Policies, Ordinances and Procedures

Development Services

• Fee Ordinance 2010-35 – An ordinance of Pima County relating to fees for Planning, Subdivision, Building and Zoning Services provided by the Development Services Department.
• Development Services Department Fees – Public hearing, review and processing fees
• Planning includes Boards of Adjustment, Comprehensive Planning, Design Review Committee and Rezoning
• Development Review (Visit the Commercial Development & Plats tab) includes Development Plans, Cultural Resources, Transportation, Site Development Plan, Wastewater, Subdivision Plat, Grading and Recreation Design
• Permitting includes Building permitting process, Addressing, Online permitting, Codes and Local Amendments

Note: The following Pima County Building Codes adopted by reference are available for Inspection at Development Services, located at 201 N. Stone: International Building Code, International Residential Code, International Mechanical Code, International Plumbing Code, International Fuel Gas Code, International Energy Conservation Code, International Property Maintenance Code, International Wildland-Urban Interface code, International Existing Building code, published by the International Code Council Inc.; the National Electrical Code (NFPA 70); published by the National Fire Protection Association; and the 2012 City of Tucson/Pima County Outdoor Lighting Code.

Additional information about building permits, development approvals and zoning is available at Development Services.

Environmental Quality

• Solid Waste Management Fee Ordinance 
• Public Sewer Plan Review – Submittal fees for a publicly owned sewer collection system
• Private Sewer Plan Review – Submittal fees for a privately owned sewer collection system
• Public Water System Plan Review - Submittal fees for public water systems to obtain an approval to construct
• Environmental Quality Policies and Procedures
• Permits, Authorizations and Approvals

Wastewater Reclamation

• Wastewater Connection Fees - Ordinance No.2012-27 – Fees for sanitary sewer construction, connections and fees calculated using service water meter size
• Summary of connection fees
• RWRD Directory of Documents

Transportation

• Right-of-way Fee Schedule Ordinance 2009-111 –Established a fee schedule for the issuance of right-of-way use permits for work in Pima County rights-of-way
• Ordinance 2009-95 – Roadway Development Impact Fee
• Ordinance 2009-94 – Impact Fee Benefit Areas
• Traffic Ordinances
• Arizona Revised Statute 11-1102 – County development fees
• Pima County Code Title 19 – Roadway development fees
• Impact Fee Benefit Area Maps
• Affordable Housing Waiver Instructions – Roadway Development Fee for Affordable Housing
• Affordable Housing Waiver Application
• Right-of-Way application
• Oversize / overweight load permit application
• Regulations for the use of the Public Right-of-Way
• Construction in County Right-of-Way
• Procedures for the Issuance of Right-of-Way Permits and Regulations of Work under Permit
• Sign Standards – signs in the right-of-way
• Political sign placement and removal
• Procedures for buffel grass abatement and removal. (Ordinance 2008-117)
• Planting in the right-of-way; Policy F54.1
• Encroachments in the right-of-way; Policy F54.3
• Noise Permit for projects in the right-of-way
• Fee schedule for right-of-way applications and oversized/overweight load permits
  

Flood Control

• Floodplain Management Ordinance, Title 16 of the Pima County Code
• Riparian Habitat Guidelines (see the Riparian Habitat tab)
• Substantive Policy Statements
  • Technical Policies – Interpretation of Title 16 and other regulatory documents
  • Technical Procedures – For uniform implementation of technical or complex tasks
  • District Standards – To standardize work products
• Incorporations by Reference
  • Flood Insurance Study/Flood Insurance Rate Maps
  • Detention/Retention Manual
  • Standard Manual for Drainage Design and Floodplain Management
  • Map of Critical Basins within Unincorporated Pima County
  • Drainage and Channel Design Standards for Local Drainage

Public Health

• A.A.C. Title 9 – Health Services
• A.A.C. Title 18-5 – 201-205 – Environmental Quality
• A.R.S. 36-601 – Public Health – Nuisances dangerous to public health
• A.R.S. 36-601.01 – Smoke Free Arizona Act
• Arizona Food Code
• FDA Plan Review Guide
• FDA Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points Principles and Application Guidelines
• FDA 1999 Food Code