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TUCSON, ARIZONASupp. No. 106 – Instruction Sheet

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TUCSON CODE

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CONTAININGTHE CHARTER AND GENERAL ORDINANCES

CITY OF TUCSON, ARIZONA

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Adopted, October 19, 1964Effective, January 20, 1965

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Published by Order of the Mayor and Council

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Republished 1987

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10B. Housing and Community Development. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 917

10C. Reserved. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 967

11. Crimes and Offenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1063Art. I. In General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1067Art. II. Methamphetamine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1088Art. III. Smoking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1089Art. IV. Civil Emergencies – Powers of the Mayor. . . . . . . . . . 1093Art. V. Interference With Fire Department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1094Art. VI. Obstruction of Enforcement of Civil Infractions.. . . . . 1095Art. VII. Nitrous Oxide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1095Art. VIII. Reserved. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1097Art. IX. Crimes on Library Grounds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1097

Department of Finance – See ch. 12A

11A. General Services Department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1145

11B. Planning and Development Services Department.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1167

12. Elections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1189Art. I. Voter Qualifications and Registrations. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1193Art. II. Conduct of Elections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1193Art. III. Vote by Mail Elections and Early Voting. . . . . . . . . . . 1200Art. IV. Financial Disclosure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1204Art. V. Nomination; Candidates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1205Art. VI. Campaign Finance; Candidates and Political

Committees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1208Art. VII. Campaign Finance; Petition Drive Political

Committees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1214Art. VIII. Initiative. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1217Art. IX. Referendum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1228Art. X. Recall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1232Art. XI. Reporting of Independent Expenditures. . . . . . . . . . . . 1236

Emergency Services – See ch. 9

Energy and Environment – See ch. 29

12A. Department of Finance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1259

13. Fire Protection and Prevention. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1307

Floodplain and Erosion Hazard Management – See ch. 26

14. Labor Organization and Employee Association Election Procedure, Meet and Confer and Meet and Discuss.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1361

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15. Environmental Services Department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1459Art. I. Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1463Art. II. Administration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1465Art. III. Community Standards for Solid Waste Storage

and Removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1467Art. IV. City Residential and Commercial Collection

Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1469Art. V. City Fees and Charges for Residential Collection,

Commercial Collection, and Disposal Services. . . . . . 1471Div. 1. General Provisions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1471Div. 2. Residential Collection.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1472Div. 3. Commercial Collection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1475Div. 4. Disposal Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1479Div. 5. Groundwater Protection Fee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1482

Art. VI. Disposal Facility Management – Reserved. . . . . . . . . . 1483Art. VII. Plastic Bag Recycling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1483Art. VIII. Litter Fee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1484Art. IX. Waste Diversion Reporting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1485

16. Neighborhood Preservation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1527Art. I. General Provisions.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1531Art. II. Maintenance Standards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1535Art. III. Slum Property. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1546Art. IV. Unlawful Acts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1548Art. V. Administration and Enforcement.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1556.2Art. VI. Abatement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1559Art. VII. Administrative Appeals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1563Art. VIII. Liability; Conflicts; Severability;

Acknowledgement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1566

17. Human Relations.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1579Art. I. Short Title. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1581Art. II. Declaration of Policy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1581Art. III. Civil Rights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1581Art. IV. Reserved. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1588Art. V. Reserved. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1588Art. VI. Reserved. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1588Art. VII. Fair Housing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1588Art. VIII. Reporting Wrongful Conduct. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1593Art. IX. Registered Civil Unions.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1594

18. Self Insurance Program and Trust Fund. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1643

19. Licenses and Privilege Taxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1691Art. I. Occupational License Tax. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1699

Div. 1. General Provisions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1699Div. 2. Employee Based Occupational

License Tax.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1708.1Div. 3. Swap Meet Proprietors, Outdoor

Vendors, and Special Event Occupational License Tax. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1708.2

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establish, own, equip, maintain and operate,electric, steam or other railways ortransportation systems, or services, within orwithout the city, and to sell or lease the same.

(9) Acquisition of property for street, etc.,railway purposes. To acquire by purchase,condemnation or otherwise, lands, rights-of-way and property, both real and personal,within or without the city, for street orinterurban or other railways, or other publicways, or other transportation systems, and allnecessary equipment and terminals andterminal facilities therefor, or to control,operate, sell or lease the same.

(10) Care of sick and helpless, etc. To provide forthe care of the sick and helpless, and to makeregulations to prevent the spread of diseases.

(11) Improvement and maintenance of streets,alleys, etc. To establish and change the gradeand to lay out, open, extend, widen, change,vacate, pave, repave, gravel, surface,resurface, or otherwise improve streets,alleys, sidewalks, crossings, and otherhighways, and public squares and places, tomake provisions for cleaning and sprinklingthe same, and to construct therein any worksnecessary or convenient for providing anypublic service or utility.

(12) Construction and maintenance of sewers. Toconstruct and maintain sewers, drains, and allother works for disposition of sewage andstorm waters, both within and without thecity.

(13) Acquisition of land for carrying undergroundwires, conduits, etc., use or lease of facilities.To acquire by purchase, condemnation,construction, lease or otherwise, land orrights-of-way, and to construct, maintain,equip and operation tunnels and conduitsthrough or under any street, right-of-way orany public property, for carrying wires, pipesor other means of conduct for public utilities,or other purposes, and to use, or lease or rentto persons, firms, or corporations, the use ofsuch tunnels and conduits.

(14) Sale and purchase of water, heat, etc. Tosell, within or without the city, water and anyform of heat or power, and all products of, orservice by, any public utility conducted oroperated by the city, and to purchase thesame.

