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Permit Review Detail
Review Status: Requires Resubmit
Review Details: RESIDENTIAL ADU v.1
Permit Number - TC-RES-0126-00073
Review Name: RESIDENTIAL ADU v.1
Review Status: Requires Resubmit
| Review Date | Reviewer's Name | Type of Review | Description | Status | Comments |
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| 01/27/2026 | Bldg Permits - Post Review Express | PENDING ASSIGNMENT | |||
| 01/14/2026 | Addressing Validation | REQUIRES RESUBMIT | The permit and plan show to be for a Duplex and requires each unit to be separately addressed. Please contact Pima County Addressing at addressing@pima.gov or 520-724-9512 to assign/add the units or a new addresses for this Duplex. Please resubmit your plans and all supporting permit documents to reflect the updated address, in addition, a change of address request will need to be submitted in order to add the duplex addresses/unit numbers to this permit. PDSD-Residential@tucsonaz.gov | ||
| 01/21/2026 | Residential Building | REQUIRES RESUBMIT | ACTIVITY NO. TC-RES-0126-00073 ADDRESS/PARCEL: (4020 E LEE ST TUCSON, AZ 85712) Submit your revised reports along with a response letter which states how all Building Review Section comments were addressed. The submitted documents were incomplete and a thorough plan review could not be performed. Please be aware, new comments may arise with the next review. Review will not proceed without the response letter. Should you have any questions about these comments, I can be reached at ian.gillaspie@tucsonaz.gov. COMMENTS: 1. The City is currently on the 2024 IRC code cycle. Please remove all outdated code references (R106.1.1). Incorrect entries were found on A0, A1, & A6. 2. New 2024 IRC requirement: Show a surge-protective device (SPD) as an integral part of or placed immediately adjacent to the (new or replaced) service equipment (E3606.5). 3. Show a 1 hour rated fire separation between dwellings (R302.3.2, R302.3.3, R302.3.3.2) 4. Show FFE of 2nd floor (R106.1.1). 5. Provide a mechanical plan and Manual J (R106.1.1). 6. Clarify the placement of ceiling/roof insulation for determining the need for attic ventilation, (R806). Attic space outside of the thermal barrier requires a ventilation calculation for showing the attic vent opening size using 1 to 150 of attic area in compliance with R806.2 or an unvented roof assembly requires an air-impermeable rigid insulation material with a minimum R-5 value applied correctly to either side of the roof sheathing (R806.5). Show a roof design with insulation types and minimum thickness for meeting the condensation control requirement and the minimum total insulation value of R-38. 7. Please resubmit. |
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| 01/14/2026 | Residential Engineering | REQUIRES RESUBMIT | Permit: TC-RES-0126-00073 Location: 4020 E LEE ST Review Date: 1/14/2026 Site Engineering Comments: 1. 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 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 (or apron), sidewalk, or street to an accessible entrance. Ensure the route meets accessibility standards as articulated in Sections 402-404 of the ADA Accessibility Standards (https://www.access-board.gov/ada/chapter/ch04/). 2. If by virtue of terrain or other unusual characteristics of the building site, there are practical difficulties associated with compliance, a request to waive this requirement may be submitted through Tucson Development Center Online. Select “Building Official Appeal” from the “Sub-Records” tab of this permit to apply. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Corey Hines Corey.Hines@TucsonAZ.gov |
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| 01/27/2026 | Residential Zoning | REQUIRES RESUBMIT | PDSD TRANSMITTAL FROM: Roxanne Johnston Planner PROJECT: TC-RES-0126-00073 4020 E Lee St, Tucson, AZ 85712 Garage Conversion to Duplex (1st Review) TRANSMITTAL DATE: 01/27/2026 This site is located within the R-2 Zone (UDC 4.7.9). A single-family residence is a permitted use in this zone (Table 4.8-2) subject to Use Specific Standards 4.9.7.B.6, .9, & .10. 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. The square footage of the proposed units do not qualify them to be ADUs. Although square footage is provided, provide dimensions on Sheet A0 for all structures excluding fences/gate. 2. The area of total lot coverage shown on Sheet A0 contains a typo – “9,6652” sq. ft. Please correct. 