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Pima County Unincorporated
City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 18

31 TR TRANSITIONAL ZONE

18.31.010 Permitted uses.

   A.   Any use as permitted in Sections 18.25.010 (CR-3 Single Residence Zone), 18.27.010 (CR-4 Mixed-Dwelling Type Zone) and 18.29.010 (CR-5 Multiple Residence Zone).
   B.   Additional uses permitted:
      1.   Assisted living centers;
      2.   College or governmental structure;
      3.   Community service agency;
      4.   Library or museum;
      5.   Playground or athletic field;
      6.   Hospital or sanatorium;
      7.   Clinic or dispensary;
      8.   Club;
      9.   Private club or lodge (nonprofit);
      10.   Community storage garage;
      11.   Child care center;
      12.   Professional or semi-professional office;
      13.   Real estate office;
      14.   Insurance adjuster's office, which may include a drive-through facility;
      15.   Community food pantry;
      16.   Motel or hotel, together with the following accessory uses located on the premises and having no exterior entrance closer than one hundred feet to a public street:
         a.   Retail shops,
         b.   Personal services,
         c.   Recreational facilities,
         d.   Restaurant,
         e.   Beverage service.
      17.   Administrative, engineering, scientific research, design or experimentation facility, and such processing and fabrication as may be necessary thereto, provided:
         a.   All such operations be completely housed within buildings located on a site of no less than ten thousand square feet,
         b.   All such buildings shall set back not less than twenty-five feet from any property line abutting a residential zone,
         c.   A dust-proofed off-street parking area be provided for all such vehicles incidental to said operation,
         d.   One additional such parking space be provided for each three persons regularly employed on said premises,
         e.   Buffering and screening is provided in accordance with Chapter 18.73, Landscaping, Buffering and Screening Standards,
         f.   There is no manufacturing or warehousing of goods for sale at wholesale or retail, and
         g.   Any activity conducted on said premises shall be free of dust, noxious smoke, fumes, odors or unusual vibrations or noise;
      18.   Bank
      19.   Personal Services
      20.   Nonexpressed residential uses: All residential uses not expressly permitted in any other residential zone and which are not otherwise unlawful, injurious to the general health or welfare, or specifically excluded. (Ord. 2019-26 § 4, 2019: Ord. 2019-5 § 6, 2019; Ord. 2000-77 § 1 (part), 2000; Ord. 1998-36 § 11, 1998; Ord. 1985-171, § 1 (part), 1985; Ord. 1985-153, § 1 (part), 1985; Ord. 1985-82 (part), 1985)

18.31.020 Conditional uses.

   Reserved.

18.31.030 Development standards - Residential.

   A.   Minimum site area: Four thousand five hundred square feet.
   B.   Average area per dwelling unit: One thousand square feet.
   C.   Minimum site setback requirements:
      1.   Front: Twenty feet;
      2.   Side: Seven feet;
      3.   Rear: Ten feet.
   D.   Minimum site width: Forty feet.
   E.   With the exception of perimeter site setbacks, zero lot-line siting of dwelling units on individual lots is permissible, subject to Pima County building codes (Title 15).
   F.   Building height limitations:
      1.   Maximum height: Thirty-four feet; and
      2.   In areas restricted by the hillside development zone (Chapter 18.61, HD Hillside Development Zone), no building shall exceed two stories; and
      3.   In areas designated as historic zones (Chapter 18.63, Historic Zone) no buildings shall exceed two stories; and
      4.   For all conditionally approved rezonings that do not have an ordinance for TR, if a third story is requested within the thirty-four-foot height limit, approval shall be requested at a noticed board of supervisors public hearing.
   G.   Minimum distance between main multiple dwelling buildings: Subject to Pima County building codes (Title 15).
(Ord. 2017-37 § 4, 2017: Ord. 2005-1 § 4 (part), 2005; Ord. 1995-42 § 3 (part), 1995; Ord. 1992-60 § 1, 1992; Ord. 1985-82 (part), 1985)

18.31.040 Development standards - Nonresidential.

   A.   Minimum site area: None.
   B.   Minimum site width: Sixty feet.
   C.   Minimum site setback requirements:
      1.   Front: Twenty feet;
      2.   Side: Seven feet each;
      3.   Rear: Twenty-five feet.
   D.   Building height limitations:
      1.   Maximum height: Thirty-four feet; and
      2.   In areas restricted by the hillside development zone (Chapter 18.61, HD Hillside Development Zone), no building shall exceed two stories; and
      3.   In areas designated as historic zones (Chapter 18.63, Historic Zone) no buildings shall exceed two stories; and
      4.   For all conditionally approved rezonings that do not have an ordinance for TR, if a third story is requested within the thirty-four-foot height limit, approval shall be requested at a noticed board of supervisors public hearing.
(Ord. 2005-1 § 4 (part), 2005; Ord. 1995-42 § 3 (part), 1995; Ord. 1985-82 (part), 1985)

18.31.050 Development standards - Accessory buildings and accessory structures.

   A.   Permitted coverage:
      1.   Residential: Five percent of the lot area.
      2.   Non-residential: Forty percent of the minimum rear yard area plus fifty percent of any additional space in the rear of the principal building.
   B.   Maximum height: Twenty-four feet.
   C.   Minimum distance standards:
      1.   To front lot line: Sixty feet;
      2.   To side lot lines: Four feet;
      3.   To rear lot line:
         a.   Four feet if building is not used for poultry or animals,
         b.   Fifteen feet if building is used for poultry or animals.
(Ord. 2004-59 § 16, 2004; Ord. 1985-82 (part), 1985)