Plan Review Detail
Review Status: Active
Review Details: PREAPPLICATION MEETING
Plan Number - T21PRE0273
Review Name: PREAPPLICATION MEETING
Review Status: Active
| Review Date | Reviewer's Name | Type of Review | Description | Status | Comments |
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| 01/10/2022 | MROSS2 | FIRE | REVIEW | Completed | 507.1 Required water supply. An approved water supply capable of supplying the required fire flow for the protection shall be provided to premises on which facilities, buildings or portions of buildings are hereafter constructed or moved into or within the jurisdiction. 507.3 Fire Flow. Fire-flow requirements for buildings or portions of buildings and facilities shall be in accordance with Appendix B of the IFC. FIRE HYDRANTS 507.5.1 Where required. Where a portion of the facility or building hereafter constructed or moved into or within the jurisdiction is more than 400 feet from a hydrant on a fire apparatus access road, as measured by an approved route around the exterior of the facility or building, on-site fire hydrants and mains shall be provided where required by the fire code official. Exceptions: 1. For Group R-3 and Group U occupancies, the distance requirement shall be 600 ft. 2. For buildings equipped throughout with an approved automatic sprinkler system installed in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1 or 903.3.1.2, the distance requirement shall be 600 feet. D102.1 Access and loading. Facilities, buildings or portions of buildings hereafter constructed shall be accessible to fire department apparatus by way of an approved fire apparatus access road with an asphalt, concrete or other approved driving surface capable of supporting the imposed load of fire apparatus weighting up to 75,000 pounds. D103.4 Dead ends. Dead-end fire apparatus access roads in excess of 150 feed shall be provided with width and turnaround provisions in accordance with Table D103.4. D104.1 Building exceeding three stories or 30 feet in height. Buildings or facilities exceeding 30 feet or three stories in height shall have not fewer than two means of fire apparatus access for each structure. D104.3 Remoteness. Where two fire apparatus access roads are required, they shall be placed a distance apart equal to not less than one half of the length of the maximum overall diagonal dimension of the lot or area to be served, measured in a straight line between accesses. Aerial Fire Apparatus Access Roads D105.1 Where required. Where the vertical distance between the grade plane and the highest roof surface exceeds 30 feet, approved aerial fire apparatus access roads shall be provided. D105.2 Width. Aerial fire apparatus access roads shall have a minimum unobstructed width of 26 feet, exclusive of shoulders, in the immediate vicinity of the building or portion thereof. D105.3 Proximity to building. One or more of the required access routes meeting this condition shall be located not less than 15 feet and not greater than 30 feet from the building, and shall be positioned parallel to one entire side of the building. The side of the building on which the aerial fire apparatus access road is positioned shall be approved by the fire code official. Michael Ross Tucson Fire Department 520-837-7082 Michael.Ross2@tucsonaz.gov |
| 01/11/2022 | BILLIE LEE | COMMENTS | COMMENTS | Active | |
| 01/11/2022 | JOHN BEALL | M&C Public Hearing 4 Plan Amendment | Set M&C Public Hearing Date | Active | DATE: 1/12/2022 REVIEWED BY: Lena Porell, Lead Planner CASE NUMBER: T21PRE0273 PROJECT ADDRESSES: 11330 East Drexel Road (Drexel Road & Houghton Road) PARCEL NUMBERS: 205-67-004E EXISTING ZONING: SR (SUBURBAN RANCH) PROPOSED ZONING: PAD (PLANNED AREA DEVELOPMENT) PROJECT DESCRIPTION & LOCATION: The 18.65-acre site is currently used as inert land reclamation. It is located at 11330 East Drexel Road. Applicant is proposing the construction a neo-traditional residential neighborhood with recreational amenities consisting of 160 homes. 