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[ MARANA PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA 11555 W. Civic Center Drive, Marana, Arizona 85653 Council Chambers, August 27, 2025, 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 August 27, 2025, 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. Revisions to the agenda 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 ldzieman@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. ]
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>> ITEMS, BOTH ON THE AGENDA AND LISTED IN MARANA'S TOWN CODE IN THAT, IT'S IMPORTANT TO ASSESS WHETHER THE PROPOSED REZONING ALIGNS WITH THE CHARACTER OF THE SURROUNDING AREA.
WHAT'S BEEN INTRODUCED TO DATE HAS BEEN HIGH DENSITY HOUSING FORCED INTO LOW DENSITY NEIGHBORHOODS.
I JUST ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER THAT MOVING FORWARD. THANK YOU.
>> APPRECIATE IT. ANYONE ELSE? I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS SECTION.
>> CHAIR SCHNARR, WE WOULD NEED A MOTION TO CONTINUE TO AN INDEFINITE DATE, A SECOND, AND A VOTE IF THAT'S THE COMMISSION'S WILL.
>> CHAIRMAN, I'LL MOVE TO CONTINUE THE ITEM TO A DATE TO BE DETERMINED.
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>> MR. CHAIRMAN, TO CLARIFY THAT WAS LINDA VISTA 39, AND I KNOW WE HAVE TO DO 13 AS WELL.
>> ARE YOU GOING TO PRESENT 13, NEXT? LINDA VISTA 39 HAS BEEN APPROVED.
>> IT WAS NOT APPROVED. IT WAS CONTINUED TO IT.
>> MR. CHAIRMAN, COMMISSIONERS, THE APPLICANT HAS ALSO SUBMITTED A LETTER FOR THIS PROJECT REQUESTING IT CONTINUOUS TO AN UNSPECIFIED DATE.
>> THANK YOU. SAME RULES WILL OPEN UP TO THE PUBLIC.
DOES ANYONE WANT TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS WITH REGARDS TO LINDA VISTA 13? I'LL CLOSE IT AT THIS TIME.
>> MR. CHAIRMAN, I'LL MOVE THAT LINDA VISTA 13 BE CONTINUED UNTIL DATE TO BE DETERMINED.
>> MR. CHAIRMAN COMMISSIONERS, THIS IS APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY LAZARUS AND SILVYN PC, REPRESENTING BP CASCADA PARTNERS AND RED POINT DEVELOPMENT, THEIR CLIENTS REQUESTING A RECOMMENDATION TO THE MARANA TOWN COUNCIL TO APPROVE THE CASCADA II SPECIFIC PLAN.
THIS IS A PLAN THAT CONSOLIDATES MOST OF THE REMAINING DEVELOPABLE LAND AREA WITHIN THE ORIGINAL CASCADA SPECIFIC PLAN AND THE CASCADA NORTH SPECIFIC PLAN.
IN THIS PLAN ON THE SLIDE NOW, THIS GRAY BOUNDARY ALONG THE PERIMETER SHOWS YOU THE BOUNDARY OF THE EXISTING PLANS, CASCADA NORTH BEING ESSENTIALLY NORTH OF LAMBERT LANE, CASCADA, THE ORIGINAL CASCADA, SOUTH OF LAMBERT.
THEN THE CASCADA II IS THE SHADED COLORED AREAS, THE ORANGE, THE GREEN, AND THE BLUE AREAS WITHIN THAT LARGER BOUNDARY.
THE CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN PROPOSES FOUR LAND USES.
THERE'S RESIDENTIAL, VILLAGE COMMERCIAL, OPEN SPACE DRAINAGE, AND DISTRICT PARK.
THE RESIDENTIAL DOES PROPOSE A VARIETY OF RESIDENTIAL LAND USES AND DENSITIES THAT INCLUDE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AND MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL.
THE MINIMUM LOT SIZES FOR THE LOW DENSITY, MEDIUM DENSITY, AND HIGH DENSITY ARE 2,900 SQUARE FEET, 01,500 SQUARE FEET, AND 700 SQUARE FEET, RESPECTIVELY.
THE TOWN'S RESIDENTIAL DESIGN STANDARDS WILL APPLY TO DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE SPECIFIC PLAN IN PART, AND THEN THE CASCADA II SPECIFIC PLAN HAS ITS OWN DESIGN STANDARDS AS WELL.
THE VILLAGE CENTER LAND USE AREA WILL ALLOW EVERYTHING THAT'S ALLOWED WITHIN THE RESIDENTIAL LAND USE CATEGORY.
HOWEVER, THERE WILL BE A MINIMUM OF 100 ACRES OF COMMERCIAL USES.
ALL USES WITHIN THE TOWN'S CONVENTIONAL, VILLAGE COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT WILL APPLY HERE, SO EVERYTHING THAT THE TOWN CODE ALLOWS UNDER VILLAGE COMMERCIAL WILL BE ALLOWED HERE, AND ADDITIONAL USES ARE PROPOSED WITHIN THE CASCADA II PLAN, AS WELL AS SOME LIGHT MANUFACTURING USES.
SOME OF THE MORE INTENSIVE USES WILL REQUIRE THE TOWNS STANDARDS FROM THE MARANA TOWN CODE.
