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Council approves master sign program to legalize two taller monument signs at Rancho Vistoso
Summary
Council approved a master sign program allowing two existing Rancho Vistoso Shopping Center monument signs to remain at roughly 12.5 feet tall (code limit 10 feet) with landscaping and finish conditions after staff found the taller signs justified for visibility and setback.
The Oro Valley Town Council on Jan. 28 approved a master sign program that retroactively authorizes two existing monument signs at the Rancho Vistoso Shopping Center (13005 N. Oracle Road) that measure about 12.5 feet in height, above the usual 10-foot code limit for monument signs.
Senior planning technician Patty Hayes explained the request and showed site photos, saying the signs were built on older foundations and "inadvertently resulted in taller signs." Hayes told council the Planning & Zoning Commission recommended approval with landscape conditions to mitigate base height and to preserve visibility.
Applicant representative Mr. Solomon, participating by Zoom, described the circumstances as an installation error using existing footings and asked the council for leniency: "We ask that you have a little compassion and allow us to put up the sign leave the signs as they are." Council considered landscaping and a recent finish treatment to match the sign base; Vice Mayor Barrett asked for a landscape plan and confirmation the concrete band had been painted, and planning staff confirmed both.
Councilmember Green moved approval with conditions that landscaping be installed per the Rancho Vistoso Center plant list with shallow-root plants (due to utility easements) and that visibility not be impacted; the motion was seconded and passed 6-0.
The approval allows the existing signs to remain provided the applicant submits an approved landscape plan and meets the town's Rancho Vistoso and Oro Valley landscape standards.
