Planner Milini Simms provided a presentation that included the following:
- Purpose
- Location
- Modifications
- Stealth Applications
- General Plan Compliance
- Summary and Recommendation
Key questions raised by the Commission and addressed by staff:
- Clarification that the Commission must approve, but they do have discretion with regard to aesthetics?
- Commissioner Drzazgowski stated for the record that he had met the applicants in his office earlier today for a Pima County project, but they did not discuss this case.
- What aesthetics were considered or what other options are possible?
- Will the pole be painted the same color as the other poles in the area?
- How many single family residences were notified and how many comments/concerns have been received?
- Can you share what the resident concerns were?
Patricia Ramsey with Smartlink representing the applicant, Sprint, spoke on the following:
- Current carriers at the site
- The view from Tangerine
- The view from Jarren Canyon Way
- Purpose of the modification
- Service need for emergency calls by cell phones as landlines are decreasing
- Importance of updated equipment
- Summary of the modification
- Stealth design of the tower
- The ground equipment will remain behind the wall
- Reviewed the Federal Law Section 6409
Additional questions raised by the Commission and addressed by the applicant:
- Are these poles in other jurisdictions and is it the standard size?
- Why is it difficult to move the panels in closer? Are they in as tight as possible?
Shirl Lamonna, Oro Valley resident, spoke on behalf of her neighbors and as undecided on Item #3. She asked several questions which were addressed by the applicant. She also commented on the placement of one of the notice signs on the property.
MOTION: A motion was made by Commissioner
Drzazgowski
and seconded by Vice Chair
Barrett
to approve the request to modify the existing cell tower, finding it meets the applicable zoning provisions and the General Plan and matches what was submitted.
MOTION carried, 7-0.
Senior Planning Technician Patty Hayes gave a presentation that included the following:
- Purpose
- Location
- Site Plan
- Design Standards and Principles
- Four Sided Architecture
- Materials
- Colors
- Compatibility
- Summary and Recommendation
Key questions raised by Commission and addressed by staff:
- Some of the 2-story elevations lack design elements.
- Are there additional pictures of the elevations?
- Windows on the sides of the 2-story elevations can affect privacy.
Applicants Jeff Grobstein and Dana Petty with Meritage Homes spoke on the following:
- Villages at Silverhawke Plan Matrix
- Community is similar to the Estates at Capella
- Site and floorplans
Key questions raised by Commission and addressed by the applicants and staff:
- Which home style is the most popular design?
- The dominant feature is the garage door on some of the smaller homes.
- Asked for clarification regarding the side yard being five feet.
- The side plans on the two-story homes only have one window; it should have more windows or design features.
- What is the setback from the street?
- Do these models meet the design standards of Oro Valley?
- The homes meet the design standards, but do not go beyond the baseline.
- Adding extra features will only increase the price of the home.
- The color of garage doors emphasize the garage size in relation to the house.
- Asked for additional guidance regarding the design standards.
- Asked for clarification on the conditions of approval.
- What do the colored dots signify on the subdivision layout?
MOTION: A motion was made by Vice Chair
Barrett
to deny because several of the models have almost no facade articulation on the right-hand side based on Section 22.9.D.5.b.iii of the Oro Valley Zoning Code.
MOTION: A motion was made by Commissioner
Drzazgowski
and seconded by Commissioner
Cox
to approve the Conceptual Model Home Architecture for the proposed eight (8) model homes for the Villages at Silverhawke with the building height conditions provided in Attachment 1, based on the findings that the request complies with the Design Principles and Design Standards of the Zoning Code.
MOTION carried, 6-1 with Vice Chair Barrett opposed.
Planning Manager Bayer Vella spoke on the following:
- Reviewed the agenda items for the next Commission meeting on March 6, 2018
- Upcoming neighborhood meeting on February 22, 2018
Vice Chair Barrett requested discussion on the possibility of a code amendment to favor the congregation of acreage for recreation.
Chair Hurt adjourned the meeting at 7:31 p.m.
Prepared by:
Jeanna Ancona
Senior Office Specialist
I hereby certify that the foregoing minutes are a true and correct copy of the regular session Planning and Zoning Commission meeting of Oro Valley, Arizona held on the 6th day of February, 2018. I further certify that the meeting was duly called and held and that a quorum was present.