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Council approves Rooney Ranch PAD changes with townhome and height limits after neighborhood objections
Summary
After extensive public testimony urging preservation, the Oro Valley Town Council approved general plan and PAD amendments for town‑owned portions of the Rooney Ranch/Town Center, limiting Area 3 to 1–2 story ownership townhomes (max 30 feet) and capping linear commercial in Area 2B at 30 feet; the PAD amendment passed 5‑1.
The Oro Valley Town Council approved two related land‑use applications on May 6 that revise the Town Center PAD for town‑owned portions of the former Rooney Ranch property. The council approved a general plan amendment for parts of Area 4 and a PAD rezoning amendment (Ordinance O26‑07) that narrows future development options on town‑owned parcels while increasing protected open space.
Principal planner Michael Spathe summarized staff's package: the proposal increases permanent protected open space on town‑owned parcels to about 88 acres (roughly 78% of the subject area), removes 77 previously entitled single‑family lots in Area 4 to expand…
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