Chairman Leedy called the meeting to order at 6:02 PM.

PRESENT:

Bill Leedy, Chair Charlie Hurt, Vice Chair Tom Drzazgowski, Commissioner Tom Gribb, Commissioner Greg Hitt, Commissioner Bob Swope, Commissioner

EXCUSED:

Melanie Barrett, Commissioner

 

ALSO PRESENT:  Joe Hornat, Council Member
                         Mike Zinkin, Council Member

Chairman Leedy led the audience and the Commission in the Pledge of Allegiance.

No speaker request.

Councilmember Hornat had no comments.

MARCH 1, 2016 DRAFT MINUTES

MOTION: A motion was made by Commissioner Drzazgowski and seconded by Commissioner Gribb to approve the March 1, 2016 Regular Session Meeting Minutes.

MOTION carried, 6-0.

 

OV1600759 HOME OCCUPATION STAFF REPORT

ATTACHMENT 1 - SECTION 25.2.C HOME OCCUPATIONS

Bayer Vella, Planning Manager, stated that staff received a resident request to pursue a Zoning Code amendment regarding commercial food preparation as a home based business.  The Zoning Code establishes that code amendment requests may be submitted by staff for initiation by the Planning and Zoning Commission.  Should the Commission decide to initiate the request, staff will develop the proposed amendment which will be presented to the Commission for recommendation and to Town Council for review.

MOTION: A motion was made by Vice Chair Hurt and seconded by Commissioner Hitt Initiate a Zoning Code Amendment to Section 25.2.C (Home Occupations) to update the list of home occupation uses.

MOTION carried, 6-0.

 

Commissioner Drzazgowski requested item 4 be heard prior to item 3.

Commissioner Drzazgowski provided the following update that included: 

- Creating an economic development area, such as Main Street gathering area
- Exploring the private property options

Bayer Vella, Planning Manager, added the following comments:

- Main Streets website will go live on April 7th
- Starting Focus Groups, to start generating ideas and working toward an open house from May 5-7

COMMUNITY ACADEMY STAFF REPORT

COMMUNITY ACADEMY MEETING AGENDA

****COMMUNITY ACADEMY PRESENTATIONS****

Rosevelt Arellano, Senior Planner, provided an overview of the meeting agenda. 

- Jim  Bradley, Axia Appraisers, Residential Forecaster
- Will White, Land Advisors, Residential Broker
- Jeff Grobstein, Meritage Homes, Residential Developer
- Anjela Salyer, Mattamy Homes, Residential Developer

Bayer Vella, Planning Manager, delivered a brief presentation that included:

- Demographics for the Town of Oro Valley
 
- Building Permits for New Single-family homes

- 2015-2016 Budgeted Revenue Sources

- Vacant Land

- Future Development
 
- Annexation

- Redevelopment - Arroyo Grande

Jim Bradley, MAI, CCIM, owner of AXIA Real Estate Appraisers, provided a presentation that included the following:

- Current and Forecasted Housing Trends
 
-Single-family Residential Building Permits
 
- Multi-family Residential Building Permit Projections
 
- Resale Housing for 2015 

Will White, Land Advisors, provided a presentation that included the following:

- Land and Homebuilder Overview

- Market Summary
  
- 2016 Snapshot
 
- Metro Tucson Market Trends

- Single Family Permit Trends

- Development Timeline
 
- Lot Inventory Concentration

- Going Forward -   2016 
 
- Going Forward - 2017 
 
- Going Forward - 2018

Jeff Grobstein, Division President for Meritage Homes, provided a presentation that included the following: 

- Market Trends
 
- Market Challenges

Anjela Salyer, Mattamy Homes, provided a presentation that included the following:

-Consumer Choice
 
- Understanding the homebuyer for each community

Discussion ensued amongst the Commission and guest regarding the above topics.

Bayer Vella, Planning Manager, presented the following Planning Update:

- Planning & Zoning Commission, May 3rd Meeting
 
- Town Council, April 6th Meeting
 
- Town Council, April 20th Meeting - No Planning Items

MOTION: A motion was made by Commissioner Hitt and seconded by Vice Chair Hurt to adjourn the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting at 8:11 PM.

MOTION carried, 6-0.