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
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.
- Jurisdiction
- Tucson, AZ
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- September 9, 2026
- Decisions
- 13 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
Projects in this meeting (2)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearings1901 West Copper Street
Approved6216 East Bellevue Street
ApprovedFree 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.
Key Decisions (13)
Continue employment of City Manager
Settlement of Taylor Farm Southwest LLC tort claim
City Attorney performance evaluation process/timeline
Safe City Initiative / Transit Safety and Security update
Initiate Southlands Area Plan collaborative planning process
Site-specific sales tax incentive for Clara Hotel at 755 East Benson Highway
Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant FY25
IGA with Pima County for PRICE emergency eviction legal services
Rezoning at 6216 East Bellevue Street (El Toro Square)
Rezoning at Copper Street (Copper Avenue Partners), R-2 to I-1 [case: 6216 East Bellevue Street, Tucson]
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]
Naming of Kennedy Park softball complex as Stacy Redondo Field
Moratorium on naming/renaming of city assets (in lieu of Joaquin Murrieta Park renaming)
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)
On the record: the mayor, a councilmember, 7 staff members, 2 applicant's representatives, and 9 members of the public.
Agenda results
Each land-use item on the agenda, with its recorded voteREZONING – CITY MANAGER’S REPORT, TP-ENT-0426-00009 COPPER AVENUE PARTNERS – COPPER… rezone
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