SOME EXAMPLES OF THIS MIGHT BE, LIKE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FACILITIES OR ENERGY STORAGE CENTERS FACILITIES, AND ALSO MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES.
THE TOWN HAS ITS OWN STANDARDS FOR ADDRESSING THOSE IN ARIZONA AND THEY'LL APPLY HERE AS WELL.
THE TOWN'S COMMERCIAL DESIGN STANDARDS IN PART WILL APPLY HERE, AND CASCADA II HAS SOME OF ITS OWN DESIGN STANDARDS AS WELL.
STAFF HAS REVIEWED THOSE VERY CLOSELY AND WE SUPPORT THEM.
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THE ACCESS AND CIRCULATION PART OF THIS PROJECT.THERE'S TWO PRIMARY POINTS OF ACCESS OFF AT TWIN PEAKS ROAD.
CASCADA BOULEVARD, WHICH IS THE PRIMARY SPINE ROAD GOING THROUGH THIS DEVELOPMENT WILL BE CONSTRUCTED IN THE FIRST COUPLE OF PHASES AS A TWO LANE ROADWAY, AND THEN EVENTUALLY, ITS ULTIMATE WIDTH WILL BE FOUR LANES.
CAMINO REAL IS THE SECOND ACCESS POINT, WHICH IS THE ONE A LITTLE SOUTHWEST OF CASCADA BOULEVARD, AND THAT WILL BE A TWO LANE ROADWAY.
THERE IS A TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS THAT'S CURRENTLY BEING REVIEWED.
IT HAS NOT BEEN ACCEPTED YET, AND I UNDERSTAND IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE CURRENT TIA WILL COVER THE FIRST TWO PHASES.
ESSENTIALLY, IT'LL COVER BLOCKS 1, 2, 03, 4, 5, 6, AND 7, THEN SUBSEQUENT PHASES MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSES AND FURTHER EVALUATION, THERE MAY BE ADDITIONAL POINTS OF ACCESS REQUIRED.
THE PLAN DOES PROPOSE A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF OPEN SPACE AND RECREATION.
THIS PLAN HERE SHOWS MOST OF THIS GREEN AREA UP IN HERE, THIS LABEL PIMA COUNTY.
THIS IS LAND THAT WAS DEDICATED TO PIMA COUNTY TO BE PRESERVED IN PERPETUITY AS NEW AS WELL AS A WILDLIFE CORRIDOR.
THESE CORRIDORS DOWN IN HERE ARE DRAINAGE CHANNELS THAT WILL BE PART OF THE PROJECT.
THESE WILL NOT ONLY CARRY FLOW, BUT THEY'LL ALSO SERVE AS A RECREATIONAL COMPONENT AS WELL OR FUNCTION AS WELL.
THESE YELLOW LINES ALONG THE TOP ARE DRAINAGE WAY TRAILS, WHICH WILL BE CONSTRUCTED OF 10 FOOT WIDE ASPHALTIC CONCRETE.
THEY'LL SERVE AS A PEDESTRIAN CONDUIT FROM THE EASTERN PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT TO THE WEST.
THE ORANGE DELINEATED TRAILS OR PATHS HERE ARE 12 FOOT WIDE ASPHALT PATHS, AND THOSE WILL BE ALONG CASCADA BOULEVARD, AS WELL AS LAMBERT LANE.
THE PROJECT WILL INCLUDE 19 ACRES OR JUST I THINK IT'S JUST OVER 19 ACRES OF NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS, SPREAD OUT AMONG THE BLOCKS.
AMENITY CENTERS FACILITIES WILL BE INCLUDED IN THERE.
THE TOWN WILL BE DEVELOPING A DISTRICT PARK.
THERE'S LAND THAT'S BEEN DEDICATED TO THE TOWN OF MARANA, RIGHT WHERE THE CURSOR IS, HERE AT THE WESTERN BOUNDARY.
IT HAS BEEN DEDICATED TO THE TOWN OF MARANA, AND WILL BE USED FOR THE TOWN'S DISTRICT PARK AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE.
THIS IS A DISCRETIONARY ITEM FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO CONSIDER.
IF THE PLANNING COMMISSION CHOOSES TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL, TOWN STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT IT'S BASED UPON THE RECOMMENDED FINDINGS IN THE STAFF REPORT, AS WELL AS SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS LISTED IN THE STAFF REPORT, WITH ONE EXCEPTION, THE APPLICANT HAS REQUESTED THAT WE REMOVE CONDITION NUMBER 13, WHICH PERTAINS TO ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS, AND OUR LEGAL DEPARTMENT AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES HAS CONCURRED THAT THAT CONDITION MAY BE REMOVED.
FOR A SUGGESTED MOTION, I WOULD JUST ASK THAT YOU APPEND THE EXISTING SUGGESTED MOTION WITH THE PHRASE ACCEPT CONDITION NUMBER 13, WHICH SHALL BE REMOVED.
THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
THE APPLICANT IS HERE TONIGHT.
CARRIE SILVAN FROM LAZARUS SILVYN, WE LIKE TO PRESENT, AS WELL.
I CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS NOW OR WAIT UNTIL THE END OF CARRIE'S PRESENTATION.
>> GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION.
CARRIE SILVAN WITH LAZARUS AND SILVAN.
I FEEL LIKE IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE I'VE BEEN IN FRONT OF YOU, SO IT'S NICE TO SEE ALL OF YOU AGAIN.
WE GOT OUR PRESENTATION TO HIM A LITTLE BIT LATE, AND WE HAVE A LOT OF DUPLICATIONS SO I AM GOING TO TRY AND NOT DUPLICATE SOME OF THE MESSAGING THAT YOU JUST HEARD.
IT'S ALSO IN THE STAFF REPORT, AS I GO THROUGH THE PRESENTATION. I'M CARRIE SILVAN.
I'M REPRESENTING BP ESCOTA PARTNERS, WHICH IS A BORN COMPANIES ENTITY WITH ME TONIGHT FROM BORN ARE BRIGHAM STEVENS, WHO'S SITTING RIGHT HERE AND MATT DICKEY.
THEN MOST OF YOU KNOW ROBIN LARGE AND JACKSON CASSIDY FROM MY OFFICE.
WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS ASK BRIGG TO COME UP AS THE DEVELOPER.
SOME OF YOU MAY BE FAMILIAR WITH BORN.
THEY ARE VERY MUCH A LOCAL COMPANY.
I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE COMPANY IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA FOR MY 27 YEAR CAREER.
THEY'VE DONE A LOT OF REALLY COOL STUFF IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA, AND I THINK THEY WANT TO STEP THROUGH SOME OF THAT AND THEN I'LL DO A PROBABLY QUICKER RUN THROUGH THAN I HAD INTENDED BECAUSE BRIAN COVERED MOST OF THE STUFF, AND THEN WE'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
I'M GOING TO TURN OVER TO BRIGG. I THINK YOU CAN JUST DO THAT.
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AS CARRIE MENTIONED, I'M BRIGG STEVENS.
I'M WITH BORN COMPANIES, AND SO I THOUGHT A LITTLE BIT OF CONTEXT MIGHT BE HELPFUL TO GIVE SOME INSIGHT IN HOW WE'RE THINKING ABOUT THE MASTER PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING FOR THIS PROJECT.
WE'VE BEEN IN TUCSON FOR 35 YEARS.
IN FACT, ALL OF OUR PROJECTS RIGHT NOW ARE BASED IN TUCSON, AND SO WE THINK ABOUT TUCSON EVERY DAY.
OVER THE YEARS, WE'VE DONE A LOT OF PROJECT, A LOT THAT YOU PROBABLY RECOGNIZE AROUND TUCSON MALL, PARK PLACE MALL, AND EVERYWHERE IN BETWEEN.
I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE OF OUR CURRENT PROJECTS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON, AND SO ONE IS WHAT WE CALL UPTOWN, FORMERLY KNOWN AS FOOTHILLS MALL, AND SO IF YOU'VE SEEN IT RECENTLY, WE DEMOLISH MOST OF THE MALL, AND WE HAVE PLANNED A MIXED USE URBAN CENTER HERE, AND SO THE GROUND FLOOR THE GROUND FLOOR WILL BE PRIMARILY RETAIL SO FOOD AND BEVERAGE, ENTERTAINMENT, RETAIL USES, AND THEN ABOVE IT WILL BE A COMBINATION OF APARTMENTS, POTENTIALLY SOME CONDOS, AND THEN HOTEL, AS WELL.
WHERE YOU SEE THE RED CIRCLE HERE, THAT'S WHAT'S CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
WITHIN THE NEXT SIX MONTHS OR SO, THE FIRST APARTMENT BUILDING WILL BE COMPLETE, AND YOU CAN SEE THE CORRESPONDING PARKING GARAGE THERE THAT'S ADJACENT.
THEN THIS PAST WEEK, WE STARTED CONSTRUCTION ON HILTON TEMPO HOTEL, WHICH WILL BE HOOPS RIGHT THERE ADJACENT TO THE APARTMENT BUILDING, AND SO THE PLAN HERE IS TO START CONSTRUCTION ON ONE TO TWO BUILDINGS EVERY YEAR, AND SO THAT'S THAT ONE.
ANOTHER PROJECT THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY WRAPPING UP IS CALLED THE BRIDGES.
IT'S AT KINO AND I10, AND SO ALL IN ALL ITS 350 ACRES OF WHICH BORN HAS 110, AND SO WE'VE DONE A COMBINATION OF USES.
WE DID THE GEICO REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS HERE, AND THEN WE'VE DONE A BIG VARIETY OF DIFFERENT COMMERCIAL USES.
RETAIL BEING DIFFERENT RESTAURANTS.
WE DID THE JTED SCHOOL FACILITY.
WE'VE DONE TWO BUILDINGS, ACTUALLY WORKING ON OUR THIRD ONE THERE.
WE'VE DONE A HOTEL, AND THEN THERE'S BEEN A COMBINATION OF RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS THAT WE'VE DONE.
ONE IS A HIGHER DENSITY SINGLE FAMILY FOR RENT PROJECT.
THEN THERE'S APARTMENTS THERE CALLED CABANA, WHICH IS ALSO COMPLETE.
