Permit Review Detail
Review Status: Requires Resubmit
Review Details: RESIDENTIAL ADU v.1
Permit Number - TC-RES-0326-01195
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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| 03/16/2026 | Residential Engineering | APPROVED | |||
| 03/19/2026 | Bldg Permits - Post Review Express | PENDING ASSIGNMENT | |||
| 03/11/2026 | Addressing Validation | REQUIRES RESUBMIT | For questions: PDSD-Permits@tucsonaz.gov The permit and plan show to be for an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) and requires 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 address for this ADU. 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 properly update the location of this permit. Instructions can be found here to request change of address: https://www.tucsonaz.gov/files/sharedassets/public/v/2/pdsd/documents/tdc-faq/new-pdfs/sub-records.pdf |
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| 03/19/2026 | Residential Building | REQUIRES RESUBMIT | TC-RES-0326-01195 PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS Plan review for the above referenced structure 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. SCOPE OF REVIEW: The scope of this plan review covers architectural, plumbing, mechanical, energy conservation and electrical. All code references are to the 2024 International Residential Code. All features were checked only to the extent allowed by the submittals provided. All portions of this project are assumed to meet or will meet other departmental requirements, conditions, and concerns before permit approval. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: The City of Tucson adopted the 2024 IRC with amendments and building ordinances for all dwellings. Provide a separate response letter addressing each comment with location of change on the plans. SITE PLAN: 1. Show building square footage as measured from exterior foundations rather than interior surfaces, R106.1.1. Update sheet A.01 and A.2. PLANS: 1. Notate a cool (white) roof finish (greater than 60 SRI) as required by the ADU provisions. 2. Remove the deferred truss note from sheet A.6, R106.1.1. 3. Provide a minimum 6 mil polyethylene vapor retarder with joints lapped not less than 6 inches between the concrete floor slab and the base course or the prepared subgrade where a base course does not exist, R506.3.3. SECTIONS - DETAILS: 1. 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. Clarify the ceiling/roof insulation detail showing the air-impermeable rigid insulation material adhered to either side of the roof sheathing and the batt insulation in contact with the roof material. PLUMBING PLANS: 1. Provide a complete collection and discharge system consistent with P3009 for Recycling Systems with backflow and overflow provision or remove the discharge line. The system design must include a means of preventing black water discharge to the gray water outlet, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality publication #C07-011. 2. Clarify the usage of the gas line at detail #2. Show each gas pipe segment sized in conformance with Table G2413.4(1). Remove the gas pipe detail if not extending into the ADU. ELECTRICAL PLANS: 1. Clarify the primary panel schedule with appropriate labeling A, B & C and update the bus rating, R106.1.1. 2. Show a surge-protective device (SPD) as an integral part of or placed immediately adjacent to the service equipment, E3606.5. 3. Provide GFCI protection for appliance receptacle outlets, E3902.12. Include: 1. Drinking water coolers 2. High pressure spray washing machines 3. Sump pumps 4. Dishwashers 5. Electric ranges 6. Wall-mounted ovens 7. Counter-mounted cooking units 8. Clothes dryers 9. Microwave ovens 4. Provide GFCI protection for receptacle outlets and HVAC equipment after September 1, 2026. E3902.14. INTERNATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE: 1. Energy Certificate: (Mandatory) place near the indoor furnace or in utility room, N1101.14. Add notation to plans. If you have any questions, please contact: Kenneth.VanKarsen@tucsonaz.gov City of Tucson Residential Building Safety |
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| 03/18/2026 | Residential Zoning | REQUIRES RESUBMIT | PDSD TRANSMITTAL FROM: Roxanne Johnston Planner PROJECT: TC-RES-0326-01195 3236 E Bermuda St., Tucson, AZ 85716 ADU (1st Review) TRANSMITTAL DATE: 03/18/2026 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: Correct plans, as noted in the comments below, along with a response letter indicating how all Site Zoning comments were addressed. 1. Submit a landscape plan on the revised site plan. City of Tucson Ordinance No. 12219 was effective as of January 1, 2026. This ordinance is an amendment to the Unified Development Code. UDC Article 7, Section 7.6.10 and requires landscaping for all new single family residential, middle housing development, and accessory dwellings. Here is the link to the ordinance: https://tucsonaz.hylandcloud.com/221agendaonline/Documents/ViewDocument/ORDINANCE%2012219.pdf?meetingId=1890&documentType=Agenda&itemId=77068&publishId=189435&isSection=false 2. 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 may be accessed at this site: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/tucson/latest/tucson_az_udc/0-0-0-1 Recent amendments to the UDC may be found here: https://tucsonaz.hylandcloud.com/221agendaonline/Documents/ViewDocument/ORDINANCE%2012219.pdf?meetingId=1890&documentType=Agenda&itemId=77068&publishId=189435&isSection=false If you have any questions about this transmittal, please contact Roxanne Johnston at roxanne.johnston@tucsonaz.gov . |
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| 03/11/2026 | PDSD Application Completeness Express | REVIEW COMPLETED |