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Title: SU0604A Hedges

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SU-06-04A (Hedges)

An appeal to the Board of Supervisors to reverse
the Planning and Zoning Commissions May 10, 2006
decision to approve Raytheon Missile Systems
request for a special use permit to allow outdoor
testing of weapons systems on Parcel 209-23-003
northwest of Willcox. (The Planning and Zoning
Commission voted 7-1 in favor of granting the
special use permit.)

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Nature of Appeal

Appellant states the following reasons why she
believes the PZCs decision should be reversed
1.) Noise pollution
2.) Light pollution
3.) Decreased property values
4.) Ranching legacy jeopardized
5.) Tourism impacted
6.) Scenic quality of area diminished
7.) Traffic impacts
8.) Proximity of testing site to her property

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Subject Property Data
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Raytheon Testing Site Northward View
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Raytheon Testing Site Southwestward View
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Raytheon Testing Site Westward View
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Protest and Support
(Within 1,500 feet of subject property)
Two in protest one in support.

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Evaluation Factors forSpecial Uses

1.) Compliance w/ duly adopted plans
2.) Compliance w/ purpose of the zoning district
3.) Development along major streets
4.) Traffic circulation factors
5.) Adequate services and infrastructure
6.) Significant site development standards
7.) Public input
8.) Hazardous materials
9.) Off-site impacts
10.) Water conservation
11.) Site plan

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Significant SiteDevelopment Standards

1.) All structures meet minimum setbacks.
2.) The number of parking spaces at the site is
more than adequate.
3.) Screening is not required at the site.
4.) Outdoor lighting will comply w/ the Countys
light pollution code.

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Factors Favoring Approvalof the Special Use
Permit

1.) The testing facility complies with the
comprehensive plan.
2.) The testing facility complies with the
purpose of the zoning district.
3.) The impacts of the testing facility on local
infrastructure are negligible.
4.) The special use involves no hazardous
materials.
5.) The activities associated with the testing
facility contribute to the local economy.
6.) One local resident has expressed support for
the application to staff in the Planning
Department.

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Factors Favoring Denialof the Special Use Permit

1.) The testing facility has created off-site
impacts that have apparently been a nuisance to
residents of the area.
2.) The exact nature of future testing activities
is uncertain.
3.) Two local residents have expressed
opposition to the application to staff in the
Planning Department.

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Staff Recommendation

The Planning Department recommends that the PZ
Commissions approval of Raytheons request for a
special use permit to allow outdoor testing of
weapons systems on Parcel 209-23-003 be upheld by
the BOS, subject to the following conditions

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Special Use Permit (recommended conditions of
approval)

1.) Future testing projects shall be of a similar
nature to that currently underway, shall not
involve any hazardous materials or ordnance, and
shall not increase the off-site impacts
associated with the current use.
2.) Any changes to the approved special use shall
be subject to review by the Planning Department
and may require modification and approval by the
Planning and Zoning Commission.

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Special Use Permit (recommended conditions of
approval)

3.) Any future permanent structures will require,
at a minimum, a building/use permit and review by
staff for conformance with this special use
permit.
4.) A revised site plan that adequately indicates
the location and dimensions of driveways and
parking facilities shall be submitted to the
Planning Department prior to issuance of the
special use permit.

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Special Use Permit (recommended conditions of
approval)

5.) Prior to permit issuance, the applicant shall
enter into a private maintenance agreement with
the County for W. Dry Tumbleweed Ln.
6.) The applicant shall obtain a floodplain use
permit prior to issuance of the special use
permit.
7.) Cut sheets of on-site light fixtures
indicating compliance with the Countys light
pollution code shall be submitted to the Planning
Department prior to issuance of the special use
permit.

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Special Use Permit (recommended conditions of
approval)

8.) The applicant shall take effective measures
to control fugitive dust generated at the testing
site.
9.) It is the applicants responsibility to
obtain any additional permits, or meet additional
conditions, if any, that may be applicable to the
testing facility pursuant to other federal,
state, or local laws or regulations.

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Special Use Permit (recommended conditions of
approval)

10.) The driveway leading from W. Dry Tumbleweed
Lane to the testing site and the parking area at
the testing site shall be surfaced with two
inches of gravel.
11.) West Dry Tumbleweed Lane (between N. High
Grove Lane and the driveway into the subject
parcel) shall be surfaced with two inches of
gravel.

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Special Use Permit (recommended conditions of
approval)

12.) Vegetative screening, including but not
limited to fast-growing trees and shrubs, shall
be planted along the boundaries of the subject
parcel that abut the appellants property.
13.) The applicant shall regularly provide a
schedule of testing activities to the appellant
and shall not conduct any testing on weekends or
national holidays or between the hours of 6 p.m.
and 8 a.m.

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