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>> GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY AT SIX O'CLOCK.
[ MARANA PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA 11555 W. Civic Center Drive, Marana, Arizona 85653 Council Chambers, September 25, 2024, at or after 6:00 PM Thomas Schnee, Chairman Ronald Hill, Vice Chair David Bowen, Commissioner John Flint, Commissioner John McIntyre, Commissioner Joseph Parsons, Commissioner Sharon Tyson, Commissioner Pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-431.02, notice is hereby given to the members of the Marana Planning Commission and to the general public that the Planning Commission will hold a meeting open to the public on September 25, 2024, at or after 6:00 PM located in the Council Chambers of the Marana Municipal Complex, 11555 W. Civic Center Drive, Marana, Arizona. ACTION MAY BE TAKEN BY THE COMMISSION ON ANY ITEM LISTED ON THIS AGENDA. Revisions to the agenda can occur up to 24 hours prior to the meeting. Revised agenda items appear in italics. Marana Planning Commission Welcome to this public meeting of the Marana Planning Commission. The Commission consists of seven citizens who are appointed by the Town Council and serve without pay. For the most part, the Commission acts in an advisory capacity to the Town Council on matters related to land use planning and zoning. Citizens are encouraged to address the Commission with their concerns on agenda items during the public testimony portions of the meeting, or other issues at the Call to the Public. Meeting Times Regular Commission meetings are usually held on the last Wednesday of each month at 6:00 PM at the Marana Municipal Complex, although the date or time may change and additional meetings may be called at other times and/or places. Speaking at Meetings If you are interested in speaking to the Commission during the Call to the Public or Public Hearings, you must fill out a speaker card (located inside the Council Chambers) and deliver it to the Planning Commission Secretary prior to the convening of the meeting. All persons attending the Commission meeting, whether speaking to the Commission or not, are expected to observe the Commission rules, as well as the rules of politeness, propriety, decorum and good conduct. Any person interfering with the meeting in any way, or acting rudely or loudly will be removed from the meeting and will not be allowed to return. Accessibility To better serve the citizens of Marana and others attending our meetings, the Council Chambers are wheelchair and handicapped accessible. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation, such as a sign language interpreter, by contacting the Town Clerk at (520) 382-1999. Requests should be made as early as possible to arrange the accommodation. Agendas Copies of the Agenda are available the day of the meeting inside the Council Chambers or online at www.maranaaz.gov. This Notice and Agenda posted no later than 24 hours prior to the meeting, at the Marana Municipal Complex, 11555 W. Civic Center Drive, the Marana Operations Center, 5100 W. Ina Road, and at www.maranaaz.gov. Public Comments Please submit public comments to tbyler@maranaaz.gov. Any submitted comments from the public will be provided to the Commission and included within the Commission packet file and a summary of the comments submitted will be reflected in the official Commission meeting minutes of that meeting. All emailed comments must be received by the Town no later than 12:00 p.m. (noon) on the day of the meeting to be included. ]
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER.PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
>> MS. SPINLER, CAN I GET A ROLL CALL, PLEASE?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AT THIS TIME, WE'LL DO THE CALL TO THE PUBLIC.
IF YOU HAVE ANY ISSUE THAT YOU WANT TO BRING UP, THAT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT.
ANY TAKERS GOING ONCE? NO. I HAVE YOUR CARD.
>> LATER. I'LL CLOSE THE CALL TO THE PUBLIC.
CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA FOR TONIGHT AND A SECOND? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
>> OPPOSED. PASSES. MR. ANGEL, ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS?
>> NOTHING IN THIS INDIA, MR. CHAIRMAN.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MAY 29TH, 2024 MEETING MINUTES?
>> OPPOSED. PASSES. PUBLIC HEARING MONARCH AT RANCHO MORANO WEST SPECIFIC PLAN. MR. RADON.
>> GOOD EVENING, MR. CHAIR, MR. VICE CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS.
IT'S MONARCH AT RANCHO MARANA WEST SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT.
APPLICANT IS PLANNING CENTER, REPRESENTING SPH MARANA, WHICH THEY ARE HERE TONIGHT.
THE REQUEST IS AN AMENDMENT TO THE RANCHO MARANA WEST SPECIFIC PLAN TO, WE LOST A SCREEN OVER, THERE WE GO, DELINEATE MONARCH AT RANCHO MARANA WEST AS A SEPARATE PLANNING AREA, WHICH IS MUCH LIKE WE HAVE TOWN CENTER.
THE SIZE AND LOCATION IS APPROXIMATELY 249 ACRES AND IT'S SOUTH OF BARNETT AND NORTH OF MOORE AND WEST OF THE I-10 FRONTAGE ROAD AS SHOWN ON THE MAP.
THE ADOPTED PLAN IS ORDINANCE 2005.05, WHICH WAS APPROVED FEBRUARY 15TH, 2005, WHICH IS THE MAIN RANCHO MARANA WEST SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT.
SORRY ABOUT THAT. THE PROPOSED PLAN, SO THEY WANT OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADDITIONAL HOUSING OPTIONS, INCLUDING SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCES, MULTIFAMILY COMMUNITIES, BUILD-FOR-RENT, GARDEN-STYLE APARTMENTS, AND ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES, AS WELL AS OPPORTUNITIES FOR OTHER EMPLOYMENT-GENERATING AND FREEWAY-ORIENTED COMMERCIAL USES.
I DID WANT TO ASK YOU DID RECEIVE ALL THE AGENDA ITEMS IN IT THAT HAD THEIR FULL PLAN, CORRECT, MR. CHAIR? INCLUDED WITHIN THAT PLAN IS THE EXISTING CONCEPTUAL LAND USE PLAN.
THIS WAS THEIR ORIGINAL PLAN, AND THEN YOU CAN SEE IN THE HATCHED AREA OVER ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE MAP IS THE MONARCH AT RANCHO MARANA WEST PLANNING AREA.
WHAT THEY WANT TO DO COMPARATIVELY FROM THIS MAP AND THE NEXT MAP THAT YOU'LL SEE IS NOT A LOT OF DIFFERENCE.
YOU WILL SEE THAT THEY ARE CHANGING SOME USES FROM THE MHDR AND HDR TO MORE OF THE MEDIUM HIGH-DENSITY RESIDENTIAL.
THEIR COMMERCIAL AREA MOVED FROM RIGHT OFF THERE
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AT ADAMS AND PROPOSED CLARK FARMS BOULEVARD, JUST RUNNING DOWN ON THAT SOUTH SIDE A LITTLE BIT MORE.THERE'S THAT BIG GAS LINE THAT YOU SEE RIGHT THROUGH THE MIDDLE THERE, THEY'VE GOT TO WORK AROUND ON THAT.
ON THE NEXT PAGE HERE IS A BREAKDOWN OF WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO PROPOSE.
SO I WANT TO JUST BRING IT DOWN TO JUST A REAL GENERAL BREAKDOWN REAL QUICKLY.
IF YOU LOOK IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT-HAND CORNER OF THE DWELLING UNIT SUMMARY, YOU'LL SEE THAT NUMBER OF 209 94.
THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE ORIGINAL SPECIFIC PLAN AND THEN MONARCH WILL BE ADDING OR WANTING TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL POSSIBLY 294 UNITS TOTAL.
LOOKING AT THOSE MAPS, YOU CAN SEE THEY JUST ADJUSTED THE DENSITIES A LITTLE BIT, AND THEN WANT TO JUST INCREASE THE OVERALL BY A LITTLE BIT ADJUSTMENTS THROUGH THOSE BLOCKS.
STAFF RECOMMENDS THE PLANNING COMMISSION, RECOMMEND TO THE MARANA TOWN COUNCIL TO APPROVE PCC 240-2001, MONARCH AT RANCHO MARANA SPECIFIC PLAN BASED ON THE RECOMMENDED FINDINGS AND SUBJECT TO THE RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS.
