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Plan Review Detail
Review Status: Completed
Review Details: PREAPPLICATION
Plan Number - T20PRE0001
Review Name: PREAPPLICATION
Review Status: Completed
| Review Date | Reviewer's Name | Type of Review | Description | Status | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/02/2020 | LOREN MAKUS | ENGINEERING | REVIEW | Completed | 1. Although the site is not within a balanced or critical basin, discharge reduction will be required as a condition of rezoning. 2. North Street is subject to ponding in the general area of this proposed rezoning. Site development will be required to improve the drainage in this area. 3. Street improvements along North Street will be required. |
| 01/13/2020 | ELISA HAMBLIN | ZONING | REVIEW | Completed | Rezoning Pre-Submittal Transmittal FROM: Elisa Hamblin, AICP; Principal Planner PDSD Zoning Review PROJECT: Rezoning Pre-submittal meeting T20PRE0001 Address: 4656 E Grant Rd Parcel(s): 12201008A, 122010100 Existing Zoning: C-1 Proposed Zoning: C-2 Existing Use: Commercial - Administrative and Professional Office Proposed Use: Commercial - Automotive Major Service and Repair TRANSMITTAL DATE: January 13, 2020 COMMENTS: 1. Development must comply with the Administrative Manual Section 2-06 - Development Package. 2. Development standards: C-2 limits to 40' building height 3. Proposed use and use-specific standards: Auto Major Service and Repair is a permitted use in the C-2 zone, subject to use-specific standards 4.9.13.E. 4. Perimeter yard setbacks: Grant Rd - 21' or wall height, measured from back of future curb; interior setbacks to C-1 zone - 0'; North St - 20' 5. Major Streets and Routes Plan: Grant Rd planned at 120', appears to be at full right-of-way width 6. Parking requirements: 1 spacer per 300 sq ft GFA, 17 required 7. Bike parking requirements: 2 short-term, 2 long-term 8. Landscape requirements can be discussed further with Andy Connor at andrew.connor@tucsonaz.gov or 520-837-4950. 9. As development standards cannot be met with these parcels operating separately, both parcels need to be rezoned to C-2. 10. The comments provided are preliminary and are not to be assumed as a complete review of the proposal. During the Development Package review process, a full review will be made by Zoning to assure compliance with the applicable UDC development criteria and Technical Standards. If you have any questions please contact me at elisa.hamblin@tucsonaz.gov or (520) 837-4966. |
| 01/14/2020 | ZELIN CANCHOLA | COMMENTS | COMMENTS | Reqs Change | T20PRE0001 Brake Max Zelin Canchola Department of Transportation Transportation does nor support the plan as shown. Commercial access to an alley is not supported. Commercial access to a residential street is not supported. zelin.canchola@tucsonaz.gov 520 837 6659 |
| 01/14/2020 | MKAT1 | URBAN PLANNING | REVIEW | Completed | PDSD PLANNING REVIEW ACTIVITY NUMBER: T20PRE0001 PROJECT REVIEWER: MICHAEL KAT, MICHAEL.KAT@TUCSONAZ.GOV PLAN COMPLIANCE: Staff review finds a preliminary determination that the proposal does not comply with the goals and policies of Plan Tucson and the Grant-Alvernon Area Plan, and requires a plan amendment prior to rezoning from C-1 (Commercial) to C-2 (Commercial). ANALYSIS: The applicant is proposing to rezone two parcel composing of 0.303 acres from Commercial (C-1) to Commercial (C-2). The proposed site is located along Grant Road, just west of the Grant/Swan intersection. The existing land uses vary between both parcels. One is a vacant auto insurance center along the Grant Road commercial frontage. The other are offices located within the Garden District neighborhood and accessed by North Street. The applicant is proposing a change in land use to automotive in order to develop a Brake Masters. The proposed project is adjacent to Commercial Zones (C-1) on all sides. However, residential is adjacent to the southwest and along North Street, where ingress/egress for parking is depicted. Plan policy does not support parking access on to a local street. The given location there is not logical boundary, such as a drainage way, into this neighborhood and local street. Plan Tucson supports commercial that is appropriate located along an arterial or collector street. The proposed project is along Grant Road, a major arterial per MS&R. Plan Tucson also supports commercial that will improve the traffic flow, and streetscape. The Grant-Alvernon Area Plan supports commercial that is appropriate located along arterials, as well as development that follows the Design Guidelines by providing the necessary screening and buffering and parking and maneuvering on site. That being said, the Conceptual Land Use Map identifies the requested area as being "Office, Neighborhood Commercial, or High-Density