Oro Valley neighbors divided over proposed 25,000‑sq‑ft KTR recreation center at Suffolk and Oracle

Town of Oro Valley planning staff and the applicant presented plans for a 25,000‑square‑foot KTR indoor recreation facility with about 5,000 square feet of adjoining retail and restaurant space at the northeast corner of Suffolk Drive and Oracle Road, drawing both support from parents and sharp opposition from nearby residents at the first neighborhood meeting.

Kyle Packer, a senior planner for the town, opened the meeting and stressed this was a property‑owner request that will be reviewed for code compliance, followed by Planning & Zoning and Town Council hearings. Applicant representatives asked for a rezoning from RS (residential service) to CN (neighborhood commercial) and a conditional‑use permit to allow a single tenant larger than the standard 5,000‑square‑foot per‑tenant limit.

The applicant said the project sits on 4.7 acres and is proposed as a 25‑foot‑tall building that would include a 25,000‑square‑foot KTR action‑sports indoor playground with a mezzanine and space for classes, plus roughly 5,000 square feet of retail/restaurant space. The team said the design places the building as far west and north on the lot as feasible, provides a 100‑foot setback from the eastern property…