I WAS GOING TO ASK, MR. CHAIR IF YOU WANT ME TO READ THESE OUT LOUD, I WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO, OR IF IT'S QUITE A BIT.
>> I THINK WE'VE ALL READ THEM.
>> ESSENTIALLY, IN A NUTSHELL, IT'S JUST SAYING, HEY, LOOK, WE'VE GOT SOME EXISTING STUFF THAT WE'RE STILL GOING TO KEEP ASSIGNED TO THIS AREA FROM SOME OF THE OLD ORDINANCES.
ANYTHING THAT IS COVERED WITHIN THE PLAN, WE'LL OVERRIDE IT ACCORDINGLY. WE'LL GO FROM THERE.
WE JUST WANTED TO UPDATE IT PER LEGAL COUNSEL TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE UPDATED THAN SOME OF THE OTHER OLDER PLANS BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE SOME OF THE VERBIAGE IN IT.
>> I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
IS THE PLANNING CENTER GOING TO COME UP AND TALK? ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE RIGHT?
>> SCOTT, I NOTICED THAT THE APPLICANT HAS GONE INTO GREAT DETAIL IN THE BACKUP THEY'VE PROVIDED.
BUT JUST FOR EXAMPLE, ON PAGE 24, THEY'RE LISTING MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AND THEY GO IN TO LIST THE MINIMUM SETBACKS IN THERE.
HOW DOES THAT DIFFER FROM WHAT'S CURRENTLY PERMITTED IN THE CODE IF THEY'RE BASED ON JUST OUR STANDARD ZONING DISTRICTS? THAT WOULD BE COMPARABLE.
>> MR. CHAIR, COMMISSIONER FLINT, I WILL LET THE APPLICANTS ADDRESS ANY OF THOSE SPECIFICS WITHIN THE PLAN.
BUT ESSENTIALLY, THERE'S A FEW CHANGES WITH MODIFICATIONS AND SETBACKS FROM OUR CODE AND THE EXISTING.
USUALLY, FROM WHAT I WAS DEALING WITH THE APPLICANTS IS A LOT OF TIMES IN MULTIFAMILY OR YOU'RE GETTING SOME OF THOSE DIFFERENT TYPES OF HOUSING TYPES.
IT GIVES THEM A LITTLE BIT MORE LEEWAY WHEN YOU CAN GIVE AND TAKE A LITTLE BIT.
IT'S GOING TO BE A MATTER OF FLEXIBILITY AND SEEING IF THAT ACTUALLY WORKS BASED ON CONCEPTUAL PLANS OR DEVELOPMENT PLANS THAT THEY PROVIDE TO US, BUT I WILL LET THEM EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT MORE ON THE IN-DEPTH.
>> WELL, LET ME JUST SAY FOR THE FUTURE, WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE FOR YOU OR THE APPLICANT OR FOR YOU TO REQUIRE THE APPLICANT TO PROVIDE A TABLE TO SHOW WHAT THE DIFFERENCE IN THE SETBACKS ARE AND ANYTHING ELSE THEY MAY BE ASKING FOR IN ORDER TO GET ESSENTIALLY A SPECIAL ZONING DISTRICT?
>> THANK YOU. ANYTHING FROM THE LEFT? THAT DOESN'T SOUND RIGHT BECAUSE THE RIGHTS OVER HERE.
UNLESS YOU'RE OUT THERE. PLANNING CENTER.
>> CHAIRMAN CHENEE, MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION.
MY NAME IS GARRET ALDRETE, THE PLANNING CENTER AT TWO EAST CONGRESS STREET, SUITE 600 TUCSON, ARIZONA.
I'M JOINED BY LEXIE WELLE A PRINCIPAL AT THE PLANNING CENTER,
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AS WELL AS REPRESENTATIVES OF SPH MARANA, LISA HOSKINS, AND GREG MOLE.WE ARE HERE, AS SCOTT MENTIONED TO REQUEST AN AMENDMENT TO THE RANCHO MARANA WEST SPECIFIC PLAN.
MOVING ON TO THE NEXT SLIDE, I JUST WANT TO ORIENT EVERYBODY HERE TO THE LOCATION OF THE SITE.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THE RANCHO MARANA WEST SPECIFIC PLAN AND THE MONARCH SPECIAL PLANNING AREA ARE VERY CENTRAL TO THE NORTHWEST AREA OF THE TOWN OF MARANA.
THIS AREA IS REALLY CENTERED AROUND THAT TOWN CENTER SPECIAL PLANNING AREA, THAT IS WITHIN THE RANCHO MARANA WEST PACIFIC PLAN.
THAT PLANNING AREA CURRENTLY CONTAINS THE MARANA MUNICIPAL COMPLEX THAT WE ARE IN TODAY.
GOING NORTH FROM HERE, YOU CAN SEE THAT DOWNTOWN MARANA HAS ALSO HAD QUITE A LOT OF RECENT ADDITIONAL COMMERCIAL USERS COMING INTO THAT AREA.
MOST RECENTLY, THE PANDA EXPRESS THAT'S UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
THAT AREA IS REALLY MEANT TO REALLY GROW OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS AND THE NEXT DECADES, TO BECOME A REALLY VIBRANT DOWNTOWN SPACE FOR THE TOWN OF MARANA.
THIS PLAN, THE RANCHO MARANA WEST PACIFIC PLAN, REALLY TRIED TO PUT THOSE GUIDELINES IN PLACE WITH THE TOWN CENTER TO PUSH THAT DEVELOPMENT TO CREATING THAT VIBRANT SPACE IN THE DOWNTOWN.
AS YOU CAN SEE, IF YOU GO TO THE WEST OF THE RANCHO MARANA WEST PACIFIC PLAN AND DOWN TO THE SOUTH, A LOT OF WHAT HAS DEVELOPED HAS BEEN SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES.
GOING FURTHER SOUTH, YOU START TO SEE WHERE MORE OF THAT COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL USERS HAVE COME IN OVER THE RECENT YEARS, NAMELY THE SOUTHERN ARIZONA LOGISTICS CENTER, AND THEN PLANNED EXISTING AND UNDER CONSTRUCTION, FACILITIES FOR U HALL, CTI, VENTANA LOGISTICS FACILITY, MR. CAR WASH, STARBUCKS, AND ACE HARDWARE, ALL LOCATED WEST OF I-10 ALONG TANGERINE FARMS ROAD.
THEN APPROXIMATELY A MILE AND A HALF EAST OF I-10 ALONG TANGERINE ROAD.
YOU ALSO HAVE THE MARANA TECHNOLOGY CAMPUS, WHICH A FEW MORE INDUSTRIAL USERS HAVE COME INTO THAT AREA SINCE THEN.
WITH ALL OF THESE EMPLOYMENT-GENERATING USES COMING INTO THE NORTHWEST AREA OF MARANA, THERE'S GOING TO BE THAT ADDITIONAL DEMAND FOR HOUSING, AND HOW CAN WE MEET THAT DEMAND? BUT IN ADDITION TO HAVING TO MEET THAT DEMAND, WE'RE ALSO IN A STATE OF SHORTAGE IN THE STATE OF ARIZONA WHERE HOUSING DEMAND HAS NOT KEPT UP WITH OR HOUSING HAS NOT KEPT UP WITH THAT DEMAND.
THEN IN ADDITION TO NEEDING MORE HOUSING, YOU'RE ALSO GOING TO NEED A VARIETY OF HOUSING.
LIKE I HAD MENTIONED, A LOT OF WHAT HAS DEVELOPED ALREADY HAS BEEN THAT SINGLE-FAMILY HOME PRODUCT.
WE ALL KNOW THAT THE VARIETY OF HOUSING CREATES MUCH MORE STABLE COMMUNITIES THAT MEETS THE NEEDS OF NOT ONLY FUTURE RESIDENTS WHO MAY DECIDE TO WORK IN THIS AREA BUT ALSO CURRENT RESIDENTS WHO MAY NOT LIVE WITHIN THE MASTER PLAN COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE DEVELOPED OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS.
