Board of Supervisors, May 20, 2025
Approves Stage Two Fire Restrictions and Declaration of Fire Emergency - Board of Supervisors, unanimous
What happened
This Pima County Board of Supervisors meeting contained no traditional rezoning or subdivision decisions; the most consequential land-use action was the adoption of code text amendment ordinance 2025-11 regulating public fireworks displays, passed 4-0 as amended.
- Jurisdiction
- Pima County, AZ
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- May 20, 2025
- Decisions
- 22 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
Free sample: decision 1 of 22
Three Cents for Affordable Housing Policy D22.17 (revised to 1.5 cents)
Board of Supervisors policy D22.17 to establish a general fund allocation (revised from 3 cents to a 1.5-cent ramp-up/ramp-down over 10 years, generating ~$225 million) dedicated to affordable housing. A motion to continue until the Regional Affordable Housing Commission report failed 2-3 (Scott and Christie in favor). A subsequent motion by Supervisor Hines to approve the revised proposal was itself continued to the June 3rd meeting on a substitute motion by Supervisor Cano, with additional framework material to be posted.
- additional framework/guardrail material from Supervisor Cano to be posted with the item
- no increase in overall tax rate
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
This Pima County Board of Supervisors meeting contained no traditional rezoning or subdivision decisions; the most consequential land-use action was the adoption of code text amendment ordinance 2025-11 regulating public fireworks displays, passed 4-0 as amended.
Key Decisions (22)
Three Cents for Affordable Housing Policy D22.17 (revised to 1.5 cents)
Document and Digital Evidence and Retrieval Conversion Fund
Stage Two Fire Restrictions - Flood Control District
Stage Two Fire Restrictions and Declaration of Fire Emergency - Board of Supervisors
Resolution Opposing Reduction of Ironwood Forest National Monument Boundaries
Flood Control District Items 17 and 18 (including San Xavier green stormwater park)
Library District Lease Agreement at Lawrence Building (Item 19)
Petition for Relief of Taxes (Item 25)
Vote Centers for CD7 Special Primary Election
CD7 Special Primary Early Ballot Drop-Off and Emergency Voting Locations
Direct County Attorney to Initiate or Join Lawsuit (Addendum Item 6)
Settlement in Differential Water Rate Case (Addendum Item 7)
Flood Control District Tentative Budget FY2025-26
County Improvement District Tentative Budgets FY2025-26
Library District Tentative Budget FY2025-26
Rocking K South Community Facilities District Tentative Budget
Stadium District Tentative Budget FY2025-26
Wildflower Community Facilities District Tentative Budget (Establishment)
Tentative County Budget FY2025-26
Debt Service Tentative County Budget FY2025-26
Fireworks Public Display Code Text Amendment (Ordinance 2025-11)
Fireworks Permits (Items 49-52)
Development Activity (1)
San Xavier District Green Stormwater Community Park
Infrastructure
Market Signals (6)
Housing Demand
Homeownership affordability in Tucson collapsed from 75% of homes sold…
Housing Demand
Over 59,000 Pima County households are cost-burdened, and over 31,000…
Commercial Demand
The Metropolitan Chamber's business listening tour ranked lack of affordable…
Who Spoke (32)
On the record: 2 chairs, 8 board members, 6 staff members, 2 clerks, an attorney, the applicant, and 6 members of the public.
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