Alvernon Way rezone
District Ward 6Case 25-253
Approved 7-0ZoneWire called it
freeApproved 7-02 conditions of approval
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Tucson Meetings
Tucson Mayor and City Council Meetings, August 19, 2025
Approves Rezoning at Alvernon Way and Lee Street (Alvernon Lee Commercial Plaza), 7-0
8h 47m55,706 words
29 mentionszoningapprovedmotion to approverezoningresidentialpublic hearingduplexindustrialcommercialplatsubdivisionland useTucson, AZ
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What happened
The Tucson Mayor and Council unanimously (7-0) passed and adopted Ordinance 12188, establishing regulations and requirements for large quantity water users (defined at 7.8 million gallons/24 acre-feet per month threshold), and directed the city manager, chief resilience officer,…
Meeting key facts
- Jurisdiction
- Tucson, AZ
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- August 19, 2025
- Decisions
- 12 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 7-0
Free sample: decision 1 of 12
Large Quantity Water Users Ordinance
Ordinance 12188 amending Chapter 27 of the Tucson Code to establish regulations and requirements for large quantity water users, with a threshold around 7.8 million gallons (approximately 24 acre-feet) per month, applicable across the entire Tucson Water district service area. Includes added language requiring conservation plan techniques to have direct benefit to the hydrologic system within the Tucson basin, consistency with the Tucson Resilient Together climate action plan and One Water 2100 plan, and consultation with the city's chief resilience officer. Also directed the city manager, chief resilience officer, and Tucson Water to conduct not less than six months of public engagement including relevant stakeholders and the Citizens Water Advisory Committee. Passed 7-0.
- techniques and technologies must have direct benefit to hydrologic system within Tucson basin
- director must determine water use is consistent with Tucson Resilient Together and One Water 2100 plans
- director must consult with city's chief resilience officer
- not less than six months of public engagement with stakeholders and Citizens Water Advisory Committee
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
The Tucson Mayor and Council unanimously (7-0) passed and adopted Ordinance 12188, establishing regulations and requirements for large quantity water users (defined at 7.8 million gallons/24 acre-feet per month threshold), and directed the city manager, chief resilience officer,…
Key Decisions (12)
Approved
Large Quantity Water Users Ordinance
Vote: 7-0Conditions attached
Approved
Rezoning at Alvernon Way and Lee Street (Alvernon Lee Commercial Plaza)
Vote: 7-0Conditions attached
Denied
Circle K Liquor License Location Transfer at Grant and Craycroft
Vote: unanimous
Approved
RTA Next Transportation Plan Referral to Board of Supervisors
Vote: unanimous
Approved
Direction to Remove Barriers to Waterless/Composting Toilets
Vote: passedConditions attached
Approved
Direction to Allow Food Truck/Vendor Pop-Up at Silver Bell and El Camino del Cerro
Vote: passedConditions attached
Approved
Direction to Add Standing Study Session Item on County and Regional Jurisdictions
Vote: passed
Approved
Opioid Settlements Authorization (Item 2)
Vote: passed
Approved
Berry v. City of Tucson Settlement Authorization (Item 4)
Vote: passedConditions attached
Approved
MLK Apartments Adjacent Property Sale/Development Direction (Item 6)
Vote: passedConditions attached
Other
Children's Play Areas in Parks Ordinance (Item DD) - No Action Taken
Approved
Termination of SACCAR Coalition Manager Funding Agreement (Item C)
Vote: 7-0
Development Activity (4)
Circle K store at Grant and Craycroft (to-be-constructed)
Commercial
Casita Village at La Mariposa
Residential
Milagro on Oracle
Residential
Alvernon Lee Commercial Plaza
Commercial
Market Signals (6)
Infrastructure
The City passed an emergency ordinance regulating large water users…
Infrastructure
The RTA Next plan headed to a March 2026 ballot…
Commercial Demand
Liquor license saturation (21+ within a one-mile radius at Grant…
Who Spoke (38)
Mayor · 2Councilmember · 2Staff · 8Attorney · 2ApplicantWitness · 5Public · 3
On the record: 2 mayors, 2 councilmembers, 8 staff members, 2 attorneys, the applicant, 5 witnesses, 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.
This season: 2 of 2 (100%) forecasts called in this county.
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District Ward 3Case 25-234
No vote recorded
Final Plat for (TD-DIV-0824-00067) North Columbus Duplex Lots 1 and 2 (Ward 6)… subdivision
District Ward 6Case 25-235
No vote recorded
Final Plat for (TD-DIV-0624-00055) South Park Villas Resub #2 Lots 1-5 (Ward 5)… subdivision
District Ward 5Case 25-236
No vote recorded
Final Plat for (TD-DIV-0624-00052) Tucson Medical Center Lot 13 (Ward 2) AUG19-25-238 subdivision
District Ward 2Case 25-238
No vote recorded
Final Plat for (TD-DIV-0425-00053) Kostka Minor Subdivision, Lots 1-4 (Ward 1)…
District Ward 1Case 25-239
No vote recorded
Casitas On Park Avenue subdivision
District Ward 5Case 25-240
No vote recorded
Final Plat for (TD-DIV-0624-00053) San Fernando Heights, Lots 1-15 (Ward 1) AUG19-25-241 subdivision
District Ward 1Case 25-241
No vote recorded
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