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Commission backs zoning changes to update mechanical equipment screening and raise side/rear wall allowance to 7 feet
Summary
Planning staff recommended and the commission voted to forward amendments updating mechanical‑equipment screening (require screening 1 foot taller than equipment, clarify rooftop screening) and to align yard‑wall allowances with the building code by permitting 7‑foot side/rear walls; commissioners asked staff to consult the local fire department before council review.
The Oro Valley Planning and Zoning Commission voted Dec. 2 to recommend that Town Council adopt zoning code amendments clarifying mechanical‑equipment screening and increasing allowed side and rear yard wall heights from six to seven feet to match recent building‑code allowances.
Planner Patty Hayes told the commission that staff proposes a screening requirement of one foot taller than the mechanical equipment itself and added language to…
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