WE'RE JUST GETTING STARTED ON HIGH DENSITY SINGLE FAMILY FOR SEE THERE CALLED THE PEARL, AND SO HERE'S JUST A COUPLE OF THE IMAGES OF THE BUILDINGS THAT ARE ALREADY COMPLETE HERE BEING JTED, THE HIGH DENSITY FOR RENT PROJECT CALLED BRIOSO, AND THEN THE GEICO FACILITY.
THE LAST PROJECT, I'LL JUST GIVE OVERSIGHT ON IS AT I19 IN IRVINGTON, AND SO, AGAIN, A MIXED USE COMPONENT HERE, WHERE WE DID A SPROUTS GROCERY STORE.
WE DID ENTERTAINMENT, A GYM, A HOST OF RESTAURANTS, A HOTEL, AND THEN APARTMENTS AS WELL, AND SO AS WE THINK ABOUT PROJECTS IN CASCADA IN PARTICULAR, WE TAKE A HIGH LEVEL OF VISION AND TRY AND ATTRACT THE BEST AND CLASS USES AND THINK ABOUT HOW ALL THE DIFFERENT USES CAN COME TOGETHER, AND WE TRY AND GET A REAL ASSET FOR THE COMMUNITY THAT THE PEOPLE ARE PROUD OF AND THE CONSUMERS CAN FREQUENT AND BENEFIT FROM, SO THANK YOU.
>> REGIONAL CONTEXT, YOU ALL KNOW THE REGION THAT BIG YELLOW IS THE ENTIRE CASCADA AND CASCADA NORTH FOR WHICH THIS CASCADA II IS IN THE MIDDLE OF.
IT'S EAST OF I10, NORTH OF TWIN PEAKS, SOUTH OF TANGERINE.
THIS GIVES YOU, BRIAN MENTIONED THIS, BUT THIS IS THE MAP THAT SHOWS YOU CASCADA, WHICH IS IN THE BLUE, WAS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL SPECIFIC PLANS ADOPTED IN 2006.
CASCADA NORTH CAME IN IN 2011.
THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF OVERLAP IN ACREAGE, SO THE TOTAL ACREAGE OF THAT YELLOW PLUS BLUE IS 1,562 ACRES FOR THESE ARE THE OLD PLANS.
THIS GIVES YOU THE OUTLINE OF THE OLD PLAN, AS YOU CAN SEE, THE LARGE BLACK OUTLINE.
THEN THE BLUE AND THE DARKER GREEN ARE WHAT WE'RE CALLING CASCADA II, WHICH IS THE 752.5 ACRES, AND THAT'S REALLY THE DEVELOPABLE AREA THAT WAS WITHIN CASCADA AND CASCADA NORTH IN THOSE TWO SPECIFIC PLANS SO THE APPROXIMATELY 810 ACRES THAT ARE NOT IN THE BLUE AND THE GREEN THAT WAS PART
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OF THOSE ORIGINAL PLANS WAS NOT INCLUDED BECAUSE A PORTION OF IT HAS BEEN DEDICATED.AS BRIAN INDICATED, THERE'S A LITTLE OVER 300 ACRES THAT WAS DEDICATED TO PIMA COUNTY FOR OPEN SPACE AND WILDLIFE MOVEMENT, WHICH IS ALL OF THAT ALONG THE NORTH AND OVER ON THE EAST.
YOU HAVE TWO SPOTS DOWN SOUTH OF TWIN PEAKS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN DEVELOPED PURSUANT TO THAT ORIGINAL SPECIFIC PLAN.
THOSE TWO PROJECTS DOWN THERE.
THERE IS THE MARANA PARK AND WHAT'S GOING TO BE REGIONAL DRAINAGE, AND WE ARE WORKING WITH THE TOWN.
WE WILL BE PUTTING THOSE IN BOTH THE DRAINAGE, AS WELL AS WORKING WITH THE TOWN TO PUT IN THE PARK AMENITIES WITHIN THESE TWO SPOTS.
THEN THIS AREA IS A COMBINATION OF TRICO AND METRO WATER.
AS ALL OF THAT HAS HAPPENED PURSUANT TO THE OLD PLANS, WHAT WE DID WAS WENT IN AND WORKED WITH THE TOWN, AS I SAID, AND GRAB THE DEVELOPABLE AREA.
CASCADA REALLY DID A GREAT JOB OF LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR A LOT OF THOSE PROTECTIONS.
THEN THE GOAL WITH BORN IS TO CREATE THIS MIXED USE EXCITING PROJECT AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
AS YOU ALL KNOW, THAT THE MARANA CENTER HAS BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL, AND THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF RESIDENCES ALONG TWIN PEAKS.
THIS AREA IS REALLY PRIME TO BE A REGIONAL HUB, AND BORN IS REALLY EXCITED TO BRING EVERYTHING THAT THEY'VE LEARNED IN THE REST OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA INTO THE TOWN OF MARANA, AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH STAFF TO HOPEFULLY BRING THAT TO FRUITION.
THE TWO PREVIOUS PLANS DID NOT FULLY SUPPORT THE VISION THAT BORN IS LOOKING AT, AND WE'LL TALK THROUGH A LITTLE BIT OF THAT IN A MINUTE.
