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Plan Review Detail
Review Status: Completed
Review Details: REZONING - IPC
Plan Number - T15SE00028
Review Name: REZONING - IPC
Review Status: Completed
| Review Date | Reviewer's Name | Type of Review | Description | Status | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/20/2015 | STEVE SHIELDS | ZONING | REVIEW | Completed | PDSD TRANSMITTAL TO: Rezoning Division Re: Acceptance of Information for Plan Compliance (IPC) FROM: Steve Shields Lead Planner PROJECT: Verizon Cell Tower - New Cell Site 5949 E 29th Street, Parcel 131-06-0010- R-1 Special Exception - SE-15-28 TRANSMITTAL: May 20, 2015 The proposed "Wireless Communication, limited to wireless communication towers and antennae", located on parcel 118-03-3250, zoned R-1. The use falls under UDC Table 4.8-2 PERMITTED USES - URBAN RESIDENTIAL ZONES - Permitted as Special Exception Use, [2] Zoning Examiner Special Exception Procedure, Section 3.4.3. The following Use Specific Standards apply: 4.9.4.I.2, .3 & .6.a. 1. The following dimensional Standards apply see TABLE 6.3-2.A: DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS FOR THE R-1, R-2, R-3, MH-1, & MH-2 ZONES a. Minimum site area = 7,000 Sq. Ft b. Proposed site area = Not provided c. Maximum building height allowed = 25 feet d. Building height proposed = 12'-0" e. Maximum Lot Coverage = 70% f. Proposed Lot Coverage = Not provided. 2. The submitted plan, showing the proposed Wireless Communication is acceptable to continue the review for the zoning examiner's report. If you have any questions about this transmittal, please call Steve Shields, (520) 836-4956 or email Steve.Shields@tucsonaz.gov. |
| 05/21/2015 | DBURSUC1 | COMMUNITY PLANNING | REVIEW | Completed | PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT SERVICES SE-15-28 IPC Verizon - Sahuara Road R-1 Zone (Special Exception) Plan Tucson 05/20/15 DB Background: This is a special exception land use request in a R-1 residential zone, to allow the installation and operation of a wireless communications facility (WCF) consisting of a monopalm communication tower with twelve (12) antennas, at a height of fifty (50) feet, including an unmanned pre-fabricated ground equipment shelter, located within a 20'x 38'8" lease area. The proposed WCF site will be located approximately 240 feet north of 29th Street ROW and 170 feet east of Sahuara Road ROW, at the address of 5949 East 29th Street. The applicant is proposing to locate the WCF ground equipment within an area screened by a twelve (12) foot tall masonry wall. The proposed diesel generator and associated ground equipment will be on a concrete pad located within the masonry wall. An eighteen (18) foot wide access easement for the WCF site will be provided from Sahuara Road. The nearest residential unit is located approximately 215 feet to the west of the proposed WCF site. According to the Major Streets and Routes Plan, 29th Street is designated as a collector street. Surrounding Zoning and Land Uses: Surrounding the WCF site to the north, east, south and southwest are zoned R-1 (Residential Zone) and developed with single family residential houses. Parcels to the west are zoned R-2 (Residential Zone) and are developed with a mix of multi-family residential and single-family residential uses. Rezoning Presubmittal Meeting: The applicant attended a presubmittal conference meeting on May 21, 2014. Meeting discussions included discussion of how to better mitigate visual impact on surrounding development, how to safeguard the site from children on playground, and how to mitigate noise from the backup generators. The applicant was asked to use small live palms to help mitigate visual impact from monopalm. Neighborhood Meeting: The applicant has held one neighborhood meeting, on March 16, 2015. The meeting was held at site of the proposed Wireless Communications Facility, located at 5949 East 29th Street. Applicant has provided the required neighborhood meeting material: mailing notification, copy of labels, notice letter, meeting summary, and sign-in sheet. Zero representatives from the neighborhood attended the meeting. The only person in attendance was Richard Murillo with Tucson Unified School District. Land Use Policies: Plan Tucson identifies this area in the Future Growth Scenario Map as an "mixed-use corridor" category. The Plan supports providing a higher-intensity mix of jobs, services, and housing along major streets. Plan Tucson, guidelines LT28.1.2, supports telecommunication facilities to be installed and maintained to minimize visual impact and preserve views. LT28.1.3 states that WCF to be designed with improved appearances of the above ground structures and utilities, and extend access to high-tech wireless communication facilities throughout the city. Assessment: The proposed fifty (50) feet tall stealth monopalm wireless communication facility (WCF) is to be located northeast of the intersection of 29th Street and Sahuara Avenue, approximately one hundred and seventy (170) feet east of the Sahuara Avenue right-of-way. The site is developed with a public school land use with multiple buildings. The WCF is proposed in an area west of the school buildings that is a playground area with turf and play equipment. The Major Streets and