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Oro Valley staff outline rezoning that would add protected open space while allowing limited commercial and housing
Summary
Town planning staff presented a rezoning and general‑plan amendment for portions of Rooney Ranch that would convert Area 4 to park, add about 10 acres of permanently protected open space and allow limited commercial and residential uses in Areas 2 and 3; residents pressed staff on traffic, trails, drainage and whether donated land would be sold.
Michael Spathe, a principal planner for the Town of Oro Valley, told neighbors at a neighborhood meeting that the town is proposing a general‑plan amendment and a planned‑area development (PAD) rezoning for portions of Rooney Ranch along Oracle Road to increase permanently protected open space and revise permitted uses.
Spathe said Areas 3 and 4 were donated to the town in 2019 and Area 2 remains privately owned by developer Kitchell. “I want to reiterate the town does not have any immediate plans for development,” he said, adding that the town’s aim is to increase natural open space from about 77 acres to about 87 acres and to limit development to locations that reduce impacts on neighbors.
Under the staff proposal, the general‑plan amendment would change Area 4’s designation from low‑density…
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