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Tucson Mayor and City Council Meeting, November 18, 2025

Approves Rezoning at Escalante Road and Evergreen Avenue - Pepper Viner, 7-0

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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…

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
Tucson, AZ
Governing body
Final authority
Date
November 18, 2025
Decisions
17 zoning decisions
Outcome
Approved, 7-0

Projects in this meeting (2)

Case TP-ENT-1023042

Approved 7-0
Southeast corner of Escalante Road and Evergreen Avenue, Tucson · Pepper Viner
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Curaleaf Marijuana Dispensary Expansion

Approved 7-0
1 condition of approval
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Free sample: decision 1 of 17

Direction on public drug use ordinance / Pima County Attorney solutions

Councilwoman Lee's four-part motion directing the city attorney to return within 60 days with a recommended path on public drug use, including continued work with Pima County Attorney, TPD cross-training, evaluating a city public drug use ordinance, and having the Safe City Task Force review draft ordinance language; amended to add creation of charts/maps. Motion carried by voice vote.

  • continue City Attorney work with Pima County Attorney's Office
  • direct TPD to continue cross-training/case prep with county attorney
  • evaluate operationalizing a city public drug use ordinance
  • Safe City Task Force review of draft ordinance language
  • create flow charts/maps within 60 days

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Meeting 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…

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Key Decisions (17)

Approved

Direction on public drug use ordinance / Pima County Attorney solutions

Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Approved

Formation of steering committee for El Corazon de Tucson Business Improvement District

Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Other

Update on Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) program and RTA Next

Other

Update on pedestrian signal at Euclid Avenue and Second Street

Other

Update on proposed Middle Housing UDC code amendment

Approved

Site-specific sales tax incentive for Costco Wholesale near Oval Road and Houghton Road

Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Approved

Adoption of 2026 State and Federal Legislative Agenda

Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Approved

Resolution affirming transgender rights

Vote: 7-0
Approved

Bingo license application - John P. Burns American Legion Post 36

Vote: 7-0
Approved

Special exception for Curaleaf marijuana dispensary expansion at 4695 North Oracle Road

Vote: 7-0Conditions attached
Approved

Rezoning at Escalante Road and Evergreen Avenue - Pepper Viner

Vote: 7-0
Approved

Adoption of 2025 Tucson Floodplain Management Plan Update

Vote: 7-0
Approved

Canvass of returns and declaration of election results November 4, 2025

Vote: 7-0
Approved

Appointment of Paula Wilk to Civil Service Commission

Vote: 7-0
Approved

Reappointment of Presiding City Magistrate Jeffrey A. Klotz

Vote: 7-0
Approved

Reappointment of City Magistrate Ryan T. Blue

Vote: 7-0
Approved

Appointment of interim city clerk Yolanda Lozano

Vote: 7-0
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Zoning Changes (1)

SRR-2

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…

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Who Spoke (31)

ChairMayorCouncilmember · 6Board Member · 4Staff · 7AttorneyWitnessPublic · 3

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.

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Agenda scorecard

ZoneWire called 1 of 1 land-use forecast on this agenda.

This season: 2 of 2 (100%) forecasts called in this county.

North Oracle Road conditional use permit

District WARD3Case 25-364
Approved 7-0ZoneWire called it
freeApproved 7-0moved by Kevin Dahl1 condition of approval
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Final Plat for (TD-DIV-0324-00029) Drexel Heights Subdivision, Lots 1-10 & Common Area…

District Ward 5Case 25-362
No vote recorded

Final Plat for (TD-DIV-0725-00078) Bridges Sub-Area B-IV (Block 10) Lot 7B & 7C (Ward 5)… subdivision

District Ward 5Case 25-363
No vote recorded

Final Plat for (TD-DIV-1025-00097) Tucson House (Ward 3) NOV18-25-380 subdivision

District Ward 3Case 25-380
No vote recorded

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