Plans to redevelop the grounds of Tucson’s iconic Benedictine Monastery have overcome one hurdle after the city’s planning commission forwarded a proposal that would allow for the construction of market-rate apartments to the City Council.
The planning commission took no stance on the proposal, leaving it to the council to decide whether to modify neighborhood plans to accommodate the developer’s vision for the site.
In a vote of 6 to 1, the commission moved the decision to the next level with a caveat that the mayor and City Council consider some neighbors’ concerns about lowering the height of the proposed development on the residential east side of the property, 800 N. Country Club Road.
