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MARANA ORDINANCE NO. 98.25
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF MARANA,
ARIZONA, AMENDING THE CONTINENTAL RANCH SPECIFIC PLAN BY CHANGING THE
LAND USE PLAN, ALLOWABLE USES, HEIGHT LIMITATIONS, AND CIRCULATION
PLAN FOR PORTIONS FOR SECTIONS 22,26,27,34,35, AND 36, TOWNSHIP 12 SOUTH,
RANGE 12 EAST.
WHEREAS, the Town Council did, on the 5th day of April, 1988, adopt Marana Town
Ordinance No. 88.09, which adopted the Continental Ranch Specific Plan, and has amended the
Continental Ranch Specific Plan from time to time; and
WHEREAS, Southwest Value Partners currently owns land within the Continental Ranch
Specific Plan and is developing those areas within the Town of Marana, which is subject to the
Continental Ranch Specific Plan; and
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WHEREAS, the applicant, Southwest Value Partners, has applied to the Town of Maran a to
change the Land Use Plan allowable uses, height limitations, and the circulation plan for portions
for Sections 22, 26, 27, 34, 35, and 36, Township 12 South, Range 12 East ofthe Continental Ranch
Specific Plan; and
WHEREAS, the area impacted is generally located on the east side of the Santa Cruz River
and I-I0, which affects the Continental Ranch Business Park, Peppertree Ranch Business Park,
Parcels 53 and 62 through 68, and the southwest comer ofCortaro Road and Si1verbell Road, Parcel
55; and
WHEREAS, the Marana Planning Commission held a public hearing on the rezoning request
on August 27, 1997, and voted to recommend that the Town Council grant the amendments with
modifications to the Continental Ranch Specific Plan changing the Land Use Plan allowable uses,
height limitations, and circulation plan for portions for Sections 22, 26, 27, 34, 35, and 36, Township
12 South, Range 12 East; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council of the Town of Marana held a public hearing on the requests
on November 3, 1998, to obtain input from the applicant, town staff, and the public on the
amendments to the Continental Ranch Specific Plan and believes that the adoption of the
amendments to the Continental Ranch Specific Plan is in the best interests ofthe Town of Mar ana.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED that the Mayor and Council of the Town of
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Section 1: The amendments to the Specific Plan for Continental Ranch are hereby adopted
as follows:
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1. Create a new Commercial Parce155a on three (3) acres within a portion of Parcel 55 near the
southeast comer ofCortaro Road and Silverbell Road and amending page IV -6, Table 2; the
Land Use Plan (Exhibit IV-4); and the Land Use Phasing Plan (Exhibit IV-3) to reflect
Parcel 55a.
a. Parcel 55 permits the construction of apartments and such construction shall not
exceed 30 feet or two (2) stories.
2. Amend the Land Use Plan and assorted tables and modify page IV-6, Table 2 of the Plan,
the Land Use Plan (Exhibit IV-4); and the Land Use Phasing Plan (Exhibit VII-3) to:
a. Rezone Parcel 55 from MD (Medium Density residential, 6-10 RAC) to HD (High
Density, 10-25 RAC); and
b. Rezone Parcel 55a from MD (Medium Density residential, 6-10 RAC) to C
(Commercial) .
3.
Delete the requirements to extend Continental Links Drive beyond the entry to the Golf
Course parking lot amending Page VII-9 ofthe Plan, subject to the following conditions:
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a. The existing Continental Links Drive right-of-way shall remain dedicated to the
Town; and
b. Within the existing right-of-way, the Developer shall construct a multi-purpose golf
cart/bicycle/pedestrian path from the Golf Course parking lot to the boundary of
Continental Ranch Parcel 62 improved with a minimum 10- foot wide asphalt paving
and landscaping; and
c. The path shall be constructed concurrently with the proposed R V Park, which shall
be constructed in Parcel 62; and
d. The design of the path and landscaping shall be agreeable to the Town and shall be
submitted for Town review and approval as part ofthe Development Plan for the R V
Park in Parcel 62; and
e. The Developer shall submit agreements and approvals for the installation and
maintenance ofthe path to the Town for review and approval prior to Town approval
of the Development Plan for the RV Park.
4. Amend the allowable uses under the Freeway Commercial (C*) Land Use designation to
include health care facilities to accommodate uses such as congregate care housing,
hospitals, clinics, etc. and modifying the site development standards for the Freeway
Commercial district at page V -8 of the Plan.
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5.
Amend the building height limitations under Freeway Commercial (C*) to allow four stories
(48 feet maximum) for residential uses and to allow one (1) seven-story building (84 feet
maximum) on Block 3 of The Links at Continental Ranch (Book 50, Page 34), modifying
page V-8 of the Land Use Plan (Exhibit IV-4).
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6. Amend the Residential Recreation (RR) land use classification to allow Recreational Vehicle
Park as a permitted use and adding R V Park Development Standards to page V -10, and to
the Design Guidelines on page VI-13 through VI-13b.
7. Under Commercial and Industrial Guidelines, page VI -10 of the Plan, change the maximum
height of perimeter walls to eight (8) feet above finished grade and allow the use of wrought
iron fencing with masonry or stucco pilasters.
8. Create a new fifteen (15) acre Parcel 68a and modify Industrial Development Standards to
allow manufactured home sales as a permitted use on sites of at least five (5) acres, which
modifies page V-8 of the Land Use Plan (Exhibit IV-4).
Section 2: The provisions ofthis ordinance, and the Specific Plan Amendment granted
hereby, are contingent upon the following conditions:
1.
The developer shall submit a complete revised specific plan titled "Amended Continental
Ranch Specific Plan" within sixty (60) days ofthe adoption ofthis ordinance, said document
to be the original Continental Ranch Specific Plan with only those amendments set forth in
this ordinance and other minor typographical corrections.
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2. The Amended Specific Plan must contain a certification by the responsible planner that no
revisions have been made to the specific plan other than those set forth in this ordinance and
other minor typographical corrections.
3. The Town Manager must accept the Amended Specific Plan in writing within thirty (30)
days of submission.
4. The Amended Specific Plan shall be recorded by the Town, at the full expense of the
applicant.
Section 3: All ordinances, resolutions, or motions and parts of ordinances, resolutions,
or motions of the council in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed,
effective as of the effective date of this ordinance.
Section 4: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion ofthis ordinance
or any part of the code adopted herein by this reference is for any reason held to be invalid or
unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect
the validity of the remaining portions thereof.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Mayor and Council ofthe Town of Maran a, Arizona, this
3rd day of November, 1998.
aniel J. Hochuli
Town Attorney
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