Permit Review Detail
Review Status: Requires Resubmit
Review Details: RESIDENTIAL ADU v.1
Permit Number - TC-RES-0626-03225
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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| 06/22/2026 | Residential Building | APPROVED | |||
| 06/26/2026 | Bldg Permits - Post Review Express | PENDING ASSIGNMENT | |||
| 06/22/2026 | Addressing Validation | REQUIRES RESUBMIT | If you have questions, please contact PDSD-Permits@tucsonaz.gov Once this initial review is complete, please resubmit construction documents with the unit number included with address on all pages. Step-by-Step instructions on how to resubmit: https://www.tucsonaz.gov/files/sharedassets/public/pdsd/documents/tdc-faq/new-pdfs/revisions-and-resubmittals.pdf |
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| 06/26/2026 | Residential Engineering | REQUIRES RESUBMIT | Permit Activity Number: TC-RES-0626-03225 (1st Review) Project: ADU Location: 601 W SANTA ROSA ST Unit: UNIT 2 Review Date: 6/26/2026 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: 1. Provide a dimension to the site plan for the alley that exists along the southern property boundary. 2. 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. Ensure dimension the path at the minimum 4-feet required. 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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| 06/22/2026 | Residential Zoning | REQUIRES RESUBMIT | PDSD TRANSMITTAL FROM: Claire Leighou, Planner PROJECT: TC-RES-0626-03225 601 W SANTA ROSA ST UNIT 2 ADU (1st Review) TRANSMITTAL DATE: 6/22/26 Please resubmit revised drawings with a detailed response letter stating how all Zoning Review Section comments were addressed. This site is located in the R-1 zone (UDC 4.7.8). An ADU is a permitted use in this zone (Table 4.8-2) subject to Use Specific Standards 4.9.7.B.6, 8, & 9 and 6.6.3. Comment: This is a great site plan! Please just provide landscaping details on the plan upon next submittal. Per UDC 7.6.8.A, all new single family, middle housing, and accessory dwelling unit development requires the following landscaping: One canopy tree for every 1,000 square feet of gross floor area. For projects below 1,000 SF, this number should be rounded up to one tree added. Vegetative groundcover is required within the front yard setback per the calculation below. As this property is on a corner, the front yard would be the north side of the parcel. (X Linear feet of Street Frontage) - (Y Curb cut width) x (5 Foot Depth) = Z Square Feet of vegetative groundcover Additional details on landscaping requirements may be found in the zoning code here: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/tucson/latest/tucson_az_udc/0-0-0-6131 The list of allowable trees/groundcover plants may be found here: https://www.azwater.gov/sites/default/files/media/TAMA2015LWUPL_0.pdf The Unified Development Code (UDC) can be found at: https://www.tucsonaz.gov/Departments/Planning-Development-Services/Codes/Zoning-Code If you have any questions about this transmittal, please contact Claire Leighou at claire.leighou@tucsonaz.gov. Thank you! |
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| 06/22/2026 | PDSD Application Completeness Express | REVIEW COMPLETED |