City of Tucson, AZ

10/25/2024 | News release | Archived content

Community Corridors Tool Draft, Proposed Code Language Now Available

Published on October 25, 2024

The City of Tucson Planning and Development Services Department (PDSD) is pleased to share the Community Corridors Tool Report, Executive Summary, and Draft Proposed Code. The documents are now available for your review and input.

These documents provide background information on the Community Corridors Tool (CCT), a summary of the tool's organization and standards, and a draft of the proposed code amendment. The CCT was developed per the request of Mayor and Council to create zoning tools to spur redevelopment along our corridors.

Goals of the Community Corridors Tool:

  • Make infill development, especially affordable housing, simpler to build along corridors
  • Remove barriers to attainable housing
  • Promote transit-oriented infill development that supports climate action goals
  • Update zoning to make it easier to permit the full spectrum of housing types
  • Simplify redevelopment of underutilized and vacant sites

Highlights of the Community Corridors Tool:

  • Builds upon previous planning and community engagement efforts as well as adopted city plans and policies
  • Updates zoning to facilitate development patterns supported by city policy
  • Provides additional height, reduced parking minimums, and flexible development standards in order to make it easer to build along corridors
  • Encourages walkable communities and sustainable development with requirements for wide, shaded sidewalks, trees, open space, and active ground floor uses
  • Promotes design that transitions in scale and connects to surrounding residential neighborhoods
  • Includes additional incentives for affordable housing, the preservation of historic buildings, and mixed-use development

PDSD invites the community to attend two upcoming meetings to learn about the proposed Community Corridors Tool and share feedback. An in-person meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 30, at 5:30 p.m., and a virtual meeting will be held on Monday, November 4, at 11 a.m.

City of Tucson Mayor Regina Romero will provide welcome remarks at both the in-person and virtual meeting.

In-Person Public Meeting
Date: Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Time: 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Location: Tucson Convention Center, 260 South Church Avenue
Note: Free parking in Lot B at the Tucson Convention Center

Virtual Public Meeting
Date: Monday, November 4, 2024
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Location: Zoom Meeting

How to Provide Feedback:

The feedback period will close on Monday, November 25, 2024. Input collected online and at the meetings will be used to refine the proposed zoning changes.

To learn more about the project, please visit the Community Corridors Toolwebsite.