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Item # 2.
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| Town Council Regular Session |
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| Information |
| SUBJECT: |
| DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF INITIATION OF A TYPE I GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT TO EXTEND THE PLANNING BOUNDARY AND ADD A LAND USE DESIGNATION OF MASTER PLANNED COMMUNITY TO THE STATE OF ARIZONA OWNED PARCEL #21937003a, LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST INTERSECTION OF W. TANGERINE ROAD AND N. COYOTE CROSSING TRAIL AND BORDERED BY W. MOORE ROAD AND N. THORNYDALE ROAD. |
| RECOMMENDATION: |
| Town staff recommend approval of this initiation request. |
| EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: |
This request is the result of a collaborative effort with Arizona State Land Department to annex this site into Oro Valley. Extending the Town's Planning Boundary and applying a Master Planned Community Community land use designation is the first formal step in the process.
This 302 acre site north of Tangerine Road is a component of a larger state land annexation effort that includes 550 acres directly south of Tangerine Road. Both properties (852 acres) are inbetween Shannon Road/N. Coyote Crossing Trail and Thornydale Road. The subject parcel is depicted in Attachment 1.
This request to initiate a Planning Boundary change and affix a land use designation will trigger, if approved, a formal written application, neighborhood meetings and future public hearings, as with any Tier 1 (major) general amendment. Public hearings will be completed by years end. |
| BACKGROUND OR DETAILED INFORMATION: |
As a precursor to annexation, State land seeks a Pre-annexation Development Agreement and zoning rights for their properties throughout Arizona. In order to lay the groundwork for negotiations and future zoning, this 302 acre site must be included in the Town's planning boundary and a general plan land use designation must be applied.
The proposed Master Planned Community land use designation will enable needed flexibility to affix zoning in the future. This proposed designation is the same one currently applied to the 550 acre proposed annexation area on the south side of Tangerine Road. The aim is to have the entire 852 acres of state land property designated as Master Planned Community.
If initiated by Town Council, neighborhood meetings will be scheduled in August and September. This will be followed by Planning & Zoning Commission hearings in October and November. Final action will be considered by Town Council in December. |
| FISCAL IMPACT: |
| There is no fiscal impact at this time. A fiscal impact analysis will be conducted as part of the future annexation process. |
| SUGGESTED MOTION: |
| I MOVE that we direct staff to initiate a Type I General Plan Amendment to extend the Planning Boundary and add a land use designation of Master Planned Community to the State land identified in Attachment 1. |
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