May 2024 News
- PLAN TUCSON:
Plan Tucson is the City of Tucson’s General Plan, a long-range plan that will reflect our community’s shared goals and diverse aspirations for the next 20 years. This long-range policy document is central to defining the future of Tucson, addressing vital areas such as housing, transportation, climate action, and growth. For more information, see the Plan Tucson website.
Plan Tucson is nearing the end of “Phase Two: Define and Plan Our Future”. Their website has been updated with opportunities to provide your feedback before the Plan Tucson team spends the summer preparing a preliminary draft.
Plan Tucson is made up of goals and policies. The policies help to achieve those goals. Each goal has a survey that asks for feedback on how well the current draft of policies will achieve the goal. Click on this POLICY SURVEY link to see the goals, and complete as many of the 20 goals as you’d like.
The Future Growth Scenario Map survey allows you to provide feedback on an initial draft vision of the locations of different types of development across the City. Each Building Block presented on the Future Growth Scenario Map includes a set of Developmental Guidelines that are used by planners in the City’s entitlements team when a proposed rezoning occurs. The development guidelines give technical specifics on what to look for in a rezoning application, including how the proposed rezoning would integrate into the surrounding areas, transportation concerns, and much more. The surveys are geared to gather your input on the draft guidelines to make sure the character of each building block reflects the community’s vision.
Developmental Guidelines Virtual Office Hours – Virtual Office Hours will be provided on the dates and time below. Please use the link below to access the space to learn more about the Developmental Guidelines and how they help shape Tucson. https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82537626440
5/28 8am-10am
5/30 12pm-1:30pm
5/31 2pm-4pm
The Future Growth Scenario Map is an important tool for shaping Tucson’s future because it influences (but does not determine) land use and development. The map, developed using data on infrastructural capacity, development trends, and community preferences, depicts a citywide development pattern that can accommodate our anticipated population growth. How our city is designed and built, in turn, has implications for climate resilience, transportation, infrastructure, open space, and more. The Future Growth Scenario Map survey, Developmental Guidelines feedback survey, and the Policy surveys close on June 2, 2024. - Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Environmental Impact Meetings.
The Department of the Air Force is preparing an Environmental Impact Statement to evaluate the potential environmental impact associated with the transformation of the 492nd Special Operations Wing in an Air Force Special Operations Command at Davis-Monthan (DM) AFB. The Air Force will host two public scoping meetings to allow members of the public to learn about the project and provide public comments. Public scoping meetings will begin with a 30-minute presentation followed by an open house. Written comments can be submitted at any time during the in-person scoping meetings or submitted electronically via the public website at www.492sow-beddown-eis.com.
Public scoping meetings will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. (local time) on Thursday, May 30 (Tucson Convention Center, Meeting Room 200, 260 S. Church Ave, parking is free and participants are encouraged to use Parking Lot B.) and Tuesday, June 4 (Zoom Webinar). Information on how to attend the virtual scoping meeting is available on the project website (www.492sow-beddown-eis.com). For more information on this project, click HERE.
3. Reducing your Flood Risks and Costs.
The City of Tucson will be holding two public meetings in June.
Tuesday, June 11, 2024, 8am – 9:30am, Tucson Public Works Building, 4th Floor, 201 Stone Ave. Floodplain Managment Plan update, with presentations on flood and erosion hazard topics.
Wednesday, June 23, 2024, 8am – 9:30am, Tucson Public Works Building, 4th Floor, 201 Stone Ave.
Tucson Stormwater Workshop (SWW), with various stormwater quality presentations (reducing pollutants in our stormdrain systems).
For more information, and to see previous presentations on these topics, click here.