A G E N D A

PIMA COUNTY
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION

REGULAR MEETING
JUNE 26, 2002

AT OR AFTER 9:00 A.M.

Public Works Building, 201 North Stone Avenue
Basement - Meeting Rooms "C" and "D"

1. All speakers will position themselves so they can approach the podium as quickly as possible.
Please submit speaker's cards to the Commission Recording Secretary.

2. Those wishing to speak must sign in and state name and address.

3. The applicant will speak first and limit presentation to 15 minutes. The applicant may request and may be granted additional time if Commission is notified prior to public hearing.

4. Individual speakers from the audience will have THREE minutes each to present testimony. The Commission requests that they not be repetitive. When there is a large group wishing to speak, it will be appreciated if one or two persons could represent the group. They may request and be granted additional time if the Commission Recording Secretary is notified prior to public hearing.

5. The applicant will then have five minutes to rebut points raised.

6. Public hearing will then be closed and debate will be limited to Commission and staff.

7. Commission votes on motion and the outcome is announced.

1) CALL TO ORDER 9:00 A.M.

ROLL CALL:

2) PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

3) CONSENT AGENDA

B-123 APPROVAL OF MAY 2002 CHECKLIST
B-218 MONTHLY REPORTS TO THE P/Z COMMISSION
Monthly reports from development services department for enterprise fund, total fees collected, services activity report and permits issued and from the planning division for total fees collected and services activity report.

4) B-1200 SUBDIVISION VARIANCES
Materials prepared for the Commission from the Development Services Department, Planning Division, regarding variances for tentative subdivision plats for consideration.

No cases to date.

A) Co7-02-01 MARUM PRINCE PROPERTIES RLLLP - E. PRINCE ROAD/E. FT. LOWELL ROAD

Request of Marum Prince Properties RLLLP to amend the Pima County Comprehensive Plan from Low Intensity Urban 0.3 (LIU 0.3) to Low Intensity Urban 0.5 (LIU 0.5). The subject property is approximately 40 acres and is located south of E. Prince Road and north of E. Ft. Lowell Road, east of N. Houghton Road and west of N. Wendell Road in the Catalina Foothills Subregion. (District 4)

B) Co7-02-02 SARIKAS TR/MERRIMAN - N. CAMPBELL AVENUE

Request of the John Sarikas TR and Valla Merriman, represented by Jim Horvath, Town West Realty, to amend the Pima County Comprehensive Plan from Low Intensity Urban 1.2 (LIU 1.2) to Medium Intensity Urban (MIU). The subject property is approximately 3.6 acres and is located on the west side of N. Campbell Avenue, on the east side of N. Calle Ceniza, and north of River Road in the Catalina Foothills Subregion. (District 1)

C) Co7-02-03 SAFEWAY INC. - W. CORTARO FARMS ROAD

Request of Safeway Inc. to amend the Pima County Comprehensive Plan from Low Intensity Urban 0.3 (LIU 0.3) to Community Activity Center (CAC). The subject property is approximately 13 acres and is located on the northeast corner of Thornydale Road and Cortaro Farms Road in the Northwest Subregion. (District 3)

D) Co7-02-04 GAROLD C. BROWN FAMILY LTD PARTNERSHIP, ET AL - W. MAGEE ROAD

Request of Garold C. Brown Family LTD Partnership, et al, represented by Nathan Hannah, to amend the Pima County Comprehensive Plan from Low Intensity Urban 0.3 (LIU 0.3) to Community Activity Center (CAC) and Medium Intensity Urban (MIU). The subject property is approximately 8 acres and is located on the south side of W. Magee Road and west of Thornydale Road in the Northwest Subregion. (District 3)

E) Co7-02-05 TUCSON NATIONAL CB-1 TR 48 ACRES 7238, ET AL - W. CORTARO FARMS ROAD

Request of Tucson National CB-1 TR 48 Acres 7238, et al, represented by The Planning Center, to amend the Pima County Comprehensive Plan from Low Intensity Urban 0.3 (LIU 0.3) to Community Activity Center (CAC). The subject property is approximately 47 acres and is located on the northeast corner of N. Shannon Road and W. Cortaro Farms Road in the Northwest Subregion. (District 3)

