UDC Text Amendment Related to Notification of Public Processes
The following are materials related to the proposed amendment to the Unified Development Code (UDC) related to the notification of public processes.
This item was approved by Mayor and Council on February 19, 2020. The following is the signed approved ordinance with the changes: Ordinance 11732(PDF, 3MB)
The materials from this meeting may be accessed at the following location: February 19, 2020 Mayor and Council Meeting Legal Action Report
This item was reviewed by the Planning Commission at a Public Hearing on November 13, 2020. The Planning Commission voted 9-0 to forward a recommendation of approval to the Mayor and Council.
The Legal Action Report from that meeting can be found here: November 13, 2020 Planning Commission Meeting Legal Action Report(PDF, 174KB)
A Public Meeting was held on August 22, 2019 to discuss the proposed UDC Text Amendment related to the notification of public processes. The following are materials from that meeting:
Staff presentation(PDF, 1MB)
Meeting notes(PDF, 431KB)
A Stakeholder Meeting was held on August 8, 2019 to discuss the proposed UDC Text Amendment related to the notification of public processes. The following are materials from that meeting:
Staff presentation(PDF, 1MB)
Meeting notes(PDF, 424KB)
Greetings,
YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND A PUBLIC MEETING ON THE PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE (UDC) TO ALLOW FOR A RIGHT-OF-WAY ABUTTING A SUBJECT PROPERTY TO BE INCLUDED IN THE CALCULATION OF THE REQUIRED NOTICE AREA. On May 10, 2017, the state legislature passed a law adding the requirement to include municipal right-of-way in the measurement of rezoning protest notifications and calculations. Currently, the City of Tucson Planning and Development Services Department (PDSD) is seeking feedback regarding a proposal to change the method of calculating the required area that is notified for certain land use actions. This amendment would change the existing policy which does not include an abutting right-of-way in the calculated notification distance. The proposed change reconciles the UDC with the newly adopted Arizona Revised Statute requirement while keeping the required notified parties roughly the same as calculated under the current conditions.
At this Public Meeting, PDSD staff will give a presentation to help everyone understand the existing required notice area measurement standards, what options may exist to include an abutting right-of-way in the notice area calculations, and then facilitate a discussion for participants to share their opinions, observations and suggestions regarding the proposed notification text amendment. This feedback will be essential to staff’s review of this issue and what will ultimately be presented to the Planning Commission and Mayor and Council.
WHEN and WHERE: The public meetings are scheduled on the following two dates and locations:
Monday, August 19, 2019, 5:30pm - 6:30 pm
Located at:
City of Tucson Housing and Community Development
Sentinel Building
320 N. Commerce Park Loop
Tucson AZ 85709
Thursday, August 22 2019, 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Located at:
Pima County Public Works Building
Room B (located in basement)
201 N. Stone Ave.
Tucson AZ 85701
Please note: If you would like to participate but are unable to attend one of the two meetings, staff will be available for one-on-one meetings.
QUESTIONS: Please contact Mallory Ress at Mallory.Ress@tucsonaz.gov.
We hope you are able to attend the Public Meetings on one of the two dates above.