Permit Review Detail
Review Status: Requires Resubmit
Review Details: SITE FROM MODEL TEMPLATE - INFILL BUILDERS v.1
Permit Number - TC-MDP-0426-00263
Review Name: SITE FROM MODEL TEMPLATE - INFILL BUILDERS v.1
Review Status: Requires Resubmit
| Review Date | Reviewer's Name | Type of Review | Description | Status | Comments |
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| 04/30/2026 | Residential Building | APPROVED | |||
| 05/07/2026 | Bldg Permits - Post Review Express | PENDING ASSIGNMENT | |||
| 04/29/2026 | Residential Engineering | REQUIRES RESUBMIT | Permit Activity Number: TC-MDP-0426-00263 (1st Review) Project: New 2 story duplex model plan Location: 1744 W VALDEZ CT Review Date: 4/29/2026 Reviewer: Marco Contreras – Engineering Associate - Site Engineering Plan review for the above referenced structure has been completed. This letter reflects comments to be addressed. For facilitating a shorter review time, please provide updated plans and calculations with a written response to each of the notated items indicating action taken. Do not cloud the changes made for comment updates; revisions are processed if changes occur after the permit is issued. Provide a response letter addressing each comment with location of change on the plans. Submit the separate response letter and plan set files. Site Engineering Review Comments: 1. Denote the FFE and FG as established by the associated tentative plat. 2. Provide an acceptable scale to the plan set. 3. As the proposed development is a new dwelling (ADU, SFR, Duplex, Etc), Per the City of Tucson Inclusive Home Design Ordinance: https://www.tucsonaz.gov/files/sharedassets/public/v/1/city-services/planning-development-services/documents/inclusivehomedesignordinance.pdf, all new dwellings and units have a requirement to provide an “accessible route from public and common areas, including, but not limited to, a driveway or public street or sidewalk”. Draw, dimension, and label an accessible route from the driveway, sidewalk, or street to an accessible entrance. a. Refer to Technical Standards Manual Section 7-01.4.3 for sidewalk/pathway specifications including the minimum 4ft-width and composition minimums. b. Action Items: Provide a width call-out, proposed slope, and label the walkway as the “Accessible Route” leading to the new home entrance If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Marco Contreras at Marco.contreras@tucsonaz.gov |
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| 05/05/2026 | Residential Zoning | REQUIRES RESUBMIT | PDSD TRANSMITTAL FROM: Jeffrey W. Cassidy, Planner Planning & Development Services Department – Current Zoning Review Section PROJECT: TC-MDP-0426-00263 – Residential Building – New 2 story duplex model plan. (MASTER MODEL PLAN TC-MDP-0525-00285); REV_1 1744 W VALDEZ CT TUCSON, AZ 85713 (R-1 Zoning) Site Plan Review – 1st Review TRANSMITTAL DATE: May 05, 2026 This site is in the R-1 Residence Zone (UDC 4.7.8). Middle Housing is a permitted use in this zone (Table 4.8-2) per Use specific standards 4.9.7.B.4-6, .8, .9, .11-14. Plan review for the above referenced duplex has been completed. This letter reflects comments to be addressed. For facilitating a shorter back check time, please provide updated plans and calculations with a written response to each of the notated items indicating action taken. Do not cloud the changes made for comment updates; revisions are processed if changes occur after the permit is issued. 1. COMMENT: As presented, duplexes are not permissible in the R-1 zone. However, by simply changing all the verbiage through the drawings that references ‘duplex’ to ‘middle housing’ will permit this permit to move forward as presented. Indicate this change in the comment response letter as well so staff can change the classification internally. As part of Ordinance 12219, the following requirements will need to be met: 2. COMMENT: A. As part of the passing of Ordinance 12219 this past December of 2025, the following landscaping is required for all new single family residential, middle housing development, and accessory dwelling units, as of January 01, 2026, per UDC 7.6.10. https://middle-housing-cotgis.hub.arcgis.com/pages/Residential-Landscaping-Code 1. One tree / 1,000 floor area. 2. A 5’-0” wide strip of vegetative groundcover is required within the front yard setback per the calculation below (minus the sections that have a driveway and/or pedestrian sidewalk (from the street sidewalk to the units’ front entrance). Parcels with less than 30 lineal feet of street frontage may place the required ground cover in alternate locations indicated on the site plan. (X Linear feet of Street Frontage) – (Y curb cut width) x (5 Foot Depth) = Z Square Feet of required vegetative groundcover. 