F) CO7-02-06 STEWART TITLE & TRUST TR 2253, ET AL - N. ORACLE ROAD

Request of Stewart Title & Trust Tr 2253, et al, to amend the Pima County Comprehensive Plan from Low Intensity Urban 0.3 (LIU 0.3) to Low Intensity Urban 3.0 (LIU 3.0). The subject property is approximately 700 acres and is located on the east side of N. Oracle Road, between Golder Ranch Drive and Catalina State Park in the Northwest Subregion. (District 3)

G) Co7-02-07 CALIFORNIA PORTLAND CEMENT CO., ET AL - INTERSTATE 10/AVRA VALLEY ROAD

Request of California Portland Cement Co., et al, to amend the Pima County Comprehensive Plan from Low Intensity Urban 0.3 (LIU 0.3) to Urban Industrial (I). The subject property is approximately 242 acres and is located southwest of Interstate 10, on both sides of Avra Valley Road, north of Silverbell Road in the Tucson Mountains/Avra Valley Subregion. (District 3)

H) Co7-02-08 MANDARIN ASSOCIATES - W. MAGEE ROAD

Request of Mandarin Associates, represented by The Planning Center, to amend the Pima County Comprehensive Plan from Low Intensity Urban 0.3 (LIU 0.3) to Community Activity Center (CAC) and Medium High Intensity Urban (MHIU). The subject property is approximately 19.5 acres and is located northwest of Thornydale Road and Magee Road in the Northwest Subregion. (District 3)

I) Co7-02-09 COMMERCIAL LAND INVESTORS III - N. LA CANADA DRIVE

Request of Commercial Land Investors III, represented by Doug Wright, to amend the Pima County Comprehensive Plan from Low Intensity Urban 0.3 (LIU 0.3) to Community Activity Center (CAC). The subject property is approximately 4.4 acres and is located on the east side of N.Thornydale Road, approximately 600 feet north of Cortaro Farms Road in the Northwest Subregion. (District 3)

J) Co7-02-10 PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL - W. CORTARO FARMS ROAD

Request of Pacific International, represented by The Planning Center, to amend the Pima County Comprehensive Plan from Low Intensity Urban 0.3 (LIU 0.3) to Medium Intensity Urban (MIU) and Community Activity Center (CAC). The subject property is approximately 37.9 acres and is located northwest of the northwest corner of Thornydale Road and Cortaro Farms Road in the Northwest Subregion. (District 3)

Co7-02-11 PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL - W. CORTARO FARMS ROAD

Request of Pacific International, represented by The Planning Center, to amend the Pima County Comprehensive Plan from Low Intensity Urban 0.3 (LIU 0.3) to Medium Intensity Urban (MIU) and Community Activity Center (CAC). The subject property is approximately 37.9 acres and is located northwest of the northwest corner of Thornydale Road and Cortaro Farms Road in the Northwest Subregion. (District 3)

K) Co7-02-12 HARDY-THORNYDALE I ASSOCIATES - W. HARDY ROAD

Request of Hardy-Thornydale I Associates, represented by The Planning Center, to amend the Pima County Comprehensive Plan from Low Intensity Urban 0.3 (LIU 0.3) to Medium Intensity Urban (MIU). The subject property is approximately 9.9 acres and is located on the south side of W. Hardy Road, 1300 feet east of N. Thornydale Road in the Northwest Subregion.

L) CO7-02-13 FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE TR 10760 - W. HARDY ROAD

Request of Fidelity National Title TR 10760, represented by The Planning Center, to amend the Pima County Comprehensive Plan from Low Intensity Urban 0.3 (LIU 0.3) to Medium Intensity Urban (MIU). The subject property is approximately 9.9 acres and is located on the south side of W. Hardy Road, 2000 feet east of Thornydale Road in the Northwest Subregion. (District 3)

M) Co7-02-14 LAWRENCE LEUNG TR - N. THORNYDALE ROAD

Request of Lawrence Leung TR, represented by The Planning Center, to amend the Pima County Comprehensive Plan from Low Intensity Urban 0.3 (LIU 0.3) to Medium Intensity Urban (MIU ). The subject property is approximately 18 acres and is located southeast of Linda Vista Boulevard and Thornydale Road in the Northwest Subregion. (District 3)

N) Co7-02-15 PIMA COUNTY - THORNYDALE SCENIC ROUTE

Request of Pima County to review Thornydale Road for possible designation as a "Scenic Route". The subject road is located in the Northwest Subregion. (District 3)

