Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting
Regular MeetingSahuarita, AZ · January 27, 2025
Minutes
Planning & Zoning Commission
Joint Council Study Session Minutes
STUDY SESSION MINUTES
JANUARY 27, 2025
The Planning and Zoning Commission of the Town of Sahuarita met in the Sahuarita Council Chambers,
375 West Sahuarita Center Way, Sahuarita, AZ 85629 on Monday, January 27, 2025.
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Ferguson called the Study Session to order at 9:28 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
Present Chair Mark Ferguson
Present Vice Chair Daniel Millet
Present Commissioner Lori Brown
Present Commissioner Kevin Rau
Vacant Commissioner
3. JOINT STUDY SESSION WITH SAHUARITA TOWN COUNCIL REGARDING A REZONING
APPLICATION FOR PARCEL 30 (CASE NO. SA9-24-00004).
Orlanthia Henderson, Planning & Zoning Manager, introduced Robert Longaker III, Director of
Planning at The WLB Group. Mr. Longaker provided an update and information on the proposed
Parcel 30 Specific Plan. The presentation included an overview of the plan's objectives, proposed
land use, and potential community benefits. Mr. Longaker responded to questions from the
Commission members and the Council.
4. ADJOURNMENT:
The Joint Study Session adjourned at 9:57 PM.
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Agenda
Planning & Zoning Commission
Study Session Agenda
Pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-431.02 notice is hereby given to the public that the Sahuarita Planning & Zoning
Commission will hold a meeting at the date and time specified below at the Sahuarita Council Chambers,
375 West Sahuarita Center Way, Sahuarita, AZ.
To better serve our community, the Sahuarita Council Chambers is wheelchair accessible. Persons with
a disability may request a reasonable accommodation, such as a sign language interpreter, by
contacting the Town Clerk’s Office at (520) 822-8801. Requests should be made no later than three (3)
working days prior to the meeting to arrange the accommodation.
STUDY SESSION MEETING AGENDA
MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 2025, at or after 6:00 PM
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. ROLL CALL
Chair Mark Ferguson
Vice Chair Daniel Millet
Commissioner Lori Brown
Commissioner Kevin Rau
Commissioner Vacant
4. JOINT STUDY SESSION WITH SAHUARITA TOWN COUNCIL REGARDING A
REZONING APPLICATION FOR PARCEL 30 (CASE NO. SA9-24-00004).
5. ADJOURNMENT
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
375 W. Sahuarita Center Way
Sahuarita, AZ 85629
sahuaritaAZ.gov
Planning & Zoning Commission
Staff Report
Special Meeting-Study Session Case No. SA9-24-00004
Commission Meeting Date: January 27, 2025 Agenda Item No. 4
PREPARED BY: Orlanthia Henderson, Planning & Zoning Manager
REVIEWED BY: Anna Casadei, AICP, Community Development Director
RECOMMENDATION: No recommendation. Study Session
SUBJECT: Study Session Regarding a rezoning application for Parcel 30.
LOCATION: Town wide
APPLICANT: Town of Sahuarita
See attached Council Report for more information on the request.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Town Council Agenda
2. Town Council Staff Report
3. Town Council Power Point Presentation
Case No. SA9-24-00004 January 27, 2025 Page 1 of 1
Town Council Meeting Agenda
Pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-431.02 notice is hereby given to the public that the Sahuarita Town Council will
hold a meeting at the date and time specified below at the Sahuarita Council Chambers, 375 West
Sahuarita Center Way, Sahuarita, AZ. Members of the Town of Sahuarita Council will attend either in
person or by telephone conference call.
To better serve our community, the Sahuarita Council Chambers is wheelchair accessible. Persons with a
disability may request a reasonable accommodation, such as a sign language interpreter, by contacting
the Town Clerk’s Office at 520-822-8801. Requests should be made no later than three working days
prior to the meeting to arrange the accommodation.
Persons attending the meeting shall observe rules of propriety, decorum, and good conduct.
