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Plan Review Detail

Plan Number: T20PRE0160
Parcel: Unknown

Review Status: Completed

Review Details: PREAPPLICATION LABELS

Plan Number - T20PRE0160
Review Name: PREAPPLICATION LABELS
Review Status: Completed
Review Date Reviewer's Name Type of Review Description Status Comments
11/05/2020 ANDREW CONNOR LANDSCAPE REVIEW Completed No comments at this time.
11/12/2020 GDAURIA1 COT NON-DSD FIRE Completed
11/17/2020 ZELIN CANCHOLA COT NON-DSD TRAFFIC Completed No adverse comments
11/18/2020 ELISA HAMBLIN ZONING REVIEW Completed CDRC Thursday Pre-Submittal Transmittal
PDSD Zoning Review

FROM: Elisa Hamblin, AICP; Principal Planner

PROJECT: Thursday Pre-submittal meeting – T20PRE0160
Address: 2700 E Alta Vista St
Parcel(s): 112070180
Zoning: R-2
Existing Use: Utilities – Distribution System
Proposed Use: (same)

TRANSMITTAL DATE: November 18, 2020

COMMENTS:
1. Development must comply with the Administrative Manual Section 2-06 - Development Package.
2. The existing use of Utilities – Distribution System is subject to a Zoning Examiner Special Exception procedure and use specific standards 4.9.11.A.1, .2, .5, .8, .9, .11., which are listed below.
1. The setback of the facility, including walls or equipment, shall be 20 feet from any adjacent residential zone.
2. Where a facility is not enclosed within a building, the surrounding screen shall be used as the building wall for the purposes of setbacks.
5. The use shall not have any service or storage yards.
8. Any building housing such facility shall be in keeping with the character of the zone in which it is located. The Design Review Board (DRB) shall review all applications and make recommendations to the Zoning Examiner. The DRB shall review architectural style, building elevations, materials on exterior facades, color schemes, new mechanical equipment locations, lighting of outdoor areas, window locations and types, screening, landscaping, vehicular use areas, and other contributing design features.
9. The use shall be located wholly within an enclosed building or within an area enclosed on all sides with a masonry wall or compact evergreen hedge, not less than six feet, nor more than ten feet, in height.
11. The use shall be limited to water pumping and storage facilities, telephone exchanges, and power substations with an input voltage of no greater than 138 kilovolts.
3. As the site is currently nonconforming and an expansion is proposed on site, a Special Exception is required. Please work with John.Beall@tucsonaaz.gov on the Special Exceptions.
4. Use specific standards may be modified through the Special Exception process. The items of concern include the street setback and the solid masonry wall.
5. As a new structure is proposed on site, special exception, development package and building plan submittals are required.
6. 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.
11/18/2020 SBEASLE1 TUCSON WATER NEW AREA DEVELOPMENT REVIEW Completed 200 - 230 pm - T20PRE0160 - 2700 E ALTA VISTA ST - Site Tucson Water Well B-045

Tucson Water has no adverse comments regarding this proposed development.

Any questions, comments or concerns about these projects may be directed to:

Fabien Elenes, Engineering Associate
Tucson Water, New Development Section
310 W. Alameda St.
P.O. Box 27210
Tucson, AZ 85726-7210
(520) 837-2202
Fabien.Elenes@tucsonaz.gov
11/18/2020 SBLOOD1 ENGINEERING REVIEW Completed 1. The site is in the floodplain and will need a Floodplain Use Permit
11/18/2020 ELISA HAMBLIN ZONING REVIEW Completed Comments provided by John Beall, Entitlements Section Manager


REZONING/SPECIAL EXCEPTION
PRESUBMITTAL PREAPPLICATION REVIEW


CASE NUMBER / LOCATION: T20PRE0160, 2700 E ALTA VISTA ST
APPLICANT NAME: CHARLES SULIK
PHONE: 520-419-7852 E-MAIL: CHARLES.SULIK@TUCSONAZ.GOV

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: WELL B-045 – THE PROPOSED SPECIAL EXCEPTION IS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES TO AN EXISTING TUCSON WATER WELL SITE, INCLUDING THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW SHADE STRUCTURE.


APPLICABLE PLAN POLICIES:

Plan Tucson contains the following policies:
LT28.1.3 – Improve the appearance of above-ground utilities and structures.
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.

The Cragin-Keeling Area Plan’s purpose is to guide future development while protecting and improving existing neighborhoods. The Plan provides a series of General Design Guidelines intended to mitigate the potential negative impacts of non-residential development adjacent to existing residential uses, and to guide redevelopment to be designed in a manner that is sensitive to existing development. These Guidelines include:
• Provision for noise abatement
• Screening of electrical, mechanical and other free-standing equipment should consist of a masonry wall and landscaping with drought tolerant vegetation.

ANALYSIS:

The proposed Zoning Examiner’s Special Exception is for upgrades to an existing Tucson Water well site, which includes:
a) The construction of a new 5’X20’ shade structure (as specified on Sheets 4, 6, 7 and 8); and
b) The installation of an antenna in an existing steel antenna mast (as specified on Sheet 13).

The project is located in a 10,436 square-foot site, zoned R-2, and is adjacent to single-family residential development. This well site is a non-conforming utility distribution land use that is proposing improvements and a new structure and antenna, requiring a Special Exception procedure through the Zoning Examiner, and must be compliant with the use specific standards called out in sections 4.9.11.A. 1, .2, .5, .8, .9, .11 of the Unified Development Code (UDC). Additionally, review by the Design Review Board (DRB) will be required prior to Zoning Examiner’s consideration.

The policy direction of Plan Tucson has policies that ensure sensitive design to development to improve the appearance of above-ground utilities and structures. A plan amendment is not required.

Staff recommends applicant include in the proposed concept plans the height of the new shade structure, and details on existing/proposed screening, colors and materials, demonstrating compliance with the requirements of the UDC, and policy direction provided by Plan Tucson and the Cragin-Keelin Area Plan.