(15) Assessment of property for taxation; levy andcollection of taxes for various municipalpurposes.* To assess property within the cityfor taxation for any municipal purpose, andto levy and collect taxes on such property, orto provide for such assessments, levy andcollection of taxes by officers of the countyin which the city is situated, or otherwise,and to assess, levy and collect, or Cause to beassessed, levied and collected, assessmentsupon property to pay for the acquisition oflands for parks and playgrounds, and to payfor acquiring, grading, regrading, laying out,opening, widening, extending or improvingor rights-of-way, streets, alleys, sidewalks,crossings and other highways, and publicsquares and places, and to pay for theconstruction of sewers, water, storm water,gas and other pipes, mains and conduits, andfor the construction in any street or streets orpublic place or places, of any works or meansnecessary or convenient for providingtherefor any public service or utility; to payfor planting, maintenance and care of grass,trees and shrubbery upon property belongingto or under the control of the city, and for theremoval of grass, weeds, or obstructionstherefrom, and for the removal from lands orlots of weeds, rubbish or other material.Provided: That any law of the State ofArizona, now existing or hereafter passed,and applicable to the City of Tucson, as tomanner, methods or means of assessment,collection and enforcement of taxes orspecial assessments may be available of [sic]by the city. (Ord. No. 1142, eff. 6-23-48)

(16) Reserved.

Editor's note--Pursuant to the provisions of Ord. No.5130, adopted Apr. 7, 1980, at a special election heldJune 30, 1980, ch. IV, § 1(16), relating to creation andlimitation on indebtedness and method of increase ofdebt limitation, approved by the governor Oct. 1, 1980,was repealed.

__________ * Cross reference— Taxation generally, ch. XIII, § 6 et seq.

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(16a) Vote required for certain types of bondissues. Notwithstanding any other provisionsof this Charter, and with the exception ofrefunding bond issues, special assessment orimprovement district and redevelopment ortax increment bonds, after the effective dateof this subsection the city shall not issue orauthorize the issuance of any bonds whichpledge city tax revenues as a guarantee fortheir payment, in whole or in part, withoutthe approval of a majority of the qualifiedelectors of the city voting at an electioncalled for that purpose. (Ord. No. 4704, eff.11-28-77)

(17) Reserved.

Editor’s note—Ch. IV, § 1(17) was repealed by Ord.No. 1142, eff. 6-23-48. The provision was inadvertentlyretained in the published version of the Charter untilApril, 2015.

(17a) Added by Ord. No. 1835; repealed by Ord.No. 2297.

(18) Licensing and regulation of professions,trades, etc.; regulations and restraint ofcertain businesses; suppression of gambling,bawdy houses, etc.* To license and regulateplaces of amusement and the carrying on ofany and all professions, trades, callings,occupations and kinds of business carried onwithin the limits of said city, and to fix theamount of license tax thereon, to be paid byall persons engaged in carrying on such

places of amusement and such professions,trades, callings, occupations and kinds ofbusiness in said city; and to provide for themanner of enforcing the payment of suchlicense tax; and to regulate, restrain, suppressor prohibit hawking and peddling, and thecarrying on of any laundry, garage, gasolineor other oil or service stations, livery and salestable, cattle or horse corral, planing mill,rolling mill, rockcrusher, tank or refinery,foundry, brick yard, slaughterhouse, butchershop, manufactory or manufacturing plant,and the keeping of animals, cattle or fowlswithin the limits, or within any designatedportion of, said city; and to prohibit andsuppress all games of chance, gamblinghouses, bawdy houses, and all places whereintoxicating liquors are sold or kept, oroffered for sale or given away, and any andall obnoxious, offenses [offensive], immoral,indecent or disreputable places or practiceswithin the said city.

(19) Protection against fires, floods, etc.; policeand sanitary regulations. To make, adopt andenforce all necessary rules and regulationsfor the prevention of fires, floods and riots,and to make and enforce all such local,police, sanitary and other regulations as aredeemed expedient to maintain the publicpeace, protect property, promote the publicmorals and welfare, and preserve the healthof the inhabitants of the city.

__________ *Annotations—Ch. IV, § 1(18) authorizes the city to license and regulate electricians, so long as said licensing and regulatory

provisions are not arbitrary or unreasonable. City of Tucson v. Stewart, 45 Ariz. 36, 40 Pac. 2d 72.Person who raises plants and sells them as seedlings for transplanting is liable for occupational tax as nurseryman even though many

plants are nonbearing fruit trees. Plaintiffs contention that the tax was illegal because of statute providing right of producer to sell his ownfood products would not be restricted was rejected. Monthan v. City of Tucson, 80 Ariz. 179, 294 P. 2d 668.

Mortuaries are subject to reasonable police regulation as to location as well as the manner in which they are conducted. City of Tucsonv. Arizona Mortuary, 34 Ariz. 495, 272 Pac. 293.

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Amendments and repeals arranged according to effective date.

Ordinance Effective Section This Charter Number Date Chapter Section

(Motion 1-20-41) 5-16-41 XXII 2(Motion 4- 1-41) 5-16-41 V 6, 10, 11, 13

XXII 3, 41142 6-23-48 IV 1(15), (27)

IV 1(17) (Rpld)V 8, 9XVI 2

1287 9- 4-52 X 1XV 3 (Rpld)XXVII 1--7XXXVIII 1--3

1640 5-16-56 XVI 51642 5-16-56 V 82080 11-10-60 V 2, 4.1, 5

X 6(Sec. 1 repealed X 2, 3)XI 1XV 2XVI 2--4, 10XXIV 1--3

4 (Rpld)XXV 1, 2XXIX 1--4XXX 1, 2XXXI 1--3

2297 7- 1-62 IV 1(17a), 2(Former 1835repealed)

3027 10-14-67 XVII 163040 12- 1-67 XXII 13346 12-29-69 IV 23466 2- 5-71 V 8, 93706 11-26-71 VII 2

XXII 44086 11-28-73 XIII 124394 1- 9-76 XII 5

V 13XXIV 1--3 (RpldXXIV 1 (Added)

4439 4-20-76 XVIII 44704 11-28-77 IV 1(16a)4816 10-16-78 V 4, 4.1

XXX 1, 25130 10- 1-80 IV 1(16) (Rpld)

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Ordinance Effective Section This Charter Number Date Chapter Section

5036 11-10-80 V 2, 4, 8, 9XXII 1XXX 1, 2 (Rpld)

5860 11-23-83 V 8, 95861 11-22-83 IV 1(23)

XXII 4(e)6299 2-21-86 XXV 136300 3- 4-86 XV 4

XVI Subch. A,§§ 1, 2Subch. B,§§ 1--10

7274 12-11-89 IV 1(25)V 13 as 13(a)

