Permit Review Detail
Review Status: Requires Resubmit
Review Details: SITE FROM MODEL TEMPLATE - INFILL BUILDERS v.1
Permit Number - TC-MDP-0626-00389
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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| 06/10/2026 | Residential Building | APPROVED | |||
| 06/24/2026 | Bldg Permits - Post Review Express | PENDING ASSIGNMENT | |||
| 06/09/2026 | Addressing Validation | REQUIRES RESUBMIT | 1) Please submit a revised site plan that includes the four unit numbers assigned to the property. | ||
| 06/22/2026 | Residential Engineering | REQUIRES RESUBMIT | Permit Activity Number: TC-MDP-0626-00389 (1st Review) Project: Middle Housing Project 4-Plex Model A (Model Master Plan TC-MDP-0326-00116) Location: 4202 S KOSTKA AV Review Date: 6/22/2026 Reviewer: Marco Contreras – Engineering Associate - Site Engineering Reviewer Contact: Marco.contreras@tucsonaz.gov Related cases: Plan review for the above referenced structure has been completed. This letter reflects comments to be addressed to ensure final approval from Site Engineering. To help speed up your resubmittal and facilitate shorter review timelines, please include a response letter along with your updated plans and any supporting calculations. In your response letter, address each comment individually and explain what changes were made and where they can be found in the plans. Please do not mark or highlight changes in the drawings at this stage — revision markups are only used after a permit has been issued. Submit your response letter and updated plan set as two separate files. Site Engineering Review Comments: 4. Refer to Site Zoning comment #1 – If commercial development is to be pursued, please follow the pre-application process provided. a. If Middle Housing is to be pursued, please follow the following comments, 5. Provide applicable perimeter fencing/wall information for all new fence/walls proposed to ensure the properties function as independent sites. 6. The City of Tucson Inclusive Home Design Ordinance requires all new dwellings — including ADUs, single-family residences, and duplexes — to provide an accessible route connecting the public street, sidewalk, or driveway to an accessible entrance of the home. This pathway must be shown, dimensioned, and labeled on the plans. What this means in plain terms: There needs to be a clearly defined, walkable path from where a person arrives (the street, sidewalk, or driveway) all the way to a usable door of the home — one that someone using a wheelchair or mobility aid could navigate without barriers. An exterior accessible route that shall conform to 2017 ICC A117.1 Sections 402 and 403 and City of Tucson Inclusive Home Design Ordinance. The current plans to no reference a material nor show a connection to ROW sidewalk or Parking area proposed. Reference: https://www.tucsonaz.gov/files/sharedassets/public/v/1/city-services/planning-development-services/documents/inclusivehomedesignordinance.pdf Action Items — Show the following on your plans: • Draw and label the path as "Accessible Route" • Provide a minimum clear width of 4 feet with a width call-out on the plans • Note the proposed running slope (must not exceed 5% / 1:20) and cross slope (must not exceed 2% / 1:50) • Identify the accessible entrance the route leads to Acceptable Accessible Route compositions include: • Portland cement concrete (PCC) • Broom Finished concrete • Brick or unit pavers (Only if set on a stable cement base with no gaps exceeding ½”) • Concrete pavers on concrete base (Same joint and evenness requirements as brick) • Flagstone: must be mortared – loose set does not qualify • Any surfaces equivalent in smoothness, hardness, and durability NOTICE: Decomposed granite (DG) is not permitted for required accessible routes, even if compacted |