Unauthorized comments from the audience, signs, and disruptive behavior will not be allowed in the
Sahuarita Council Chambers. Violations may result in being banned from this and future meetings.
Please turn off or silence all electronic devices during the meeting.
January 27, 2025
REGULAR & STUDY SESSION MEETING
AT OR AFTER 6:00 P.M.
1. Call to Order
2. Invocation
The Invocation will be given by Nathan Barrett, Community Development Deputy Director.
3. Pledge of Allegiance
The Pledge of Allegiance will be led by Tanner Palmer, a Senior at Walden Grove High School.
4. Roll Call
5. Presentations
A. Presentation of the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Patriot Award.
6. Council Brief Summary of Current Events.
7. Town Manager's Report highlighting employee and department accomplishments, capital
improvement projects, development projects, and town events.
8. Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding the 2025 Legislative Session.
9. Call to the Public
At this time, the public is invited to address the Town Council on any issue on tonight’s Consent
Agenda or any subject that the Town Council can legally address at a future meeting. Each individual
will have a maximum of three minutes to speak. For groups of ten or more people in attendance, a
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TOWN COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
spokesperson may be appointed to speak on their behalf, and they will be given a maximum of ten
minutes to speak. Written comments regarding any item on the agenda or on any issue which the
Town Council can lawfully act upon may be submitted before the beginning of the council meeting
for distribution to the Town Council. As per the Arizona Open Meeting Laws, the Council Members
are restricted from discussing these items during the meeting. However, individual Council Members
may respond to criticism raised by the public, request staff to review the matter or propose that the
issue be included on a future agenda.
10. Consent Agenda
A. Approval of the December 9, 2024 Executive Session Public Portion and Town Council
Meeting Minutes and the January 13, 2025 Executive Session Public Portion Meeting
Minutes.
B. Adoption of Resolution No. 2025-0813 updating the Rules and Procedures for the Town
Council, Boards, Committees, and Commissions.
C. Adoption of Resolution No. 2025-0814 appointing a Civil Traffic Hearing Officer.
D. Approval of Job Order Contract No. 250024 with Sunland Asphalt and Construction, Inc.,
for as-needed roadway repair and maintenance services, commencing December 9, 2024,
and terminating December 8, 2025, in a not-to-exceed amount of $1,500,000.00.
E. Approval of Contract No. 250035, with Speedy Striping Inc., for as needed striping
services, commencing January 27, 2025, and terminating January 26, 2026, in a not to
exceed amount of $250,000.00.
11. Presentation and acceptance of a Freeport McMoRan Site Grant Award for the Grow In Sahuarita
Program in the amount of $10,000.00 and authorization to amend the Grants and Restricted
Sources Fund, increasing grant revenues and Economic Development departmental expenditures
by $10,000.00.
12. Presentation, discussion, and possible adoption of Ordinance No. 2025-179, amending Title 8
(Health and Sanitation) of the Sahuarita Town Code to include residential single-family and multi-
family (up to four units) solid waste disposal services in the Town of Sahuarita; repealing all
conflicting ordinances and establishing an effective date.
13. Discussion and possible approval of Contract No. 250001 with Waste Connections of Arizona for
town-wide solid waste collection services, in an amount not to exceed $27,000,000.00,
commencing January 27, 2025 and terminating June 30, 2032.
14. Discussion and possible appointment of a member to the Planning & Zoning Commission.
TOWN COUNCIL AND PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION JOINT STUDY SESSION
15. Joint Study Session with Planning and Zoning Commission to review and discuss the Parcel 30
Specific Plan.
16. Adjournment
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TOWN COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
The Town Council may take action on any item listed on this agenda or vote to go into executive session
pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-431.03 (A) (3) for discussion or consultation with the Town Attorney for legal advice
concerning any matter listed on this agenda.
Notice to parents: Meetings of the Mayor and Council are audio and video recorded. A recording will be
made if you permit your child to participate in the Council Meeting. You may exercise your right not to
consent by not allowing your child to participate. You and your child may also leave the Council Meeting at
any time.