(Rnbd)V 13(b) (Added)VII 2XV 2XV 5, 6 (Rpld)XXII 2, 3(c), (d), 4-7XXVII 3 (Rpld)XXVII 4 as 3 (Rnbd)XXVIII 1--3 (Rpld)XXIX 3(3)(b)XXX 1--3

7684 9- 3-91 XIII 12XV 1--8 (Rpld)XV 1--6 (Added)XVI Subch. B,

§ 5(b)XXVII 1--6 (Rpld)

8118 9- 7-93 1 Art. V, 9.1Art. XVI, 8.1

8573 9- 5-95 V 8, 98947 9- 2-97 XVI 88951 9- 2-97 VIII 2

VIII 3, 4 (Rpld)VIII 5--7 as 3--5 (Rnbd)

8953 9- 2-97 VII 1(27)9270 12- 2-99 V 8, 99271 12- 2-99 IX 2

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Chapter 10

CIVIL SERVICE – HUMAN RESOURCES*

Art. I. In General, §§ 10-1 – 10-30Art. II. Compensation Plan, §§ 10-31 – 10-53.7Art. III. Reserved, § 10-54

Article I. In General

Sec. 10-1. Short title.Sec. 10-2. General purpose.Sec. 10-3. Definitions.Sec. 10-4. Officers, employees in classified service; exceptions.Sec. 10-5. Reserved.Sec. 10-6. Adoption, construction of classification plan.Sec. 10-7. Job evaluation grades.Sec. 10-8. Procedures for classification review.Sec. 10-9. Allocation of positions to appropriate classes.Sec. 10-10. Changes in classification.Sec. 10-11. Use of class titles.Sec. 10-12. Commission rules authorized.Sec. 10-13. Payrolls to be certified.Sec. 10-14. Recovery of money improperly paid out.Sec. 10-15. Retirement ages.Sec. 10-16. Officers and employees to comply with, carry out civil service provisions.Sec. 10-17. Commission to cooperate with other governmental and private agencies.Sec. 10-18. Discrimination prohibited; political activities.Sec. 10-19. Unlawful acts.Sec. 10-20. Commission’s authority to investigate.Sec. 10-21. Power to administer oaths, require production of evidence, subpoena witnesses.Sec. 10-22. Salaries of civil service commissioners.Secs. 10-23 – 10-30. Reserved.

Article II. Compensation Plan

Sec. 10-31. Establishment and adoption of compensation plan; payment of employees.Sec. 10-32. Administration of plan.Sec. 10-33. Language communication compensation.Sec. 10-33.1. Proficiency pay for commissioned police personnel certified as bilingual users of

American Sign Language (ASL) or Spanish.Sec. 10-34. Incentive pay for fire prevention inspectors.Sec. 10-34.1. Assignment and incentive pay for maintaining paramedic certification and working

as paramedics.Sec. 10-35. Fire battalion chief call back shift pay.Sec. 10-36. Probationary periods.Sec. 10-37. Reallocation.Sec. 10-37.1. Reserved.Sec. 10-37.2. Reserved.Sec. 10-38. Movement within salary ranges.Sec. 10-39. Increases for exceptionally meritorious service.

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*Editor’s note – The editor added “Human Resources” to the title in order to more accurately reflect the contents of the chapter asexpressed in § 10-1.

Charter references – Civil service generally, ch. XXII; department of human resources, ch. XXX.Cross reference – Civil service statutes of reserve police officers, § 2-122(a).

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Secs. 10-40 – 10-44. Reserved.Sec. 10-45. Computation of hourly rates.Sec. 10-46. Part-time employees to be paid by the hour.Sec. 10-47. Recruiting referral compensation for commissioned personnel.Sec. 10-48. Supplement to military pay.Sec. 10-49. Holiday and BOI pay for commissioned officers of the Tucson Police Department

of the position of lieutenant and assignment positions of captain and assistant chief.Sec. 10-50. Reserved.Sec. 10-51. Basic working hours; alternate work schedules for city employees are authorized

subject to city manager approval.Sec. 10-52. Longevity compensation plan.Sec. 10-53. Pipeline protection program; compensation.Sec. 10-53.1. Permanent and probationary city civil service employees and elected officials and

appointed employees downtown allowance.Sec. 10-53.2. Maintenance management program, assignment and incentive pay compensation.Sec. 10-53.3. Career enhancement program (CEP) incentive pay for commissioned police

personnel through rank of captain.Sec. 10-53.4. Additional compensation for certain public safety command staff.Sec. 10-53.5. Honor guard assignment pay for fire commissioned personnel.Sec. 10-53.6. Additional compensation to defray housekeeping costs for commissioned fire personnel.Sec. 10-53.7. Certified crane operator assignment and incentive pay program.

Article III. Reserved

Sec. 10-54. Reserved.

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eff. 7-1-10; Ord. No. 10900, § 2, 6-28-11, eff. 7-1-11;Ord. No. 10989, § 3, 6-5-12, eff. 7-1-12; Ord. No.11075, § 5, 5-21-13, eff. 7-1-13; Ord. No. 11134, § 2,12-17-13; Ord. No. 11180, § 2, 6-3-14, eff. 6-29-14)

Editor’s note – Ord. No. 11180, § 2, adopted June 3, 2014,ratified, reaffirmed, and reenacted this section for Fiscal Year 2015.Appendix A and accompanying schedules are implemented for allclassified and unclassified employees, effective June 29, 2014.

Sec. 10-53.6. Additional compensation to defrayhousekeeping costs for commissionedfire personnel.

Commissioned fire personnel shall receive twenty-nine dollars and eighteen cents ($29.18) per pay periodin addition to compensation provided by the AnnualCompensation Plan Schedules to defray housekeepingcosts.(Ord. No. 10426, § 5, 6-19-07, eff. 6-24-07; Ord. No.10558, § 3, 6-25-08, eff. 6-22-08)

Sec. 10-53.7. Certified crane operator assignmentand incentive pay program.

(a) In addition to the compensation authorized bysection 10-31, city water department employees,trained, certified, and licensed for the operation andmaintenance of telescopic boom cranes (TSS) boomtruck fixed cab (BTF), shall receive a pay increase offive dollars per hour ($5.00) added to the employee’sbase salary as designated by the annual compensationplan when assigned to and during the operation of thetelescopic boom cranes.

