A large distribution facility is being planned for a vacant lot on Ina and Silverbell roads in Marana.
It’s not yet known who will inhabit the space, said Jason Angell, Marana’s development services director.
Users of facilities with large footprints like that in the Tucson area include retailers Amazon, Walmart and Target.
The 65-acre site, on the northeast corner of the intersection, will have a 220,822-square-foot building, parking for 484 employee vehicles, and more than 1,200 spaces for delivery vans.

The architectural site plans from Ware Malcomb show how the Silverbell Gateway Distribution Center will be built on the northeast corner of Ina and Silverbell roads.
Because the zoning for such an operation is already in place at that site, the town’s council was not required to take action on the proposal, he said.
As long as developers meet the requirements set by Marana regarding heights and setbacks, the project is a go, Angell said.
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The town has also forwarded comments from neighbors asking for additional landscaping, screening and noise buffers.
“We’ve been meeting with residents,†he said. “But it’s hard to please everyone.â€
Known as the Silverbell Gateway Distribution Center, it would have a building height of 45 feet.

A large distribution center is planned for the northeast corner of Ina and Silverbell roads in Marana on May 7, 2021.
Angell said building permits should be submitted to the town in the next couple of months and expects construction to take 12 to 18 months to complete.
Two other large distribution centers are currently under construction near the Tucson International Airport — one a speculative building and one for Amazon.
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These photos of cactus blooms will make you fall in love with Tucson
Cactus blooms

Cactus blooms

These cactus blooms were taken by reader Jim at his home in the Dove Mountain area.
Cactus blooms

Cactus blooms

These cactus blooms were taken by reader Jim at his home in the Dove Mountain area.
Cactus blooms

Cactus blooms

Cactus blooms

These cactus blooms were taken by reader Jim at his home in the Dove Mountain area.
Cactus blooms

Cactus blooms

Cactus blooms

Cactus blooms

Cactus blooms

Cactus blooms

Cactus blooms

Cactus blooms

Cactus blooms

Blooming saguaro

A saguaro blooms in the Catalina Foothills. Blooms can be unpredictable, but peak blooms usually occur from mid-May to mid-June.
Cactus blooms at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum

Prickly pear in bloom

Another prickly pear’s bloom has a splash of red.
Cactus blooms

Prickly pear

A small prickly pear cactus in colorful bloom.
Brilliant bloom

Saguaros are blooming brilliantly in parts of the Tucson Valley. -- Credit: Doug Kreutz/ÃÛÌÒÓ°ÏñAVs
Prickly pear cactus

A prickly pear cactus in brilliant bloom.
Prickly pear cactus

Yellow prickly pear blooms and hikers in Tucson Mountain Park.
Saguaro and ocotillo

A blooming saguaro with an ocotillo in bloom nearby.
Hedgehog cactus

A hedgehog cactus shows off its bright blooms.Â
Cholla cactus

A cholla cactus with yellow blooms.
Cholla cactus

A cholla cactus with red blooms.Â
Prickly pear

A prickly pear cactus with red blooms in the desert west of Tucson.Â
Bees and blooms

Bees visit the blooms of a saguaro cactus.
Yellow prickly pear flowers

Yellow flowers of prickly pears add color and beauty to Tucson Mountain Park west of the city.
07 VAM outside birding trail

Red cactus blooms decorate the Birding Trail.
Prickly pear cactus

Blooms and buds of flowers to come on a prickly pear cactus.
Cactus blooming

Saguaros will be blooming this month at Saguaro National Park . -- Credit: Doug Kreutz / ÃÛÌÒÓ°ÏñAV
Bonanza of blooms

This cactus in the Catalina Foothills is in a blooming mood — and it’s just getting started. Still more buds than blooms.Â
Sabino Canyon saguaro

A blooming saguaro in Sabino Canyon with more buds waiting to open.
Multiple blooms

A saguaro with multiple blooms in Sabino Canyon.Â
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Trichocereus cactus in bloom

Trichocereus cactus in bloom
Cardon in bloom

Cardon in bloom on 3rd Street bike path
Barrel Cactus in Bloom

Late bloom on a barrel cactus
Foothills flowering cactus

Cactus wreathed in pink blooms