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The planning and development services department (PDSD) is responsible for assuring that no land is used or occupied; no site improvement, modification, or construction is started; no existing use is implemented, expanded, or changed; no structure is expanded, reconstructed, changed, or otherwise altered; and no land is divided into multiple parcels until the certification of zoning compliance has been provided in accordance with this chapter. No city agency may issue a permit for excavation, grubbing, grading, paving, demolition, or construction of any sort before PDSD has certified such compliance with the Land Use Code (LUC).
(Ord. No. 9392, § 2(1.1.5), 5-22-00; Ord. No. 10655, § 4, 4-21-09, eff. 7-1-09)
The planning and development services department (PDSD) director is responsible for issuing all final decisions in the content and application of this chapter, except as may be expressly provided in this chapter. Any decision or interpretation on the application and content of the Land Use Code (LUC), Chapter 23 of the Tucson Code, shall be by the zoning administrator as provided in section 1.2.1 of the LUC.
(Ord. No. 9392, § 2(1.1.6), 5-22-00; Ord. No. 10655, § 4, 4-21-09, eff. 7-1-09)
Editors Note: All graphics included in Chapter 23A are for illustrative purposes and do not have legal status.
Any improvements that are constructed without zoning compliance or any improvements under construction that are not in compliance with plans approved for zoning compliance shall be considered a violation of this chapter. The planning and development services department (PDSD) shall enforce compliance with this chapter by suspending construction or through other available means until compliance is achieved.
(Ord. No. 9392, § 2(1.1.8), 5-22-00; Ord. No. 10655, § 4, 4-21-09, eff. 7-1-09)
The Tucson Code establishes an outline of organization in descending order of chapter, article, division, section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, and words. Chapter 23A is arranged in the same organizational format with minor modification. Chapter 23A, the assigned chapter within the Tucson Code, is implied but not used when referencing articles, divisions, sections, or subsections within this chapter.
(Ord. No. 9392, § 2(1.1.9), 5-22-00)
The hierarchy used in Chapter 23A is a combination of numerical digits separated by a period to denote the descending order of article, division, section, and so on. For example, Sec. 3.0.0 references Article III; Sec. 3.3.0 references Article III, Division 3; Sec. 3.3.5 references Article III, Division 3, Section 5; and Sec. 3.3.5.5.A. references Article III, Division 3, Section 5, subsection 5, paragraph A.
(Ord. No. 9392, § 2(1.1.9.1), 5-22-00)
Editors Note: See the original section numbers retained in the history notes.
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