(b) Telescopic boom crane operation workassignments are temporary and at the discretion of thedirector of the water department; assignment to andremoval from (TSS) (BTF) crane operation is notappealable to the city civil service commission.

(c) The director of human resources isresponsible for the administration of certified craneoperator and assignment compensation, including, butnot limited to, fixing competency and proficiencystandards and setting criteria to be utilized by the waterdepartment director when making a certified craneoperator assignment.(Ord. No. 11240, § 1, 2-4-15)

ARTICLE III. RESERVED

Sec. 10-54. Reserved.

Editor’s note – Section 10-54, the executive pay plan, wasrepealed by § 1 of Ord. No. 7383, adopted Mar. 19, 1990. Thesection had been derived from Ord. Nos. 4850, 4940, 4985, 5164,5399, 5599, 5798, 6040, 6264, 6735, 7004, 7243, 7275. See now§ 10-31.

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Chapter 12

ELECTIONS*

Art. I. Voter Qualifications and Registrations, §§ 12-1 – 12-10Art. II. Conduct of Elections, §§ 12-11– 12-37Art. III. Vote by Mail Elections and Early Voting, §§ 12-38 – 12-53Art. IV. Financial Disclosure, §§ 12-54 – 12-63Art. V. Nomination; Candidates, §§ 12-64 – 12-80Art. VI. Campaign Finance; Candidates and Political Committees, §§ 12-81 – 12-100Art. VII. Campaign Finance; Petition Drive Political Committees, §§ 12-101 – 12-111Art. VIII. Initiative, §§ 12-112 – 12-138Art. IX. Referendum, §§ 12-139 – 12-149Art. X. Recall, §§ 12-150 – 12-174Art. XI. Reporting of Independent Expenditures, § 12-175

Article I. Voter Qualifications and Registrations

Sec. 12-1. City clerk to compile and keep register of persons entitled to vote.Sec. 12-2. Qualifications of city electors.Sec. 12-3. Change of residence from one address to another.Sec. 12-4. Registration, residence in ward required.Secs. 12-5 – 12-10. Reserved.

Article II. Conduct of Elections

Sec. 12-11. Applicability of general election laws; duties of the mayor and council and cityclerk.

Sec. 12-12. Definitions.Sec. 12-13. Mayor and council to adopt ordinance calling all municipal elections.Sec. 12-14. All special elections to be conducted in same manner and under same provisions

as general elections.Sec. 12-15. Voting locations for city elections.Sec. 12-16. City clerk may promulgate rules, regulations, procedures, and forms necessary

to conduct city elections and carry out provisions of this chapter and of theTucson Charter.

Sec. 12-17. Form; preparation of ballot.Sec. 12-18. City clerk to prescribe form of early ballot application and form of early or mail

ballot affidavit.Sec. 12-19. Rotation of names of candidates.Sec. 12-20. City clerk authorized to conduct hand counts.Sec. 12-21. City to bear costs incurred by city clerk.Sec. 12-22. Displaying United States flag at voting locations.Sec. 12-23. Appointment of voting location boards; vote by mail or early ballot boards,

write-in boards; other election boards.Sec. 12-24. Authorized persons in voting locations during voting hours.Sec. 12-25. Prohibited electioneering within seventy-five (75) feet of city voting locations

or sites where mail ballots may be cast.Sec. 12-26. Limits on permitted activities within the seventy-five 75 foot limit.Sec. 12-27. Grounds for challenging a voter.Sec. 12-28. Challenging of voters at a voting location; procedure.Sec. 12-29. Challenging of vote by mail and early ballots; procedure.

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*Editor’s note – Former Chapter 12 was repealed and replaced in its entirety by Ord. 11245, adopted February 18, 2015Charter references – Power of city to regulate elections, ch. IV, § 1(20); elections generally, ch. XVI.Cross references – Description of wards, § 1-19; additions to wards upon annexation, § 1-20.State law reference – Municipal election and voters, A.R.S. §§ 9-821 – 9-825.

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Sec. 12-30. Release of unofficial election returns.Sec. 12-31. Adoption of official canvass of election.Secs. 12-32 – 12-37. Reserved.

Article III. Vote by Mail Elections and Early Voting

Sec. 12-38. Vote by mail elections authorized.Sec. 12-39. Vote by mail notices; primary election political party selection.Sec. 12-40. Mailing vote by mail ballots.Sec. 12-41. Request for early ballots; on site early voting; emergency voting of electors.Sec. 12-42. Early ballot request forms distributed by candidates or political committees.Sec. 12-43. Permanent early voting list.Sec. 12-44. Mailing early ballots.Sec. 12-45. Instructions to vote by mail and early voters.Sec. 12-46. Duties of city clerk on receiving a returned vote by mail or early ballot.Sec. 12-47. Voting provisional ballot after receiving vote by mail or early ballot.Secs. 12-48 – 12-53. Reserved.

Article IV. Financial Disclosure

Sec. 12-54. Duty to file financial disclosure statement; exceptions.Sec. 12-55. City clerk to provide forms and guidelines.Sec. 12-56. Duty to file financial disclosure statement by a candidate for local public office.Sec. 12-57. Violation; classification.Secs. 12-58 – 12-63. Reserved.

Article V. Nomination; Candidates

Sec. 12-64. Qualifications of candidates.Sec. 12-65. Form of nomination petition.Sec. 12-66. Number of signatures required.Sec. 12-67. Nomination other than by primary.Sec. 12-68. Nomination petition signers.Sec. 12-69. Nomination petition circulators.Sec. 12-70. Nomination petition signature withdrawal.Sec. 12-71. Filing of nomination papers and petitions.Sec. 12-72. Filing of nomination papers for write-in candidates.Sec. 12-73. Penalty for petition forgery.Sec. 12-74. Limitations on appeals of validity of nomination petitions; disqualification of

candidate.Secs. 12-75 – 12-80. Reserved.