Routes Map identifies 29th Street as an arterial street and Sahuara Avenue as a local street. A new eighteen foot wide utility/access easement is proposed from Sahuara Avenue to the WCF location. Ground equipment will be enclosed by a twelve (12) foot tall masonry wall that will be painted to match on-site buildings. In addition, wall will include chain link mesh on top of structure to help keep unwanted people from accessing the ground equipment. The fifty (50) foot tall Stealth monopalm will be located inside of the ground equipment masonry wall enclosure lease area of 20' x 38'8". A diesel generator is proposed for emergency backup power and to be located within an enclosed metal cabinet to mitigate impacts to adjacent land uses. Plans support a stealth design such as the proposed monopalm design and to help mitigate height and soften the visual view sheds of the WCF from adjacent land uses, staff recommends a small cluster of live palms be part of the stealth design. Ground equipment and enclosure wall color theme to blend with existing on-site land uses. Staff recommends the proposed WCF should be designed to support future collocation, antennas mounted as close to the monopole and screened by the monopalm stealth design. Both monopalm and antennas should be painted to complement the natural range of colors on palm trees, to mitigate and minimize visual impacts. Ground equipment shelter (cabinets) and masonry wall to be textured, finished, or painted to compliment the on-site land uses. The proposed development is generally consistent with and supported by the policy direction provided in the Plan Tucson. Plan Tucson supports redevelopment of existing commercial districts to encourage new services and amenities that extent access to high-tech wireless communication facilities throughout the city while minimizing visual impacts. The PDP shows a site layout that adequately conceals and disguises the monopalm and associated ground equipment from nearby residential uses. A plan amendment is not required. Staff recommends that the rezoning application be distributed for further processing. |
| 05/28/2015 | MARTIN BROWN | FIRE | REVIEW | Approved | |
| 05/29/2015 | ELEIBOL1 | ENGINEERING | REVIEW | Completed | TO: Dan Bursuck, Rezoning Section SUBJECT: SE-15-28 - Verizon Sahuara Av Engineering and Floodplain Review ADDRESS: 5949 E 29TH ST, 85711, Ward 6 LOCATION: T14S R45E Section 24 PROPERTY: 131-06-0010, approximately 240ft north of 29th St & 170ft west of Sahuara Av FLOODPLAIN: Arcadia Wash local floodplain, FEMA zone X-unshaded, 2303L PRE-APPLICATION: T15PRE0028 PDSD Engineering Division has reviewed the proposed Special Exception documentation for the proposed 50-foot monopalm wireless communication facility with associated equipment at the west central portion of the parcel. The proposed improvement is located within a site that is appears to be impacted by a jurisdictional floodplain of the Arcadia Wash. The City has limited hydrologic data for this floodplain and a preliminary assessment of the floodplain indicates the proposed project is at the edge or within the jurisdictional floodplain. The site is already developed with school improvements and the proposed disturbance does not appear to require PRA (protected riparian floodplain) review by Engineering, however equipment within the floodplain shall be floodproofed by elevating the service equipment for this structure to meet flood regulations. Engineering advises the following considerations for this request, based on Technical Manual Section 4-04.2.3.1 and Tucson Code Section 26-11: 1) Prior to submitting the plans for review, address the following comments: a. Revise Flood Zone data on sheet LS-1; verbiage needs to correctly describe flood zone conditions. The project is located in local jurisdictional floodplain of the City of Tucson Flood Hazard watercourse of Arcadia Wash which is within FEMA Flood Zone X unshaded per FIRM panel 2303 L, which are considered areas determined to be outside of the 0.2% annual chance floodplain. The jurisdictional floodplain (100-year flood area) is expected to cover the western portion of the subject parcel. b. Show on plans by use of profile section and by adding notes that equipment shelter and meter for this proposed structure shall be elevated to a minimum of 2 feet above existing grade. c. In lieu of the above comments a & b, applicant may choose to provide a hydrology report for this portion of the Arcadia Wash that verifies the location of the flood limits and depth of the jurisdictional flood. If the proposed project is determined to be located in a jurisdictional floodplain, plans will need to show flood limits and water surface elevation on plans based on the approved hydrology report. Elevating equipment would be determined based on regulatory flood depth derived from an approved report (Depth of floodplain plus 1-ft freeboard). 2) A floodplain use permit will be required at time of permitting for this project. 3) Clarify total disturbance area for the project on plans. 4) Provide recordation information for access easement on plans for submittal review. Elizabeth Leibold, P.E., CPM, CFM Civil Engineer Engineering Division Planning & Development Services Dept http://pdsd.tucsonaz.gov/pdsd City of Tucson (520) 837-4934 |