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High Density
Development Proposed for Twin Lakes Area |
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A company named Arber LLC has requested a rezoning of 20.5 acres behind
the Bashas shopping center, between Oracle Highway and Twin Lakes and
between Golder Ranch Rd and Hawser. The plan is to build a total of
142 units on the 20.5 acre parcel. Much of the property is currently zoned
GR-1 (1 home per acre) and the builders wish to change these to CR-3 and
CR-4 which would allow for mixed housing types and cluster density
housing. Plans submitted to the County show the units as
two-story 34' high buildings with
essentially no yards and open parking except for the community center
and the two homes at the entrance. The units are expected to cost in the $300,000 - $400,000 range.
Here's a
detailed drawing
of the proposed development
Under the proposed rezoning the
developers would build 3.8 two-story units per acre
on the northern portion of the project and up to 11 two-story units per acre on
the southern portion. The overall average would be 6.9 units/acre. At an average of 2
cars per home that means a potential increase of 284 cars traveling daily on
Twin Lakes and Golder Ranch Rd. The plan would include expansion of the
roadway on Twin Lakes Dr.
Most important is the impact on water supplies
during this severe extended drought. The developers did mention that the
homes they would build would use less water than traditional homes.
However, it is important that we look at the water
supply in terms of the resources for the entire region. With Arroyo
Grande, Falcon Valley, Willow Springs and Saddlebrooke Ranch about to
explode the population of the area, we must look at the water supplies
for the entire region. The wells for most of these projects are
located in the Oracle Junction area.
Also see our page on
sustainability links for the area.
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