PIMA COUNTY (January 28, 2025) -- Pima County’s Development Services Department seeks input on the Comprehensive Plan, Pima Prospers. The plan is a 10-year comprehensive land use document that provides guidance and policies for continued development in Pima County. The current plan, approved by the Board of Supervisors in 2015, must be updated every 10 years by Arizona state statute.
The preliminary draft includes reducing policy chapters from four to three, and a reorganization of the 2015 plan with more emphasis on key topics. Those topics include:
- Increasing housing construction and supply following the recession and effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
- Accounting for all the regional water supplies, including precipitation and reclaimed water
- Increasing energy generation and storage capabilities from renewable sources
- Mitigating or adapting to the effects of climate change, including higher temperatures, reduced rainfall, and wildfires
Before publishing the 2025 update, Development Services is seeking public comment on the preliminary draft, which includes updated policies covering the Built and Social Environment, natural, Physical, and cultural environment, economic environment, and Rezoning and Special Areas.
The opportunity to review and comment is open until mid-March. Read the draft at this page.