ALL OF YOU KNOW, BECAUSE YOU ARE THE PLANNING COMMISSION, THAT A SPECIFIC PLAN IS SITE SPECIFIC ZONING, SO IT ALLOWS US TO MIX USES.
A LOT OF OUR ZONING CODES IN THE TOWN OF MARANA, IS SIMILAR, TENDS TO SEPARATE USES, RATHER THAN BRINGING THEM TOGETHER.
THIS NEW IDEA OF BRINGING LOTS OF USES TOGETHER, INCLUDING RESIDENTIAL, WITH OFFICE, AND WITH COMMERCIAL OR THINGS THAT WE'RE HAVING TO USE SPECIFIC PLANS, PLANNED AREA DEVELOPMENTS TO DO.
EVEN THOSE PROJECTS THAT BRIGG STEVENS SHOWED YOU ALL NEEDED THIS TYPE OF ZONING.
IT ALSO ALLOWS FLEXIBILITY, SO AS WE GET THIS ZONE, WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO START MARKETING TO END USERS, WHICH A FEW OF OUR NEIGHBORS WERE ANXIOUS TO HEAR WHO THE END USERS WOULD BE, AND SO IS BORN.
[LAUGHTER] WE'RE HOPING TO KEEP MOVING THIS FORWARD TONIGHT.
YOU SAW THIS IN BRIAN'S PRESENTATION.
WE HAVE ESSENTIALLY, IT EXPANDS ON THE INITIAL VISION.
AGAIN, KEEPS INTACT ALL OF THE OPEN SPACE THAT WAS DEDICATED AND HANDLED BEFOREHAND.
THERE ARE THREE LAND USES INVOLVED, HENCE THE THREE COLORS ON THIS MAP.
THE RESIDENTIAL IS THE BRONZE.
IT'S 420 ACRES DESIGNATED RESIDENTIAL, ADJACENT TO EXISTING RESIDENTIAL AND TO CREATE A TRANSITION TO THE VILLAGE CENTER USES.
THE VILLAGE CENTER IS THE BLUE.
YOU CAN SEE OVER IN BLOCK 4, IT'S RESIDENTIAL OVER ON THE EAST SIDE, AND THAT'S TO PROVIDE THE TRANSITION.
WE DID HAVE A NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING THAT WE'LL TALK ABOUT IN A MINUTE, AND MANY OF THE NEIGHBORS WERE OVER FROM THAT SIDE, AND SO THE IDEA THAT WE WOULD BE TRANSITIONING WITH SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AND RESIDENTIAL USES INTO THE VILLAGE CENTER WAS WELL RECEIVED, I THINK, BY THE NEIGHBORS.
DEPENDING ON THE MARKET DEMAND, THE REASON YOU'RE SEEING A LITTLE BIT OF A HAZY LINE AS TO WHERE EXACTLY IT'S GOING TO TRANSITION IS NUMBER 1 THAT'S INTENDED TO DEMONSTRATE A TRANSITION, BUT NUMBER 2, DEPENDING ON HOW THE MARKET GOES, WE'LL FIGURE OUT EXACTLY WHERE, WHEN AND HOW THAT OCCURS, BUT THE COMMITMENT IS VERY MUCH THERE FOR THE EAST SIDE TO BE THAT TRANSITION WITH THE LOWER DENSITY RESIDENTIAL.
THE OPEN SPACE DRAINAGE IS THE BRIGHT GREEN, AND THAT'S ABOUT 115 ACRES.
THE SPECIFIC PLAN PERMITS RESIDENTIAL, SORRY, THAT'S MY NEXT SLIDE.
THE GREEN IS THE OPEN SPACE, AS I SAID.
THIS JUST GIVES YOU SOME IDEA OF SOME OF THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF RESIDENTIAL.
THE SPECIFIC PLAN PERMITS RESIDENTIAL USES AT VARIETIES OF DENSITIES.
THE MARKET IS REALLY CURRENTLY DEMANDING MORE DIVERSE HOUSING OPTIONS, INCLUDING SMALLER LOT SIZES FOR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, AND ALSO PROVIDING SOME OPPORTUNITIES FOR BOTH HOME OWNERSHIP AND RENTAL FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF LIFESTYLES.
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THE HIGHER DENSITY RESIDENTIAL NEAR THE COMMERCIAL AND EMPLOYMENT, TRANSITIONING TO THE LOWER DENSITY IS REALLY WHAT IS BEST PRACTICES, I THINK, IN LAND PLANNING AS WE CREATE THESE SPACES.THE COMMERCIAL, AS BRIGG TALKED ABOUT AT THE BEGINNING, BORN HAS BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL IN BRINGING FORWARD BOTH EMPLOYMENT AND COMMERCIAL IN THEIR PROJECTS.
THERE WAS A RELATIVELY SMALL AMOUNT IN THE OTHER CASCADA PLANS OF LAND FOR COMMERCIAL, SO OUR GOAL HERE, IN LARGE PART, WAS TO EXPAND THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR REVENUE GENERATING MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT AT THAT SOUTHERN END.
