Every two years, the Oro Valley Development and Infrastructure Department, with the approval of Oro Valley Town Council, embarks on "planning initiatives." These initiative are to comprise no more than 15% of the department's actual workload. They are activities that are undertaken in addition to the normal activities of the department.At the July 3 council meeting, the Oro Valley Town Council approved the priorities of the planning initiatives for the next two years.
How The Plan Is Developed
Town planner Chad Danes noted that "The work plan is drawn from a number of areas." These are the general plan, the strategic plan, and other council approved initiatives. Danes noted that the planning workplan is the "primary tool used to implement the general plan."
Past Achievements
Achievements from the 2010 plan include:
- Sign code update
- Adding a CN Zoning district to the zoning code
- Amended recreational area requirements
- Adopting design standards
- Streamlining the development process, including creating the conceptual design review board
- Initiated the 2015 general plan update
High Priority Items: 2013-2015
The 2013-2015 plan is comprised of 14 projects.
The top priority is develop the 2015 general plan update. Second is to do some planning around Naranja Park in conjunction with the studies that the council has approved regarding future park plans.
Third on the list is to develop a minor general plan amendment to the code for a "mixed use" designation. This would be done before it would be defined. WHY? According to Council Member Lou Waters, other towns have a mixed use code so Oro Valley should also have a mixed use code.
Another high priority planning item, #4, is to develop updated criteria for granting conditional use permits. Town staff feels that the current standards are simply not adequate for the types of decisions that need to be made today.
Defining the nature of the Tangerine Road corridor from Oracle to I-10 is also on the list. The objective, as stated by Council Member Zinkin, is to insure that it becomes a "corridor" and not simply another road with 100 stop lights! "In terms of development, this is probably one of the most critical things Oro Valley is going to do," observed Council Member Joe Hornat at the meeting.
During the meeting Council Member Burns observed that a 14 item project list for 15% of the department's workload as rather foolhardy in that only a handful, hopefully the top items, are going to get done. Nonetheless, the 14 item was approved as submitted by council, 6-0 (Garner absent).
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The 2013-2015 plan is comprised of 14 projects.
The top priority is develop the 2015 general plan update. Second is to do some planning around Naranja Park in conjunction with the studies that the council has approved regarding future park plans.
Third on the list is to develop a minor general plan amendment to the code for a "mixed use" designation. This would be done before it would be defined. WHY? According to Council Member Lou Waters, other towns have a mixed use code so Oro Valley should also have a mixed use code.
Another high priority planning item, #4, is to develop updated criteria for granting conditional use permits. Town staff feels that the current standards are simply not adequate for the types of decisions that need to be made today.
Defining the nature of the Tangerine Road corridor from Oracle to I-10 is also on the list. The objective, as stated by Council Member Zinkin, is to insure that it becomes a "corridor" and not simply another road with 100 stop lights! "In terms of development, this is probably one of the most critical things Oro Valley is going to do," observed Council Member Joe Hornat at the meeting.
During the meeting Council Member Burns observed that a 14 item project list for 15% of the department's workload as rather foolhardy in that only a handful, hopefully the top items, are going to get done. Nonetheless, the 14 item was approved as submitted by council, 6-0 (Garner absent).
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