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Council accepts 60% 'OV's Path Forward' draft for public comment, adopts nuanced height guidance and asks staff to add small‑scale food/agriculture actions
Summary
The council accepted the 60% community‑comment draft of the town's 10‑year plan, OV's Path Forward, and adopted Option 3 for building‑height guidance. The council also directed staff to draft additional sustainability actions supporting small‑scale food production and animal husbandry; the vote was 6–0.
The Oro Valley Town Council on Sept. 17 voted 6–0 to accept the 60% draft of OV's Path Forward — the town’s next 10‑year community action plan — and to release that draft for public comment between Sept. 22 and Oct. 31.
Principal Planner Marni Sims told council the 60% draft incorporates resident working‑group input, clarifies language from the 30% draft and includes web‑based publication to increase transparency. Sims said staff received more than 300 comments on the 30% draft and that roughly 116 residents participated in 25 working‑group meetings that shaped goals, policies and actions.
Why it matters: the 60% draft is the first comprehensive version being circulated for community review; council acceptance starts the public review clock and keeps the plan on schedule for additional resident meetings, Planning & Zoning hearings and, ultimately,…
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