SOME OF THOSE AREAS ARE REALLY CLOSE TO THIS MUNICIPAL COMPLEX.
PROVIDING THAT VARIETY OF HOUSING REALLY MAKES SURE THAT THERE'S A SPACE FOR EVERYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY IN THE FUTURE.
THAT VARIETY ALSO HELPS STRIKE THAT BALANCE OF LIVE WORK PLAY THAT I THINK ALL PLANNERS TRY TO ACHIEVE WITH ANY PROJECT THEY GO TO SO THAT ANYBODY HERE DOESN'T HAVE TO GO AND TRAVEL EXTREMELY FAR FOR THEIR JOB, BUT ALSO FOR ANY TYPE OF RECREATION AMENITY THAT THEY MAY WANT TO PARTAKE IN.
LOOKING CLOSER AT THE SITE, YOU'LL SEE THAT THE MONARCH SPECIAL PLANNING AREA IS COMPLETELY VACANT AT THE MOMENT.
IT'S ALL FORMER OR EXISTING FELLOW FARM FIELDS.
WITHIN THE MONARCH MASTER PLAN COMMUNITY, WHICH IS THAT RED BOUNDARY.
YOU'LL SEE THAT RECENTLY BLOCK 1, WHICH IS THE AREA SOUTH OF CLARK FARMS BOULEVARD WAS RECENTLY SOLD TO RICHMOND AMERICAN AND LANAR AND HAS BEEN PLATTED AND THEN JUST NORTH OF CLARK FARMS BOULEVARD, ALSO CURRENTLY PLATTED AND BEING MARKETED BY SUNBELT HOLDINGS FOR ADDITIONAL USERS.
>> THAT HASN'T CHANGED FROM MEDIUM-DENSITY RESIDENTIAL?
>> IF I HAVE THE EXISTING LAND USE. [OVERLAPPING]
>> NO. SORRY. IT'S A STATEMENT OF FACT.
>> THEN LOOKING AT WHAT'S AROUND THE MONARCH SPECIAL PLANNING AREA, YOU'LL SEE THAT THE OR ME HORN DISTRICT PARK IS JUST TO THE NORTH, AS WELL AS I HAD MENTIONED THE MARANA MUNICIPAL COMPLEX, AND THEN THE MORANA COMMUNITY AND AQUATIC CENTER, WHICH IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION, AS WELL AS MHC HEALTHCARE.
A LOT OF REALLY GREAT SERVICES AND RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE VERY CLOSE AND NEARBY TO THE MONARCH SPECIAL PLANNING AREA.
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THEN AT THE FAR EAST, YOU'LL SEE A CIRCLE CIRCLING THIS AREA JUST OUTSIDE OF THE MONARCH SPECIAL PLANNING AREA.THAT IS A PROPOSED INTERCHANGE FOR MOORE ROAD.
MOORE ROAD IS CURRENTLY PLANNED AS A 250-FOOT ARTERIAL THROUGH THIS PORTION OF THE COMMUNITY.
THAT INTERCHANGE IS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR A LOT OF THOSE COMMERCIAL ECS THAT YOU MAY HAVE SEEN ON THE EXISTING LAND USE PLAN DURING SCOTT'S PRESENTATION, WHICH I'LL GET TO HERE SOON.
>> THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE A FOUR-LANE, TWO LANES EACH WAY. IS THAT CORRECT?
>> I BELIEVE THAT IS CORRECT, MR. CHAIRMAN.
>> MOVING ON TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
AS I'VE MENTIONED MANY TIMES, THIS IS THE RANCHO MARANA WEST SPECIFIC PLAN WITH THE MONARCH SPECIAL PLANNING AREA WITHIN IT.
AS SUCH, THIS SITE IS ZONED SP, WHICH IS A SPECIFIC PLAN.
TO THE NORTH OF OUR SITE, WE HAVE MUCH OLDER TOWN OF MARANA ZONES, A AND B, WHICH ARE THE SMALL AND MEDIUM LOT ZONES.
THEN JUST NORTH OF THAT, YOU HAVE MORE SPECIFIC PLANS, ALL GEARED TOWARDS CREATING THAT VIBRANT DOWNTOWN I HAD MENTIONED EARLIER IN THE PRESENTATION.
THEN YOU START TO SEE MORE OF THOSE NEWER TOWN OF MARANA ZONES, THE R4S, R6S, R7S, R8S TO THE SOUTH IN GLADDEN FARMS AND TO THE WEST OF THE RANCHO MARANA WEST SPECIFIC PLAN.
THEN GLADDEN FARMS TOO WITHIN ITS OWN SPECIFIC PLAN, AND THEN THE CROSS ROAD SPECIFIC PLAN WHERE THE SOUTHERN ARIZONA LOGISTICS CENTER IS CURRENTLY LOCATED.
WHAT EXACTLY IS THE RANCHO MARANA WEST PACIFIC PLAN? WHY WAS IT CREATED? WHAT WAS ITS GOAL WHEN IT WAS CREATED? IT WAS ORIGINALLY ESTABLISHED IN 1990 AS THE RANCHO MARANA-SPECIFIC PLAN.
THEN IT WAS AMENDED IN 1999 TO THE RANCHO MARANA WEST PACIFIC PLAN WHILE RANCHO MARANA STILL EXISTS ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE I-10.
THIS WAS FURTHER AMENDED IN 2005 TO BRING IT INTO COMPLIANCE WITH NEW TOWN PLANS, AS WELL AS ESTABLISH THAT TOWN CENTER SPECIAL PLANNING AREA WITHIN THE RANCHO MARANA WEST PACIFIC PLAN.
THE GOAL OF THE RANCHO MARANA WEST SPECIFIC PLAN WAS TO CREATE A THRIVING CENTRAL MUNICIPAL AND BUSINESS DISTRICT AND DEVELOP A FUNCTIONAL TOWN CENTER.
THIS HAS BEEN THE GOAL OF THE RANCHO MARANA SPECIFIC PLAN EVER SINCE IT WAS CREATED.
THE WAY THEY PROPOSE TO ACHIEVE THAT GOAL WAS BY PERMITTING A MIX OF LAND USES THROUGHOUT THE RANCHO MARANA WEST SPECIFIC PLAN THAT IT'S CURRENTLY ENTITLED TO TODAY.
THAT MIX OF LAND USES COULD RANGE FROM ANYTHING FROM A NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL USE.
THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING LIKE A SALON OR A COFFEE SHOP, A SMALL BAKERY, TO A REGIONAL COMMERCIAL AND LIGHT INDUSTRIAL USER, ANYTHING LIKE A BIG BOX STORE LIKE HOME DEPOT, TO ANY TYPE OF WAREHOUSING OR MANUFACTURING, THOSE LIGHTER INDUSTRIAL USES THAT AREN'T GOING TO HAVE THAT BIGGER IMPACT.
THOSE ARE WHAT ARE CURRENTLY PERMITTED IN THE RANCHO MARANA WEST SPECIFIC PLAN.
THEN THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT BEYOND THE COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL IS THE RESIDENTIAL SIDE.
THEY HAVE PERMITTED A VARIETY OF HOUSING TYPES, MUCH LIKE SCOTT HAD MENTIONED THAT IT'S CURRENTLY PERMITTED TO TODAY FOR SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES, CASITA, GARDEN-STYLE APARTMENTS, SENIOR HOUSING, AND ASSISTED LIVING AND BILLED-FOR-RENT PRODUCTS.
THAT'S WHAT THE RANCHO MARANA WEST SPECIFIC PLAN WAS ORIGINALLY INTENDED TO CREATE AND HAS BEEN WORKING TOWARDS EVER SINCE ITS INCEPTION.
