Marana and Wentz 74 Rezone
Description
Rezone 74 acres to R-4 residential at roughly four to five homes per acre, with new conditions requiring single-story homes, 12,000-square-foot lots, and 40-foot buffers next to existing rural homes.
Impact summary
Would add hundreds of homes next to rural ranchettes; the applicant agreed to edge protections and cited a school district letter confirming capacity, with Town Council consideration set for September 1.
Applicant
- Name
- Paul Oland, Paradigm Land Design, for the property owner
- Address
- NW corner of W Marana Rd and N Wentz Rd, Township 11S, Range 11E, Section 19
At a glance
- Hearings
- 1
- Public comments
- 5
- Total mentions
- 1
Last vote · Planning Commission
A recommendation, not a final decision. Town Council decides next.
Last discussed Jul 29, 2026.
Meeting timeline (1)
Related issues (3)
Marana and Wentz 74 residential rezone
A resident argued that allowing duplexes and denser housing in Gladden Farms would lower housing costs, attract customers to local businesses, and reduce the per-home cost of services.
Traffic and intersection safety on rural roads
Residents cited frequent accidents at the Marana/Wentz intersection and asked how rural roads used by tractors and cattle trucks will handle hundreds of new vehicles. Staff confirmed a traffic study is underway for the church site, and a southbound right-turn lane on Twin Peaks is warranted.
Sports-field lighting in a dark-sky area
Residents near the proposed OVCN campus worry that lit sports fields and parking lots will end the dark skies they moved for. The church says it will use modern shielded, directional LED lighting and only light fields when in use, complying with the town's lighting code.
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