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The group spent substantial time editing phrasing and the scope of the criteria. Several participants urged changes that would make the tests clearer and less likely to be interpreted inconsistently. \"I think maybe we would want to change 'reduce' back to 'impact' because if you say 'reduce' they can't do anything that would reduce police, would reduce fire, would reduce parks,\" said Cheryl (Resident/Working Group member). Multiple participants suggested wording that would focus on adverse impacts rather than blanket reductions; Hal (Resident/Working Group member) recommended using the phrase \"significantly adversely impact\" so that the language targets negative outcomes.

Beyond wording, members pressed for clarity on what the criteria would require applicants to document. Sims said the draft ties proposed amendments to the plan's vision, guiding principles, goals and policies and would require an applicant to provide a \"scorecard\" or analysis showing how the amendment benefits the community. Michael (Resident/Working Group member) argued for a stronger ","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Oro Valley - 2026 General Plan - Development Resident Working Group - May 13, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Malini Sims, principal planner for the town of Oro Valley, opened the working-group meeting by asking the group to review the \"first draft of the amendment criteria\" and to help make the language measurable and reflective of resident priorities.","taxTitle","Oro Valley, Pima County, Arizona","taxId",55016,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6557195,"Working group backs allowing private EV chargers and urges code language for utilities and site compatibility",265,4195000,4460000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3310303-cf19820b3a24c1622e29bf178aea1ce2&start=4195&end=4460","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3310303-cf19820b3a24c1622e29bf178aea1ce2/thumbnail_4195000.jpg","/articles/6557195/Oro-Valley/Pima-County/Arizona/Working-group-backs-allowing-private-EV-chargers-and-urges-code-language-for-utilities-and-site-compatibility","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6557195-485f331656f23ca3acb6d681b1571a14/orig.mp4?Expires=1775011161&Signature=M5W7vWQQ2jyiF2RXM~nSYOzrLGFzqIrMYH287OMUMUevJSoFk5TXqx2FKScBEQc76IHQMGeFfkwWNCMPrSJgDnZgUPAXZd24RJoIg33C3phwy8vtxixh-z6IcxuPuFsNy5H1dkrsZafM821VX6FPE0TH4IGly6377UAmvLZX6xl0s~RMG~iJxbm9W8Nb4pIcXmwpy4V5X9P1TsabLUUZa69-dngZCQBYo9OHzJv-cTyEncKeSmG8qs0XThf4xacffkg-Pen7pxQTQAoyPAkh-3y62PvK-Ocgl9~~h4luaLt8pqSXshqRgBNYDEeKPdlnvmXujL3-N6XKe9dq0oqPFg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Malini Sims presented draft language to enable electric vehicle (EV) charging on private property and to update criteria for utilities. She told the group the plan's intent is to allow private-property charging infrastructure but not to require town subsidies.

Don (Resident/Working Group member) raised a common concern about charger use and maintenance: \"What's gonna stop somebody from going to the Safeway parking lot, at 9:00 at night, parking their car, plugging it in and heading home?\" Staff and other members explained that most commercial charging stations are operated by third-party providers and payment is collected at the point of use; the user, not the commercial owner, pays for electricity at the station.

Participants recommended clarifying that enabling EV charging in the code does not create a town subsidy requirement, and they suggested explicitly mentioning gas stations and hotels as typical locations for commercial chargers. Randy and others said commercial operators generally use third-party vendors to bill users, and staff said they will reword the actions to say the code \"enables\" charging rather than requiring it. The utilities section will be revised to include impacts to residential areas and to note microtransit and transit considerations raised earlier in the meeting.

No formal requirement or mandate for chargers was adopted at the meeting; staff will revise code-language suggestions and include the edits in the consolidated 30% draft for public review.","Participants generally supported enabling electric-vehicle charging on private commercial properties and hotels (not requiring town subsidies), and asked staff to add gas stations and commercial centers to the examples; the group also requested that utilities language include impacts to residential areas.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6557200,"Group refines mixed-use guidance and debates building heights, mountain views and compatibility",3857,2938000,6795000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3310303-cf19820b3a24c1622e29bf178aea1ce2&start=2938&end=6795","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3310303-cf19820b3a24c1622e29bf178aea1ce2/thumbnail_2938000.jpg","/articles/6557200/Oro-Valley/Pima-County/Arizona/Group-refines-mixed-use-guidance-and-debates-building-heights-mountain-views-and-compatibility","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6557200-bafd35165ccc2c12cf899ad6e6a8ec97/orig.mp4?Expires=1775011161&Signature=Rs7NRCw9S3-~-u208jf7Qi76yXq4D0BkGz7~6ojylEWmKubLiyFzHU4S-yT6v2p86U1qhkTBR1uIc3iE8acF9NOvgzpxOkHFG4w2Udm70bIr95zJSzEkX50vk7h82y7xDlV24QcLNV8AbAWI~K7g1reU6G-wXdJg1YIWvBQqIA39aaeXhttNwkB0qGWz7JEH7j5XZQr7nXrynSFKsY7c~TCqViGegv2HJPU3nmRQn6fgep0me2-vEI9eEWDJZzFpSNPDt~9ZJkL2MsBCDAeXlJI0~BzqgQlvGPdWa3-iZWJ9ByyGo5VN42OPU4PesukjbB705gKgSrVafGFS9ZcmZg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Staff presented draft goals, policies and actions for mixed-use development and compatibility; Malini Sims asked the group to comment on locations, parking standards, lighting, and building heights.