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| 06/12/2026 | Residential Zoning | REQUIRES RESUBMIT | PDSD TRANSMITTAL FROM: Roxanne Johnston Planner PROJECT: TC-MDP-0626-00389 4202 S Kostka Av., Tucson, AZ 85714 4-Plex (1st Review) TRANSMITTAL DATE: 06/12/2026 This site is located within the R-1 Zone (UDC 4.7.8). A single-family residence is a permitted use in this zone (Table 4.8-2) subject to Use Specific Standards 4.9.7.B.5 - .9. RESUBMITTAL OF THE FOLLOWING IS REQUIRED: Please correct plans, as noted in the comments below, along with a response letter indicating how all Site Zoning comments were addressed. 1. This project is proposed as ‘Middle Housing’ yet is not considered as such. When two lots share a driveway, they are considered one site. Each lot proposes a 4-plex, meaning that the overall site contains 8 units. Per UDC 11.3.7., the definition of Middle Housing includes “ A building or buildings with two to four dwelling units on a site, including townhomes, excluding Accessory Dwelling Units.” Anything over 4 units is considered a multifamily development and the Middle Housing designation is lost. The solution is that each lot has its own designated driveway and is separated by fencing or screening. If a commercial development is desired, a pre-application conference is recommended. Here is the link to that process: https://www.tucsonaz.gov/Departments/Planning-Development-Services/Permits/Pre-Application-Conference-Overview Please be aware that commercial development requires additional design elements, a possible development plan, and could change the size of the utilities. The following comments are intended as a residential and not a multifamily zoning review: 2. If seeking a parking waiver, on-site parking is not required. If on-site parking is desired, the City’s Department of Transportation and Mobility (DTM) ( email DTMpermits@tucsonaz.go ) would be the team to discuss individual driveway access for each lot. They will be added into the next review cycle. 3. Provide screening, fencing or walls to separate the fourplex from the neighboring fourplex. 4. Revise the landscape plan. Much of the information is on the site plan. Show the square footage of where the ground cover will be located and specify the plant names that will be used as the landscape notes are broad and more code-focused. In addition, provide 50% of the required trees in the front yard setback. Use the landscaping info found in the following link for additional landscape instructions and requirements: https://middle-housing-cotgis.hub.arcgis.com/pages/Residential-Landscaping-Code which reflect the UDC amendment through the adoption of Ordinance No. 12219. 5. During the review of the Kostka Minor Subdivision, Lots 1-4 by the City’s Landscape Architect, the subdivision was approved with the condition that an NPPO (Native Plant Preservation Plan) would be provided prior to development. The Landscape Architect advised this zoning reviewer that a waiver may be provided. https://www.tucsonaz.gov/files/sharedassets/public/v/1/pdsd/documents/applicationsforms/nppoapp-2025-v.2-fillable-1.pdf 6. Please include a new response letter addressing all comments, and any corrections to the resubmitted plan set. 7. Additional comments may be forthcoming depending on responses to zoning review comments and plans submitted for the next review. I reached out to you recently through an email. If you have any questions about this transmittal or need further clarifications or direction regarding this submittal, please contact me, Roxanne Johnston at roxanne.johnston@tucsonaz.gov . I can also preview your revised site plan prior to online submission. |
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| 06/12/2026 | ROW Engineering Review | REQUIRES RESUBMIT | Site plan: Show existing and proposed Right-of-Way features. Provide distances and dimensions for the following: 1. Driveway (PAG SD 206) Max. width for residential driveway is 20’ 2.Sidewalk (PAG SD 200) 5’ for arterial roadways. 3.Road Type: Local 4.Minimum of 24' PAAL to be maintain as part of Share Access and Cross Access driveway and parking access. 5. Review DTM Chapter 25 for Driveway placement 6. Technical Standards Manual 10-01.4.3 Concrete driveway construction up to back of sidewalk (8' back edge of pavement) *Unused existing curb cuts shall be closed. |
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| 06/10/2026 | Fire New Construction | REVIEW COMPLETED | |||
| 06/09/2026 | PDSD Application Completeness Express | REVIEW COMPLETED | |||
| 06/24/2026 | TW New Development Review Fast | REVIEW COMPLETED | Tucson Water has no objection to the proposed development at 4202 S Kostka Ave. The parcel is currently served by an existing 5/8" water meter, ERT No. 79247837. If the existing meter will be abandoned, it shall be abandoned through the proper Tucson Water process. If the meter will be used as one of the meters for the proposed development, please contact Tucson Water New Services to coordinate the required updates to the service/meter information and any additional meter requirements. |