FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions About Proposed Project:
Q. Will the entire Quincea Social Initiative Enterprise be constructed at the PERA Club site?
A. No, only the greenhouse for organic crop production.
Q. Will Belleview Street be used as greenhouse access and exiting?
A. No.
Q. Will there be people living on site?
A. No, all employees are commuters.
Q. What skill level is required for people working on-site?
A. Only off-site vocationally trained individuals may work on-site.
Q. Are greenhouses allowed on this site?
A. Yes, It is allowed as part of the Agriculture zoning?
Q. Is the site currently zoned for agriculture?
A. Yes, the Agriculture zoning is existing as well as 1 home per acre.
Q. Are any explosive chemicals stored/ used on-site?
A. No, all organic-hydroponic farming on-site is chemical free.
Q. Are criminals performing community service on-site?
A. No,
Q. Will the greenhouses be temporary?
A. Yes, PERA Club is temporarily hosting the Quincea greenhouse.
Q. Will the greenhouses be farther away from neighboring backyards than allowed by code?
A. Yes,120'feet away from homes. Code allows structures to be within 20'feet of the alley property line.
Q. How close are the building setbacks?
A. Agriculture zoning allows building setback between greenhouse and alley to be (20' ) twenty feet,
Q. What is planned for the 120' setback?
A. Landscape buffer and wildlife corridor.
Q. Will the greenhouses affect the alley run-off behind homes?
A. Yes, the rain water sheet-flow, currently entering the alley, will be retained on site.
Q. Explain the benefits of Wildlife Corridor and Landscape Screening behind homes.
A. Three benefits of Rain Water Harvesting, Landscape Screening and Wildlife Corridor are inter-retated in nature.
Q. Will the landscape conceal the greenhouses without impacting the Papago Park Vista?
A. Yes, 'Height tapered landscape and buildings' will be maintained below existing tree-top sight line.
Q. Will the Community view from Belleview St. be preserved?
A. Yes, Preservation of views will be maintained by matching (80')eighty foot community building setbacks along Belleview street
Q. Will the neighbors' view of Papago Buttes be preserved from back yards?
A. Yes, 'Height tapered landscape and buildings' will be maintained below existing tree-top sight line.
Q. What is a sight line?
A. The area of visibility above existing tree tops, is the Papago Buttes line of sight.
Q. How will greenhouses be concealed?
A. Conceal the greenhouses with varying height landscape screening,(below existing tree-top sight line of 3 degrees) and
Q. What will the Landscape Screening look like?
A. Mesquite, PaloVerde and Ironwood trees, along with the Creosote, Sage and other native species of ground cover and cacti, will be planted between the existing site vegetation.
Q. Will the greenhouses conserve water?
A. Yes, Water conservation is one of the benefits of greenhouse farming.
Q. Will Quincea traffic have restricted entry and exit points?
A. Yes, All vehicles associated with greenhouses will be restricted to enter and exit through the PERA Club guard gate located on Continental Drive.
Q. Will the project start with only one greenhouse?
A. Yes, the first phase consists of one greenhouse structure.
Q. When would the other greenhouses be built?
A. Construction of additional greenhouses will be Phased as they become economically valid.
Q.Why does the site plan show so many greenhouses?
A. The City of Tempe has asked us to show the maximum potential number of greenhouses.The Site Plan shows the location of 17 possible greenhouses being considered.
Q. Will parking be hidden from view?
A. Yes, vehicles heights remain below the sight-line, concealing internal movement and parking.
Q. Will employee count increase with greenhouse phased growth?
A. Yes, each additional greenhouse requires 3-4 employees. The first Phase will start with eight employees.
Q. How many employees are being considered?
A. Projected employee count with Phased greenhouse growth
Phase One 8 employees
Phase Two 10 employees
Phase Three 17 employees
Phase Four 21 employees
All Phases 56 employees
Q. Will the employees be vocationally trained?
A. Yes, each employee will pass vocational education/ skill requirements and task compentency for several months, before working at the greenhouses.
Q. Will greenhouse farming be sound controlled?
A. Yes, the greenhouse has whole-house air circulation which uses low decible belt-drive electric motors.
Q. Will odors be controlled coming from greenhouse?
A. Yes, the use of continually controlled monitoring of ph, organic fertilizer, water quality, humidity remains with the greenhouse.
Q. Will the hours of operation be limited?
A. Yes, greenhouses are only functional during daylight hours.
Q. Will the light pollution from the site be controlled?
A.Yes, the Night Sky ordinance will be followed per City of Tempe.
Q. Will lights used in the greenhouses be limited at night?
A. Yes, operations stop one half hour after sunset, lights are needed with exception of exiting signs required by Tempe Building and Safety department.
Q. Will the building materials be suited for the desert?
A. Yes, the University of Arizona has successfully used these type of greenhouses for many years.
Q. Will the building heights remain below the existing line of sight?
A. Yes, the greenhouse farthest from homes will be concealed by vegetation, remaining no taller than +18'foot.
(Height remains 12' feet below restriction. Code allows 30' foot height within Agriculture zoning(existing)