O) Co7-02-16 PIMA COUNTY - AIRPORT GROWTH AREA

Request of Pima County to review and amend the Pima County Comprehensive Plan "Airport Growth Area". The subject property is approximately 10,550 acres and is located north and northeast of Tucson International Airport on both sides of Interstate 10 in the Rincon Southeast/Santa Rita Subregion. (District 2)

P) Co7-02-17 CAMINO VERDE I & II LTD PARTNERSHIPS - S. CAMINO VERDE ROAD

Request of Camino Verde I Ltd. Partnership to amend the Pima County Comprehensive Plan from Low Intensity Urban 1.2 (LIU 1.2) to Medium Intensity Urban (MIU). The subject property is approximately 30 acres and is located northeast of S. Camino Verde and W. Drexel Road in the Southwest Subregion. (District 3)

Q) Co7-02-18 MARTINEZ - N. LA CANADA DRIVE

Request of Ralph and Leonore Martinez, represented by Planning Resources, to amend the Pima County Comprehensive Plan from High Intensity Urban (HIU) to Neighborhood Activity Center (NAC). The subject property is approximately .81 acre and is located on the west side of La Canada Drive between River Road and Roller Coaster Road in the Northwest Subregion.
(District 1)

R) 19 RIVERSIDE ASSOCIATES, ET AL - W. RIVER ROAD

Request of Riverside Associates, et al, represented by Planning Resources, to amend the Pima County Comprehensive Plan from High Intensity Urban (HIU) to Community Activity Center (CAC). The subject property is approximately 12.46 acres and is located on both sides of River Road between La Cholla Boulevard and La Canada Drive in the Northwest Subregion. (District 1)

S) LA CHOLLA-MAGEE INVESTMENTS LLC - W. MAGEE ROAD

Request of La Cholla-Magee Investments LLC, represented by Projects International Inc., to amend the Pima County Comprehensive Plan from Medium High Intensity Urban (MHIU) to Neighborhood Activity Center (NAC). The subject property is approximately 6.25 acres and is located on the south side of W. Magee Road between La Cholla Boulevard and Como Drive in the Northwest Subregion. (District 3)

T) Co7-02-21 VALENCIA RANCH LLC - W. DREXEL ROAD

Request of Valencia Ranch LLC to amend the Pima County Comprehensive Plan from Low Intensity Urban 1.2 (LIU 1.2) to Medium Intensity Urban (MIU). The subject property is approximately 58 acres and is located southwest of W. Drexel Road and S. Wade Road in the Southwest Subregion. (District 3)

V) RYAN RANCH LLC - W. SNYDER HILL ROAD

Request of Ryan Ranch LLC to amend the Pima County Comprehensive Plan from Resource Conservation (RC) to Low Intensity Urban 3.0 (LIU 3.0). The subject property is approximately 354 acres and is located on the south side of W. Snyder Hill Road and north of W. Ajo Hwy in the Southwest Subregion. (District 3)

W) PASADERA PARTNERS LLC - S. CAMINO DE LA CANOA

Request of Pasadera Partners LLC, represented by Stantec Consulting, Inc., to amend the Pima County Comprehensive Plan from Low Intensity Rural (LIR) to Medium Intensity Rural (MIR). The subject property is approximately 231.56 acres and is located on the east side of the Santa Cruz River, on both sides of S. Camino de la Canoa, and approximately two miles south of Whitehouse Canyon Drive within the Canoa Land Grant in the Upper Santa Cruz Subregion. (District 4)

X) Co7-02-24 ASARCO INC. - N. TRICO ROAD

Request of Asarco Inc. to amend the Pima County Comprehensive Plan from Low Intensity Rural (LIR) to Low Intensity Urban 3.0 (LIU 3.0). The subject property is approximately 619 acres and is located between Trico Road and Anway Road, north of Avra Valley Road and south of El Tiro Road in the Tucson Mountains/Avra Valley Subregion. (District 3)

Y) Co7-02-25 SCHECHTER, ET AL - W. INA ROAD

Request of Barry Schechter, et al to amend the Pima County Comprehensive Plan from Low Intensity Urban 1.2 (LIU 1.2) to Neighborhood Activity Center (NAC). The subject property is approximately 2 acres and is located on the southeast corner of W. Ina Road and N. Shannon Road in the Northwest Subregion. (District 1)

