Mayor Winfield gave a brief overview regarding the potential annexation of 888 acres of state land and discussed the expected etiquette for the study session.
Town Manager Mary Jacobs provided the format for the study session and introduced the staff that would be presenting information regarding item #1.
Assistant Town Manager Chris Cornelison opened the presentation regarding the potential annexation of 888 acres of state land and outlined the following:
- Purpose
- Geographic Location Map
- Annexation / Rezoning
- Town of Oro Valley Annexation History
- Why Annex?
Principle Planner Michael Spaeth continued the presentation and outlined the following;
- Your Voice, Our Future General Plan
- Specific Plan
- Design Approach
- Key Map - Development Units 1-4
- Key Map - Development Unit 5
- Key Map - Development Unit 6
- Key Map - Development Unit 7
- Key Map - Development Unit 8
- Key Map - Development Unit 9-11
- Zoning Bank
- Rancho Vistoso Land Use Summary Table
- Environmentally Sensitive Lands (ESL)
- Significant Individual Plants
- Buffer yards
- Roads & Streets
- Drainage
- Water Utility
- Parks and Recreation
- Public Participation
- Focus Areas 1-4
- Core Issues Remaining
- Next Steps
Discussion continued amongst Council and staff regarding the potential annexation of 888 acres of state land.
Mr. Cornelison continued the presentation and outlined the following;
- Summary and Discussion
Discussion resumed amongst Council and staff regarding the potential annexation of 888 acres of state land.
Mayor Winfield recessed the meeting at 8:24 p.m.
Mayor Winfield reconvened the meeting at 8:34 p.m.
Discussion continued amongst Council and staff regarding the potential annexation of 888 acres of state land.
Mr. Cornelison concluded the study session by listing the following issues and concerns addressed by Council regarding the potential annexation of state land:
- Concerns for Retail Viability
- Discuss Road Network concerns around the property to ensure that capacity and road design issues were addressed
- Address the importance of having a Tech Park area or preserving it as a hard zoning
- Address the desire for a Park System to include the potential for a Town, Regional or larger HOA park
- Clarifying the Net Acreage versus the Gross Acreage
- Address concern that future rezoning's would not potentially receive current entitlements
- Desire for a variety of lot sizes to include effective transitions, intensities and land uses
- Complete Community
- Zoning bank concerns regarding development 9
- Consider amount of Neighborhood meetings held after resubmittal
- Interest to maintain Oro Valley standards and design principals
- Drainage concerns regarding the residents to the south
- Good buffers and/or appropriate transitional lot sizes
- Consider Neighborhood meetings followed by an open house