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Oro Valley planners unveil web-based 60% draft and kick off community review next week
Summary
Town planners said the 60% draft of Oro Valley's 10-year comprehensive plan will be published next week and invited residents to a community review, while seeking feedback on website navigation, mobile access, and supporting materials such as a bookmarked PDF and executive summary.
Molini Sims, principal planner with the Town of Oro Valley, told a resident working group that the town will publish the 60% draft of its 10-year comprehensive plan next week and begin a community review that will run through October. "Roughly a 116 residents participated in 25 meetings to produce what was known as the 30% draft," Sims said, and the town received "over 300 comments" that were largely incorporated into the 60% version.
Sims said the 60% draft expands and clarifies language where reviewers found jargon or abbreviations and increases the number of listed actions from about 255 to 270. She described the web-based format as a way to increase accessibility and transparency: residents will be able to submit comments online and view other people's comments. The site will also include a link to a PDF version, which Sims said "won't have any graphics" initially so readers can download a linear text copy.
Residents pressed staff on usability. Participants recommended surfacing a topic "tree" on the home page, improving the top navigation so users can reach subtopics directly (for example, public safety or parks), and adding an executive summary explaining what the plan is and why residents should care. Sims said the town will explore changes and will link the PDF on every page.
On technical constraints, Sims acknowledged limits of the website provider: some layout elements and a right-hand panel are difficult to change and images do not always hold size across devices. She said the town will investigate tab-opening behavior and accessibility features and will consult the communications team about possible fixes.
Sims outlined the next steps and schedule: after the community comment period, resident working groups will reconvene in December to help produce a 90% resident-recommended draft that will enter the public hearing process in 2026. "Once the public hearing process is done, which we estimate to be around 2026," Sims said, the town expects to seek council approval to place the plan on the November 2026 ballot for voters to decide.
Sims asked the group to help spread the word via HOAs, park and trail groups, and town events; the town plans informational booths, postcards, and other outreach during the review period.
The meeting concluded with Sims inviting participants to request one-on-one meetings with staff if they want more detailed conversations; she reiterated that the 60% draft will be publicly available next week and that the town welcomes further comments over the six-week review period.
