At its May 17th meeting, Tucson Mayor and Council approved rezoning of a Planned Area Development for 63 acres of vacant land at Irvington Road and Interstate 19 (three miles south of Interstate 10) in Tucson. The project was approved unanimously in a 7 to 0 vote.
The owner of the property is Irvington Interstate Partners, LLC, an affiliate of Bourn Companies. The proposal is to create a massive, multi-phase, mixed-use commercial center to be called Irvington Commercial Center.
Commercial Real Estate Developer Bourn Companies proposes to transform the undeveloped desert land at the NWC of Irvington Road and I-19 into a, “… vibrant commercial development to serve the immediate neighborhood along with visitors and the rest of the region driving along our major interstate system,” according to the submitted documents.
The PAD will be divided into five development areas with the actual phasing / order of development and boundary of these development areas varying due to market demands and responses to those market conditions. These development areas will identify the project-site improvements that will be required at the time these specific development areas are developed.
The five development areas are as follows:
- Development Area 1 encompasses about 11 acres and will be developed with smaller commercial pads with high visibility along the I-19 frontage and access provided by a pair of driveways at existing, signalized intersections, as well as a third driveway.
- Development Area 2 (8 acres) will be located near the SWC of the site and will serve as an extension of Area 1 uses, but without direct roadway frontage.
- Development Area 3 (21 acres) lies at the center of the PAD and will be tied to the other four areas by vehicle and pedestrian circulation routes.
- Development Area 4 (12 acres) lies near the center of the site, south of the proposed spine roadway.
- Development Area 5 (11 acres) is on the far north of the property.
The PAD will provide a proposed road (spine road) that links the entire property and development areas and includes an 8-foot pedestrian pathway which will provide 65-75 percent shading. There will be at least two pedestrian/bike connections and access from the PAD site to the Santa Cruz Riverpark. The PAD will establish an architectural review committee to review and approve architectural design, through a self-certification process by providing a letter of approval to the City at the time of development package submittal. The PAD will create development and design standards to establish a common theme and design elements which will unify the site. The developer will provide a bus pullout and shelter on the westbound side of Irvington Road.
No project timeline was identified.
