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MARANA ORDINANCE NO. 97.29
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF MARANA,
ARIZONA, AMENDING THE CONTINENTAL RANCH SPECIFIC PLAN, CHANGING THE
LAND USE DESIGNA nONS OF PARCELS 56 AND 57 FROM "ZONE HD" (REA VY
DENSITY RESIDENTIAL) TO "ZONE C" (COMMERCIAL).
WHEREAS, the Town Council did, on the 5th day of April, 1988, adopt Marana Town
Ordinance No. 88.09 adopting the Continental Ranch Specific Plan, and has amended the specific
plan from time to time; and
WHEREAS, Ranch Holdings LLC currently owns and is developing that area within the
Town of Marana which is subject to the Continental Ranch Specific Plan; and
WHEREAS, the owner, through the applicant, WLB Group, has applied to the
Town of Marana to change the land use designation of Parcels 56 and 57 of the Continental Ranch
Specific Plan as more particularly described in Exhibit A, attached hereto, from "Zone HD"
(Heavy Density Residential) to "Zone C" (Commercial); 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 amendment
to the Continental Ranch Specific Plan changing the land use designation of Parcels 56 and 57;
and
WHEREAS, the Town Council of the Town of Marana held a public hearing on the
rezoning request on October 7, 1997, to obtain public input on the amendment to the Continental
Ranch Specific Plan changing the land use designation of Parcels 56 and 57, and believes that said
change of land use designation is in the best interests of the Town of Marana.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED that the Mayor and Council of the Town of
Marana, Arizona as follows:
Section I: The amendment to the Specific Plan for Continental Ranch is hereby adopted,
changing the land use designation of Parcels 56 and 57 of the Continental Ranch Specific Plan as
more particularly described in Exhibit A, from "Zone HD" (Heavy Density Residential) to "Zone
C" (Commercial) subject to the following conditions:
1. The developer shall submit a Development Plan including a Master Site Plan, which will
show the development coordination of all the commercial pads for Parcels 56 and 57. This
plan shall be required with the first submittal for development on any of the commercial
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pads on either Parcel 56 or 57.
2. In the event individual pads are to be sold as separate commercial lots, subdivision plat(s)
shall be submitted for review and processing by the Town in accordance with the
requirements of the Town at the time of submittal thereof.
3. The Developer shall be required to submit a Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA) prepared by
a registered licensed professional engineer with expertise in the field of traffic engineering.
A. Provide for recommendation of off-site improvements to accommodate the
proposed development.
4. The following improvements shall be constructed on Silverbell Road, south of Cortaro
Road, along the full frontage of the Parcel No. 56 abutting Silverbell Road as a minimum:
A. A left turn bay, twelve (12) foot wide minimum, with a storage capacity of 125
foot minimum unless requirements of an approved Traffic Impact Analysis dictates
otherwise.
B. Provide for a painted continuous left turn lane. Appropriate tapers on the south
end shall be in accordance with accepted Standards.
C. Provide for the continuance of the median island to a point south which will
encompass the reverse curve for the left turn bay. The width of the full island shall
match the geometrics of the median island north of Cortaro Road.
D. Two (2) through lanes, one (1) fourteen (14) foot wide and one (1) twelve (12) foot
wide.
E. One (1) multipurpose lane, eight (8) foot wide.
F. Curb and gutter and a four (4) foot wide sidewalk.
G. Additional widening on the west side of Silverbell in order to provide at a
minimum a twelve (12) foot southbound lane.
H. Pavement tapers northbound shall be a minimum of 20: 1.
1. Provide for the modification of any and all roadway signage and striping, etc. to
comply with the roadway modifications associated therewith.
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J. Provide for new roadway signage and striping.
K. The one (1) left turn bay, the two (2) through lanes and the one (1) multipurpose
lane is the minimum required unless an approved Traffic Impact Analysis dictates
otherwise.
L. Provide for landscaping and irrigation in the newly constructed island.
M. Tapers southbound shall be a minimum of 45: 1.
5. The following improvements shall be constructed on Cortaro Road, east of Silverbell
Road, along the full frontage of Parcel No.'s 56 and 57 abutting Cortaro Road.
A. Provide for a painted continuous left turn lane. Appropriate tapers on the east end
shall be in accordance with accepted Standards.
B. Additional through lanes, multipurpose lanes, additional sidewalks, roadway
median with irrigational and landscaping and drainage facilities will be determined
. at the Development Plan Stage all in accordance with the requirements of the
Director of Public Works/Town Engineer the Town of Marana.
C. Pavement tapers westbound and eastbound shall be 20: 1 and 45: 1 respectfully.
D. Provide for the installation of safety barricades (west end of bridge) as needed to
provide protection to traffic and pedestrian, as the case may be.
E. Extension of the existing left turn bay as may be required by the approved TIA.
F. Provide the modification of any and all roadway signage and striping, etc. to
comply with the roadway modifications associated therewith.
G. Provide for new roadway signage and striping.
H. Curb and gutter and a four (4) foot wide sidewalk.
6. The Developer shall dedicate an additional twenty-five (25) feet for right-of-way purposes
on the east side of Silverbell Road along Parcel No. 56.
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Section 2: 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 3: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this
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.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Mayor and Council of the Town of Marana, Arizona,
this 7th day of October, 1997.
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