NOTICE: The Sign Code Revision Project is scheduled for a Public Hearing with the City of Tucson Mayor and Council on December 5, 2017. The meeting will be held at or after 5:30PM in the Mayor and Council Chambers of City Hall, 255 West Alameda, Tucson, AZ.
M&C Public Hearing Materials
Mayor and Council Communication - Sign Code Revsion Project
- Attachment A - Draft Sign Standards – November 1, 2017
- Attachment B - Language Clarifications *Revised*
- Attachment C - Joint Planning Commission and Citizen Sign Code Recommendation Letter
- Attachment D - Background on Reed v. Town of Gilbert
- Attachment E - CSCC / PC Materials from the Joint Meeting on July 12, 2017
- Attachment F - Updated Infographic on Sign Code Revision Public Process
- Attachment G - Response to M&C Questions and Comments from October 10, 2017 Study Session
- Attachment H - Infographic on Timelines of Existing and Proposed Sign Code Processes
- Attachment I - Matrix of Changes / Edits Made Throughout the Sign Revision Project
- Attachment J - 7A Design Option Overview
- Attachment K - MPA/Chamber/SAHBA September Letters to Mayor and Council
Additional Items:
- MPA/TMC/SAHBA Letter for Mayor and Council dated 11.29.17
- Staff Analysis of November 29, 2017 MPA/TMC/SAHBA Letter dated 11.30.17
- Summary of Mayor and Council Discussions dated 12.4.17
Comments to Date:
- MPA Letter for Mayor and Council dated 11.29.17
- Letter from Ruth Beeker - Fall 2017
- MPA Letter for Mayor and Council - 9.15.17
- Tucson Metro Chamber for Mayor and Council - 9.15.17
- Email from Kathi McLaughlin - dated 10.9.17
- Email from Kathi McLaughlin - dated 10.3.17
- MPA/Chamber/SAHBA updated Letter - COTSignCodePackage 7.9.17
- Hispanic Chamber of Commerce - 7.11.17
- Email and Suggestions - Priscilla Storm - 7.6.17
- Tucson Sign Code Revisions - Steve Huffman - 6.29.17
- Sign Code Letters from Mike Addis 6-21.17
- Proposed langauge from SAHBA 6.21.17
- Letter of Support Sign Code Revision 6.21.17
- Response to items listed in the June 15, 2017 letter from MPA/Metro/SAHBA - 6.21.17
- Arizona Sign Association comments on Sign Code Update 6.20.17
- MPA/Chamber/SAHBA Letter - 6.15.17
- Commissioner McLaughlin's Recommendation for the Sign Design Option - 5.3.17
- Commissioner Martin's Memo of Questions and Potential Edits - 5.1.17
- Letter from Tucson Metro Chamber, Metropolitan Pima Alliance, and SAHBA - 2.23.17
- Comments on Purpose - Ruth Beeker - 2.6.17
- Comments from Dan Brocious on 2-1-17 Draft
- Letter from James Robertson - 1.24.17
- Email from Nancy McClure - 1.23.17
- Ruth Beeker - Call to the Audience Transcript - 1.23.17
- Master Sign Program Public Process Proposal - TRRG - 1.18.17
- Email of support for TMC / MPA Revisions from Thomas Hunt - dated 1.16.17
- Email of support for TMC / MPA Revisions from Craig Frinfrock - dated 1.16.17
- Email of support for TMC / MPA Revisions from Bud Guion - dated 1.13.17
- Letter from Tucson Metro Chamber and Metropolitan Pima Alliance - 1.3.17
- Call to the Audience Comments from Bonnie Poulos - 12.19.16
- Letter from TRRG - CSCC restructuring - 12.9.16
- Email from JD Garcia - 12.1.16
- Letter from Sierra Club - 11.21.16
- Email from Scenic Arizona - 11.17.16
- Email from Robert Gent - 11.7.16
- Email from Scott Addis - 11.4.16
- Attachment to letter from APSS dated 11.4.16
- Letter from Astronomy Planetary and Space Sciences in Arizona (APSS) - 11.4.16
- Letter from Scenic Arizona to CSCC-PC - 11.2.16
- Email from Rory Juneman - 11.2.16
- Letter from Scenic Arizona to CSCC-PC - 10.29.16
- Materials on Electronic Message Centers from Dan Brocious - 10.21.16
- Letter from Scenic Arizona to CSCC-PC - 10.20.16
- Letter from Scenic Arizona to CSCC-PC - 10.16.16
- Email from Hannah Glasston - 10.10.16
- Email from Buell Tomasson Jannuzi - 10.9.16
- Email from Ruth Beeker - 10.9.16
- Mayor & Council Call-to-Audience - TRRG - 9.20.16
- Memo - Response to Letter from Scenic Arizona - 10.11.16
- Letter from Scenic Arizona - 9.20.16
Background Information:
Planning and Development Services Department is currently working with the Sign Code Subcommittee on revisions to the City's Sign Code to address the recent Reed v. Town of Gilbert Supreme Court Case as directed by Mayor and Council. The Sign Code Subcommittee, which was established/formed on August 9, 2016, includes members from the Citizen Sign Code Committee and from the Planning Commission. As part of those revisions, it is also looking at revisions to address overall simplification and process improvement items such as moving the current Sign Code from Chapter 3 of the Tucson Code into Chapter 23b (Unified Development Code).
