Plan Review Detail
Review Status: Completed
Review Details: REZONING - IPC
Plan Number - T15SE00013
Review Name: REZONING - IPC
Review Status: Completed
| Review Date | Reviewer's Name | Type of Review | Description | Status | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/20/2015 | STEVE SHIELDS | ZONING | REVIEW | Completed | PDSD TRANSMITTAL TO: Rezoning Division Re: Acceptance of Information for Plan Compliance (IPC) FROM: Steve Shields Lead Planner PROJECT: Sun State Tower - New Cell Site 6934 E TANQUE VERDE RD, Parcel 133-15-2920 - C-1 Special Exception - SE-15-13 TRANSMITTAL: March 19, 2015 The proposed "Wireless Communication, limited to wireless communication towers and antennae", located on parcel Parcel 133-15-2920, 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 = 28,099 Sq. Ft. c. Maximum building height allowed = 30 feet d. Building height proposed = Not Provided. 2. The submitted plan, showing the proposed Wireless Communication is acceptable to continue the review for the zoning examiner's report. 3. The following item needs to be noted at this time: As modifications to the vehicle use area are proposed a development package will be required to show that the requirements of UDC Article 7.4 and TSM Section 7 are met. If you have any questions about this transmittal, please call Steve Shields, (520) 836-4956 or email Steve.Shields@tucsonaz.gov. |
| 03/26/2015 | JASON GREEN | ENGINEERING | REVIEW | Approved | DATE: March 19, 2015 DUE DATE: March 26, 2015 SUBJECT: Sun State Towers - Engineering Review LOCATION: 6934 E Tanque Verde Rd; T14S, R15E, SECTION 06 REVIEWERS: Jason Green, CFM CASE #: SE-15-13 The PDSD Engineering Division has no objection to the Mayor & Council Special Exception (MCSE) and offers the following comments: 1. Refer to the Administration Manual Section 2-06 for all development plan package submittal requirements. Also refer to UDC, Administration Manual (AM) Technical Standard Manual (TSM) for all requirements associated with this project. 2. Refer to UDC, Administration Manual (AM), and the Technical Standard Manual (TSM) for all requirements associated with this project. 3. Contact Solid Waste Department at 791-5543 for approval of refuse pickup. 4. Additional conditions might be required by TDOT and PDSD Engineering and Floodplain Review when the preliminary development plan is submitted. For any questions or to schedule meetings call me at 837-4929. Jason Green, CFM Senior Engineer Associate Engineering Division Planning & Development Services Department |
| 03/26/2015 | MPADILL1 | COMMUNITY PLANNING | REVIEW | Completed | PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT SE-15-13 IPC Sun State - Tanque Verde Road C-1 Plan Tucson and Pantano East Area Plan 03/26/15 MP Background: This proposal is for a special exception use in the C-1 commercial zone to allow a seventy-five (75') foot tall monopole wireless communication facility (WCF) with twelve (12) antennas, in monopine stealth design. Associated ground equipment will be within a 30' x 45' square foot lease area enclosed within an eight foot tall masonry wall. The site is at 6934 E. Tanque Verde Road approximately one-thousand (1000') feet west of the intersection of Tanque Verde Road and Sabino Canyon Road. A twelve foot wide access and utility easement will be provided from Tanque Verde Road to the wireless communication facility. The WCF site is proposed adjacent to a motel complex located to the north and south. The motel complex has multiple buildings with the nearest building located to the south and approximately twenty (20) feet from the WCF site. According to the Major Streets and Routes Plan, Tanque Verde Road is designated an arterial street. Surrounding Zoning and Land Uses: The proposed special exception (WCF) site is developed with a retail land use in the C-1 commercial zone. To the east and south is a motel developed in the C-1 commercial zone, to the north across Tanque Verde Road is a single-family one-story residential subdivision developed in CR-2, a Pima County single family residential zone, and to the west are commercial parcels developed with retail and restaurant land uses in the C-1 commercial zone. The nearest single-family residential zoned and developed land is located directly to the north across Tanque Verde Road, at approximately 300 feet. The nearest motel hospitality rooms are approximately twenty (20) to the south of the proposed WCF site Rezoning Presubmittal Meeting: The applicant attended a presubmittal conference meeting on January 28, 2015. Meeting discussions