>> LOOKING AT THAT EXISTING LAND USE PLAN, YOU'LL SEE THAT IT WORKED TO CREATE A TRANSITION FROM GLADDEN FARM WITH THOSE MDR, JUST NORTH OF MOORE ROAD, TO THE HIGHER DENSITY AND INTENSITY RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL USES JUST NORTH OF CLARK FARMS BOULEVARD AND ADJACENT TO THE I10.
WHILE MUCH OF THIS AREA HAS BEEN MAINTAINED, AS SCOTT SHOWED IN HIS SLIDE, THERE ARE A FEW MINOR CHANGES TO THE LAND USE PLAN, WHICH ARE MEANT TO REALLY PUT THIS REMAINING PORTION OF THE RANCHO MARANA WEST SPECIFIC PLAN IN A BETTER POSITION FOR MARKETING TO ATTRACT THOSE USERS TO THIS SPACE.
BECAUSE AS IT CURRENTLY STANDS, IT'S BEEN 20 YEARS, AND IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING FOR DEVELOPMENT IN THIS AREA.
LOOKING AT WHAT THOSE PROSE MINOR CHANGES ARE, AS SCOTT SAID, VERY MINOR, SO THAT C-1 MOVING DOWN TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF BLOCK 2.
AS HE HAD MENTIONED, THAT WAS CREATED BECAUSE OF THE EL PASO NATURAL GAS LINE CUTTING THROUGH THAT AREA TO PERMIT THAT FOR RESIDENTIAL USES.
IT WOULD BE COSTLY FOR A HOME-BUILDER TO PUT
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THAT CROSSING ACROSS THE EL PASO NATURAL GAS LINE AND CONNECT THE COMMUNITY.INSTEAD OF A VERY SMALL NUMBER OF HOMES AT THAT CORNER, IT MADE A LOT MORE SENSE TO CHANGE THAT DESIGNATION TO C-1, AND ALLOW FOR THOSE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL SERVICES TO LOCATE THERE.
THE OTHER POSITIVE FROM MOVING IT FROM WHERE ITS CURRENT LOCATION IS, NOW YOU'RE ADJACENT TO MOORE ROAD, WHERE YOU TRY TO HAVE YOUR COMMERCIAL ACCESS FROM, IS A MAJOR ARTERIAL, LIKE MOORE ROAD, IS PLANNED TO BE 250 FEET ARTERIAL.
THEN IT ALSO PUTS IT MUCH CLOSER TO THE RESIDENTS IN GLADDEN FARM.
BEFORE IT WAS MUCH CLOSER UP TO THE TOWN CENTER, AND AREAS WHERE YOU'RE ALREADY EXPECTING MORE OF THAT COMMERCIAL AND CLOSE TO THE DOWNTOWN AREA.
THIS IT PUTS IT MUCH CLOSER TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD, SO ANYBODY IN GLADDEN FARM, I KNOW THAT'S GLADDEN FARM, THAT'S ANOTHER PLANNING AREA, BUT THOSE RESIDENTS WILL ALSO HAVE THAT CONNECTIVITY AND ACCESS TO A COMMERCIAL SPACE WITH THIS LOCATION CHANGE.
THEN LOOKING AT WHERE THAT C-1 USED TO BE BLOCK 10 AND NORTH OF THAT BLOCK 11A, THOSE BOTH CHANGED TO HDR TO MATCH BLOCK 9 JUST TO ITS EAST.
THAT WAS DONE BECAUSE OF ITS PROXIMITY TO THE TOWN CENTER AND THE DOWNTOWN AREA, AS IT MAKES IT A LOGICAL SPACE FOR THAT HIGHER DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO LOCATE CLOSE TO THOSE SERVICES AND RECREATIONAL AMENITIES.
THE OTHER THING WITH THAT AREA BEING HDR, CLARK FARMS BOULEVARD AND LONE ADAMS BORDER THE WEST AND SOUTH OF IT, AND ANOTHER HDR BLOCK IS JUST TO THE EAST, SO IT'S MORE OF A COHESIVE PLANNED AREA RATHER THAN WHAT IT WAS BEFORE WHERE YOU COULD SEE MHDR, C-1 AND HDR.
IT'S A BIT HARDER TO PLAN FOR THAT AREA WHEN YOU HAVE JUST A SMALL AREA HERE, SMALL AREA HERE, AND IT'S FRICATED BY A EL PASO NATURAL GAS LINE.
IT MAKES IT A BIT HARD TO COHESIVELY PLAN.
THAT WAS ANOTHER SMALL CHANGE, AND WE FELT IT WAS APPROPRIATE FOR ITS LOCATION.
THEN LASTLY, THE MDR IN BLOCK 2 GOING TO MHDR.
WITH THIS CHANGE, ANY SINGLE FAMILY HOMES THAT COME INTO THIS SPACE ARE STILL GOING TO BE SUBJECT TO A MINIMUM LOT SIZE OF 4,500 SQUARE FEET, WHICH IS A TYPICAL LOT SIZE FOR NEW HOME CONSTRUCTION AT THE TIME.
THIS FELT IT WAS APPROPRIATE, BECAUSE IT ALSO HELPS CREATE THAT TRANSITION FROM THAT MORE INTENSIVE COMMERCIAL ZONE, THE EC, THE EMPLOYMENT CENTER, RIGHT THERE AT THE MOORE ROAD AND CLARK FARMS INTERSECTION HEADING WESTWARD, SO THAT YOU GET THAT BREAKDOWN OF EC TO MHDR, TO MDR, RATHER THAN HAVING THAT MDR LAND USE DESIGNATION RIGHT UP ON EC, WHICH WAS WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY PLANNED.
LONE ADAMS AND MOORE ROAD ALSO HELPED PROVIDE THAT MHDR AREA A BUFFER FROM THAT MDR AREA TO THE WEST.
WE FELT LIKE THAT WAS A APPROPRIATE LOCATION FOR THAT LAND USE DESIGNATION TO MEET THE HOUSING NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY, AND MAKE SURE THAT THIS AREA IS CONTINUED TO DEVELOP.
BEFORE I END THIS PRESENTATION, I JUST WANTED TO GO OVER THE OUTREACH WE DID FOR THIS PROJECT.
ON APRIL 30TH, WE DID HOLD A NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING.
WE PRESENTED THIS PLAN TO THE NEIGHBORS.
MANY OF THE COMMENTS OR THE COMMENTS THAT WE HAD RECEIVED WERE QUESTIONS REGARDING THE ALLOWABLE LAND USES WITHIN EACH OF THE LAND USE DESIGNATIONS.
WHAT CAN YOU DEVELOP IN THE EC LAND USE? WHAT CAN YOU DEVELOP IN THE MDR LAND USE? WHAT CAN YOU DEVELOP IN THE MHDR LAND USE? THAT WAS ONE QUESTION.
WE'VE ALSO HAD A FOLLOW-UP COMMUNICATION WITH A COUPLE OF THE RESIDENTS REGARDING CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY THAT HAS GONE ON OUTSIDE OF THE MONARCH SPECIAL PLANNING AREA.
WE'VE ADDRESSED THEIR CONCERNS REGARDING CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY.
GREG, WHO'S HERE TONIGHT, HE CAN SPEAK MORE TO THAT IN HIS EFFORTS OF ADDRESSING MANY OF THOSE CONCERNS.
BUT WITH THAT, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR HEARING THIS CASE TONIGHT, AND OPEN UP FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE FOR US. THANK YOU.
>> I APPRECIATE IT. COULD YOU GO BACK TO THE PROPOSED LAND USE LINE? THANK YOU.
IF I START OFF AND GO FROM RIGHT TO LEFT, THE EMPLOYMENT CENTERS BLOCK 3, 6, AND 5, THERE'S NO CHANGE TO WHAT'S ALREADY APPROVED?
>> CORRECT. THERE'S NO CHANGE.
