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The study concluded that about 50% of the State Trust Lands in the planning area meet the Arizona State Land Department's criteria for reclassification as suitable for conservation. The Superstition Area Land Trust proposes that 45 sections (43%) of the planning area (green) be preserved. This includes a three quarter section of Bureau of Land Management property and one half section of private land. The yellow area indicates state trust land that may be suitable for limited development. Gray areas are privately owned parcels. The gold area south of US Highway 60 is state trust land that is most suitable for higher density residential, commercial or light industrial development. SALT also proposes moving a planned extension of the Superstition Freeway (U.S. 60) to the south to encourage development growth outside the scenic Sonoran desert north of the existing highway. We propose declaring the existing US 60 corridor as a Scenic Highway (pale green along highway alignment) to preserve panoramic viewscapes of the Superstition Wilderness and enhance lower density residential and small business development.
PRESERVE Acquire or set aside as open space preserve and gracing allotments, with a new, dedicated Peralta Road Entryway and other trailhead access roads. FLOOD PLAIN PRESERVE Protect as flood plain preserve and wildlife / riparian habitat for Pygmy Owl protection, wildlife connectivity, and hiking trail access to the preserve, OPEN SPACE Protect as scenic buffers along Hwy 60, wildlife habitat along washes, and public parks on hilltops. VILLAGES / PAD Develop residential villages, with village centers, between the major flood plain washes, including public roads to access the preserve. COMMERCIAL Develop a Town Center and Shopping Center at new interchanges along an extended Superstition Freeway. MIXED USE PAD Develop planned area developments of mixed use within an extended Superstition Freeway corridor. EXISTING DEVELOPMENT
Already, or currently being developed, as mixed uses.
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