Residential". Neighborhood commercial in the GAAP is defined as land uses found in the C-1 and NC zones. Automotive is permitted in C-1, but as a Zoning Examiner Special Exception Procedure and limited to accommodating only two cars at any time. The proposed application and site plan shows a higher intensity of vehicles to be serviced at a given time and therefore does not comply with GAAP. A plan amendment to the GAAP Conceptual Land Use Map to allow "Commercial" is required before rezoning to C-2. APPLICABLE PLAN POLICIES: Plan Tucson contains a variety of elements that are categories in four focus areas, including the Social Environment, the Economic Environment, the Natural Environment, and the Built Environment. Each focus area contains specific goals and each element contains specific policies. The Future Growth Scenario Map illustrates different building blocks within the city that have specific policies to promote future growth opportunities. The proposed development lies within the Existing Neighborhoods building block of the Future Growth Scenario Map. LT28.2.4 Support community commercial and office uses located at the intersections of arterial streets, taking into consideration traffic safety and congestion issues. LT28.2.7 Support the redevelopment and/or expansion of existing strip commercial development that will improve traffic flow, pedestrian mobility and safety, and streetscape quality when: a. The project stabilizes and enhances the transition edge when adjacent to existing and future residential uses; b. Primary access can be generally provided from a major street; c. Required parking, loading, and maneuvering can be accommodated on site; d. Screening and buffering of adjacent residential properties can be provided on site; e. Adjacent uses can consolidate design elements, where feasible, such as access points, parking, landscaping, and screening; f. Current or future cross access between parcels and uses can be feasibly accommodated; and g. Buildings and their associated activities, such as, but not limited to, loading zones and dumpsters, can be oriented away from adjacent residential uses, toward the interior of the site or toward boundaries adjacent to similar uses. LT28.2.8 Consider the expansion of commercial areas into adjoining residential areas when logical boundaries, such as existing streets or drainageways, can be established and adjacent residential property can be appropriately screened and buffered. Commercial expansions or consolidations, especially in conjunction with street widening, may be an appropriate means to preserve the vitality of the street frontage and the adjacent neighborhood. The goal of the Grant-Alvernon Area Plan is to provide land use policy direction and design guidelines for development within the Plan boundary. General Land Use Policies Policy 3. Support development on the perimeter of residential areas which serves to protect and enhance the quality of life for neighborhood residents. Policy 4. Demonstrate sensitivity to surrounding uses through the use of design, location, orientation, landscaping, screening, etc., as outlined in the General Design Guidelines. Policy 6. Restrict primary access for nonresidential and high-density (over 15 units per acre) residential uses, to arterial streets or to collector streets within 300 feet of an arterial, as identified in the Major Streets and Routes Plan and as allowed by other adopted Plan policies. Office and Commercial Land Use Policies Policy 1. Consider office/commercial development only when: a. the site is designated on the Conceptual Land Use Map for the specific type of nonresidential use being requested, or is in compliance with the consolidation policy (see Office and Commercial Land Use Policy 3 and Consolidation Diagram); b. primary access will be provided to an arterial street or to a collector street within 300 feet of an arterial; c. access to any street other that an arterial is directed away from the residential neighborhood; and d. the proposal is in compliance with other applicable Plan policies. Policy 2. Encourage incorporation of appropriate design elements and buffering techniques during the zoning application and associated development plan review processes, to ensure sensitive design of nonresidential developments adjacent to established neighborhoods. These elements must be shown on rezoning concept plans and related development plans. The Grant-Alvernon Area Plan Conceptual Land Use Map designates the proposed project area as Office, Neighborhood Commercial, High-Density Residential. Neighborhood Level: Commercial uses intended primarily to serve a local neighborhood market; for example, those allowed within NC or C-1 zones. ADDITIONAL NOTES FROM PRESUBMITTAL MEETING: N/A |
| 03/20/2020 | GDAURIA1 | FIRE | REVIEW | Completed |