84 of the proposed homes will be townhomes with 2 to 3 stories and the remaining 76 homes will be single-family detached homes with two stories. The maximum building height proposed on the site is 40-feet. The parcel is currently zoned SR. The applicant is requesting a rezoning of the parcel to PAD. APPLICANT NAME: Adam Call, The Planning Center PHONE: 502-623-6146 E-MAIL: acall@azplanningcenter.com Plan Amendment 0 YES 1 NO 0 TO BE CONFIRMED LATER PLAN SUPPORT BASED ON CONCEPT PRESENTED (SEE NOTES BELOW): 0 YES 0 NO 1 WILL DEPEND ON DESIGN 1 DESIGN COMPATIBILITY 0 ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE REPORT YES PLAN DIRECTION ADOPTED PLAN(S): Plan Tucson and Houghton Area Master Plan (HAMP) PLAN AMENDMENT NOT REQUIRED BASED ON CONCEPT PRESENTED (SEE NOTES BELOW) APPLICABLE PLAN POLICIES: Policy direction is provided by Plan Tucson and the Houghton Area Master Plan. Plan Tucson contains a variety of elements that are categorized 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 site lies within the Houghton Corridor Area in the Future Growth Scenario Map, where the goal is to be master planned with a cohesive system of mixed-use centers and neighborhoods, providing a variety of housing types and densities, a compact development pattern, a transportation and circulation system that offers alternatives for mobility, and a regional open space system. Applicable policies guidelines include: LT1 Integrate land use, transportation, and urban design to achieve an urban form that supports more effective use of resources, mobility options, more aesthetically-pleasing and active public spaces, and sensitivity to historic and natural resources and neighborhood character. LT3 Support development opportunities where: a. Residential, commercial, employment, and recreational uses are located or could be located and integrated. d. There is potential to develop moderate to higher density development LT28.8.2 In areas that are not currently developed, support master planned areas that reflect sensitivity to environmental resources and existing residential uses and that are phased or financed to meet infrastructure requirements. The Houghton Area Master Plan's purpose is to establish the policy and procedural frameworks necessary to guide growth and development within the area, in accordance with Plan Tucson. The Area Plan promotes land use patterns that include mixed-use centers to provide goods and services in proximity to residential areas; a variety of housing types that span a range of types and prices; mobility options including walking, biking, and riding transit; and sensitivity to the natural features of the desert environment. The proposed site has been identified as Neighborhood Low Density. Applicable policies guidelines include: Neighborhood A neighborhood is a social/physical unit based on an optimal walking radius of a quarter of a mile to half a mile. Neighborhoods include a neighborhood center, which acts as a social and recreational focal point that is accessible from all surrounding residential developments. Fundamental themes of a neighborhood: a) Variety of Housing: Housing within neighborhoods will consist of a range of densities. The minimum average density for the entire Neighborhood, including the neighborhood center, should be four residential units per acre. Medium densities (apartments, duplexes, townhomes, condominiums, patio homes, and attached single family, with a minimum of 8 residential units per acre) may be found in and around neighborhood centers, and in areas near village centers. Very low densities (lower than 4 residencies per acre) may be appropriate in areas severely constrained by drainageways and/or environmental conditions. b) Mix of Uses: Though neighborhoods are to be primarily residential, they will include a neighborhood center that incorporates a neighborhood park and a transit stop and may include non-residential uses such as a recreation or senior center, a daycare, preschool, or elementary school, and convenience commercial uses. c) Mobility options: Circulation within neighborhoods will be provided primarily by local streets and internal trail systems that lead to the neighborhood center and connect with larger trail networks. Collector streets provide direct access between adjacent neighborhood centers and respective village centers; yet, neighborhood circulation systems should create pedestrian and bicycle friendly environments. Residents should have multiple routes for shorter trips within and between neighborhoods, and to village centers. On-street parking is permitted. d) Open Space: At the neighborhood scale, natural open space should serve to define the edges of neighborhoods, rather than bisect them. Each neighborhood will incorporate a neighborhood park into its center. Neighborhood trails should facilitate internal pedestrian and bicycle travel, while providing connections to larger trail networks. e) Phased Development: Neighborhoods and their respective centers should be designed as cohesive units. Care should be given to ensure that components, such as schools and parks, are integrated with the surrounding neighborhood and function effectively throughout the build-out period. Surrounding Zoning and Land uses: Surrounding zoning is SR to the