Article VI. Campaign Finance; Candidates and Political Committees

Sec. 12-81. Registration of political committees.Sec. 12-82. Organization of political committees.Sec. 12-83. Contribution limits.Sec. 12-84. Personal use of campaign contributions prohibited.Sec. 12-85. Public matching funds program; campaign contract.Sec. 12-86. Campaign finance administrator; duties thereof.Sec. 12-87. Campaign literature and advertisements.Sec. 12-88. Deceptive mailings.Sec. 12-89. Contribution restrictions.Sec. 12-90. Campaign finance reports required; failure to file; penalties.Sec. 12-91. Civil penalties.Sec. 12-92. Political committee termination statement.Sec. 12-93. Establishment of a restricted election campaign account.Sec. 12-94. Additional powers of mayor and council.Secs. 12-95 – 12-100. Reserved.

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Article VII. Campaign Finance; Petition Drive Political Committees

Sec. 12-101. Definitions.Sec. 12-102. Requirements for petition drive political committees; no receipt of contributions

or expenditures until requirements met; financial records to be preserved.Sec. 12-103. Time for filing of campaign finance reports by petition drive political

committees; opening and closing reporting dates.Sec. 12-104. Notification requirements.Sec. 12-105. Regulations for administration and enforcement; preservation of filings by city

clerk; interpretation of reporting provisions.Sec. 12-106. Failure to comply a civil infraction.Secs. 12-107 – 12-111. Reserved.

Article VIII. Initiative

Sec. 12-112. Application to circulate petitions; filing of statement of organization.Sec. 12-113. Form of petition.Sec. 12-114. Affidavit of circulator.Sec. 12-115. Final version of petition.Sec. 12-116. Right of city clerk to review.Sec. 12-117. Circulation of petition.Sec. 12-118. Procedure for withdrawing signatures.Sec. 12-119. Filing initiative petition.Sec. 12-120. Issuance of a petition filing receipt to the petitioners.Sec. 12-121. Examination of petitions.Sec. 12-122. Interim receipt of sufficiency.Sec. 12-123. Receipt of insufficiency.Sec. 12-124. Generation of random sample.Sec. 12-125. Disposition of petitions by city clerk.Sec. 12-126. Certificate of sufficiency.Sec. 12-127. Certificate of insufficiency.Sec. 12-128. City clerk to certify sufficient petitions to mayor and council; mayor and council

adopt ordinance or call an election.Sec. 12-129. Disposition of sufficient petitions.Sec. 12-130. Number of proposed initiative measures to be voted on not limited.Sec. 12-131. Limit on number of initiative special elections.Sec. 12-132. Arrangement for and conduct of election.Secs. 12-133 – 12-138. Reserved.

Article IX. Referendum

Sec. 12-139. Applicability of referendum to city ordinances; 30-day period for referendum tobe calculated from the date ordinance is made available from the city clerk.

Sec. 12-140. Form of petition.Sec. 12-141. Affidavit of circulator.Sec. 12-142. Provisions applicable to referendum.Sec. 12-143. Right of city clerk to review.Sec. 12-144. Submission of sufficient petitions to mayor and council; mayor and council

repeal the part(s) protested or call an election.Sec. 12-145. Insufficient petitions; effective date of ordinance.Secs. 12-146 – 12-149. Reserved.

Article X. Recall

Sec. 12-150. Petition authorized, number of signatures.Sec. 12-151. Affidavit to circulate recall petitions.Sec. 12-152. Form of recall petition.Sec. 12-153. Circulation of recall petitions.Sec. 12-154. Notice to officer of issuance of recall petition.Sec. 12-155. Provisions applicable to recall.

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Sec. 12-156. Notice of insufficient petition.Sec. 12-157. Filing of sufficient petition; notice to officer; statement of defense.Sec. 12-158. Resignation of officer.Sec. 12-159. Failure to resign; call of election.Sec. 12-160. Candidacy of officer sought to be removed.Sec. 12-161. Nomination of recall candidates.Sec. 12-162. Form of recall nomination petition.Sec. 12-163. Filing of recall nomination petitions and papers.Sec. 12-164. Arrangement for and conduct of election.Sec. 12-165. Form of ballot.Sec. 12-166. Incumbent to continue in office; costs for additional recall effort.Sec. 12-167. Appointing recalled officers to public office.Secs. 12-168 – 12-174. Reserved.

Article XI. Reporting of Independent Expenditures

Sec. 12-175. Supplemental reporting of independent expenditures in city limits.

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ARTICLE I.VOTER QUALIFICATIONS

AND REGISTRATIONS

Sec. 12-1. City clerk to compile and keepregister of persons entitled to vote.

(a) For every city election, the city clerk shallcompile, from the information in the general countyvoting register, a complete record of all persons entitledto vote at that city election under the provisions of thisarticle, which shall be known as the “City of TucsonRegister of Voters. City of Tucson, Arizona”, and beopen to inspection at all times during the city clerk’soffice hours.

(b) In a polling place election the City Clerk shalluse the permanent early voting list provided by thePima County Recorder to assist in the administration ofelections.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-2. Qualifications of city electors.

Every resident of the city may become a qualifiedelector and may register to vote at all city elections ifthe resident:

(a) Is a current resident of the city and will havebeen a resident of the state for twenty-nine(29) days; and

(b) Is a resident of the ward in which they claimthe right to vote thirty (30) days, nextpreceding any primary, general, or specialelection; and

(c) Is a citizen of the United States; and

(d) Will be eighteen (18) years of age or more onor before the date of the election nextfollowing his registration; and

(e) Is able to write their name or make theirmark, unless prevented from doing so byphysical disability; and

(f) Has not been convicted of treason or afelony, unless restored to civil rights; and

(g) Has not been adjudicated an incapacitatedperson as defined in A.R.S. § 14-5101; and

(h) For purposes of this section, “resident”means an individual who has actual physicalpresence in the City, or for purposes if apolitical subdivision actual physical presencein the political subdivision, combined withintent to remain. A temporary absence doesnot result in a loss of residence if theindividual has an intent to return followinghis absence. An individual has only oneresidence for purposes of this section.

(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-3. Change of residence from one addressto another.

A qualified elector who moves from one addressto another during the twenty-nine (29) day periodpreceding a City election is deemed to be a resident andregistered elector at the address from which they havemoved, until the day after the City election, whicheverapplies, and must vote within that precinct.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-4. Registration, residence in wardrequired.

