City of Tucson Planning Commission, September 17, 2025
Votes on Data Centers code amendment study session
What happened
The Tucson Planning Commission held two study sessions (no final land-use approvals) and voted to set a public hearing for October 15, 2025 on the Middle Housing code amendment implementing Arizona House Bill 2721, which would allow 2-4 unit housing within a defined 'Norte Sur/Co…
- Jurisdiction
- Tucson, AZ
- Governing body
- Advisory (makes a recommendation)
- Date
- September 17, 2025
- Decisions
- 2 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Voted
Meeting Summary
The Tucson Planning Commission held two study sessions (no final land-use approvals) and voted to set a public hearing for October 15, 2025 on the Middle Housing code amendment implementing Arizona House Bill 2721, which would allow 2-4 unit housing within a defined 'Norte Sur/Co…
Key Decisions (2)
Set public hearing for Middle Housing code amendment
Data Centers code amendment study session
Development Activity (1)
Project Blue data center
Other
Market Signals (4)
Housing Demand
Staff cited a need for over 35,000 new housing units…
Sentiment
Multiple commissioners and public feedback (360+ and 193 participants across…
Infrastructure
Data center development is effectively constrained by a de facto…
Commercial Demand
Over 140 data centers exist in the Phoenix Metro area;…
Who Spoke (20)
On the record: the chair, 6 commissioners, 2 staff members, and the clerk.
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