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Commissioners recommend allowing taller monument signs at Rancho Vistoso with vegetation review
Summary
The Planning & Zoning Commission recommended approval of a master sign program for Rancho Vistoso Shopping Center to legalize two monument signs built above the 10‑foot standard, adding a condition that staff and the applicant evaluate low‑height, water‑wise shrubs to reduce visual prominence before council action.
The Oro Valley Planning and Zoning Commission voted Dec. 2 to recommend that Town Council approve a master sign program allowing two existing monument signs at the Rancho Vistoso Shopping Center to remain despite exceeding the 10‑foot height standard.
Patty Hayes, planning staff, told commissioners the signs were constructed on older stone bases and now measure about 12½ feet tall, a configuration that requires a master sign program rather than standard staff approval. "Staff recommends approval of this request," Hayes said, describing the site context and concluding the taller signs are…
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