BUT I WOULD LIKE TO JUST POINT OUT THAT BLOCK 5 IS NOT WITHIN THE MONARCH SPECIAL PLANNING AREA.
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>> UNDERSTAND THAT. I'M WITH YOU ON THAT.
THE BLOCK 2 IS GOING TO BE A TRANSITION FROM HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL IN THE SOUTHEAST CORNER AND TRANSITION UP TO MEDIUM DENSITY AS IT GOES UP TO THE NORTHWEST; IS THAT CORRECT?
>> THE C-1 IS THE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL.
>> NO, I'M SORRY. I'M TALKING ABOUT BLOCK 2.
>> BLOCK 2, MEDIUM HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL.
I THINK WHAT I UNDERSTOOD IS, THE HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL IS GOING TO BE CLOSER TO THE VILLAGE COMMERCIAL AND THE EMPLOYMENT CENTER, AND THEN IT'S GOING TO WORK ITS WAY TO MEDIUM DENSITY, SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIALS.
>> I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU'RE TARGETING A 15 RAC RESIDENTS PER ACRE FOR THE HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL AND THE MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL, YOU'RE TARGETING EIGHT RAC, THAT'S CORRECT? YES. THANK YOU. I DO LIKE THE FACT THAT WE PUT BLOCK 11A AND BLOCK 9 AND BLOCK 10, AND PUT THAT TOGETHER AS HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL.
I LIKE THE FACT THAT WE'RE KEEPING THE MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL UNCHANGED IN BLOCK 1.
THE VILLAGE COMMERCIAL, I THINK, IT'S A SMART MOVE TO MOVE IT DOWN TO MOORE ROAD.
AS WAS MENTIONED EARLIER TWO LANES, WE'RE ENVISIONING TWO LANES GOING IN EACH DIRECTION, AND THEN POSSIBLY AN I10 INTERCHANGE OUT THERE.
>> ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE RIGHT? COMMISSIONER FLINT. THERE YOU GO.
YOU'VE ARTICULATED ALL THE REASONS THAT THIS SHOULD GO FORWARD.
>> HERE'S THE BUT THAT YOU WAIT, AND YOU [LAUGHTER] KNEW YOU WERE WAITING FOR THAT OR DIDN'T YOU? YOU'RE ASKING FOR AN AMENDMENT, BUT YOU DIDN'T REALLY ARTICULATE WHAT WAS BEING AMENDED.
YOU GAVE ALL THE REASONS FOR IT, WHICH I APPRECIATE AND AND I AGREE WITH, BUT I'VE YET TO LEARN THAT, FOR EXAMPLE, ON MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL, THE FRONT SETBACKS, YOU'RE ASKING FOR 20 FEET.
WELL, WERE THEY 35 FEET OR 40 FEET BEFORE OR WERE THEY 25 FEET BEFORE OR WERE THEY JUST 20 FEET? I MEAN, THE TOWN HAS INVESTED IN THE CODE TO HAVE THE TOWN DEVELOP AS THE VISION OF THE RESIDENTS, THE ELECTED OFFICIALS, THE STAFF, AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR IN THE PHYSICAL CONTEXT IS NOT GOING TO EVISCERATE THAT AND CREATE SOMETHING DIFFERENT OTHER THAN THE TOWN HAS ENVISIONED.
I'M BUYING INTO EVERYTHING YOU SAID.
[LAUGHTER] I MEAN, ALL THE REASONS ARE THERE.
YOU ARTICULATED THEM EXCEPTIONALLY WELL, BUT I REALLY DON'T GRASP WHAT YOU'RE AMENDING AS TO IF YOU HADN'T COME FOR THIS?
>> THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR THE MHDR, HDR, AND EC LAND USES, WHICH CURRENTLY ALLOW THOSE MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL USES, THOSE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS WERE BASED OFF OF THE TOWN'S CODE.
THEY ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE TOWN CODE CURRENTLY.
>> NOW YOU'RE GETTING TO ME INTO THE PHYSICAL ASPECT, AND THAT'S WHAT MY CONCERN WAS.
THE RATIONALE WAS SPOT ON AND EVERYTHING.
BUT IT WAS THE PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES THAT YOU'RE ASKING TO BE PERMITTED THAT I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT.
>> IT LOOKS LIKE WHAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR IS VERY SIMPLE.
YOU WANT TO MOVE THE COMMERCIAL FROM THE UPPER LEFT IN THAT BLOCK 10 AREA DOWN TO THE LOWER QUADRANT WHERE YOU'VE SHOWN US HERE, AND CHANGE THAT SAME AREA TO HIGH DENSITY INSTEAD OF MEDIUM DENSITY.
IS THAT ABOUT WHAT IT BOILS DOWN TO?
>> YES, BUT IT WOULD BE MEDIUM HIGH DENSITY.
THE HIGH DENSITY ALLOWS FOR GREATER RESIDENTIAL DENSITY THAN THE MHDR AREA.
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>> THIS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW, IS THE FINAL.
>> YES, PROPOSED. [OVERLAPPING]
>> I WOULD BE ALL HIGH DENSITY.
>> IN BLOCKS 11A AND 10 AND 9.
>> THAT WAS MEDIUM HIGH BEFORE, [OVERLAPPING] THE EAST PART OF IT?
>> JUST MOVING C-1 DOWN AND CHANGING THAT MEDIUM HIGH TO HIGH IN THAT SINGLE 9, 10, AND 11A, REALLY ALL THAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR RIGHT HERE,
>> IS THERE ANY PART THAT I'M LEAVING OUT?
[OVERLAPPING] ONCE IN BLOCK 2, MHDR, WHEN WE DON'T LIST EVERYTHING, I GET A LITTLE BIT NICK PICKY MYSELF.
BUT BLOCK 2 GOING INTO MHDR, AND A PORTION OF THAT GOING TO C-1, BUT THE AMOUNT OF COMMERCIAL REALLY BEING MAINTAINED THROUGHOUT, SO WE KEEP THAT SAME AMOUNT OF COMMERCIAL SPACE WITHIN THE RANCHO MARANA LIST.
>> THAT CLARIFIES IT FOR ME. THANK YOU.
>> GREAT. I WILL OPEN UP TO THE PUBLIC.
>> MR. CHAIRMAN, IF I MAY I'M NOT TRYING TO ATTACK GARRETT HERE. HE DID A GOOD JOB.
ON THE MULTIFAMILY, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF DIFFERENCES THAT ARE BEING REQUESTED BY THEM IN COMPARISON TO TOWN CODE.
THE SETBACKS AND ALL THAT ARE THE SAME, AS WAS SUGGESTED.
MR1 IN OUR TOWN CODE HAS A 75%, MR2 HAS 70%.
I'LL LET YOU DECIDE IF THERE'S ANY VARIATION THERE.
THE MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT THEY'RE STATING IS 30 FEET, TOWN CODE FOR MR1 ALLOWS MULTIFAMILY TO GO UP TO 50 FEET, 50, AND MR2 ALLOWS IT TO GO UP TO 35 FEET.
THEY'RE COMING IN AT A LOWER HEIGHT THAN WHAT TOWN CODE WOULD SAY.
ALL OTHER PORTIONS OF THE CODE, THEY DO MEET AND MATCH LINE FOR LINE.
AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN IT UP TO THE PUBLIC.
MS. CROOKS, DO YOU WANT TO COME UP?
>> SCOTT, CAN YOU PUT A SITE PLAN UP THERE JUST FOR REFERENCE PURPOSES, PLEASE?
>> SURE. [BACKGROUND] COULD YOU SEND SOME ONE DOWN TO MR. ANGEL? [BACKGROUND]
>> HI. MY NAME IS COLLEEN CROOKS.
I LIVE ON 1060 WEST EMBRY DRIVE, AND OUR BACK YARD, THAT'S RIGHT UP TO MOORE ROAD.