included discussion of the proposed removal of parking spaces, site vehicular maneuverability, how to better mitigate visual impact on surrounding development, and reduction of setbacks. Applicant was asked to consider using a masonry wall to enclose the ground equipment in place of the chain link fence to help reduce visual impact and was asked to provide a parking plan / former site plan to ensure site meets requirements for parking and site vehicular maneuverability. Applicant was also asked to consider a monopine in place of the monopalm, as it may be more appropriate considering the mature pine trees in the area. Neighborhood Meeting: The applicant held an on-site neighborhood meeting on February 17, 2015 from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM. Applicant has provided the required neighborhood meeting material: mailing notification, copy of labels, notice letter, neighborhood meeting summary, and sign-in sheet. No one was in attendance except the applicant and property owner of the WCF site. Land Use Policies: Policy direction is provided by the Pantano East Area Plan (PEAP), and the Plan Tucson, as it relates to wireless communication facilities. Plan Tucson, as stated in Chapter 3, the Built Environment, under Guidelines LT28.1.2 and LT28.1.3, stating that telecommunication facilities should maintain and minimize visual impacts and preserve views. Further stating to improve the appearance of above-ground utilities and structures, located throughout the city. Minimizing visual impacts are a prime consideration during the review process. The PEAP, in the commercial policy section provides direction for this site. It states commercial uses should be located at the intersection of major streets, or where commercial uses already exist. New commercial uses should be carefully integrated with surrounding uses. Assessment: The applicant proposes a wireless communication facility (WCF) at 6934 E. Tanque Verde Road, a land parcel zoned C-1 commercial and developed with a store front commercial retail business. The applicant is proposing to install a monopine at a height of seventy-five (75') feet to top of pine branches and needles, in the form of stealth monopine with twelve antennas to have antennas socks to improve concealment of antennas. The proposed ground equipment will be within a lease area of 30' X45'and enclosed by an eight foot tall masonry wall to match in color with existing on-site buildings. Center of Monopole (monopine) is approximately twenty-five (25) from south property line and approximately thirty-five feet from adjacent (motel rooms) commercial buildings. Proposed back up ground mounted generator will include silencer or muffler to address noise impacts to adjacent motel complex. Staff acknowledges that it is difficult to disguise a seventy-five foot tall stealth WCF monopine. The WCF monopine stealth design minimizes and mitigates visual impacts view sheds. The ground level equipment will be screened with an eight foot tall masonry wall to screen equipment from adjacent properties. Application indicates wall enclosure to match in texture and color with existing on-site buildings. Applicant submitted color building elevations of existing building(s) to document match in texture and color of the proposed ground equipment lease area wall enclosure. Mitigation measures supported by staff will include but not limited to; antennas and other attachments to be painted to maximize stealth design and reduce visual impacts. The potential noise generated by ground equipment, including stand-by generators, is addressed in the Design Compatibility Report. Noise mitigation plan needs to address the issue of a motel complex with buildings which include hospitality rooms located twenty (20') feet directly south of proposed WCF site. The special exception submittal addresses compatibility issues and will be subject to being consistent with the general direction of the applicable Plans. In addition, staff recommends that any future graffiti visible from the public right-of-way be removed within five working days of observation. Staff acknowledges that the proposed WCF tower will help improve telecom services to the established neighborhoods and businesses in the area. The proposal is in general compliance with the Pantano East Area Plan and Plan Tucson, and does not require a plan amendment. Staff recommends that the rezoning application be distributed for further processing. 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| 03/26/2015 | MARTIN BROWN | FIRE | REVIEW | Approved |