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Tucson Mayor and City Council Meetings, September 9, 2026

Approves Rezoning at Copper Street (Copper Avenue Partners), R-2 to I-1 [case: 6216 East Bellevue Street, Tucson], unanimous

6h 39m28,629 words
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What happened

Tucson Mayor and Council approved two rezonings: El Toro Square at 6216 East Bellevue Street (R-1 to C-2, 0.84 acres, case TP-ENT-0426-00008) and Copper Avenue Partners on Copper Street (R-2 to I-1, 7.82 acres, case TP-ENT-0426-00009), both unanimously.

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
Tucson, AZ
Governing body
Final authority
Date
September 9, 2026
Decisions
13 zoning decisions
Outcome
Approved, unanimous

Projects in this meeting (2)

1901 West Copper Street

Approved
1901 West Copper Street, Tucson · Copper Avenue Partners
4 conditions of approval
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6216 East Bellevue Street

Approved
Northwest corner of Speedway and Wilmot, Tucson · The Planning Center
4 conditions of approval
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Free sample: decision 1 of 13

Continue employment of City Manager

Motion to proceed as discussed in executive session to continue the employment of the city manager and authorize the mayor and city attorney to negotiate amendments to the city manager's contract.

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

Tucson Mayor and Council approved two rezonings: El Toro Square at 6216 East Bellevue Street (R-1 to C-2, 0.84 acres, case TP-ENT-0426-00008) and Copper Avenue Partners on Copper Street (R-2 to I-1, 7.82 acres, case TP-ENT-0426-00009), both unanimously.

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Key Decisions (13)

Approved

Continue employment of City Manager

Vote: passed
Approved

Settlement of Taylor Farm Southwest LLC tort claim

Vote: passed
Approved

City Attorney performance evaluation process/timeline

Vote: passed
Other

Safe City Initiative / Transit Safety and Security update

Approved

Initiate Southlands Area Plan collaborative planning process

Vote: passed
Approved

Site-specific sales tax incentive for Clara Hotel at 755 East Benson Highway

Vote: passedConditions attached
Approved

Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant FY25

Vote: 7-0Conditions attached
Approved

IGA with Pima County for PRICE emergency eviction legal services

Vote: 7-0
Approved

Rezoning at 6216 East Bellevue Street (El Toro Square)

Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Approved

Rezoning at Copper Street (Copper Avenue Partners), R-2 to I-1 [case: 6216 East Bellevue Street, Tucson]

Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Approved

Rezoning at Copper Street (Copper Avenue Partners), R-2 to I-1 [case: Copper Street, 1,160 feet north of Grant Road and 220 feet west of Jackrabbit Avenue, Tucson]

Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Approved

Naming of Kennedy Park softball complex as Stacy Redondo Field

Vote: 7-0
Approved

Moratorium on naming/renaming of city assets (in lieu of Joaquin Murrieta Park renaming)

Vote: 4-3Conditions attached

Zoning Changes (2)

R-1C-20.84 acres of a 1.66-acre site
R-2I-17.82 acres

Development Activity (3)

Clara Hotel (formerly Minsk Hotel)

Commercial

El Toro Square commercial shopping center

Commercial

Copper Avenue Partners light industrial project

Industrial

Market Signals (4)

Commercial Demand

The Park and Benson Highway corridor is described as experiencing…

Infrastructure

Roughly 50 square miles (about 20% of Tucson's land area)…

Commercial Demand

Project Blue data center development in Pima County within the…

Housing Demand

An $11.5M HUD PRICE grant will fund emergency eviction assistance…

Who Spoke (37)

MayorCouncilmemberStaff · 7Applicant's Rep · 2Public · 9

On the record: the mayor, a councilmember, 7 staff members, 2 applicant's representatives, and 9 members of the public.

Agenda results

REZONING – CITY MANAGER’S REPORT, TP-ENT-426-00008 EL TORO SQUARE – E BELLEVUE ST AND… rezone

District WARD 6Case 26-250
Approved
freeApproved1 condition of approval
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REZONING – CITY MANAGER’S REPORT, TP-ENT-0426-00009 COPPER AVENUE PARTNERS – COPPER… rezone

District WARD 3Case 26-251
Approved
freeApproved1 condition of approval
1 condition, the audio at the vote, and this case's history
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