Volume 30 • Number 3 January 18, 2023
The Voice of Marana, Oro Valley and Northwest Tucson
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Board denies drive-thru, office
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This Week
BY DAVE PERRY
Tucson Local Media Contributor
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LIVEN UP ..................... 8 Singer Dave Mensch thrives on connecting with fans
HEALTH ..................... 16 Another key to the healthier and longer life
Surf Thru Car Wash is expected to construct a 5,490-square-foot building with 10 covered outdoor vacuum stalls on 1.5 acres at the southwest corner of Oracle Road and Water Harvest Way. (Rendering)
OV board recommends OK of car wash at marketplace BY DAVE PERRY
Tucson Local Media Contributor
OPINION ................... 19 Help plan Oro Valley's future
LIVEN UP ....................................... 8 YOUTH ......................................... 13 SPORTS ........................................ 14 HEALTH........................................ 17 PUZZLE/HOROSCOPES ............. 23 WORSHIP/CLASSIFIEDS ........... 24
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drive-thru car wash may become the first new building in years at Oro Valley Marketplace. By unanimous vote Jan. 10, the Oro Valley Planning & Zoning Commission recommended approval for Surf Thru Car Wash to construct a 5,490-square-foot building with 10 covered outdoor vacuum stalls on 1.5 acres at the southwest corner of Oracle Road and
Water Harvest Way, close to the southernmost entrance to the Marketplace and immediately north of the burger chain In-N-Out. The proposal now goes to the Oro Valley Town Council. In-N-Out may benefit by the project; revised design plans for Surf Thru would create sufficient vehicle “stacking” capacity near the two businesses to better distribute In-N-Out drive-thru customers. “We’ll try to make sure circulation works well on the site,” said applicant representative David See RENTALS Page 5
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iting traffic flow worries, the Oro Valley Planning and Zoning Commission has recommended denial of permissions to develop a drive-thru restaurant/coffee shop and three medical office/retail buildings on the northwest corner of Naranja and La Canada. P&Z’s Jan. 10 recommendation next goes to the Oro Valley Town Council for its consideration. The 2.8-acre site, directly across Naranja from the commercial center anchored by Bruegger’s Bagels, has been zoned for “a long list of commercial uses” since it was annexed into Oro Valley in 1983, said Paul Oland of Paradigm Land Design, representing the property owner. “This is all allowed, except the conditional use permit for drive-thru,” he said. Oland said the three office buildings would house 18,000 square feet of space, with maximum height of 28 feet. The drive-thru/restaurant building, located at the southeast corner closest to Naranja and La Canada, would be 2,055 square feet. Provisions would buffer noise and visual impacts with screen walls and overlapping tree canopies. No lighted signage
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