AGAIN, THE SUCCESS OF THE MARANA SHOPS ON THE SOUTH WAS A BIG PIECE OF THAT.
IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO HAVE SOMEBODY COME IN FIRST AND DEMONSTRATE SOME SUCCESS.
THE PERMITTED USES SUPPORT THIS BEING A REGIONAL ACTIVITY CENTER FEATURING THINGS LIKE HOTELS, ENTERTAINMENT, OFFICE, CORPORATE CENTERS, RETAIL, AND HIGHER DENSITY RESIDENTIAL, OTHER USES LIKE COMMERCIAL RECREATION, SO A BOWLING ALLEY, SOMETHING LIKE THAT, COULD BE THEIR MEDICAL EMPLOYMENT, LIGHT INDUSTRIAL, AND THEN WE HAVE SOME CONDITIONAL USES ALSO LISTED IN THE SPECIFIC PLAN.
THE OPEN SPACE RECREATION AND CIRCULATION, BRIAN DID A REALLY GREAT JOB OF EXPLAINING.
THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT, AS THIS IS CREATED BY THE BORN CASCADA GROUP.
CARRYING FORWARD BOTH THE ORIGINAL PLAN, BUT ALSO CREATING THE CONNECTING TRAILS, AGAIN, I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH THE ORANGE, THE YELLOW, THE GRAY, AND THE BLUE.
ARE ALL BOTH THE REGIONAL TRAILS, AND THEN THE ADDITIONAL TRAILS THAT WILL BE ADJACENT TO SOME OF THE DRAINAGE WAYS AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONNECTIVITY THROUGHOUT THE SITE AND INTO THE REGION.
THE NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS ARE THE LITTLE STARS.
IT'S ABOUT 19 ACRES OF THOSE PARKS.
>> THE FOUR EAST-WEST OPEN SPACE DRAINAGE AREAS IS ABOUT ANOTHER 100 ACRES OF OPEN SPACE AS WELL.
AGAIN, THE LINEAR PARK SYSTEM IS THERE.
I DON'T REMEMBER IF I'VE SAID THIS, BUT THE AREA THAT'S BEEN DEDICATED TO PIMA COUNTY IS ABOUT 329 ACRES.
THEN YOU HAVE ABOUT THE 80 ACRES OF THE MARANA PARK AND DRAINAGE WAY THAT WE'LL BE WORKING TO IMPROVE.
I THINK BRIAN DID A GREAT JOB ON THE CIRCULATION, SO I'M NOT EVEN GOING TO BRING THAT UP.
DARLENE IS ALSO HERE FROM SOME, IF THERE ARE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS.
WE APPRECIATE WE ARE IN THE FINAL STAGES, I THINK, OF THE TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS AND STILL WORKING THROUGH SOME OF THE DETAILS, AND THAT WAS THE REASON WE REQUESTED THE CONDITION 13 BE DELETED.
THAT'S ONE OF THEM THAT WE'RE STILL GOING A LITTLE BIT BACK AND FORTH.
BUT CONDITION NUMBER 6 ALREADY SAYS THAT WE'RE GOING TO COMPLY WITH WHATEVER'S IN THE APPROVED TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS, WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE DOING.
INSTEAD OF WORKING ON DETAIL IN FRONT OF YOU ALL, AND AS WE APPROACH MAYOR AND COUNCIL, WE ALL AGREED THAT THAT WAS A CONCEPT.
WE WOULD BE COMFORTABLE WITH A MOTION TO APPROVE DELETING 13, KNOWING THAT THAT CONCEPT IS IN THE TIA, AND WE WILL HAVE TO COMPLY WITH IT BASED ON CONDITION 6.
I MIGHT HAVE GIVEN YOU WAY MORE INFORMATION THAN YOU NEEDED AND CONFUSED THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS OUT OF EVERYBODY, AND I APOLOGIZE IF I DID, BUT I'M SURE THAT JANE CAN PROBABLY CLEAR UP WHAT I JUST POSSIBLY MESSED UP.
PUBLIC OUTREACH. WE HELD OUR NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING ON JULY 29.
I KNOW A FEW OF THE NEIGHBORS ARE HERE.
THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 10 PROPERTY OWNERS IN ATTENDANCE.
THIS WAS PRETTY MUCH THE PRESENTATION WHEN YOU ADD SOME OF THE DETAIL BRIAN HAD TO MINE.
ROVIN DID A GREAT JOB AT THAT MEETING.
THE KINDS OF QUESTIONS THAT WERE ASKED WERE RELATED TO WATER AND WELLS.
WHERE ARE WE GETTING OUR WATER, IS THIS GOING DRAIN THE WATER IN THE AREA? DO WE INTEND TO ACTUALLY SINK WELLS? THE ANSWER IS NO, OUR WATER IS GOING TO BE COMING FROM MARANA WATER.
THERE WERE ALSO SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT SOME OF SOME OF THE WORK BEING DONE RIGHT NOW BY THE TOWN AND OTHER REGIONAL PLAYERS RELATIVE TO WATER IMPROVEMENTS AND OTHER TYPES OF IMPROVEMENTS.
WE WERE ABLE TO ANSWER SOME OF THOSE.
