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Tucson, AZ Code of Ordinances
TUCSON, ARIZONA CHARTER AND GENERAL ORDINANCES
ADOPTING ORDINANCES
PART I CHARTER*
PART II TUCSON CODE
Chapter 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
Chapter 2 ADMINISTRATION*
Chapter 3 RESERVED*
Chapter 4 ANIMALS AND FOWL*
Chapter 5 BICYCLES AND SHARED MOBILITY DEVICES*
Chapter 6 BUILDINGS, ELECTRICITY, PLUMBING, AND MECHANICAL CODE*
Chapter 7 BUSINESSES REGULATED*
Chapter 7A CABLE COMMUNICATIONS*
Chapter 7B COMPETITIVE TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Chapter 7C RESERVED*
Chapter 7D LOCATION AND RELOCATION OF FACILITIES IN RIGHTS-OF-WAY
Chapter 8 CITY COURT*
Chapter 9 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS*
Chapter 10 CIVIL SERVICE--HUMAN RESOURCES*
Chapter 10A COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
Chapter 10B HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT*
Chapter 10C RESERVED*
Chapter 11 CRIMES AND OFFENSES*
Chapter 11A GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT*
Chapter 11B PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT*
Chapter 12 ELECTIONS*
Chapter 12A BUSINESS SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Chapter 13 FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION*
Chapter 14 LABOR ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEE ASSOCIATION ELECTION PROCEDURE, MEET AND CONFER AND MEET AND DISCUSS*
Chapter 15 ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT*
Chapter 16 NEIGHBORHOOD PRESERVATION*
Chapter 17 HUMAN RELATIONS*
Chapter 18 SELF-INSURED RISK PROGRAM AND TRUST FUND*
Chapter 19 LICENSES AND PRIVILEGE TAXES*
Chapter 20 MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC*
Chapter 21 PARKS AND RECREATION*
Chapter 22 PENSIONS, RETIREMENT, GROUP INSURANCE, LEAVE BENEFITS AND OTHER INSURANCE BENEFITS*
Chapter 23 LAND USE CODE*
Chapter 23A DEVELOPMENT COMPLIANCE CODE*
Chapter 23B UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE*
Chapter 24 SEWERAGE AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL*
Chapter 25 STREETS AND SIDEWALKS*
Chapter 26 FLOODPLAIN, STORMWATER, AND EROSION HAZARD MANAGEMENT*
Chapter 27 WATER*
Chapter 28 TUCSON PROCUREMENT CODE*
Chapter 29 ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
Chapter 30 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION*
DISPOSITION TABLE - 1953 CODE
CODE COMPARATIVE TABLE
Tucson, AZ Unified Development Code
Tucson Administrative Directives
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Sec. 23A-5. Applicability.
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)
Sec. 23A-6. Interpretation.
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.
Sec. 23A-7. Appeals.
The decision of the planning and development services department (PDSD) director on the content and application of this chapter shall be final and nonappealable unless specifically provided herein.
(Ord. No. 9392, § 2(1.1.7), 5-22-00; Ord. No. 10655, § 4, 4-21-09, eff. 7-1-09)
Sec. 23A-8. Violation.
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)
Sec. 23A-9. Enumeration.
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)
Sec. 23A-10. Hierarchy.
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.
Secs. 23A-11--23A-20. Reserved.
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