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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*
ARTICLE I. REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS IN PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY*
Sec. 25-1. Permits required.
Sec. 25-2. Application forms.
Sec. 25-3. Conditions for obtaining permit.
Sec. 25-4. Public right-of-way improvement permit fees.
Sec. 25-5. Permit expiration.
Sec. 25-6. Grade and alignment standards.
Sec. 25-7. Variance from standards.
Sec. 25-8. Grade and line required.
Sec. 25-9. Construction standards.
Sec. 25-10. Inspection of work.
Sec. 25-11. Conformance to rules and regulations.
Sec. 25-12. Repair of sidewalk by abutting owners; failure to repair; no permit fee required.
Sec. 25-13. Permit required.
Sec. 25-14. Unimproved portions of public right-of-way may be improved.
Sec. 25-15. Guards required separating private property from improved right-of-way.
Sec. 25-16. Additional requirements for improved portions of right-of-way.
Sec. 25-17. Exceptions to permit requirement.
Sec. 25-18. Application forms.
Sec. 25-19. Reserved.
Sec. 25-20. Conditions for obtaining permit.
Sec. 25-21. Permits required from other city departments or governmental agencies.
Sec. 25-22. Conformance to rules and regulations.
Sec. 25-23. Inspection of work.
Sec. 25-24. Barricades; notice.
Sec. 25-25. Resurfacing.
Sec. 25-26. Permit expiration.
Sec. 25-27. Backfilling and filling.
Sec. 25-28. Variance from standards.
Sec. 25-29. "Driveway" defined.
Sec. 25-30. Permit required.
Sec. 25-31. Application forms.
Sec. 25-32. Reserved.
Sec. 25-33. Conditions for obtaining permit.
Sec. 25-34. Variance from standards.
Sec. 25-35. Permit expiration.
Sec. 25-36. Conformance to rules and regulations.
Sec. 25-37. Inspection of work.
Sec. 25-38. Special requirements in residential districts.
Sec. 25-39. Special requirements in business districts.
Sec. 25-40. Special requirements in industrial districts.
Sec. 25-41. Variances from curb cuts and driveway requirements.
Sec. 25-42. Driveways may be denied.
Sec. 25-43. Curb cut replacements.
Sec. 25-44. Permit and fee curb cut replacements.
ARTICLE II. DUTIES AND PROHIBITIONS*
ARTICLE III. ADDRESS NUMBERING*
ARTICLE IV. UNDERGROUND UTILITY DISTRICTS
ARTICLE V. TEMPORARY WORK ZONE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT*
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, AZ UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE
UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE
ADMINISTRATIVE MANUAL
TECHNICAL STANDARDS MANUAL
Tucson Administrative Directives
1-01 About Administrative Directives
1-02 General Administrative Directives
1-03 Strategic Workforce Plan
1-04 Intergovernmental Programs
1-05 Records and Reports
1-07 Capital Programs
1-08 Communications and Electronic Information
2-01 through 2-05 Personnel
3-01 through 4-05 Financial and Purchasing
6-01 through 6-03 Vehicles
7-01 Property - Public Art
8-01 Environmental Procedures - Environmental Services
Sec. 25-26. Permit expiration.
A permit shall expire for work not started within thirty (30) days or completed within sixty (60) days after issuance of a permit, and a new permit shall be required before beginning or completing the work.
(Ord. No. 2657, § 1, 10-19-64)
Sec. 25-27. Backfilling and filling.
Backfilling and filling material and the method of filling and backfilling shall meet city specifications. Excavated material not suitable for backfilling shall be removed from the site.
(Ord. No. 2657, § 1, 10-19-64)
Sec. 25-28. Variance from standards.
Variance from standards may be authorized pursuant to the provisions of section 25-7.
(Ord. No. 2657, § 1, 10-19-64)
Sec. 25-29. "Driveway" defined.
For the purposes of this chapter, "driveway" means that portion of the public right-of-way from the private property line to the curb, or, where there is no curb, to the improved or traveled part of the roadway, which area is used to provide vehicular access from the private property to the curb or to the improved or traveled part of the roadway.
(Ord. No. 2657, § 1, 10-19-64)
Sec. 25-30. Permit required.
   (a)   No curb shall be changed or removed, and no driveway on or across a public street or a public right-of-way or public property shall be repaired or installed without first having a written permit from the city.
   (b)   This section shall not apply when the work is done by the public works department for municipal purposes or under a contract administered by the department of public works.
(Ord. No. 2657, § 1, 10-19-64)
Sec. 25-31. Application forms.
Application for curb cuts and driveway permits shall be made on forms furnished by the city.
Applications may be made by mail or phone.
Such applicants must have a cash deposit with the city sufficient to cover fees, or include fees with the mailed application.
(Ord. No. 2657, § 1, 10-19-64; Ord. No. 12108, § 2, 6-18-24)
   Editors Note: Former section 25-31, pertaining to changes in street names, has been recodified as § 25-62.
Sec. 25-32. Reserved.
   Editors Note: Ordinance No. 8727, § 2, adopted September 9, 1996, repealed § 25-32 in its entirety. Formerly, such section pertained to fees and derived from Ord. No. 2657, § 1, 10-19-64; Ord. No. 6967, § 3, 6-6-88; Ord. No. 7212, § 3, 6-12-89.

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