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Development Code Update Public Meetings scheduled

Posted December 19, 2022

The Planning and Development Services Department (PDSD) is currently working on updates to improve our development codes, including the Unified Development Code, Technical Standards Manual, Administrative Manual, and other related codes and standards.

We hope you’ll join a virtual or in-person public meeting to learn about and provide feedback on potential code updates. 

Mayor and Council holding two public hearings on Infill Incentive District and marijuana dispensaries Dec. 20

Posted December 15, 2022

Mayor and Council will hold two public hearings on December 20, 2022, related to proposed amendments to the Unified Development Code (UDC) related to marijuana dispensaries and the Infill Incentive District (IID). The meeting agenda and materials, as well as instructions on how to submit comments or request to speak at the hearing, they may be located on the Mayor and Council page.

DTM Initiates Operation Freeze

Posted December 13, 2022

Beginning this afternoon, crews from the City of Tucson Department of Transportation and Mobility (DTM) Streets Maintenance Division will initiate Operation Freeze in preparation of freezing temperatures forecasted for the next couple nights. Operation Freeze is a safety initiative put into place to make sure City bridge decks are free of ice and safe for motorists to drive over.

Paul's Note - December 9, 2022

Posted December 9, 2022

Have you ever gone to an event where the person at the door has one of those little clickers to count people coming in? Well, we didn’t have one on Saturday for Disability Pride. I’ll only estimate then: we had a few hundred people come in and out of the event at Udall Park. 

I’d like to thank those of you that came out for showing up. It really was a fantastic day for both Tucson and our disability community. 

Road Closures - Fourth Avenue Winter Street Fair

Posted December 2, 2022

Beginning Thursday, December 8, 2022, at approximately noon, Fourth Avenue will close south of University Boulevard to Eighth Street, with the exception of Sixth Street, for the 53rd Annual Fourth Avenue Winter Street Fair.

Additional side street closures include Fourth Street, Fifth Street and Seventh Street between Third Avenue and Fifth Avenue, and Eighth Street from Hoff Avenue to Herbert Avenue.

All roadways are scheduled to reopen by approximately 10 p.m. on Sunday, December 11, 2022.

City of Tucson to Open Public Housing-Section 8 Waitlist in January 2023

Posted December 1, 2022

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The City of Tucson, on Tuesday, Jan. 3, will open the pre-application period for families and individuals seeking to be placed on a waitlist for public housing, and City of Tucson and Pima County Housing Choice Vouchers (Section 8). The pre-application period will continue through Tuesday, Jan. 24 and all applications received in this three-week window will be placed in a lottery.

Traffic Alert - Roger Road Pedestrian Improvement Project

Posted November 23, 2022

UTILITY RELOCATION WORK

On Monday, November 28, 2022, crews from Tucson Electric Power are scheduled to begin utility relocation work, on Roger Road from San Rafael Avenue to Pomona Road, as part of the Roger Road Pedestrian Improvement Project. This project is associated with the voter-approved Proposition 407 Tucson Delivers Strong Connections Program.

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