Z) 26 SEYMOUR, ET AL - CAMINO DE OESTE

Request of Monte Seymour, et al, represented by The Planning Center, to amend the Pima County Comprehensive Plan from Regional Activity Center (REAC) to Medium Intensity Urban (MIU). The subject property is approximately 16 acres and is located south of Ajo Highway, north of Calle Don Miguel, and east of Camino de Oeste in the Southwest Subregion. (District 3)

AA) Co7-02-27 STEWART TITLE & TRUST TR 1580 - S. KINNEY ROAD

Request of Stewart Title and Trust TR 1580, represented by The Planning Center, to amend the Pima County Comprehensive Plan from Regional Activity Center (REAC) to Medium Intensity Urban (MIU). The subject property is approximately 65 acres and is located between S. Kinney Road and Ajo Highway in the Southwest Subregion. (District 3)

BB) Co7-02-28 TUCSON UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT - N. SABINO CANYON ROAD

Request of Tucson Unified School District, represented by The Planning Center, to amend the Pima County Comprehensive Plan from Low Intensity Urban 0.3 (LIU 0.3) to Medium Intensity Urban (MIU). The subject property is approximately 18.5 acres and is located northwest of Sabino Canyon Road and Old Sabino Canyon Road in the Catalina Foothills Subregion. (District 4)

CC) Co7-02-29 HFI ARIZONA LLC, ET AL - S. CAMINO LOMA ALTA

Request of HFI Arizona LLC, et al, to amend the Pima County Comprehensive Plan from Medium Intensity Rural (MIR) to Multifunctional Corridor (MFC). The subject property is approximately 373 acres and is located northwest of Interstate 10 and S. Camino Loma Alta in the Rincon Southeast/Santa Rita Subregion. (District 4)

DD) Co7-02-30 PIMA COUNTY - RIVER ROAD/CALLE ROSARIO

Request of Pima County to amend the Pima County Comprehensive Plan from Community Activity Center (CAC) to Low Intensity Urban 1.2 (LIU 1.2). The subject property is approximately 4 acres and is located on the southwest corner of River Road and Calle Rosario in the Catalina Foothills Subregion. (District 4)

EE) Co7-02-31 PIMA COUNTY - REGIONAL PLAN POLICIES

Request of Pima County to review the Pima County Comprehensive Plan Regional Policies for consistency with the Conservation Lands System of the Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan. The policies include all subregions. (All Districts)

7) Co9-02-13 HABITAT FOR HUMANITY TUCSON, INC- BILBY ROAD REZONING
Request of Habitat for Humanity Tucson, Inc, represented by Laidlaw Consulting, LLC, for a rezoning of 4.09 acres from GR-1 (Rural Residential) to CR-4 (Mixed-Dwelling Type) located on the south side of Bilby Road, approximately 200 feet west of Westover Avenue. The proposed rezoning conforms to the Pima County Comprehensive Plan Co7-00-20. (District 3)

a) Staff Report

b) Applicant Presentation/New Public Hearing

c) Action

8) Co23-01-02 LAS CAMPANAS SPECIFIC PLAN (FIFTH AMENDMENT)
Request of Lawyers Title of Arizona, Inc. TR 7775-T and TR 7938-T, represented by The WLB Group, Inc., for rezoning of approximately 0.5 acres from RH (Rural Homestead Zone) to SP (Specific Plans, Las Campanas Specific Plan, adopted as Ordinance No. 1992-117 as amended), and for a modification (substantial change) to increase the maximum allowable lot coverage in the MDR land-use classification from 50 percent to 65 percent for single-family dwellings in Planning Areas (Blocks) C, D, E, L, and M. The subject property for the rezoning is located at the northwest corner of La Canada Drive and Desert Bell Drive. The subject property for the modification was rezoned to SP in 1992 and is generally located within the approximate 532-acre Las Campanas Specific Plan in Green Valley north of Esperanza Drive, west of La Canada Drive, south of Camino Casa Verde, and east of the Avenida del Abaco alignment. (Reference Co23-92-2 Las Campanas Specific Plan) (District 4)

a) Staff Report

b) Applicant Presentation/Continued Public Hearing

c) Action

9) Co9-02-04 FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE AGENCY TRUST #10,818 - VAHALLA ROAD REZONING
Request of Fidelity National Title Agency Trust #10,818, represented by Sammuel Sullins, for a rezoning of 30.22 acres from RH (Rural Homestead) to RH Restricted and CR-3 (Single Residence) located at the terminus of Vahalla Road, approximately 2,000 feet north of the intersection of Vahalla Road and Valencia Road. The proposed rezoning conforms to the Pima County Comprehensive Plan Co7-00-20. (District 3)

