-use infill and appropriate nonresidential uses. PEAP Commercial Policy 1 supports commercial developments in appropriate locations in the area along arterial streets when adjacent uses are adequately buffered. Commercial Policy 2 supports the integration of adjoining commercial uses and should be designed to be in harmony with adjacent residential uses. Analysis: The applicant proposes a wireless communication facility within an existing self-storage facility located at 7825 E. Speedway Boulevard, in the C-1 Neighborhood Commercial zone. The applicant is proposing to install a monopole at a height of fifty-five (55) feet in the form of a stealth monopalm and associated ground equipment area within an eight foot tall masonry wall designed to match existing self-storage unit buildings. Since the 2003 WCF denial for a monopole, the monopalm stealth design concept has been accepted as an approach that improves visual disguise and reduces visual impacts. In addition the ground level equipment will be screened with a masonry wall to match on-site self-storage unit buildings. The nearest residential neighborhood use is located adjacent to the self-storage facility and directly north across Udall Park Wash approximately 450 feet from the proposed monopalm WCF site. Given the use of current monopalm design, the location of the related equipment in a structure design to replicate existing structures on the self-storage site, the distance from existing residential structures, and the intervening structures and vegetation associated with Udall Park Wash mitigating visual awareness; the applicant has addressed Plan issues of compatibility and view sheds from the adjacent residential neighborhood to the north. Staff also acknowledges that the proposed WCF will help improve telecom services to the established neighborhoods and businesses in the area which addresses Plan policy. Therefore, the request is consistent with the Pantano East Area Plan and Plan Tucson policy direction. This request for a WCF does not require a plan amendment. Staff offers the following special exception conditions for consideration: 1. Any existing on-site palm tree, native tree or landscape planting disturbed during the monopole height extension or ground equipment installation shall be replaced in accordance with the UDC and heat island mitigation; PT, Chapter 3, The Built Environment, Set 1 All Developments, Guidelines - LT28.1.2, and LT28.1.3 PT, Chapter 3, The Built Environment, Set 2 Mixed Use Centers, Guidelines - LT28.5.4, LT28.5.6, and LT28.5.7 2. Ground equipment shall be painted to blend and minimize visual impacts; PT, Chapter 3, The Built Environment, Set 1 All Developments, Guidelines - LT28.1.2, and LT28.1.3 PT, Chapter 3, The Built Environment, Set 2 Mixed Use Centers, Guidelines - LT28.5.4, LT28.5.6, and LT28.5.7 3. Maximum height of monopalm shall not exceed 55 feet measured to top of fronds as shown on Preliminary Development Plan dated October 31, 2014; PT, Chapter 3, The Built Environment, Set 1 All Developments, Guidelines - LT28.1.2, and LT28.1.3 PT, Chapter 3, The Built Environment, Set 2 Mixed Use Centers, Guidelines - LT28.5.4, LT28.5.6, and LT28.5.7 4. Any graffiti visible from the public right-of-way or area residential development shall be removed within ten working days of observation; PT, Chapter 3, The Built Environment, Set 1 All Developments, Guidelines - LT28.1.2, and LT28.1.3 PT, Chapter 3, The Built Environment, Set 2 Mixed Use Centers, Guidelines - LT28.5.4, LT28.5.6, and LT28.5.7 5. Ground equipment to be located within lease area and within an enclosed shelter, as represented; and, PT, Chapter 3, The Built Environment, Set 1 All Developments, Guidelines - LT28.1.2, and LT28.1.3 PT, Chapter 3, The Built Environment, Set 2 Mixed Use Centers, Guidelines - LT28.5.4, LT28.5.6, and LT28.5.7 6. Existing chain link fence to include desert tone color slats to screen lease area from on-site commercial land uses. PT, Chapter 3, The Built Environment, Set 1 All Developments, Guidelines - LT28.1.2, and LT28.1.3 PT, Chapter 3, The Built Environment, Set 2 Mixed Use Centers, Guidelines - LT28.5.4, LT28.5.6, and LT28.5.7 |
| 10/31/2014 | JOSE ORTIZ | DOT TRAFFIC | REVIEW | Completed | |
| 10/31/2014 | MLEVENG1 | TUCSON WATER NEW AREA DEVELOPMENT | REVIEW | Completed | |
| 10/31/2014 | HEATHER THRALL | SIGNS | SIGN CODE REVIEW | Completed | |
| 10/31/2014 | MLEVENG1 | REZ AGENCY REVIEW | PARKS & RECREATION | Completed | |
| 10/31/2014 | MLEVENG1 | REZ AGENCY REVIEW | OFFICE OF CONSERVATION & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT | Completed | |
| 10/31/2014 | MLEVENG1 | REZ AGENCY REVIEW | PIMA ASSN OF GOVTS | Completed | |
| 10/31/2014 | MLEVENG1 | REZ AGENCY REVIEW | PIMA CNTY WASTEWATER | Completed | |
| 10/31/2014 | MLEVENG1 | REZ AGENCY REVIEW | SCHOOL DISTRICT | Completed | |
| 10/31/2014 | MLEVENG1 | REZ AGENCY REVIEW | ADOT | Completed | |
| 10/31/2014 | MLEVENG1 | REZ AGENCY REVIEW | TDOT RTA | Completed | |
| 10/31/2014 | MLEVENG1 | REZ AGENCY REVIEW | TDOT STREETS | Completed | |
| 10/31/2014 | MLEVENG1 | REZ AGENCY REVIEW | OTHER AGENCIES | Completed |