WHEN WE FIRST MOVED HERE, MOORE ROAD WAS JUST TWO LANES, AND THERE WASN'T VERY MUCH TRAFFIC.
THEN THEY ADDED THE THIRD LANE, THE TURNING LANE, AND WE HAVE NOTICED SO MUCH MORE TRAFFIC.
OUR HOUSE IS ONLY 37 FEET FROM MOORE ROAD.
THERE'S NOTHING THERE TO A BARRIER OR TREES OR ANYTHING TO KEEP NOISE AND SEEING THE TRUCKS GOING BACK AND FORTH, I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S PROPOSED FOR MOORE ROAD, IF THEY'RE GOING TO KEEP IT RIGHT WHERE THE BOUNDARIES ARE RIGHT NOW.
IF THEY ARE, I'M REALLY WORRIED BECAUSE GOING INTO FOUR LANES, IT JUST SEEMS WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SO MUCH MORE TRAFFIC.
I ALSO HAVE TO WONDER IF THERE'S GOING TO BE A MEDIAN PUT IN BETWEEN THE FOUR LANES.
ON CLARK FARMS BOULEVARD, IT LOOKS REALLY NICE, AND THE HOUSES, THERE'S LIKE ALL THIS LAND AND TREES, AND THEN THERE'S THE SIDEWALK AND THE ROAD, THE MEDIUM, THE ROAD, THE SIDEWALK, AND THE TREES, WHERE YOU COULDN'T EVEN FIT A SIDEWALK WHERE WE LIVE RIGHT NOW.
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WE'RE RIGHT THERE ON THE ROAD.WE'RE REALLY WORRIED ABOUT THAT.
THEN WE'RE ALSO VERY WORRIED ABOUT TRAFFIC TO AND FROM THE LOGISTICS CENTER.
WE'RE NOT SURE IS MOORE ROAD GOING TO BE THE MAIN ROAD THAT THE TRUCKS USE GOING BACK AND FORTH.
I DON'T KNOW. WE'RE JUST REALLY WORRIED ABOUT THAT.
>> DO WE HAVE SOMEONE HERE FROM TRAFFIC?
>> GREAT. I'LL TELL YOU WHAT? IF YOU FINISH UP, THEN WE CAN ANSWER ALL YOUR QUESTIONS.
>> I'LL DO THAT. ALSO, EC WALK 3, WE'RE A LITTLE WORRIED ABOUT THAT.
WHATEVER GOES IN, IS IT GOING TO DEVALUE OUR HOME? ARE THEY GOING TO MAKE IT LOOK NICE? ARE THEY GOING TO PUT UP LANDSCAPING, WALLS, THINGS THAT WILL KEEP THE PEOPLE RIGHT THERE WHERE WE LIVE FROM SEEING WHAT'S GOING ON, LIGHTING, TRAFFIC, NOISE, ALL OF THOSE THINGS.
THAT'S BASICALLY WHAT I'M WORRIED ABOUT.
I THINK MOORE ROAD IS THE MAIN CONCERN THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW.
>> CAN I JUST ASK YOU BEFORE YOU LEAVE THERE AND WE GET YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED, DO YOU LIVE EAST ON MOORE ROAD OR ADJACENT TO BLOCK 3? ARE YOU IN THAT AREA?
>> WE LIVE, I DON'T KNOW, IF I CAN.
>> YOU ARE IN THE INTERSECTION OF MOORE ROAD AT THE FIRST CROSS.
>> RIGHT THERE. YOU SAY THERE'S NO WALL, NO BARRIERS BEHIND YOUR HOUSE AND MOORE ROAD? YOUR BACK YARD JUST BACKS ONTO MOORE ROAD, IS THAT CORRECT?
>> THERE IS A WALL. YOU DO HAVE A WALL.
>> NO. IT'S OUR WALL, OUR HOME WALL.
BUT THERE'S NO WALL TO PREVENT US FROM SEEING THE ROAD, AND 37 FEET REALLY ISN'T THAT MUCH.
>> THE NOISE AND THE TRAFFIC, IT'S ALREADY BAD, AND I CAN'T IMAGINE ONCE IT'S FOUR LANES.
WE HAD NO IDEA THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN WHEN WE MOVED IN, AND WE PROBABLY WOULDN'T HAVE PURCHASED THIS PROPERTY, HAD WE KNOWN THIS.
I GUESS THAT'S OUR FAULT FOR NOT LOOKING INTO WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE.
BUT DEPENDING WHAT GOES INTO EC3 AND DEPENDING WHAT HAPPENS WITH MOORE ROAD, I'D BE LIKELY TO WANT TO MOVE AND I THINK WE WOULD HAVE TROUBLE SELLING OUR HOUSE BECAUSE I DON'T THINK ANYBODY ELSE WOULD WANT TO LIVE RIGHT ALONG A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY WITH COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES ACROSS THE STREET.
I COULD BE WRONG. MAYBE SOMEBODY WANTS TO, BUT IT'S JUST VERY CONCERNING FOR US.
WE SIT ON OUR BACK PORCH IN THE MORNING AND DRINK OUR COFFEE, AND ALL WE HEAR ARE TRUCKS GOING BACK AND FORTH, BACK AND FORTH.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU. I UNDERSTAND.
>> WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO. DON'T GET ME WRONG.
I I'M TRYING NOT TO COMPLAIN, BUT I'M JUST REALLY WORRIED.
THAT'S HOW WORRIED I AM, I HOPE SOMETHING CAN BE DONE.
>> THANK YOU. ROADWAYS. WE DO SOMETHING, BECAUSE I HAVE SILVER BELL ROAD, VERY CLOSE TO CONTINENTAL RESERVE AND CONTINENTAL RANCH.
THEN WE HAVE THE EMPLOYMENT CENTERS THAT ARE TIED TO CONTINENTAL RESERVE AND CONTINENTAL RANCH.
I DON'T THINK IT'S AFFECTED THE PROPERTY VALUES IN OUR AREA, AS INDICATED BY THE PROPERTY TAX BILL I GOT FROM THE COUNTY ASSESSOR LAST WEEK.
BUT FROM THE ROADWAY PERSPECTIVE, WE ARE ABLE TO PUT TREES IN THE MEDIANS AND TO THE EXTERIOR SIDES OF THE ROADS TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF NOISE LEVEL THAT COMES IN.
IS THERE A CERTAIN DECIBEL LEVEL THAT WE LOOK FOR?
>> CHAIRMAN SCHEY, THERE IS A TYPICAL DECIBEL LEVEL THAT YOU MIGHT EXPECT FOR A FOUR LANE DIVIDED ROAD, FOR EXAMPLE.
I DON'T HAVE A PERFECT MEMORY, BUT I THINK WE COULD EXPECT IT TO BE SOMEWHERE AROUND BETWEEN 60-70 DECIBELS.
THERE ARE TREATMENTS THAT CAN BE ADDED THAT COULD POTENTIALLY REDUCE THE NOISE LEVEL.
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THERE'S A CERTAIN AESTHETIC ASPECT TO THE TREATMENTS, THEY'RE TYPICALLY WALLS.THE TOWN OF MARANA, SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE, WE HAVEN'T DONE ANY PROJECTS THAT REQUIRED NOISE MITIGATION.
USUALLY, IT'S FEDERALLY FUNDED PROJECTS THAT REQUIRE NOISE MITIGATION, AND THE NOISE MITIGATION TYPICALLY IS A NOISE WALL.
>> HOW DO WE KNOW IF YOU'RE GOING TO DO THAT OR NOT?
>> THAT WOULD BE PART OF THE DESIGN PROCESS.
WITH MOORE ROAD, IT'S SO FAR IN THE FUTURE THAT IT'S NOT ON A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, AND SO IT'S NOT BEEN DESIGNED AS YET.
IT WILL BE PART OF THE DESIGN PROCESS, IF THAT WERE TO BE INCLUDED.
IS MOORE ROAD PROJECTED TO BE A MAJOR ARTERIAL?
