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High Density
Development Proposed for Twin Lakes Area |
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A company named Arber LLC has requested a rezoning of 20.5 acres behind
the Bashas shopping center, between Oracle Highway and Twin Lakes and
between Golder Ranch Rd and Hawser. The plan is to build a total of
142 units on the 20.5 acre parcel. Much of the property is currently zoned
GR-1 (1 home per acre) and the builders wish to change these to CR-3 and
CR-4 which would allow for mixed housing types and cluster density
housing. Plans submitted to the County show the units as
two-story 34' high buildings with
essentially no yards and open parking except for the community center
and the two homes at the entrance. The units are expected to cost in the $300,000 - $400,000 range.
Here's a
detailed drawing
of the proposed development
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Update
We would like to thank the developers, Pima County Supervisor
Ann Day and her assistant Patrick Cavanaugh for attending a
meeting with area residents June 18, 2008 where they discussed
their plan in detail. It was announced that the rezoning hearing
has now been pushed back a month to allow more time for public input. We
thank all involved for that change. The overall consensus from
the meeting seemed to be that the project was a good overall
plan but most wished that it could be lower density and single
story structures.
We
encourage you all to attend the upcoming
rezoning hearing on July 30th, 2008 at 9:00 AM.
The Planning and Zoning Commission meets
in Meeting Room "C", Basement, County/City Public Works
Building, 201 N. Stone Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85701.
Please plan to attend and present your views (either positive or negative) to the planning and zoning commission.
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Download PDF file about the
rezoning hearing and how to submit your comment letters regarding the project .
Below is some contact information provided
by Ann Day's office. We would like to thank them for their efforts in
encouraging public input on this rezoning request.
From Patrick Cavanaugh: "Chris Poirier in Development
Services says
that Marc Fink is the staff person that usually takes these protests and
passes them on to P & Z. Marc is out of the office so Chris says to tell
folks to fax their letters to him on behalf of Marc Fink to 623-5411 and
put on the letter/fax that it is in regards to CO907024.
Chris
is also happy to talk to anyone that we need staff to speak to about
this item. Chris can be reached at 740- 6596."
Under the proposed rezoning the
developers would build 3.8 two-story units per acre
on the northern portion of the project and up to 11 two-story units per acre on
the southern portion. The overall average would be 6.9 units/acre. At an average of 2
cars per home that means a potential increase of 284 cars traveling daily on
Twin Lakes and Golder Ranch Rd. The plan would include expansion of the
roadway on Twin Lakes Dr.
Most important is the impact on water supplies
during this severe extended drought. The developers did mention that the
homes they would build would use less water than traditional homes.
However, it is important that we look at the water
supply in terms of the resources for the entire region. With Arroyo
Grande, Falcon Valley, Willow Springs and Saddlebrooke Ranch about to
explode the population of the area, we must look at the water supplies
for the entire region. The wells for most of these projects are
located in the Oracle Junction area.
Also see our page on
sustainability links for the area.
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