HomeMy WebLinkAboutCouncil Presentation - Willow Ridge Block C Rezoning and Modification TC 12/20/2022PCZ2211-001 / PCM2210-001
Willow Ridge Block C Rezoning / Modification of Rezoning Condition
Town Council Public Hearing
December 20, 2022
December 20, 2022
Location and RequestApplicant
•Lazarus & Silvyn, PC
Request
•Rezone approximately .53 acres to
Neighborhood Commercial (NC)
•Modification of a rezoning condition of
Marana Ordinance No. 2004.07
Location
•Near the SEC of Cortaro Farms Road and
Sandy Desert Trail
•Within the 3.81 acre Block ‘C’ of the Final
Block Plat for Willow Ridge
Current Zoning
•R-16 (Residential)
2040 General Plan
•Land use category is Commercial (C)
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Willow Ridge Rezoning
Rezoning Ordinance No. 2004.07
•Adopted by the Marana Town
Council on April 20, 2004
•Rezoned property from R-144 and R-36 to R-6, NC, and R-16
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Willow Ridge Block Plat
Approved Plat
•The Final Block Plat for Willow Ridge
approved on September 6, 2005
•Block C was platted outside of the
Neighborhood Commercial zoning
boundary, thus, encompassing
approximately .53 acres of the R-16
zoning.
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Willow Ridge Current Zoning
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Modification of Rezoning Condition
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Marana Ordinance No. 2004.07
Condition No. 6 states: ‘No two-story
construction shall be provided within three
hundred (300) feet of Cortaro Farms Road
on the north and along the westerly
property line, as delineated in the site
analysis and tentative development
plan.”
Condition No. 7 of the Ordinance allows building heights of 24 feet on the parcels within the rezoning area that are zoned NC (Neighborhood Commercial).
Applicants requests a modification to
Condition No. 6, only as it applies to their
property, to allow two-story construction
on the 3.81 acre parcel
Staff Analysis
Staff Analysis
Unclear why the restriction was placed on
the rezoning
Applicants have confirmed feasibility of a two-story product constructed at a height of less than 24 feet –the maximum allowed under the zoning
A review of the site and surrounding area indicates that visibility to the north and east from Oshrin Park is probably impacted more by the two-story structures within Willow Ridge Commons
The general area has changed considerably
over the past 18 years including major
improvements to Cortaro Farms Road, the
development of church sites, and the build
out of Willow Ridge Commons
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Staff Recommendation
This is a discretionary item for the Town Council to consider. Should the Council choose to approve this item, staff recommends it be subject to the recommended conditions in the draft Ordinance.
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