Permit Review Detail
Review Status: Requires Resubmit
Review Details: RESIDENTIAL ADU v.1
Permit Number - TC-RES-0426-02226
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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| 05/18/2026 | Bldg Permits - Post Review Express | PENDING ASSIGNMENT | |||
| 05/12/2026 | 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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| 05/05/2026 | Residential Building | REQUIRES RESUBMIT | Please visit the link below and see our casita and construction plans examples. We require full construction documents for building, please provide foundation, excavation, roof, M.E.P, and all required documents. https://www.tucsonaz.gov/Departments/Planning-Development-Services/Permits/Residential-Permits |
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| 05/18/2026 | Residential Engineering | REQUIRES RESUBMIT | Permit: TC-RES-0426-02226 Location: 5737 E LEE ST Review Date: 5/18/2026 A Comment Response letter is required. Please address the reviewer’s comments in a separate document plus the required documents for resubmittal. Residential Engineering Comments: 1. The new dwelling requires an exterior accessible route that shall conform to 2017 ICC A117.1 Sections 402 and 403 and City of Tucson Inclusive Home Design Ordinance. Water draining from roof shall not interfere with exterior accessible route. Please update site plan to include a general note regarding City of Tucson requirements for inclusive design. Show the accessible route on the site plan. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Dylan Molina. Dylan.Molina@tucsonaz.gov |
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| 05/07/2026 | Residential Zoning | REQUIRES RESUBMIT | PDSD TRANSMITTAL FROM: Roxanne Johnston Planner PROJECT: TC-RES-0426-02226 5737 E Lee St., AZ 85712 Detached ADU and Carport (1st Review) TRANSMITTAL DATE: 05/07/2026 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: Correct plans, as noted in the comments below, along with a response letter indicating how all Site Zoning comments were addressed. 1. Please visit the following link for Full Site Plan instructions and provide any missing information: https://www.tucsonaz.gov/files/sharedassets/public/v/2/pdsd/documents/plan-samples/full-site-plan_feb2026.pdf Examples of missing information include, but are not limited to building heights, lot coverage that includes the information provided on Sheet A1.1 and all, vehicle use areas, legal lot description, and owner(s) name(s). 2. Please remove the ‘Variance Request for Casita and Carport’ language from the top of the Sheet A1.1 and instead add the project scope as a note (without referencing a variance). As of January 1, 2026, through an amendment of the Unified Development Code through Ordinance No. 12219 (linked below) with exceptions to lots situated along a side street which require a 10’ side setback, interior side and rear setbacks are 5’. The front yard setback is still 20’. 3. Submit a landscape plan. This need not be a separate plan and can be demonstrated directly on the site plan. Ordinance No. 12219 went into effect January 1, 2026. This ordinance addresses an amendment to the UDC. Per UDC 7.6.10., landscaping is required for all new single family residential, middle housing development, and accessory dwelling units. Please refer to the following links including Ord. No. 12219 for landscape requirements: https://middle-housing-cotgis.hub.arcgis.com/pages/Residential-Landscaping-Code , which is a breakdown of the landscape requirements, and https://www.tucsonaz.gov/files/sharedassets/public/v/1/pdsd/documents/middle-housing/middle-housing-ordinance-clean.pdf , the full amended ordinance. 4. Draw, dimension, and label a 4’ wide accessible route from the driveway, sidewalk, or street to an accessible entrance. Ensure the route meets accessibility standards as articulated in Sections 402, 403, & 404 of the ADA Accessibility Standards: https://www.access-board.gov/ada/chapter/ch04/ 5. As anticipated by the applicant, a Design Development Option (DDO) is required because the new proposed spaces are proposed to be located within the required 5’ rear and west setbacks. To submit a DDO application, apply for a new sub-record under this permit at TDC Online. To get this specific review scheduled and if you have questions about the DDO application or process please contact Mark Castro at Mark.Castro@tucsonaz.gov or Georgia Pennington at Georgia.Pennington@tucsonaz.gov. Once the DDO is approved and the appeal period is over, please include the approval letter with the updated construction and site plans and a provide the response letter explaining how you have addressed all comments. Please note that Zoning cannot approve the zoning review portion of the permit until the DDO has been approved. 6. 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 here: www.tucsonaz.gov/Departments/Planning-Development-Services/Codes/Zoning-Code Amendment to the UDC via Ordinance No. 12219, effective 01/01/2026: https://www.tucsonaz.gov/files/sharedassets/public/v/1/pdsd/documents/middle-housing/middle-housing-ordinance-clean.pdf If you have any questions about this transmittal, please contact Roxanne Johnston at roxanne.johnston@tucsonaz.gov |
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| 05/04/2026 | PDSD Application Completeness Express | REVIEW COMPLETED |