>> YES, SIR. AS WE SAW EARLIER, THERE'S GOING TO BE AN INTERCHANGE AT MOORE ROAD IN ITEN AND SO THAT LENDS ITSELF, OF COURSE, TO CARRYING QUITE A BIT OF TRAFFIC.
>> THE RIGHT AWAY WILL BE 250 FEET, IS THAT CORRECT?
>> IT'LL BE 250 FEET IN PROXIMITY TO INTERSTATE10 TO HANDLE THE AUXILIARY LANES.
THEN MY EXPECTATION IS THAT IT WILL REDUCE TO ABOUT 150 FEET, WHICH IS OUR STANDARD ARTERIAL CROSS SECTION.
>> THANK YOU. WHAT'S THE RIGHT OF WAY ON MOORE ROAD CURRENTLY?
>> I WOULD EXPECT IT TO BE ABOUT 150 FEET BECAUSE WE WOULD HAVE PRESERVED THE RIGHT OF WAY FOR A WIDER MOORE ROAD IN THE FUTURE.
>> IN ESSENCE TO ASSUAGE MISS CROOKS CONCERNS THAT MOORE ROAD IS NOT GOING TO MOVE FURTHER TO THE SOUTH.
THAT ALL THE CONSTRUCTION WOULD TAKE PLACE NORTH OF WHERE SHE IS.
>> FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD, I WOULD AGREE WITH THAT.
YES, IF SHE'S AS CLOSE AS 37 FEET, THAT'S YES.
>> I THINK IT'S SAFE TO ASSUME THAT THE CONSTRUCTION IS GOING TO BE ALL TO THE NORTH FOR THAT 150 FOOT RIGHT AWAY.
>> NOBODY CAN SAY WITH ANY CERTAINTY WHEN THEY'RE GOING TO PUT AN INTERCHANGE AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A $20, $30 MILLION PROJECT HERE OR MORE. I DON'T KNOW.
>> I WAS A LITTLE ON THE ROAD [LAUGHTER] SHOOT ME.
IT'S A 100 MILLION HERE, 100 MILLION THERE.
[OVERLAPPING] WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MONEY.
>> I TAKE THAT BACK BECAUSE IT WOULD BE A BRAND NEW INTERCHANGE, SO THERE WOULD BE LESS COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH IT.
SO WE COULD TAKE OFF 50 MILLION.
>> ANY SAVINGS WOULD BE HELPFUL.
WHEN COULD THIS EVEN CONCEIVABLY TAKE PLACE? IS IT EVEN ON ADOT'S RADAR RIGHT NOW?
>> IT'S ON ADOT'S RADAR IN THE SENSE THAT IT WAS INCLUDED IN A DESIGN CONCEPT REPORT THAT WENT FROM, I WANT TO SAY, PENAL AIR PARK FURTHER SOUTH WHERE THEY LOOKED AT ALL THE LOCATIONS, AND THEY IDENTIFIED THE MOORE ROAD ALIGNMENT AS A LOCATION FOR A FUTURE INTERCHANGE.
THEY MAY HAVE DONE SOME PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING, I'M NOT REALLY SURE ABOUT THAT, BUT IT IS ON ADOT'S RADAR FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE.
HOWEVER, I WOULD NOT EXPECT ADOT TO BE JUMPING UP AND SAYING, HEY, HERE, BUILD A TRAFFIC INTERCHANGE.
THEY WOULD EXPECT THE TOWN OF MARANA TO BE VERY CREATIVE IN GAINING SOME FUNDS AND TO SEED THAT.
AS IS THE CASE WITH THE ORTEGA ROAD INTERCHANGE, WHICH IS THE TOWN'S HIGHEST PRIORITY FOR REBUILDING AN INTERCHANGE.
THEY HAVE NOT YET COME FORWARD.
WELL, THE STATE HAS COME FORWARD WITH $10 MILLION, BUT ADOT ITSELF HASN'T VOLUNTEERED SOME OF ITS REGULAR PROGRAMMING TO BUILD AN INTERCHANGE THERE.
>> IT'S LIKELY TO BE A WHILE, THOUGH, I WOULD ADD THAT THE TOWN DID APPLY FOR A FEDERAL GRANT CALLED A RAISE GRANT IN THE LAST YEAR.
WE WEREN'T SUCCESSFUL GETTING IT, BUT WE WILL CONTINUE TO APPLY FOR FEDERAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES.
>> SURE. DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS GOING TO SAY? SO I'LL JUST DROP IT.
>> HYPOTHETICALLY, IN THE FUTURE, WITH THIS 150 FOOT ROAD, THE PROPERTY BEHIND HER HOUSE ALL ALONG MOORE ROAD.
YOU'RE GOING TO EXTEND THAT FURTHER NORTH, I'M ASSUMING, THE ROADWAY, AND THAT SOME IMPROVEMENTS WILL BE DONE ON HER SIDE OF THE ROAD.
>> IT'S REALLY HARD TO TALK WITHOUT HAVING A PICTURE IN FRONT OF US THAT IDENTIFIES HER PROPERTY, WHERE THE RIGHT OF WAY IS.
SO WE'RE REALLY BEING A BIT SPECULATIVE.
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>> WILLIAM MCINTYRE, CAN YOU MOVE YOUR MICROPHONE CLOSER TO YOU SO EVERYONE CAN HEAR YOU, PLEASE?
>> SURE. BETTER? I HAVE FROGGY THROATS.
>> I THINK WE ESTABLISHED WITH COMMISSIONER FLINT THAT IF SHE'S ON THE SOUTH HALF, SAY OF THE RIGHT OF WAY FOR MOORE ROAD THEN THE CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY WOULD HAPPEN PREDOMINANTLY TOWARDS THE NORTH.
>> POSSIBLY, WHEN YOU DO THAT, YOU WILL THEN IMPROVE THE SOUTH SIDE OF MOORE ROAD THERE, WHICH IS BEHIND THE PROPERTIES THAT ARE THERE, WHICH WOULD NECESSITATE PROBABLY SOME TREES AND OTHER BENEFITS THAT THERE SO THAT HER 37 FEET MIGHT NOT BE 37 FEET, IT MIGHT BE A LITTLE MORE, BUT IT'S NOT GOING TO BE LESS THAN THAT.
>> IT'S VERY DIFFICULT WITHOUT KNOWING FOR SURE, WE'RE REALLY SPECULATING.
>> HERE'S A PERSON THAT HAS A REAL FEAR THAT THE WHOLE BACK OF HER HOUSE IS GOING TO BE BUILT UPON SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BE BETWEEN YOU AND ME.
IN GENERAL, WE'RE TRYING TO SAY TO HER, THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN 5, 10, 20 YEARS FROM NOW, BUT IN THE MEANTIME, SO THAT SHE CAN HAVE SOME PEACE AT NIGHT, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE BUILT RIGHT UPON HER BACK WALL THAT'S THERE.
THERE'LL BE A LITTLE BIT OF A BUFFER THAT'S THERE AND THAT ANY FUTURE PLANS WILL PROBABLY INCLUDE SOME ABATEMENT OR TREES, OR SOMETHING THAT WILL THEN PUSH THAT A LITTLE FURTHER NORTH SO THAT SHE CAN HAVE SOME PEACE OF MIND THAT I'M NOT GOING TO HAVE A WALL RIGHT HERE.
I'M NOT GOING TO HAVE A TRUCK COMING THROUGH MY BACKYARD.
IS THAT A FAIR, REASONABLE ASSUMPTION?
>> I THINK IT'S A FAIR, REASONABLE ASSUMPTION THAT ANY DESIGN THAT'S DONE IN THE FUTURE WOULD BE VERY SENSITIVE TO THE PEOPLE WHO CURRENTLY LIVE THERE, AND IT WOULD INVOLVE SOME LANDSCAPING AS WELL.