All persons whose names appear on the “City ofTucson Register of Voters”, as herein provided, andwho are qualified voters of the city and of the ward inwhich they claim the right to vote, under the provisionsof this article, shall be entitled to vote in theirrespective wards at any primary, general or special cityelection, but any person whose name does not soappear shall not be entitled to vote in city elections.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Secs. 12-5 – 12-10. Reserved.

ARTICLE II. CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS

Sec. 12-11. Applicability of general election laws;duties of the mayor and council andcity clerk.

(a) The provisions of the Arizona Constitutionand the general laws of the State of Arizona, governing

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the elections of state and county officers, notinconsistent with the provisions of the Tucson Charter,shall govern City of Tucson elections. In matters forwhich no provision is made in the Tucson Charter, orthis code, the mayor and council and city clerk,respectively, shall exercise the powers and perform theduties conferred or imposed by these laws on thesecretary of state, board of supervisors and countyelection officials concerning elections.

All references hereinafter referred to as“controlling legislation,” except where a reference to aspecific provision is necessary, all of these controllingprovisions will hereinafter be referred to as“controlling legislation.”

(b) The provisions of article III shall apply to allelections under the Charter and this Code, and shall beenforced as provided in those laws.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-12. Definitions.

“Business day” means any day that is not aSaturday, Sunday, or legal holiday.

“Campaign Contract” is a signed agreementbetween a candidate and the City wherein the candidateagrees to abide by limitations on candidate’scontributions, limitations on campaign expenditures,and limitations on the use of all contributions asspecified in the City Charter, in exchange for publicmatching funds.

“Campaign period” means the entire time fromthe date on which an individual becomes a candidateuntil the election or defeat of the candidate. Thecampaign period ends on the date the mayor andcouncil canvass and declare the results of the electionat which the candidate is elected or defeated.

“Contribution” means any gift, subscription, loan,advance or deposit of money or anything of value madefor the purpose of influencing an election includingsupporting or opposing a candidate for public office, orsupporting or opposing the circulation of a petition fora ballot measure, question or proposition or the recallof a public officer. See also A.R.S. § 16-901, or any ofits successor provisions and Code of FederalRegulations, Title 11, Chapter I, Subchapter A, Section100.94, regarding Uncompensated Internet activity byindividuals that is not a contribution.

“Direct Campaign Expense” means expensesrelated directly to further the campaign of theindividual candidate, such as printing campaignliterature, media space or time, mailings, campaignheadquarters rent, or paying for campaign staff salaries.

“Election Campaign Account” is a restrictedaccount in the general fund into which shall bedeposited such sums as may be appropriated from timeto time in the annual budget, gifts and donations madeto the city for the support of public election campaignfinancing, and such sums as may otherwise beappropriated to said account.

“Expenditure” includes any purchase, payment,distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money oranything of value made by a person for the purpose ofinfluencing an election in this state includingsupporting or opposing the recall of a public officer orsupporting or opposing the circulation of a petition fora ballot measure, question or proposition or the recallof a public officer and a contract, promise or agreementto make an expenditure resulting in an extension ofcredit and the value of any in-kind contributionreceived. See also A.R.S. § 16-901, or any of itssuccessor provisions and Code of Federal Regulations,Title 11, Chapter I, Subchapter A, Section 100.94,regarding Uncompensated Internet activity byindividuals that is not an expenditure.

“Identification” means:

(a) For an individual, his name and mailingaddress, his occupation and the name of hisemployer.

(b) For any other person, including a politicalcommittee, the full name and mailing addressof the person. For a political committee,identification includes the identificationnumber issued on the filing of a statement oforganization pursuant to A.R.S. § 16-902.01.

“Permanent Early Voting List” or “PEVL” is apermanent list of voters, maintained by the county voterregistrar, that elect to AUTOMATICALLY receive anearly ballot for any election for which the voter is aqualified elector.

“Qualified Elector”: A person who is qualified toregister to vote pursuant to section A.R.S. § 16-101.

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- Citizen of the United States- Will be eighteen (18) years of age or more on

or before the date of the next regular generalelection

- Will have been a resident of the state twenty-nine (29) days before the election

- Is able to write his or her name or make amark, unless prevented from doing so by aphysical disability

- Has not been convicted of treason or afelony, unless restored to civil rights.

- Has not been adjudicated an incapacitatedperson

(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-13. Mayor and council to adoptordinance calling all municipalelections.

The conducting and carrying on of all cityelections shall be under the control of the mayor andcouncil, and they shall, by ordinance, subject to theprovisions of the Tucson Charter, provide for theholding of all municipal elections. The ordinancecalling each election shall be published in the samemanner and in the same publications as all otherordinances requiring publication.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-14. All special elections to be conductedin same manner and under sameprovisions as general elections.

All special elections provided for in the TucsonCharter, including, but not limited to, those involvinginitiative, referendum or recall, shall be conducted inthe same manner and under the same provisions as areprovided for the holding of general elections, includingthe qualifications of electors, the nomination ofcandidates and campaign contribution and expenditurerequirements set forth in the Tucson Charter, this Code,or Arizona Revised Statutes.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-15. Voting locations for city elections.

Pursuant to Tucson City Charter, there shall be atleast one (1) voting location provided in each ward inthe city for the casting of votes, or in the case of a Voteby Mail election, for the replacement of ballots andsuch voting locations shall be kept open on the day of

the election from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. The mayor andcouncil may increase the number of voting locationsfrom time to time as necessity may require.

The following criteria will be used in determiningvoting locations and which precincts to combine for aspecified election:

(a) Selection of facilities already in use aspolling places so as to cause a change invoting location for as few voters as possible.

(b) Selection of facilities which will provide thegreatest convenience to the greatest numberof voters.

(c) Selection of facilities located on or nearmajor streets with adequate ingress andegress as well as ample voter parkingcapacity.

(d) When determining voting locations, everyattempt should be made to secure locationsthat are compliant with the Americans withDisabilities Act (ADA) and utilize thechecklist authorized by the Department ofJustice when surveying.

(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-16. City clerk may promulgate rules,regulations, procedures, and formsnecessary to conduct city electionsand carry out provisions of thischapter and of the Tucson Charter.

