Memorandum

Report to Pima County Board of Supervisors on

Urban Growth and Development in Eastern Pima County

Introduction

• Comprehensive Planning

• Planning and Implementation Contradictions

• Fragmented Land Use Decision Making

• Transportation Impact Fees, Sewer Connection Fees, and Building Permit Fees to Promote Infill

• Using Public Infrastructure Investment to Create Market Incentives for Growth Guidance

• Availability of Low Resource Value State Trust Lands for Urban Development

Recommendations

1) Provide a Zoning Framework for Rural Open Space Land Uses

2) Strengthen the Urban/Rural Boundary

3) Use Public Infrastructure Investment As a Tool to Guide Urban Development

4) Develop Ecologically Based Buffers around Public Preserves and Parks

5) Promote Urban Infill Based on Sound Engineering and Economic Standards

6) Increased Interjurisdictional Cooperation on Urban Growth

7) Strengthen Development Standards

8) Become a Development Partner with the State Land Department

 

Attachment :

Report to Pima County Board of Supervisors
on Urban Growth and Devlopment in Eastern Pima County