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Plan Review Detail
Review Status: Active
Review Details: PREAPPLICATION
Plan Number - T20PRE0017
Review Name: PREAPPLICATION
Review Status: Active
| Review Date | Reviewer's Name | Type of Review | Description | Status | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/29/2020 | LOREN MAKUS | ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING | REVIEW | Completed | The Engineering section has no objection. |
| 02/03/2020 | MKAT1 | URBAN PLANNING | REVIEW | Completed | PDSD PLANNING REVIEW ACTIVITY NUMBER: T20PRE0017 PROJECT REVIEWER: MICHAEL KAT, MICHAEL.KAT@TUCSONAZ.GOV PLAN COMPLIANCE: Staff review finds a preliminary determination that the proposed special exception is consistent with Plan Tucson, and does not require a plan amendment prior to a Zoning Examiner Special Exception Procedure to allow a wireless communication land use. ANALYSIS: The applicant is proposing a special exception on a C-2 zoned lot to allow for a wireless communication land use. The proposed project consists of an 80' tall multi-carrier monopole and equipment compound located on a vacant along Prince Road. The surrounding zoning is C-2 and existing uses surrounding the site are multi-family residential to the west and north, a car dealership to the east, Prince Road to the south. The proposed project does not meet all use specific standards for a wireless communication land use in a C-2 zoned lot to be a 50' Notice Special Exception Procedure. A new tower is limited to being 50-feet or less (U.D.C. policy 4.9.I.5.a.4), and the proposed project shows a tower height of 80-feet. The proposed project meets all use specific standards for U.D.C. policy 4.9.I.6.b, such as the tower being under 80 feet, and being setback a minimum of at least two times the height from any residential or office zoned property, and therefore requires approval as a special exception in accordance with Section 3.4.3, Zoning Examiner Special Exception Procedure. Plan Tucson requires that wireless communication facilities be located, installed, and maintained to minimize visual impact and preserve views. The site plan shows the tower is concealing cables within the tower, and is located at the rear of the parcel away from the street. 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. LT28.1.2 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. LT28.2.12 Support environmentally sensitive design that protects the integrity of existing neighborhoods, complements adjacent land uses, and enhances the overall function and visual quality of the street, adjacent properties, and the community. LT28.2.14 Protect established residential neighborhoods by supporting compatible development, which may include other residential, mixed-use infill and appropriate nonresidential uses. ADDITIONAL NOTES FROM PRESUBMITTAL MEETING: No additional landscaping requirements for a wireless communication use than what is required by UDC 7.6 Chainlink fence shown in site plan is appropriate as there is an existing 6 ft. cinder block wall to the north that screens the multi-family community from the proposed tower. Site plan needs to indicate parking and maneuvering for utility vehicle on site for when performing maintenance. |
| 02/04/2020 | BILLIE LEE | COMMENTS | COMMENTS | Active | |
| 02/04/2020 | ELISA HAMBLIN | ZONING | REVIEW | Completed | Rezoning Pre-Submittal Transmittal FROM: Elisa Hamblin, AICP; Principal Planner PDSD Zoning Review PROJECT: Rezoning Pre-submittal meeting T20PRE0017 Address: 1538 W Prince Rd Parcel(s): 109-09-033E Existing Zoning: C-2 Proposed Zoning: Special Exception Existing Use: Vacant Proposed Use: Wireless Communication, limited to communication towers and antennas TRANSMITTAL DATE: February 4, 2020 COMMENTS: 1. Development must comply with the Administrative Manual Section 2-06 - Development Package. 2. Development standards: height, lot size, etc 3. Proposed use and use-specific standards: Wireless Communication, 4.9.13.P and 4.9.4.I.2, .3, & .6.b 4. Perimeter yard setbacks: interior 0 ft or identified through special exception procedure 5. Major Streets and Routes Plan: Prince Rd (Arterial) 120 ft 6. Applicable street setbacks: 21 ft or wall height 7. Landscape requirements can be discussed further with Andy Connor at andrew.connor@tucsonaz.gov or 520-837-4950. 8. 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. |
| 03/20/2020 | GDAURIA1 | FIRE | REVIEW | Completed |