Request a change to the General Plan

Type 1 Amendment

Step 1. Review information for a Type 1 General Amendment

  • Review the process and provisions for Type 1 General Plan Amendments in Section 22.2.C.1. of the Zoning Code.

Step 2.Submit a pre-application online to discuss your request with staff

  • All items must be submitted in PDF format.
  • Submit your pre-application with all required contents from Pre-application Process Guide(PDF, 145KB) through the customer portal HERE. You can find the application under "Planning and Zoning" - "Pre-application." If you are new to the Town's customer portal, you will need to sign-up first. A short video about the customer portal is available HERE.
  • Applications received by Wednesday at 5 PM will be scheduled for a meeting with the Development Review Committee (DRC) the following Thursday. Applications received after the deadline will be scheduled 2 Thursdays from the date received.
  • There are no fees associated with a pre-application review.
  • Upon receipt of your pre-application, staff will contact you with a time and date to meet with the Development Review Committee (DRC). The purpose of the DRC meeting is to introduce your project to town staff.
  • After the meeting, staff will provide preliminary comments regarding process and code compliance

Step 3.Conduct public outreach throughout the review process. 

  • Public outreach is required early and throughout the development review process. For more information about the public outreach process, please click here. 

Step 4.Submit the formal application online

  • All items must be provided in PDF format. 
  • Submit a formal application online through the customer portal with all required contents from the General Plan Amendment Guide(PDF, 2MB). You can find the application under "Planning and Zoning" - "General Plan Amendment- Type I"
  • All fees must be paid upon submitting. Reviews will not begin until all fees are paid. Fees may be paid online. 

Step 5.Present and answer questions during the 2nd neighborhood meeting

  • Please click HERE for more information about the public outreach process. 

Step 6.Present and answer questions at the 1st Planning and Zoning Commission Public Hearing

  • Change of General Plan land use designation applications require consideration by the Planning and Zoning Commission. A Type I General Plan Amendment requires two Planning and Zoning Commission hearings. During the first hearing:
    • Staff will provide a staff report regarding General Plan and Zoning Code compliance and any neighborhood mitigation measures prior to the meeting.
    • The general public, including neighbors, will similarly be provided an opportunity to speak during the public meeting.
    • Both staff and the applicant are required to present to the Planning and Zoning Commission. Please click HERE for more information and to prepare for your presentation.

Step 7.Present and answer questions at the 2nd Planning and Zoning Commission Public Hearing

  • Staff will provide a staff report regarding items discussed during the 1st Planning and Zoning Commission public hearing
  • A staff presentation will be provided addressing issues discussed during the first meeting, followed by staff’s recommendation
  • The applicant will be provided an opportunity to address issues discussed during the first meeting
  • The general public, including neighbors, will similarly be provided an opportunity to speak during the public hearing
  • This public hearing will be for action 

Step 8.Present and answer questions at the Town Council Public Hearing

  • Following a recommendation from the Planning and Zoning Commission, Town Council will consider the application.
  • Staff will provide a staff report regarding General Plan and Zoning Code compliance and any neighborhood mitigation measures prior to the meeting.

  • The general public, including neighbors, will similarly be provided an opportunity to speak during the public hearing.

  • Both staff and the applicant are required to present to the Town Council. Please click HERE for more information and to prepare for your presentation. 

Step 9.Next steps

  • Subsequent to Town Council approval, the applicant should proceed with the rezoning application. For more information about the rezoning process, click HERE.
  • If approved with an associated rezoning, the applicant should proceed to development review. Development review plans in substantial conformance with a recently (within 5 years) approved Tentative Development Plan may be administratively approved. For more information about the development review process, please click HERE.

     

 

Type 2 Amendment

Step 1.Review information for a Type 2 General Amendment

  • Review the process and parameters for Type 2 General Plan Amendments in Section 22.2.C.1. of the Zoning Code.

Step 2.Submit a pre-application online to discuss your request with staff

  • All items must be submitted in PDF format.
  • Submit your pre-application with all required contents from Pre-application Process Guide(PDF, 145KB) through the customer portal HERE. You can find the application under "Planning and Zoning" - "Pre-application." If you are new to the Town's customer portal, you will need to sign-up first. A short video about the customer portal is available HERE.
  • Applications received by Wednesday at 5 PM will be scheduled for a meeting with the Development Review Committee (DRC) the following Thursday. Applications received after the deadline will be scheduled 2 Thursdays from the date received.
  • There are no fees associated with a pre-application review.
  • Upon receipt of your pre-application, staff will contact you with a time and date to meet with the Development Review Committee (DRC). The purpose of the DRC meeting is to introduce your project to town staff.
  • After the meeting, staff will provide preliminary comments regarding process and code compliance

Step 3.Conduct public outreach throughout the development review process. 

  • Public outreach is required early and throughout the development review process. For more information about the public outreach process, please click here. 

Step 4.Submit the formal application online

  • All items must be provided in PDF format. 
  • Submit a formal application online through the customer portal with all required contents from the General Plan Amendment Guide(PDF, 2MB). You can find the application under "Planning and Zoning" - "General Plan Amendment - Type II"
  • All fees must be paid upon submitting. Reviews will not begin until all fees are paid. Fees may be paid online. 

Step 5.Present and answer questions during the 2nd neighborhood meeting

  • Please click HERE for more information about the public outreach process. 

Step 6.Present and answer questions at the Planning and Zoning Commission Public Hearing

  • Change of General Plan land use designation applications require consideration by the Planning and Zoning Commission
  • Staff will provide a staff report regarding General Plan and Zoning Code compliance and any neighborhood mitigation measures prior to the meeting.
  • The general public, including neighbors, will similarly be provided an opportunity to speak during the public hearing.

  • Both staff and the applicant are required to present to the Planning and Zoning Commission. Please click HERE for more information and to prepare for your presentation.

Step 7.Present and answer questions at the Town Council Public Hearing

  • Following a recommendation from the Planning and Zoning Commission, Town Council will consider the application.
  • Staff will provide a staff report regarding General Plan and Zoning Code compliance and any neighborhood mitigation measures prior to the meeting.
  • The general public, including neighbors, will similarly be provided an opportunity to speak during the public hearing.

  • Both staff and the applicant are required to present to the Town Council. Please click HERE for more information and to prepare for your presentation.

Step 8.Next steps

  • Subsequent to Town Council approval, the applicant should proceed with the rezoning application. For more information about the rezoning process, click HERE.
  • If approved with an associated rezoning, the applicant should proceed to development review. Development review plans in substantial conformance with a recently (within 5 years) approved Tentative Development Plan may be administratively approved. For more information about the development review process, please click HERE.

 

 

 

 

 

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Phone

520-229-4800

Email

planning@orovalleyaz.gov

Location

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