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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*
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 Administrative Directives
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Sec. 25-40. Special requirements in industrial districts.
   (a)   Curb cuts and driveways shall conform to the following requirements in all industrial zoned districts:
The provisions established for curb cuts and driveways in section 25-39 for business zoned districts shall prevail in all industrial zoned districts for properties fronting on a through street, as defined in this Code, or on a major street as shown on the latest major streets and routes plan on file with the city engineer.
   (b)   If the property does not front on a through or major street, only the following provisions shall prevail:
   Minimum distance of curb cut from street light standards or catch basins . . . . . 5 feet
   Minimum distance from a fire hydrant or city water hydrant . . . . . 20 feet
   Minimum distance from end of a curb return . . . . . 4 feet
   OR
   from the curbline on a cross street at a street intersection . . . . . 23 feet
whichever is the more restrictive.
(Ord. No. 2657, § 1, 10-19-64)
Sec. 25-41. Variances from curb cuts and driveway requirements.
The director of public works may grant written variances from the minimum and maximum requirements set forth for the location of curb cuts and driveways in section 25-38 through 25-40 upon written approval by the traffic engineer, provided:
   (1)   The area has peculiar, visible conditions not ordinarily existing in similar areas; or
   (2)   The nature of the business on the property is exceptional; or
   (3)   The nature of the abutting property is exceptional; and
   (4)   The variance is not against the public interest, safety, convenience or general welfare.
(Ord. No. 2657, § 1, 10-19-64)
Sec. 25-42. Driveways may be denied.
   (a)   No property owner shall be denied a reasonable driveway access to his property. However, where there is not an adequate extension of a driveway within the private property to park a vehicle entirely off the right-of-way, a curb cut shall be denied.
   (b)   Where there is not adequate parking area for the use to which the property is put, to park off the right-of-way, or where there is not adequate area to maneuver safely in and out, and to preclude backing into the street, a curb cut shall be denied. A minimum of forty (40) feet of depth for right-angle parking shall be required from all street property lines for this purpose.
(Ord. No. 2657, § 1, 10-19-64)
Sec. 25-43. Curb cut replacements.
Where private property use has been modified so that an existing curb cut is no longer needed, or where Code provisions do not permit curb cuts at existing locations, the traffic engineer, for the promotion of traffic safety and public convenience, may require the abutting property owner to replace the curb at his expense as follows:
   (1)   The traffic engineer shall order the abutting property owner to replace the curb stating the reason.
   (2)   The owner shall either protest, and show cause in writing why the curb should not be replaced within thirty (30) days, or commence the work within sixty (60) days.
   (3)   The protest shall be reviewed by the director of public works and city manager, who may uphold the traffic engineer or revoke or modify his order.
   (4)   If the abutting owner fails to comply with the order the city may do the work and bill the owner for the cost.
(Ord. No. 2657, § 1, 10-19-64)
Sec. 25-44. Permit and fee curb cut replacements.
A permit but no fee shall be required for curb cut replacements.
(Ord. No. 2657, § 1, 10-19-64)
ARTICLE II.
DUTIES AND PROHIBITIONS*
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*   Editors Note: See footnote, article I. Ord. No. 2657, § 2, redesignated §§ 23, 9, 10, 13--15, 12, 23, 16--17, 6--7, 12a--12d and 25 of the 1953 Code as article II, §§ 45--61 respectively. These sections have been assigned numbers 25-45--25-61 of this Code by the editor. Prior to codification of this ordinance, these sections appeared in article I of this chapter of this Code in the same sequence they presently appear in article Il. The comparable sections of this Code which were repealed by § 1 of Ord. No. 2657 are §§ 25-13, and 25-18--25-29 (see Code Comparative Table, page 3719 and footnote, article I).
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Sec. 25-45. Destroying grade or line stakes; trespassing on closed streets.
No person shall displace or destroy any grade line stakes set up by or under the order and direction of the city engineer, and no person shall trespass on any street closed for construction purposes.
(1953 Code, ch. 24, § 23; Ord. No. 6195, § 1, 3-11-85)
Sec. 25-45.1. Violation declared civil infraction.
It shall be a civil infraction for any person to violate any of the provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. No. 6195, §, 3-11-85)
Sec. 25-46. Obstructing streets prohibited.
No person shall place, cause to be placed, maintain or cause to be maintained any fence, building, post or other obstruction in any street or alley of the city.
(1953 Code, ch. 24, § 9; Ord. No. 6195, § 3, 3-11-85)
   Cross References: Obstructing intersections or crosswalks, § 20-156.
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