Chair Hurt called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.

PRESENT:

Charlie Hurt, Chair Melanie Barrett, Vice Chair Tom Drzazgowski, Commissioner Bob Swope, Commissioner Thomas Gribb, Commissioner Greg Hitt, Commissioner Don Cox, Commissioner

STAFF PRESENT:
Bayer Vella, Planning Manager
Joe Andrews, Chief Civil Deputy Attorney
Bill Rodman, Councilmember

Chair Hurt led everyone in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Councilmember Rodman did not have any comments.

Signed Staff Report

Attachment 1 - Design Principles

Attachment 2 - Table of Authorities

Attachment 3 - Staff report for Kneader’s Bakery and Café CSP, CLP and architecture

Attachment 4 - Staff report for Public Art at Kneader’s Bakery and Café

Attachment 5 - Staff report for the Sign Criteria for Kneader’s Bakery and Café

Attachment 6 - Review criteria for Grading Exceptions and an Alternative Parking Ratio

Attachment 7 - Review criteria for Tier II and Major Communication Facilities

Bayer Vella, Planning Manager, gave a presentation that included the following:

- Purpose 
- Overview of conceptual design review functions: conceptual design review, sign criteria, master sign programs, PAD exemptions, grading exceptions, alternative parking ratios and communication facilities
- Types of review: (1) Discretionary (GPA, rezoning, conditional use permits, master sign programs, sign PAD exemptions, grading exceptions, alternative parking ratios) and (2) Quasi-discretionary (site plans, landscape plans, architecture, public art, sign criteria, communication facilities)
- Design Review Process
- Design Principles - big, broad statements with latitude
- Design Standards - more specific, certain requirements
- Conceptual Site Plan Process
- Conceptual Site and Landscape Plans
- Conceptual Architecture Process
- Conceptual Architecture
- Commercial Architecture
- Residential Architecture
- Colors & Materials
- Conceptual Public Art Process
- Conceptual Public Art
- Signs Process including permits, criteria & master sign program and PAD exemptions
- Process for Communication Facilities
- Process for Other Applications
- Summary

Mr. Vella also stressed several times throughout the presentation that conceptual design review items will not come before the Commission if they do not meet code requirements. 

The Commission asked several questions during the presentation which were addressed by Mr. Vella and Mr. Andrews.

**NOTE: Recording of meeting stopped at minute 46:23 due to technical difficulties**

Mr. Vella reported on the following:

- Council considering eliminating term limits for boards and commissions
- New state law that affects zoning protests
- Upcoming neighborhood meetings
- Upcoming CDRB and PZC meetings
- October 3rd Planning and Zoning Commission meeting will be offsite at Icagen, Inc.
- November's Planning and Zoning Commission meeting was moved from the 7th to the 8th

Chair Hurt adjourned the meeting at 6:59 p.m.

Prepared by:


Jeanna Ancona
Senior Office Specialist

I hereby certify that the foregoing minutes are a true and correct copy of the Planning and Zoning Commission study session meeting of Oro Valley, Arizona held on the 1st day of August, 2017. I further certify that the meeting was duly called and held and that a quorum was present.