Tucson Mayor and City Council Meeting, November 18, 2025
Approves Formation of steering committee for El Corazon de Tucson Business Improvement District, unanimous
What happened
The Tucson Mayor and Council held study sessions and regular business on November 18, 2025. Key land-use actions: Council directed staff to proceed with a site-specific sales tax incentive for a Costco Wholesale destination retail store (158,000 sq ft on ~22 acres near Houghton a…
- Jurisdiction
- Tucson, AZ
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- November 18, 2025
- Decisions
- 17 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
Projects in this meeting (2)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsCase TP-ENT-1023042
Approved 7-0Curaleaf Marijuana Dispensary Expansion
Approved 7-0Meeting Summary
The Tucson Mayor and Council held study sessions and regular business on November 18, 2025. Key land-use actions: Council directed staff to proceed with a site-specific sales tax incentive for a Costco Wholesale destination retail store (158,000 sq ft on ~22 acres near Houghton a…
Key Decisions (17)
Direction on public drug use ordinance / Pima County Attorney solutions
Formation of steering committee for El Corazon de Tucson Business Improvement District
Update on Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) program and RTA Next
Update on pedestrian signal at Euclid Avenue and Second Street
Update on proposed Middle Housing UDC code amendment
Zoning Changes (1)
Development Activity (4)
Costco Wholesale destination retail store near Houghton and Old Vale Roads
Commercial
Pepper Viner Escalante Road single-family community
Residential
Curaleaf marijuana dispensary expansion
Commercial
El Corazon de Tucson Business Improvement District
Commercial
Market Signals (6)
Commercial Demand
Costco is opening a fourth Pima County location, and the…
Housing Demand
Tucson is implementing middle housing (up to four units per…
Infrastructure
Old Vale Road (a two-lane, non-ADA-accessible rural/suburban road) needs major…
Who Spoke (31)
On the record: the chair, the mayor, 6 councilmembers, 4 board members, 7 staff members, an attorney, a witness, and 3 members of the public.
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded voteZoneWire called 1 of 1 land-use forecast on this agenda.
Escalante Road rezone
Final Plat for (TD-DIV-0324-00029) Drexel Heights Subdivision, Lots 1-10 & Common Area…
Final Plat for (TD-DIV-0725-00078) Bridges Sub-Area B-IV (Block 10) Lot 7B & 7C (Ward 5)… subdivision
Final Plat for (TD-DIV-1025-00097) Tucson House (Ward 3) NOV18-25-380 subdivision
Meeting Intelligence Preview
Ask this meeting anything
Ask who voted, what conditions passed, and what staff recommended for "Tucson Mayor and City Council Meeting - 2025-11-18", with every answer cited to the transcript. Included with Pro.
Learn about Meeting Q&AGet every Tucson meeting with full decisions, votes, and zoning details, within hours of each session.
7-day free trial. Cancel anytime.
Just want to know when new Tucson meetings are posted? Get free email alerts below.
Follow Tucson
Get the agenda when a meeting is posted, plus decision and analysis alerts.
We'll email you an activation link — one click, no password, unsubscribe anytime.