A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT DRAINAGE AND FLOODPLAIN.
THIS IS AN AREA THAT FLOODS A LOT.
WE ARE GOING TO BE HANDLING THE WATER, OBVIOUSLY, THAT COMES IN FROM OUR SITE.
THEN WE'RE WORKING ON THOSE REGIONAL DRAINAGE BASINS IN THE PARK AREA THAT SHOULD IMPROVE THE AREA.
THAT QUESTION, AGAIN, OF PROXIMITY TO THEIR RESIDENTIAL USES AND MAKING SURE THAT THERE IS A TRANSITION,
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HOW CLOSE THAT'S GOING TO BE, AND THERE WAS ALSO A DISCUSSION ABOUT THE TOPOGRAPHY CHANGES IN THAT AREA.FROM WHERE THE EXISTING RESIDENTS ARE ON THE EAST, AS YOU GO WEST, THE LAND SLOPES DOWN.
WELL, THAT HAS AN OBVIOUS EFFECT ON HEIGHTS.
YOU WANT THAT WHEN YOU'RE IN AN EXISTING RESIDENCE.
THE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE TIMING OF CONSTRUCTION AND THE TYPES AGAIN OF PROPOSED USES THAT WOULD BE IN THE VILLAGE CENTER.
WE WERE HAPPY TO ANSWER ALL OF THOSE QUESTIONS.
WE ARE HAPPY TO ANSWER WHATEVER QUESTIONS YOU HAVE RIGHT NOW, WHATEVER QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE AT THE END OF THE PUBLIC HEARING.
AGAIN, RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE WITH THE DELETION OF CONDITION NUMBER 13.
I DON'T HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS FROM THE PUBLIC AS ANYONE WANT TO SPEAK.
I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC FORUM FOR THAT.
THAT'S WHY I'M LOOKING THIS WAY. COMMISSIONER FLINT.
>> A COUPLE OF THINGS. CARRIE, MAYBE YOU CAN ANSWER THIS SINCE YOU'RE REPRESENTING THE PROJECT.
FIRST OF ALL, PROJECT LOOKS, GETTING OFF TO A GREAT START.
I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE.
GOT A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS, THOUGH, I NOTICED THAT THERE'S TRIBAL PROPERTY RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE.
SPEAK TO US ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT AS TO WHAT CAN HAPPEN TO THAT AND I SEE YOU'VE GOT A BUFFER AROUND IT TO PROTECT IT.
HOW'S THAT GOING TO BE TREATED? AND WHAT CAN THEY DO THERE WITH OR WITHOUT YOU?
>> I DO HAVE A QUESTION ON THAT.
WAS THAT WHERE I SAW THE FLAGPOLE AND THE FLAG FLYING?
I JUST DEVOTED YOU, SORRY, AND COMMISSIONER FLINT. YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.
IF YOU CAN SEE MY CURSOR, THIS IS ABOUT A 1.22-ACRE PARCEL THAT'S JUST SOUTH OF WHAT WILL BE ALMA GITANO, THE NEW ROAD.
WE'VE AGREED IN OUR SPECIFIC PLAN.
WE ARE BOTH PUTTING A BARRIER AROUND IT SO THAT IT IS UNDISTURBED, AND THEN CREATING A BUFFER TO IT.
WE HANDLED ALL OF THAT IN THE SPECIFIC PLAN.
THAT'S A NO-TOUCHY ZONE. NO TOUCHING IT.
>> GREAT. THANKS. THE PROPERTY THAT'S DEDICATED TO PIMA COUNTY.
WAS THERE ANY CONSIDERATION OF DEDICATING THAT TO THE TOWN OF MARANA? IS THERE A PURPOSE FOR GOING TO PIMA COUNTY RATHER THAN MARANA?
>> I WAS PRACTICING LAW, BUT I WASN'T INVOLVED IN THAT.
I'M GOING TO TAKE A CRACK AT IT, AND THEN JANE CAN FIX IT IF I MESS IT UP.
BUT IT WAS INTENDED TO BE PRESERVED AS OPEN SPACE AND AS A WILDLIFE CORRIDOR.
I THINK AT LEAST AT THAT TIME, PIMA COUNTY HAD THE MECHANISM TO ACCEPT IT FOR THAT CONSERVATION. WE MAY HAVE MORE.
>> CHAIRMAN SCHNEE, COMMISSIONER FLINT, THAT'S LOOSELY MY UNDERSTANDING AS WELL.
I WASN'T INVOLVED AT THE TIME.
IT WAS DONE AT THE TIME OF THE ORIGINAL PLATTING, THE BLOCK PLATTING OF THE PROPERTY, WHICH WAS MANY YEARS AGO, AND IT WAS ORIGINALLY THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO MOVE FORWARD.
BUT I THINK IT'S FOR CONSERVATION PURPOSES.
PIMA COUNTY HAS A VERY ROBUST CONSERVATION PLAN SO I THINK THAT IT WAS NOT LEGALLY MITIGATION LAND, BUT DE FACTO MITIGATION LAND TO ALLOW THE PROJECT TO MOVE FORWARD.