Any invocation that may be offered before the official start of the Council Meeting shall be a voluntary
offering of a private citizen to and for the benefit of the Council. The views or beliefs expressed by the
invocation speaker have not been previously reviewed or approved by the Council and do not necessarily
represent the religious beliefs or views of the Council in part or as a whole. No community member is
required to attend or participate in the invocation, and such a decision will have no impact on their right to
participate actively in the business of the Council.
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Town Council Staff Report
TO: Honorable Mayor and Council
FROM: Anna Casadei, Community Development Director
Orlanthia Henderson, Planning & Zoning Manager
MEETING DATE: January 27, 2025
SUBJECT: Joint Study Session with Planning and Zoning Commission: Parcel 30 Specific Plan
SUGGESTED MOTION
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Representatives from The WLB Group, Inc., the Town's consultant for the Parcel 30 Specific Plan
rezoning, will offer an update and information on the draft Specific Plan submittal. An opportunity for
the Town Council and the Planning and Zoning Commission to ask questions and hold discussion will be
provided.
STRATEGIC PLAN
Economic Expansion & Placemaking ☐ Outreach & Communication ☐ Infrastructure &
Facilities
☐ Highly Performing Organization ☐ Community Well-being ☐ Other
GOALS/OTHER:
FINANCIAL / BUDGET SUMMARY
DISCUSSION
The WLB Group, Inc. is currently processing a rezoning/ Specific Plan application on behalf of the Town.
The Town of Sahuarita acquired over 230 acres from AMAX Arizona and Anaconda Arizona in 2023,
which is the focus of the application. The subject property, also known as Parcel 30, is located south of
the town hall and the adjacent LDS Stake Center. The property is bordered by El Toro Road to the south,
La Villita to the east, and the Rancho Sahuarita Specific Plan area to the west and north. A portion of the
property, Man in the Maze trails park, is part of a recently completed remediation capped area.
By rezoning Parcel 30, the Town can continue to move forward with meeting the goals of the Town
General Plan, the Sahuarita Square District Area Plan, and other Town documents.
Town Council Agenda Communication
The attached information has been provided by The WLB Group, Inc. and will be part of a project update
and study session.
The draft Parcel 30 Specific Plan is available online at: Planning Projects | Sahuarita, AZ - Official Website
ATTACHMENTS
1. Parcel 30 SP Study Session Presentation
PARCEL 30 SPECIFIC PLAN
STUDY SESSION
JANUARY 27, 2025
REZONING
SITE
REZONING
SITE
PURPOSE AND INTENT OF THE
PARCEL 30 SPECIFIC PLAN
BRIEF HISTORY OF THE
PROPERTY
COMPLIANCE WITH
ASPIRE 2035/SAHUARITA SQUARE
DISTRICT AREA PLAN
SAHUARITA
REZONING
SQUARE
SITE DISTRICT AREA
PLAN
COMPATIBILITY WITH
SURROUNDING LAND USES
SURROUNDING
LAND
REZONING
SITE
USES
PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN
AND FLEXIBLE LAND USE
ENTITLEMENT
PRELIMINARY
DEVELOPMENT
PLAN
60’ BUFFER
ALONG
SOUTH
BOUNDARY
LAND USE REGULATIONS
• PERMITTED AND PROHIBITED USES
• PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
• DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
• PARKING AND LOADING STANDARDS
• LANDSCAPING, BUFFERING AND SCREENING
STANDARDS
• STREET STANDARDS
• SIGN STANDARDS
SECONDARY PLANNING
• VEHICULAR CIRCULATION
• PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION
• SURFACE DRAINAGE
• GRADING
• WATER AND WASTEWATER
• ARCHITECTURAL AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURAL
DESIGN
• GEOTECHNICAL ANALYSIS
NEIGHBORHOOD
OUTREACH SUMMARY
NEXT STEPS
• MARCH 3, 2025: PLANNING AND ZONING
COMMISSION HEARING
• MARCH 24 OR APRIL 28, 2025:TOWN COUNCIL
HEARING
THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THE
PARCEL 30 SPECIFIC PLAN
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
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