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5.9.1.   INTRODUCTION
   The Drachman School has existed since 1902 on a comprising 5 through 12, 120, City of Tucson (Book 2, Maps and , Page 4). The is bounded by Seventh Avenue, Eighteenth , Eighth Avenue (also known as Convent Avenue), and residential on 3 and 4 on the northern portion of 120. The school use was established prior to current standards, but the is no longer used as a school. This overlay recognizes the benefits to be realized from adaptive reuse of this property and portions of the existing . Reflection of the historical elements of the school in the redevelopment of the is also recognized as an important consideration. The purpose of this overlay is to ensure the viability of of the Drachman School with housing for the elderly, as permitted within the existing R-3 , while ensuring that this use does not contribute to the deterioration of the living environment, the downgrading of property values, and the diminishment of the health, safety, and general welfare conditions of the residential area.
5.9.2.   PURPOSE
   The purpose of the Drachman School Overlay (DSO) is to assure redevelopment of the with a Residential Care Service facility for the elderly and to protect existing neighborhoods from negative impacts caused by the redevelopment of the historic school and through establishing use and standards to maintain a scale that will be with residential .
5.9.3.   ESTABLISHMENT
   A.   The DSO is a that provides for the establishment of distinct standards by Mayor and Council. The DSO may have standards different from the zoning standards applicable to other in the .
   B.   Where a provision in the DSO varies from the , the provisions in the DSO shall govern.
5.9.4.   APPLICABILITY
   The provisions of the DSO apply to the specifically mapped area bounded by Seventh Avenue, Eighteenth , Eighth (or Convent) Avenue, and the southern boundaries of 3 and 4, 120, City of Tucson, as provided in the Figure 5.9-A below:
Figure 5.9-A: Drachman School Overlay (DSO)
5.9.5.   PERMITTED
   The DSO may be used for a Residential Care Service facility for the elderly, as provided in this section. All other uses permitted in the underlying are subject to the regulations and standards of the .
5.9.6.   ACCESSORY
    are permitted in accordance with Section 6.6, .
5.9.7.   HEIGHT AND STANDARDS
    in the DSO shall comply with the following:
   A.   Height
   The maximum wall is 21 feet; and,
   B.   
    are measured from the back of the curb within the public and must be a minimum of 14 feet from back of curb. from the northern shall be a minimum of ten feet.
5.9.8.   PARKING
   Residential Care Service for the elderly are required to provide 0.50 per . Up to 50% of the required parking may be located in the   .
5.9.9.   LIGHTING
   The following is required of outdoor lighting:
   A.   Lighting shall be shielded and directed downward;
   B.   Lighting within 100 feet of a residential zoning or use shall not exceed 15 feet in height; and,
   C.   All other lighting on shall not exceed 25 feet in height.
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