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Commission forwards broad zoning and town‑code amendments to comply with new state law

Oro Valley Planning and Zoning Commission · December 2, 2025
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Summary

Staff presented a package of code changes to implement recent state law requirements that move many nondiscretionary reviews to administrative approval, clarify appeals, clean up scrivener's errors, and require conditional use permits for certain height increases; the commission recommended approval and will forward the package to council.

Principal planner Michael Spieth told the Planning and Zoning Commission that a large package of town‑code and zoning‑code changes is necessary to comply with recent state law changes that take effect Jan. 1. The amendments fall into three categories: (1) compliance with state law by routing nondiscretionary development and design review applications to administrative approval while retaining council review for entitlements and public…

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