east, west, north, and south. Surrounding uses to the east is the Pantano Wash, to the west and south is vacant, and to the north residential and vacant. East Drexel Road is the primary access road to the site and is classified as a minor local road. ANALYSIS: This project is consistent with both Plan Tucson and the Houghton Area Master Plan. The proposed project is identified as Neighborhood Low Density within the Area Plan. Within the Area Plan for Neighborhood Low Density, it is required that the minimum average density for an entire proposed neighborhood should be four residential units per acre. The Area Plan also states that residential densities are allow that can attain the stated minimum densities. The proposed project currently protects there two be approximately 8.58 residential units per acre which complies with the minimum requirement. The Area Plan also identifies guidelines that proposed Neighborhoods include a mix of uses, including a neighborhood center that incorporates a neighborhood park and other non-residential uses like a recreation center, senior center, etc. The proposed project's site concept includes areas for a dog park, passive park, town square, active park, pool, and community fitness center which complies with the Mix of Uses for Neighborhoods. Circulation within the proposed projects is through local streets and an internal community walkway which complies with the Mobility Options for Neighborhoods guidelines. Trails and walkways from inside the proposed project connect with the external proposed linear park. The proposed linear park on the east side of the proposed project also complies with the Open Space for Neighborhoods guidelines which suggests having natural open space defining the edges of the neighborhoods. It is suggested based on Plan Tucson and HAMP that the proposed project have a big focus on green development and sustainable measures that deal with the effects of climate change and extreme heat. For example, working the TDOT to include different types of paving that address and mitigate extreme heat and innovative/enhanced landscaping to address possible water issues or retention. A plan amendment is not required but plan policies in the Houghton Area Master Plan should be followed. The applicant will have to follow the PAD process: (1) Submit a draft PAD document to be reviewed with a review time of 20 working days. This process usually takes two full reviews to address all comments and questions. (2) When there is a good working PAD document, the applicant can hold its neighborhood meeting. (3) Submit an application after the neighborhood meeting is held. The applicant will also need a Traffic Impact Study and a Drainage Report. ADDITIONAL PLAN POLICIES TO CONSIDER: Plan Tucson BC8 Support a safe, distinctive, well-maintained, and attractive community with neighborhoods made up of residences and businesses that contribute to Tucson's quality of life and economic success. LT4 Ensure urban design that: a. is sensitive to the surrounding scale and intensities of existing development. LT28.8.2 (a-i) a. Have a minimum overall residential density that can sustain regular transit usage; b. Consist of a series of neighborhoods focused on a neighborhood center, integrated through open space and recreation areas and pedestrian, bike, transit, and the roadway system; c. Maximize connectivity of all transportation modes to enhance internal movement within and between individual neighborhoods within the master planning area, including appropriate connections to the regional circulation system; d. Provide neighborhoods with clearly defined edges and a center that provides a social focus for the residents, giving them an identity and a sense of place; f. Optimize the size of a neighborhood at a quarter mile from the center to the edge; g. Provide neighborhood entry roads that are designed and landscaped as entry statements, terminating at the neighborhood center or taking advantage of existing vistas; h. Base the neighborhood circulation system on a hierarchical network of streets, such as a spine road that provides primary access through the neighborhood, and secondary roads, decreasing in size/capacity, which provide multiple routes to diffuse traffic congestion and encourage pedestrian circulation; and i. Provide neighborhoods with a variety of housing types; and include in neighborhoods, a public space, such as a square or plaza/park area, and incorporate a transit stop as part of its design. |
| 01/11/2022 | ANY | ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING | REVIEW | Active | |
| 04/26/2022 | WBERGER1 | ZONING | REVIEW | Completed |