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Plan Review Detail
Review Status: Completed
Review Details: REZONING - IPC
Plan Number - T18SE00033
Review Name: REZONING - IPC
Review Status: Completed
| Review Date | Reviewer's Name | Type of Review | Description | Status | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/10/2018 | PMCLAUG1 | FIRE | REVIEW | Completed | |
| 04/16/2018 | STEVE SHIELDS | ZONING | REVIEW | Completed | PDSD TRANSMITTAL TO: Rezoning Division Re: Acceptance of Information for Plan Compliance (IPC) FROM: Steve Shields Principal Planner PROJECT: APCTowers Cell Tower - New Tower 1050 E. 9th Street, Parcel 124-06-171B - C-1 Special Exception - SE-18-33 TRANSMITTAL: April 16, 2018 The proposed "Wireless Communication, limited to wireless communication tower and antenna", is located on parcel 124-06-171B, zoned C-1. The use falls under UDC TABLE 4.8-4: PERMITTED USES - COMMERCIAL AND MIXED USE ZONES - Permitted as Special Exception Use, [1] Zoning Examiner Special Exception Procedure, Section 3.4.3 . The following Use Specific Standards apply: 4.9.13.O, & 4.9.4.I.2, .3, .7. 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. |
| 04/26/2018 | MWYNEKE1 | ENGINEERING | REVIEW | Completed | |
| 04/26/2018 | MWYNEKE1 | COMMUNITY PLANNING | REVIEW | Completed | Background: This Special Exception request is proposed new wireless communications facility (WCF) for a 1.61-acre property located at the southwest corner of Ninth Street and Fremont Avenue. The applicant, Declan Murphy on behalf of Verizon Wireless, is proposing to construct a stealth monopalm that measures 60 feet in height to the top of the highest palm frond. The monopalm will be located within a proposed 40' x 20' lease area surrounded by an 8' masonry wall and adjacent to the western boundary of the subject parcel. The wireless array will consist of three sectors, with four antennas on each sector, for a total of twelve (12) antennas. The top of the monopalm will consist of fronds of varying lengths. The property is located on the south side of East 9th Street, between North Park and North Tyndall Avenues, approximately 750 feet north of East Broadway Boulevard and 1000 feet east of North Euclid Avenue. Broadway Boulevard is classified as an Arterial Gateway route on the City of Tucson Major Streets and Routes Plan map, and Euclid Avenue is classified as an Arterial. Surrounding Zoning and Land uses: The property is zoned C-1 and R-2, and is used as a parking lot for the employees working in the Tucson Unified School District administrative buildings located one block to the south. The area the applicant is proposing the WCF is located on the portion of the property zoned for commercial use. The parking lot located on the subject property extends to the south to 10th Street, and is zoned C-2 and R-2. Properties located east of the site across Tyndall Avenue are zoned R-2 and the uses are single-family residential homes. North of the subject property and 9th Street, properties are zoned R-2 and R-3, and the properties are used for multi-family residential homes. The property west of the site is zoned C-1, and the use is a nightclub. The proposed location of the WCF is directly adjacent to R-2 zoning, and approximately 190 feet from the nearest residential structure north of the subject property. Land Use Policies: Policy direction is provided by Plan Tucson (PT) and the University Area Plan (UAP) Plan Tucson-(PT), The project site is located in an area identified on the PT Future Growth Scenario Map as an Existing Neighborhood. Existing neighborhoods are primarily developed and largely built-out residential neighborhoods and commercial districts in which minimal new development and redevelopment is expected in the next several decades. The goal is to maintain the character of these neighborhoods, while accommodating some new development and redevelopment and encouraging reinvestment and new services and amenities that contribute further to neighborhood stability. PT requires that 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. PT also provides policy direction to improve the appearance of above-ground utilities and structures, and extend access to high-tech wireless communications facilities throughout the city. Assessment: The planned WCF is a stealth monopalm that is proposed to be 60 feet in height to the top of the highest palm frond. According to the Unified Development Code Table 4.8-4 and use specific standards listed in Section 4.9.4, the proposal of a 60-foot tall communications tower will require a Mayor & Council Special Exception. The monopalm tower will be visible from surrounding areas, and the stealth design helps mitigate and disguise the WCF. Plan policy supports compatibility, and visual impacts are expected to be minimized through site design of the WCF and to be addressed in the Design Compatibility Report (DCR). A plan amendment is not required. |