City of Tucson Planning Commission, October 7, 2026
Approves Living Landscapes Phase One code amendment, unanimous
What happened
The City of Tucson Planning Commission voted unanimously by voice vote to recommend that Mayor and Council adopt the Code Tucson 2026 Unified Development Code amendment package, including utility regulation updates (12-foot substation wall height), with the battery energy storage…
- Jurisdiction
- Tucson, AZ
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- October 7, 2026
- Decisions
- 2 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
Free sample: decision 1 of 2
Living Landscapes Phase One code amendment
The Commission recommended that Mayor and Council approve the UDC amendments implementing the commercial rainwater harvesting ordinance. Section 7.6.4.B requires depressed parking-lot tree planting areas 6-9 inches deep with curb cuts and increases the planting area to a minimum of 144 sq ft.
The other decision is listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The City of Tucson Planning Commission voted unanimously by voice vote to recommend that Mayor and Council adopt the Code Tucson 2026 Unified Development Code amendment package, including utility regulation updates (12-foot substation wall height), with the battery energy storage…
Key Decisions (2)
Living Landscapes Phase One code amendment
Code Tucson 2026 UDC amendment package
Market Signals (3)
Housing Demand
Tucson is easing middle housing lot splits, ADU conversions, and…
Infrastructure
Battery energy storage regulations were split off for separate stakeholder…
Commercial Demand
New commercial parking lots will need larger, depressed tree planters…
Who Spoke (19)
On the record: the chair, 6 commissioners, a staff member, an attorney, and 6 members of the public.
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