The city clerk is authorized to promulgate rules,regulations, procedures, and forms necessary toconduct city elections and to carry out the provisions ofthis chapter and of Tucson Charter Chapters XVI, XIX,XX, and XXI, with the exception of campaign financerules and regulations which shall be approved by mayorand council.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-17. Form; preparation of ballot.

The city clerk shall prescribe the form of theballot. The ballot for early ballot voters shall beidentifiable as an early ballot.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

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Sec. 12-18. City clerk to prescribe form of earlyballot application and form of earlyor mail ballot affidavit.

The city clerk shall prescribe the form of theapplication for an early ballot, and the form of theaffidavit for an early or mail ballot.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-19. Rotation of names of candidates.

(a) In any primary election when there are two(2) or more candidates of the same political party onthe ballot, the names of such candidates shall be soalternated on the ballots used in each election precinctthat the name of each candidate shall appearsubstantially an equal number of times in each possibleposition.

(b) In any general election, the list of candidatesof the several parties shall be arranged with the namesof the parties in descending order according to thevotes cast for governor for that county in the mostrecent general election for the office of governor.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-20. City clerk authorized to conduct handcounts.

(a) In any city election, the city clerk isauthorized to perform any hand count(s) the city clerkdeems necessary to check the accuracy of the countproduced by the central vote tabulating equipment, orto cause, authorize, or direct others to perform suchhand count(s), including any county officer in charge ofelections who is administering any consolidatedelection in which the city is participating.

(b) The percentage of ballots or voting areassubject to any hand count(s) shall be at the discretion ofthe city clerk.

(c) A hand count authorized by this section doesnot supersede the count produced by the central votetabulating equipment, which is the official count.

(d) The city clerk shall promulgate rules,regulations, procedures, and forms necessary to carryout the provisions of this section.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-21. City to bear costs incurred by cityclerk.

All necessary expenses incurred by the city clerkin carrying out the provisions of this article, includingall equipment, and supplies, shall be a city charge.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-22. Displaying United States flag atvoting locations.

The city clerk shall provide for the display of theflag of the United States in or near every votinglocation on election days during the hours the polls areopen.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-23. Appointment of voting locationboards; vote by mail or early ballotboards, write-in boards; otherelection boards.

(a) Not less than twenty (20) days prior toElection Day the mayor and council shall appoint thenumber of election boards necessary to process ballots.

(1) Each early ballot processing board shallconsist, at a minimum, of two (2) judgesfrom each of the two (2) largest politicalparties in the city, to be selected uponthe recommendation of their countyparty chairs, made not less than thirty(30) days prior to election day. In theevent that a party chair does not timelysubmit recommendations, the city clerkshall proceed to appoint the boards.

(2) Each voting location election boardshall consist, at a minimum, of one (1)inspector or deputy city clerk, one (1)marshal, and two (2) judges from eachof the two (2) largest political parties inthe city, to be selected upon therecommendation of their county partychairs, made not less than thirty (30)days prior to election day. In the eventthat a party chair does not timely submitrecommendations, the city clerk shallproceed to appoint the boards.Additionally, clerks may be selected asdeemed necessary by the City Clerk.

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(3) Each write-in ballot board shall consistof one (1) inspector and two (2) judgesdrawn from those members serving onballot processing boards and shall befrom each of the two (2) largest politicalparties in the city.

(4) Each hand count board shall consist oftwo (2) judges drawn from thosemembers serving on ballot processingboards and shall be from each of the two(2) largest political parties in the city.

(5) The accuracy and certification boardshall consist of one member of each ofthe major political parties. “Majorpolitical party” means the two partiesreceiving the highest number of votesfor governor or presidential electors atthe last general election.

(b) The mayor and council shall make all suchappointments. The city clerk is authorized to fill suchvacancies or appoint additional boards or members asdeemed necessary.

(c) Members of all election boards ballotprocessing shall be qualified and registered electors ofthe city and appointments shall be made so as toprovide as equal as practicable representation ofmembers of the two (2) largest political parties of thecity.

(d) The election boards shall serve at a place andtime to be designated by the city clerk to process andprepare all early and mail ballots for tabulation.

(e) At any time within twenty (20) days prior tothe election, the city clerk may appoint additionalmembers to election boards as deemed necessary, ordismiss those that are not needed.

(f) The necessary printed blanks for poll lists,tally lists, lists of voters, ballots, oaths and returns shallbe furnished to each board appointed at the expense ofthe city.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-24. Authorized persons in votinglocations during voting hours.

No person shall be allowed to remain inside theseventy-five (75) foot limit while the polls are open,except for the purpose of voting, and except theelection officials, one representative at any one time ofeach political party represented on the ballot who hasbeen appointed by the county chairman of that politicalparty and the challengers allowed by law, may remaininside and no electioneering may occur within theseventy-five (75) foot limit.

Voters having cast their ballots shall promptlymove outside the seventy-five (75) foot limit.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-25. Prohibited electioneering withinseventy-five (75) feet of city votinglocations or sites where mail ballotsmay be cast.

(a) Electioneering occurs when an individualknowingly, intentionally, by verbal expression and inorder to induce or compel another person to vote in aparticular manner or refrain from voting expressessupport for or opposition to a candidate who appears onthe ballot, a ballot question that appears on the ballot,or a political party with one or more candidates whoappear on the ballot in that election.

(b) There shall be no electioneering within theseventy-five (75) foot limit of any city voting locationas posted by the election marshal, or withinseventy-five (75) feet of the main outside entrance toany city voting location or site where mail ballots maybe cast.

(c) An election official, a representative of apolitical party who has been appointed by the countychairman of that political party or a challenger who isauthorized by law to be within the seventy-five (75)foot limit, shall not wear, carry or display materials thatidentify or express support for or opposition to acandidate, a political party or organization, a ballotquestion or any other political issue and shall notelectioneer within the seventy-five (75) foot limit of avoting location.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

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Sec. 12-26. Limits on permitted activities withinthe seventy-five (75) foot limit.

(a) Permitted materials means written or printedmaterial or items that express support for or oppositionto a candidate who appears on the ballot in thatelection, a ballot question that appears on the ballot inthat election or a political party with one or morecandidates who appear on the ballot in that election.

(1) Permitted materials must be displayedprior to the opening of the votinglocation. No additional materials will beallowed after 6:00 a.m.