The direction given by the Mayor and Council providing an outline for the scope of work of this project is available via this LINK.
The Sign Code Revision Project has completed its review by the joint subcommittee and is being reviewed jointly by the Citizen Sign Code Committee (CSCC) and the Planning Commission (PC). On May 3, 2017, the CSCC and PC held a joint study session to review and discuss the proposed Sign Code Revisions. At that meeting, the project was set for a joint CSCC/PC Public Hearing on June 21, 2017.
UPDATE: At the July 12, 2017 Joint PC / CSCC meeting, both groups voted unanimously to recommend the draft to Mayor and Council with two minor changes. The LAR for that meeting can be found at the following LINK.
The following is the updated and revised Draft Sign Standards based on the feedback from the July 12th, joint PC/CSCC meeting: LINK
For all materials and additional information related to the joint PC / CSCC meetings, please visit the following page.
Copies of the preliminary draft revisions and original sign code
Draft Sign Standards - August 18, 2017
Updated Draft Sign Standards - June 2, 2017 (Chapter 23b of Tucson Code)
Detailed Changes in the 6-2-17 Draft Sign Standards
Revised Sign Code Preliminary Draft (Chapter 23b of Tucson Code)
Current City of Tucson Sign Code (Chapter 3 of Tucson Code)
Reed v Town of Gilbert Documents
Legal Report - Opinion - Reed v. Town of Gilbert
Tentative Meeting Schedule for Joint Subcommittee of the Planning Commission and Citizen Sign Code Committee
Tentative Meeting Schedule - as of 01.25.17
Sign Code Subcommittee Packet - will continue to be updated as additional materials become available
Meeting Agendas / LARs / Minutes
Commission Materials
All Planning Commission materials related to the Sign Code Revision project are located here: https://www.tucsonaz.gov/pdsd/planning-commission
All Citizen Sign Code Committee materials related to the Sign Code Revision project are located here: https://www.tucsonaz.gov/clerks/boards?board=21
Additional Meeting Information
Both Planning Commission and the Citizen Sign Code Committee have appointed members to be on a joint subcommitee to review and comment on the draft Sign Code Revisions. The following is a tentative schedule for the meetings:
Meeting 1 – Monday, October 17, 2016 (3pm-5pm)
Meeting 2 – Monday, October 24, 2016 (3pm-5pm)
Meeting 3 – Monday, November 7, 2016 (3pm-5pm)
Meeting 4 – Monday, November 14, 2016 (3pm-5pm)
Meeting 5 – Monday, November 21, 2016 (3pm-5pm)
Meeting 6 – Monday, December 5, 2016 (3pm-5pm)
Meeting 7 – Monday, December 12, 2016 (2pm-5pm)
Meeting 8 – Monday, December 19, 2016 (2pm-5pm)
Meeting 9 - Monday, January 9, 2017 (2pm-5pm)
Meeting 10 - Monday, January 23, 2017 (2pm-5pm)
Meeting 11 - Monday, February 6, 2017 (2pm-5pm)
Meeting 12 - Monday, February 13, 2017 (2pm-5pm)
Meeting 13 - Monday, February 27, 2017 (2pm-5pm)
Meeting 14 - Monday, March 6, 2017 (2pm-5pm)
These meetings will be held at the Planning and Development Services Department office, on the third floor of the Pima County Public Works Building (201 North Stone Avenue) unless otherwise noted on agenda.
If you have any questions or would like to provide feedback, please email SignCodeRevisionProject@tucsonaz.gov.