Several participants recommended directing mixed-use to major intersections and marketplace locations. \"Support appropriate mixed use development on major intersections\" received general agreement; Hal (Resident/Working Group member) suggested the Oracle/El Conquistador intersection as a potential area and raised Oracle/Pushview Lane as the Mercado del Rio area under discussion. Participants also pushed for shared parking, reduced asphalt coverage and attention to noise, odors and sign scale. \"Lighting\" was raised repeatedly as a needed addition to the design and compatibility policies.

The most contested issue was building height. The draft guiding principle included a numeric cap (\"no more than three stories\") intended to protect views; some participants, including Don (Resident/Working Group member), urged removing a blanket numerical cap and allowing taller buildings only in \"select\" sites where views and topography would not be affected. Other participants, including Sue (Resident/Working Group member) and Colleen, said protecting mountain and scenic corridor views was a high priority and argued for retaining strong limits on taller apartment buildings. Sims said the working group includes more detailed actions and policies that restrict apartments over three stories and that staff would consider elevating the guiding principle language to a high-level statement about protecting views and neighborhood compatibility while keeping specific height constraints in the actions.

No formal vote was taken; staff said they will revise wording to remove the numeric cap from the guiding principle and to ensure that actions and policies clearly limit apartment heights, address bulk and scale, and require compatibility with surrounding neighborhoods.","Advisory-group members supported targeting mixed-use development to major intersections and commercial corridors, recommended revisions for parking, lighting, shared parking and signage, and debated whether the plan should include a blanket three‑story limit or a more flexible approach tied to views and compatibility.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6557205,"Working group discusses a central gathering area and a community arts venue; staff says town would not finance a performing-arts center",475,1852000,2327000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3310303-cf19820b3a24c1622e29bf178aea1ce2&start=1852&end=2327","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3310303-cf19820b3a24c1622e29bf178aea1ce2/thumbnail_1852000.jpg","/articles/6557205/Oro-Valley/Pima-County/Arizona/Working-group-discusses-a-central-gathering-area-and-a-community-arts-venue-staff-says-town-would-not-finance-a-performing-arts-center","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6557205-b401c49ebf14ec15346b61c1d6bb94dd/orig.mp4?Expires=1775011161&Signature=d75ZhrI9qLh5p9el2MYQEEf2JpgHR~dgDr3M5Cw-UUFQZMVwA6BGcSejSHH0Bhr5vZnkjTmhqdwHgo0nBPq4ujKOMJasq1LskLhDIBP33naX2YBWtmLaWl26RSz2f~8fpAeEwkk4SVkx2Su3dPwJZTciDaNGbGUvI17UP-s1mldbpDuqZ8543X9diSTNY0AEyoo1nGLpX5YX4~J3lwRX0U04PCXJ847MvzUmQ6mNJnefdL06gezYXvfum7FLaWnDxmvGT07foA1yF-vjniMpssMtIogjK6olHumSLYY~gwYVqgR81Qrgx87FbVC28kEn-mpHgVhEXt3aE2PGhv8dNg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Town principal planner Malini Sims briefed the group on survey results showing community interest in a central gathering area and a performing-arts or cultural center. \"Over half the community did want to have a central gathering space,\" Sims said, and she reported that 58% of survey respondents supported a performing-arts facility tied to the gathering area.

Participants pressed for detail on what \"connecting\" sites would mean. Dawn (Resident/Working Group member) asked whether \"connecting\" Steam Pump Ranch, Rooney Ranch and other sites meant physical walkways; Sims said connections could be physical, aesthetic (consistent signage or design), or marketing-related. Tom (Resident/Working Group member) suggested partnering with local schools and noted Catalina Foothills High School as an example of a school-based performing venue that serves a broader region.

The group discussed funding and operations at length. Several members cautioned that a performing-arts venue can be costly to build and to sustain. \"In no way, shape, or form is the town paying for this,\" Sims said, describing staff's intent to help a nonprofit explore funding and permitting rather than to underwrite construction. Colleen (Resident/Working Group member) said she supports a nonprofit-led, multiuse arts center and recommended that any facility include adequate backstage and technical space.

Participants also discussed ancillary features for a central gathering area—shopping and dining, shade, walkability, shared parking and placemaking—and recommended that the plan clarify whether school partnerships would include use of sports fields, auditoriums or other facilities.

Staff indicated they will add clarifying language to the actions and will state explicitly that the nonprofit would lead fundraising and feasibility work; no town funding commitment was made at this meeting.","Advisory-group members supported a central gathering area with dining, shopping and shade; many supported a multi-use arts/cultural center but participants and staff said the town is not planning to fully fund such a facility and would seek nonprofit leadership and fundraising.","actionData","errors"]

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Oro Valley working group reviews draft amendment criteria, asks for clearer wording and measurable tests

Working group backs allowing private EV chargers and urges code language for utilities and site compatibility

Group refines mixed-use guidance and debates building heights, mountain views and compatibility

Working group discusses a central gathering area and a community arts venue; staff says town would not finance a performing-arts center