>> NO, WE'RE NOT GETTING TO A SPECIFIC, BUT [OVERLAPPING] IN YOUR EXPERIENCE OF EVERY ROAD THAT YOU'VE DONE IN MARANA, OF WHAT I'VE SEEN, YOU PUT MORE LANDSCAPING, YOU MAKE THE ROADS BETTER IN THOSE AREAS THAT WE'VE DONE.
SHE'S NEVER SEEN THAT, ALL OF US UP HERE HAVE.
SO WE'RE JUST TRYING TO GIVE HER SOME HOPE THAT YOU CAN SLEEP BETTER.
>> [OVERLAPPING] PLEASE COME UP TO THE.
>> YEAH, PLEASE COME UP TO THE MICROPHONE.
>> I JUST WANTED TO QUICKLY ADD THAT OUR EXPERIENCE OF HAVING ONLY BEEN THERE A YEAR AND A HALF WAS THAT WHEN THEY PUT IN THE TURNING LANE FROM MOORE ROAD TO NORTH CLARK FARMS BOULEVARD, THEY GOT RID OF LANDSCAPING, AND THEY DIDN'T ADD IT BACK WHEN THEY WERE DONE ADDING THE LANE.
>> I'M TRYING TO GIVE THE BEST SCENARIO POSSIBLE.
IN OUR YEARS OF EXPERIENCE OF WORKING WITH THE TOWN, THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THEY DO CONSIDER.
I'VE WORKED WITH THE TOWN FOR OVER 20 YEARS.
WE DID A LOT OF STUFF IN DUB MOUNTAIN AND GLADDEN FARMS, AND THAT.
THEY'VE REALLY TRIED TO GO AND TO IMPROVE THE STUFF IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS TO RELAY THEIR FEARS FOR SOMEBODY.
YOU'VE ONLY BEEN HERE A YEAR AND A HALF, WE'VE SEEN STUFF A LOT MORE THAN THAT.
I WAS JUST TRYING TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE PEACE OF MIND, HEY, THIS IS A PROJECT.
THEY WILL PROBABLY COME WHEN I HAVE HAIR BACK.
>> IT MIGHT NOT BE CLOSE, BUT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN'T RELY ON IT, BUT IT'S, HEY, THE TOWN'S DONE THIS FOR MANY YEARS TO TRY TO HELP ALL THE HOMEOWNERS.
>> WE'RE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT LIGHT POLLUTION AS WELL.
I KNOW THAT WAS ONE OF YOUR CONCERNS.
WE LOOK AT DOWNWARD DIRECTED LIGHTS AND TRYING TO KEEP THEM ON THE PROPERTY LEVELS, OR THE PROPERTY LINES.
WHEN THESE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS COME THROUGH, DO WE SEE THEM, AGAIN, MR. ANGEL?
>> MR. CHAIRMAN, COMMISSIONERS, IF THE USES THAT ARE LISTED IN THE,
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ASSUMING THE SPECIFIC PLAN GETS APPROVED AS IS PRESENTED AND GOES THROUGH, ANY OF THE USES THAT ARE LISTED AS PERMITTED WOULD BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED ADMINISTRATIVELY AND PERMITTED THROUGH THE STANDARD BUILDING PERMIT PROCESS.ANY OF THEM THAT ARE LISTED AS A CONDITIONAL USE WOULD THEN COME BACK BEFORE THIS BODY FOR A PUBLIC HEARING AND REVIEW AT THAT TIME.
THEN OBVIOUSLY ANY USE THAT IS NOT LISTED IN HERE WOULD REQUIRE AN AMENDMENT TO THE PLAN, WHICH WOULD THEN BRING IT BACK FOR A HEARING SIMILAR TO WHAT WE'RE DOING THIS EVENING TO AMEND THE LIST OF USES.
I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC FORUM AT THIS TIME.
I THOUGHT THAT WAS A VERY GOOD DISCUSSION.
FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, I LIKE THAT BLOCK 10, 11, ALPHA, AND BLOCK 9 ARE EACH DRS.
BLOCK 2 BEING THE MEDIUM HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL AS IT MIGRATES FROM THE SOUTHEAST TO THE NORTHWEST.
I LIKE MOVING THE VILLAGE COMMERCIAL DOWN TO BLOCK 2.
SO WITH THAT SAID, I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION TO RECOMMEND TO THE TOWN COUNCIL APPROVAL OF PZZ2403001.
AMENDING THE RANCHO MORANO WEST SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT TO ESTABLISH THE MONARCH AT RANCHO MORANO WEST SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT.
>> MISS BONER, CAN I GET A ROLL CALL, PLEASE?
I DO APPRECIATE EVERYONE COMING OUT TONIGHT, AND I HOPE WE ANSWERED YOUR QUESTIONS.
>> MR. MADD [INAUDIBLE] HE WAS WONDERFUL.
>> GO TO ALL OF THAT. [LAUGHTER]
>> OUR DISCUSSION, ONE OF THE THINGS ON THESE DEVELOPMENT PLANS, WHEN THEY DO OR IF THEY DO COME IN.
OBVIOUSLY, THEY DO HAVE RESIDENTIAL, THE MHDR, RIGHT NEXT TO THE EC.
IN OUR REVIEW PROCESS, SOME OF OUR CRITERIA, OBVIOUSLY, WE HAVE BUFFER ZONES.
>> SAME THING GOES IF YOU LOOK AT THE ARIZONA OF PAVILIONS, AND THAT'S WHAT I WAS TRYING TO DISCUSS WITH THE RESIDENT THAT ANYTIME WE GET SOMETHING LIKE THE WALMART THERE, WE HAVE THERE'S WALLS, THERE'S TREES, THERE'S EVERYTHING.
THE DEVELOPER WANTS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE BUSINESSES THAT ARE COMING IN THERE ARE GOING TO LOOK NICE.
THEY WANT TO STILL SELL HOUSES NEXT DOOR.
WE ARE GOING TO LOOK AT ALL THAT WHEN IT COMES IN AND I'M SURE DEON, WITH ALL THE TRAFFIC STUFF, WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S VERY USABLE AS LONG AS, AND AESTHETICALLY USABLE AND NICE FOR THAT AREA.
BUT I LIVE RIGHT DOWN THE STREET FROM THERE, SO I WANT TO SEE A NICE TOO.
I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY COMMISSION ACTION INFORMATIONAL ITEMS. NOTHING ELSE THAT YOU WANT TO TELL US ABOUT, MR. ANGEL?
>> I'D LIKE TO HEAR HOW YOU GUYS WOULD LIKE TO PROCEED WITH ELECTION OF A BOARD CHAIRMAN AND VICE?
>> YEAH, IT'S THAT TIME OF THE YEAR AGAIN.
THE VICE CHAIR AND I DO NOT MIND CONTINUING ON IF YOU WILL HAVE US.
[LAUGHTER] SOMEONE HAS TO MAKE THAT MOTION OTHER THAN ME.
>> I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT CHAIRMAN SCHEY AND VICE CHAIRMAN HILL CONTINUE IN THEIR APPOINTED POSITIONS FOR THE NEXT TERM OF THE COMMISSION.
>> OPPOSED. [LAUGHTER] THANK YOU AGAIN, I THINK. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS.
>> FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS, WHAT I WOULD ASK IS.
ONCE AGAIN, IT'S THAT TIME OF THE YEAR.
WHAT WE WILL WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS THE SCHEDULE FOR OUR REGULAR NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER MEETINGS.
I KNOW MANY OF YOU HAVE FAMILY OUTSIDE OF
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THE STATE WHERE YOU TRAVEL AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.IF YOU COULD BRING ALONG YOUR CALENDARS AND BE PREPARED TO DISCUSS THOSE, WE'LL BRING FORWARD SOME SUGGESTIONS AS WELL.
>> I APPRECIATE IT. MOTION TO ADJOURN.
>> AYE. [BACKGROUND]
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