3. Add the lot’s legal description on Sheet A0: SPEEDWAY NO 1 L 3 EXC W 90' BLK 11 4. Please dimension the parking area on Sheet A0. Parking requirements are found in Unified Development Code (UDC) Table 7.4.4-1 and the required dimensions found in UDC 7.4.6.D.1. 5. Per UDC 6.4.4.A, building height is the vertical distance measured from the design grade elevation to the highest point of a flat roof; to the deck line of a mansard roof; or to the middle (between the eave and ridge) of the highest gable of a pithed or hipped roof... Please provide heights on the elevations shown on Sheet A4 as required by UDC 6.4.4.A. 6. Show the 20’ front setback on Sheet A0. 7. Show and label all utility lines. 8. As of January 1, 2026, landscaping is required for all new single family residential, middle housing development (which include duplexes), and accessory dwelling units. While a formal landscape plan is not required, the proposed landscaping and related items can be included in a residential site plan. 9. All plant material used for landscaping must be selected (and drought-tolerant) from the adopted plant list located in Section 5-02.5.0 of the Technical Standards Manual found at https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/tucson/latest/tucson_az_udc/0-0-0-11367 This code section also contains plant and tree maintenance. In many instances, existing trees and shrubs may be used to satisfy the requirements (see ‘h.’ within the following information). Another plant list resource listed in the Technical Standards Manual 02.5.1.B is the ADWR Low Water Use/Drought Tolerant Plant List, which is to be used within the Tucson Active Management Area (TAMA) by the ADWR and can be found at https://www.azwater.gov/sites/default/files/media/5MPTucsonLWUPL_Final.pdf Below are the basic landscape requirements: a. The size of the plant material specified may be a minimum of 5-gallon container size and be of a type that will maintain an opaque screen year-round. b. One canopy tree per every 1,000 sq. ft. of gross floor area (15-gallon container size, minimum) of the development project. For the purposes of this permit, rounding up, 3 canopy trees will be required because the proposed development Gross Floor Area is 2,442 sq. ft. c. Vegetative groundcover is required within the front yard setback per the following calculation L (X linear feet of Street Frontage)- (Y Curb cut width) x (5 Foot Depth) = Z Square Feet of vegetative groundcover. d. All disturbed, grubbed, graded, or bladed areas not otherwise improved must be landscaped, re-seeded with native seed mix or treated with a layer of inorganic or organic ground cover to help reduce dust pollution. Note: Existing trees and shrubs not on the adopted plan list may be incorporated within a landscaped area if their locations do not conflict with the plan location standards. e. Landscape trees and shrubs shall not be placed in El Paso Gas Easements or under overhead power lines. f. Trees shall also be placed a minimum of 5 feet from the back of the sidewalk or curb. g. Trees shall be placed a minimum of 10 feet away from the center of the tree trunk to any enclosed structure. h. Trees must be planted in a six-to nine-inch depressed planting area of at least 50 sq. ft. (four ft. radius) and at least 10 ft. away from a building foundation. i. Existing, established trees on the property at least 4 inches trunk diameter at trunk height, shall count towards this requirement (but only if they are 10’ away from a foundation) and are not required to have the depressed planting area. j. A minimum of 5-% of the required canopy trees must be located within the front yard setback area. Exception 10. Additional comments may be forthcoming depending on responses to zoning review comments and plans submitted for the next review. The City of Tucson Unified Development Code (currently being updated) may be accessed at this site: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/tucson/latest/tucson_az_udc/0-0-0-1 For questions regarding Zoning comments, please contact me at: roxanne.johnston@tucsonaz.gov |
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| 01/14/2026 | PDSD Application Completeness Express | REVIEW COMPLETED |