>> ALL RIGHT. I WAS JUST CURIOUS ABOUT IT, WHY THE TOWN MIGHT NOT WANT TO CONTROL IT RATHER THAN PIMA COUNTY.
LASTLY, I KNOW EVERYBODY'S AGREED TO ELIMINATE CONDITION 13, BUT WHAT'S THE ADVANTAGE TO YOU TO ELIMINATING IT? I GUESS, TO JASON, ANY DISADVANTAGE TO THE TOWN TO ALLOWING IT TO BE ELIMINATED.
>> I'LL GO FIRST. CHAIR SCHNEE AND COMMISSIONER FLINT, I DON'T KNOW THAT THERE'S NECESSARILY AN ADVANTAGE.
IT DEALS WITH A TOPIC THAT WE'RE STILL HAVING BACK-AND-FORTH DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN THE TRAFFIC ENGINEERS, WE AGREE IT'S AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED.
WE DON'T HAVE RESOLUTION YET, AND IT'S GOING TO BE RESOLVED AS WE FINISH OFF THE TIA, THE TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS, WHICH MAY ACTUALLY HAPPEN AFTER THE ZONING ENTITLEMENTS ARE APPROVED.
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I THINK IT BENEFITS BOTH PARTIES IN THAT, AS LONG AS THAT LANGUAGE, AND THAT'S WHAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR, YESTERDAY, WAS MAKING SURE THAT THE LANGUAGE WAS IN THE CONDITION THAT INDICATES THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE OBLIGATED TO COMPLY WITH EVERYTHING THAT IS APPROVED IN THE TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS.THEN EVERYBODY IS COVERED, AND WE KNOW WE'RE STILL WORKING THROUGH THAT PARTICULAR SPECIFIC ISSUE IN A LATER PHASE OF THE PROJECT, AS BRIAN INDICATED, IS GOING TO NEED AN UPDATED TIA ANYWAYS. DID DO THAT, OKAY?
>> I'M GOING TO LET MISS FARRELL SPEAK BECAUSE THE DISCUSSIONS AMONG STAFF WERE BETWEEN HERSELF, OUR TRAFFIC DIVISION, AND ALSO FOSTO OUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR.
>> CHAIR SCHNEE, COMMISSIONER FLINT.
YES, WE DO HAVE THE GENERAL STANDARD CONDITION THAT THE DEVELOPER WILL HAVE TO DESIGN AND CONSTRUCT ANY TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE REQUIRED BY THE TIA.
ESSENTIALLY, AT THIS POINT, THERE'S STILL SOME WORK TO BE DONE ABOUT THE SIGNALIZATION OF ALMA GANTATA.
THE CONDITION, AS STATED, WAS TALKING ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF A TRAFFIC SIGNAL AND EXPECTATIONS OF HOW THE PROPERTY WOULD DEVELOP AND SO AT THIS POINT, IT MADE SENSE TO REMOVE THAT CONDITION AND CONTINUE TO WORK ON THE TIA.
>> COMMENTS, QUESTIONS FROM THE LEFT? NO. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FLINT, FOR MAKING ME MUCH SMARTER.
>> YOU GIVE ME WAY TOO MUCH CREDIT.
>> OKAY. I'M IN FAVOR OF THIS.
I LIKE THE SPLIT OF THE ACREAGE FOR RESIDENTIAL, THE VILLAGE CENTER, THE OPEN SPACE, THE TRANSITION ZONES, THE CIRCULATION, THE FLOODPLAINS.
IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE THE WATER CONTROL?
>> YOU COULD SPEAK INTO THE MICROPHONE. HAVING TROUBLE HEARING.
>> HE'S USED TO HAVING THAT AIR FORCE PILOT.
MY THOUGHTS ON THIS IS, I THINK THIS IS A REALLY WELL THOUGHT-OUT PLAN.
I LIKE THE SPLIT BETWEEN RESIDENTIAL ACREAGE, THE VILLAGE CENTERS, THE OPEN SPACE, THE TRANSITION ZONES, THE CIRCULATION PLAN AND I FINALLY FIGURED OUT WHAT THE FLAG POLE IN THE FLAG WAS.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE?
>> MR. CHAIRMAN, I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE TO RECOMMEND TO THE TOWN COUNCIL WITH THE EXCEPTION OF 13, YES. THANK YOU.
>> OKAY. GREAT. MISS DISMAN, ROLL CALL.
>> THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY COMMISSION ACTION? I DON'T THINK SO.
>> MR. ANGEL, ANYTHING THAT WE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT? I WILL NOT BE HERE NEXT MONTH FOR NEXT MONTH'S MEETING.
>> WHICH MAY HAVE AN IMPACT ON WHO GETS VICE CHAIR.
>> NO. THERE'S NOTHING ELSE, NO OTHER POSSIBLE FUTURE ITEMS.
>> OKAY. THEN WE NEED TO RE-ELECT THE BOARD CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.
>> I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE TOM SCHNEY FOR CHAIR.
>> THE CURRENT VICE CHAIR. RON HILL.
HE HAS SAID THAT HE WOULD DO IT.
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AYE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TRUST.
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS, EXECUTIVE SESSION, MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
MOTION TO ADJOURN. ALL IN FAVOR?
>> HEY, THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT.
I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.