3. Plants must be low to very low water use with a hardiness rating of 15 degrees Fahrenheit or lower and non-invasive. Options are listed in Section 5-02.5.0 of the Technical Standards Manual. Exceptions to these criteria or plants that are not listed in Section 5-02.5.0 of the Technical Standards Manual, may be approved by the PDSD Landscape Architect. B. Required landscaping must be located as follows: 1. A minimum of fifty percent of the required canopy trees must be located within the front yard setback area. i. Exception: If site constraints prevent new tree placement in a front yard, five shrubs may be substituted per required tree. Required trees must still be placed elsewhere on the site. Shrubs used as a substitute plant material for the required tree shall range from three feet in height by three feet in width, or larger. Shrubs must follow the relevant spacings from utility lines in section 5 01.5.11of the Technical Standards Manual but can be planted one radius of their mature width from foundations, enclosed sidewalks, sidewalks, and curbs. 2. Trees may be planted at varying distances apart. 3. Required landscaping is not restricted to the first 10 feet onto the property from the existing or future right-of-way line. 4. Newly planted trees must be placed at a minimum distance from existing or proposed City of Tucson-owned or private utility-owned lines, as found in section 5-01.5.11 of the Technical Standards Manual. Tree plantings are not permitted in El Paso Gas Easements or under overhead power lines. 5. Trees shall be placed a minimum of ten feet from the center of the tree trunk to any enclosed structure. 6. Trees shall be placed a minimum of five feet from the back of the sidewalk or curb. If this standard cannot be met, then root barriers are required and must be illustrated on the submitted construction plans. 7. Trees must be planted in a six-to-nine-inch depressed planting area of at least 50 square feet (four-foot radius, or alternatives as proposed) and at least ten feet away from a building foundation. 8. Existing, established trees on property, at least 4 inches trunk diameter at chest height, located at least ten feet from the foundation or with an unobstructed dripline at maturity, shall count toward this requirement. The root systems of existing trees used for this requirement must be protected from soil compaction during construction using perimeter protective fencing around the dripline. Established trees are not required to have a depressed planting area. Existing shrubs and vegetative groundcovers may also be used toward the required landscaping. C. Vegetation shall be established, maintained, and sustained throughout its life in support of the City’s tree count, climate, and walkability goals. One of the following two options may be used: 1. Drip or bubbler irrigation with backflow protection. A simple irrigation system can be part of the domestic water supply for the residence. 2. Alternate methods, such as rainwater harvesting, hand watering, and greywater systems, as proposed by the property owner and approved by the PDSD Landscape Architect. D. Example Site Plan with Landscape Graphics, etc. https://www.tucsonaz.gov/files/sharedassets/public/v/2/pdsd/documents/plan-samples/full-site-plan_feb2026.pdf https://www.tucsonaz.gov/files/sharedassets/public/v/1/pdsd/documents/plan-samples/full-site-plan-spanish.pdf 3. COMMENT: To meet our UDC definition of site, demonstrate how parcel 119-21-7410 will be physically separated from parcel 119-21-7400 and 119-21-7420 whether it be through a wall, fence, irrigated landscape, etcetera. Draw, dimension and label the separation type, material and height. 4. COMMENT: Property line dimensions do not match the dimensions per TD-DIV-0324-00032. Update accordingly. 5. COMMENT: Additional comments may be forthcoming on the next review based on responses to Zoning and other PDSD reviewer comments. RESUBMITTAL OF THE FOLLOWING IS REQUIRED: 1. Corrected building permit 2. Provide a detailed response letter with your submittal that clearly shows how you have addressed all Zoning comments. 3. Resubmit ALL documents associated with this permit (all drawings in sheet index) To resubmit visit Tucson Development Center at https://tdc-online.tucsonaz.gov/#/home Instructions for resubmittal - https://www.tucsonaz.gov/files/sharedassets/public/v/1/pdsd/documents/tdc-faq/old-pdfs/double-old/resubmittals.pdf If you have any questions about this transmittal, please contact jeffrey.cassidy@tucsonaz.gov The Unified Development Code (UDC) can be found at: https://www.tucsonaz.gov/Departments/Planning-Development-Services/Codes/Zoning-Code |
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| 05/01/2026 | Fire New Construction | REVIEW COMPLETED | Please note this subdivision requires a fire hydrant. Questions: patricia.shelton@tucsonaz.gov | ||
| 04/28/2026 | PDSD Application Completeness Express | REVIEW COMPLETED | |||
| 05/07/2026 | ROW Engineering Review | REVIEW COMPLETED | VALDEZ CT is a private street. Label (Private) | ||
| 05/05/2026 | TW New Development Review Fast | REVIEW COMPLETED | Tucson Water has no objection to the proposed development. The potential water main available to serve the proposed meter is the existing 6" PVC water main, PN 084-2024, located along W Valdez Ct. Per Tucson Water meter policy, a 5/8" water meter has a maximum capacity of 20 fixture units. If additional fixtures will be served by the proposed units and the total fixture count exceeds the allowable capacity, a meter upsize will be required. |