SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING DISPOSAL, COLLECTION, AND STORAGE
Tucson Unified Development Code § 7.15
in effect7.15. SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING DISPOSAL, COLLECTION, AND STORAGE
All subdivisions
Subdivision
Any division of land, improved or unimproved, for the purpose of financing, sales, or lease, whether immediate or future, in one of four ways:
A. Any property whose boundaries are fixed by a recorded plat, which is divided into three or more lots, tracts, or parcels of land;
B. Any property whose boundaries are not fixed by a recorded plat which is divided into four or more lots, tracts, or parcels of land;
C. Any property that requires the development of a new street, which is divided into two or more lots, tracts, or parcels of land; or,
D. Any condominium, cooperative, community apartment, townhouse, or similar project containing four or more parcels, in which an undivided interest in the land is coupled with the right of exclusive occupancy of any unit located thereon.
, new development
Development
Any human alteration to the state of land, including its vegetation, soil, geology, or hydrology, for any residential, commercial, industrial, utility, or other use, such as, but not limited to, clearing, grubbing, or grading of land, and structural improvements, e.g., buildings, walls, fences, signs, and vehicular use areas.
, and expansions of existing development
Development
Any human alteration to the state of land, including its vegetation, soil, geology, or hydrology, for any residential, commercial, industrial, utility, or other use, such as, but not limited to, clearing, grubbing, or grading of land, and structural improvements, e.g., buildings, walls, fences, signs, and vehicular use areas.
must comply with the applicable standards of Section 8-01.0.0, Solid Waste and Recycling Disposal, Collection, and Storage Standards, of the Technical Standards Manual.
Source: City of Tucson, Tucson Code (Charter and General Ordinances) and Unified Development Code (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/tucson/latest/tucson_az_udc/0-0-0-6424Fetched: 10/28/2026