a) Staff Report

b) Applicant Presentation/New Public Hearing

c) Action

10) Co9-02-06 1601 INA L.L.C. - INA ROAD #2 REZONING
Request of 1601 Ina Road L.L.C., represented by AMEC, for a rezoning of 2.76 acres from SR (Suburban Ranch) to CR-1 (Single Residence) located on the south side of Ina Road, approximately 1,100 feet west of La Canada Drive. The proposed rezoning conforms to the Pima County Comprehensive Plan Co7-00-20. (District 1)

a) Staff Report

b) Applicant Presentation/New Public Hearing

c) Action

11) Co9-00-63 LA CHOLLA INVESTMENTS, L.L.C. - LA CHOLLA BOULEVARD #2 REZONING
Request of La Cholla Investments, LLC, represented by Projects International, Inc., for a modification (substantial change) of rezoning condition #12, to substitute a revised preliminary development plan to show a larger building envelope and increase the building square footage from 16,000 to 30,000 . Rezoning condition #12 states, "Adherence to the preliminary development plan as approved at public hearing. Automotive-related uses and drive-through restaurants are prohibited" The subject site was rezoned to CB-1 (Local Business) in 2001 and is located on the southwest corner of Magee Road and La Cholla Boulevard. (District 1)

a) Staff Report

b) Applicant Presentation/New Public Hearing

c) Action

 

12) Co9-97-20 SAMCO ET AL - KINNEY ROAD REZONING
Request of Fidelity National Title Trust 10,797, represented by MMLA, Inc., for modifications or waivers of rezoning conditions, as follows:

• Condition #12.B, to delete the condition, which requires a natural vegetative buffer within the development between the golf course and Tucson Mountain Park;
  
• Condition #12.E, to delete the portion of the condition which requires a natural vegetative buffer between the Sarasota Trail and the golf course;
• Condition #13, which requires adherence to the approved preliminary development plan, to:
  1. Change in location of the singular access point to Sarasota Boulevard and increase the number of access points to three;
  2. Change the golf course use to natural open space and dwellings;
  3. Modification of the internal road system;
  4. Increase the number of dwelling units from 100 to 109;
• Condition #19, to delete the condition, which provides golf course irrigation and water supply restrictions;
• Condition #20, to delete the condition, which restricts the golf course design and requires golf course plan review by the Arizona Department of Water Resources; and
• Condition #24, to delete the condition, which provides additional restrictions on golf course design.
  

The subject site is approximately 58 acres (of about 360 acres) conditionally rezoned in 1997 to CR-1 (Single Residence), CR-4 (Mixed-Dwelling Type), and CR-4 GC (Golf Course Overlay), located west of Sarasota Boulevard and north of Star Pass Road and west of the Tucson Estates Parkway alignment. (District 5)

a) Staff Report

b) Applicant Presentation/New Public Hearing

c) Action

13) Co9-02-14 DOMINO - RUDASILL ROAD REZONING (ZONING PLAN)
Request of George and Valerie Domino, represented by Vinny Yackanin, for a rezoning of 7.59 acres from SR (BZ)(Suburban Ranch) to CR-1 (BZ) (Single Residence) located on the south side of Rudasill Road, approximately 1,000 feet west of Sabino Canyon Road. The proposed rezoning conforms to the Catalina Foothills Zoning Plan Co13-59-4 and the Pima County Comprehensive Plan Co7-00-20. (District 1)

a) Staff Report

b) Applicant Presentation/New Public Hearing

c) Action

 

14) OLD BUSINESS

15) NEW BUSINESS

A) Review per the Chair the 2002 plan amendments initiated by the Commission and the Board of Supervisors to see if there can be any coordination of the two to reduce overlap and assure efficiency. Discussion/Action

B) Request information from the County Administrator and the Board of Supervisors for direction to the Commission on handling Specific Plans where biological core issues arise. Requesting information from the County Administrator on to what degree does the 80% rule come into play on reviewing proposals? Discussion/Action

C) Consideration of initiation of zoning code amendment to require notification for Home Occupation Permits. Discussion/Action

D) Update Buffer Overlay Zone Ordinance to include all new public preserves, including La Cienega National Conservation Area and Ironwood National Monument.
Discussion/Action

E) Election of 2002-2003 Commission Officers

16) CALL TO THE AUDIENCE

17) ADJOURNMENT