(2) No permitted materials may bedisplayed inside the physical votinglocation itself.

(3) Permitted materials may only bedisplayed inside the seventy-five (75)foot limit in the area marked by cityclerk staff prior to Election Day.

(4) Displays in this area must comply withthe following:

a. signs posted in this area shall notexceed four (4) square feet;

b. prevent any interference with ordanger to the movement of votersor city clerk election staff goinginto and out of the voting location;

c. provide equal access to allcandidates, campaigns or otherpersons wishing to displaypermitted materials;

(5) Permitted materials displayed inside theseventy-five (75) foot limit must besecured to prevent accidental dispersionor scattering. If the volume,concentration, or positioning ofmaterials is deemed to create a potentialhazard to the movement of persons, cityclerk elections staff shall have the rightto reposition the materials.

(6) Any permitted material left or foundinside the seventy-five (75) foot limit,and not located in the designated area,will be removed by city clerk electionstaff.

(b) No photography or videography by anymeans will be allowed within the voting location itself.Permitted activities occurring within the seventy-five(75) foot limit shall NOT do any of the following:

(1) Obstruct electors from entering orleaving the area provided for balloting.

(2) Impede orderly balloting.

(3) Otherwise interfere with the rights ofelectors.

(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-27. Grounds for challenging a voter.

A person offering to vote may be orally challengedby any registered elector of the City upon any of thefollowing grounds:

(a) The voter is not the person whose nameappears on the register.

(b) The voter has not resided in the precinct forat least twenty-nine (29) days prior to theelection.

(c) The voter is not properly registered at anaddress permitted by the Tucson Charter andState law.

(d) The individual is not a qualified registrantpursuant to State law.

(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-28. Challenging of voters at a votinglocation; procedure.

(a) Upon challenge being made, if the personchallenged appears to be registered, the person shalltake and subscribe to the oath prescribed in theaffidavit of registration and, if the person so elects, maybe at once sworn to answer fully and truly all questionsmaterial to the challenges as are put to the person bythe inspector of the voting location.

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(b) Any returned United States mail addressed tothe person challenged or the spouse of the personchallenged, or both, and to the address appearing on theprecinct register or affidavit shall be considered assufficient grounds to proceed under this section.

(c) If after the examination on the challenge, amajority of the election board is satisfied that thechallenge is not valid, the person challenged shall bepermitted to vote.

(d) If the person challenged refuses to be swornor affirmed, or refuses to answer questions material tothe challenge or if a majority of the election board findsthat the challenge is valid, the person challenged shallbe permitted to vote a provisional ballot pursuant toState law.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-29. Challenging of vote by mail and earlyballots; procedure.

(a) The county chairman of each political partyrepresented on the ballot may, by written appointmentaddressed to the early ballot board, designate partyrepresentatives and alternates to act as early ballotchallengers for the party.

(b) No party may have more than the number ofsuch representatives or alternates which were mutuallyagreed upon by each political party to be present at onetime. If such agreement cannot be reached, the numberof representatives shall be limited to one for eachpolitical party.

(c) An early ballot may be challenged on anygrounds set forth in section 12-29. All challenges shallbe made in writing with a brief statement of thegrounds prior to the early ballot being placed in theballot box.

(1) If an early or mail ballot is challenged,it shall be set aside and retained in thepossession of the early ballot board orother officer in charge of early ballotprocessing until a time that the earlyballot board sets for determination ofthe challenge.

(2) The early ballot board shall hear thegrounds for the challenge and shalldecide what disposition shall be made ofthe early ballot by majority vote. If theearly ballot is not allowed, it shall behandled pursuant to rejectionprocedures promulgated by the cityclerk.

(d) Within twenty-four (24) hours of receipt of achallenge, the ballot board or other officer in charge ofearly ballot processing shall mail, by first class mail, anotice of the challenge including a copy of the writtenchallenge, and also including the time and place atwhich the voter may appear to defend the challenge, tothe voter at the mailing address shown on the requestfor an early ballot or, if none was provided, to themailing address shown on the registration rolls.

(1) Notice shall also be mailed to thechallenger at the address listed on thewritten challenge and provided to thecounty chairman of each political partyrepresented on the ballot.

(2) The board shall meet to determine thechallenge at the time specified by thenotice but, in any event, not earlier thanninety-six (96) hours after the notice ismailed, or forty-eight (48) hours if thenotifying party chooses to deliver thenotice by overnight or hand delivery,and not later than 5:00 p.m. on theMonday following the election.

(3) The board shall provide the voter withan informal opportunity to make, or tosubmit, brief statements regarding thechallenge. The board may decline topermit comments, either in person or inwriting, by anyone other than the voter,the challenger and the partyrepresentatives.

(4) The burden of proof is on the challengerto show why the voter should not bepermitted to vote. The fact that the voterfails to appear shall not be deemed to bean admission of the validity of thechallenge.

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(5) The ballot board or other officer incharge of early ballot processing is notrequired to provide the noticesdescribed in this subsection if thewritten challenge fails to set forth atleast one of the grounds listed in section12-27 as a basis for the challenge. Inthat event, the challenge will besummarily rejected at the meeting of theboard.

(6) Except for election contests pursuant tostate law, the board’s decision is finaland may not be appealed.

(e) If the vote is allowed, the board shall openthe envelope containing the ballot in such a manner thatthe affidavit thereon is not destroyed, take out theballot without unfolding it or permitting it to be openedor examined and show by the records of the electionthat the elector has voted.

(f) If the vote is not allowed, the affidavitenvelope containing the ballot shall not be opened andthe board shall mark across the face of such envelopethe grounds for rejection. The affidavit envelope and itscontents shall then be deposited with the openedaffidavit envelopes and shall be preserved with officialreturns.

(1) If the voter does not enter anappearance, the board shall send thevoter a notice stating whether the ballotwas disallowed and, if disallowed,providing the ground for thedetermination.

(2) The notice shall be mailed by first classmail to the voter’s mailing address asshown on the registration rolls withinthree (3) days after the board’sdetermination.

(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-30. Release of unofficial election returns.

Unofficial Returns for ballots that have beencounted may be released to the public at any time after8:00 p.m. on Election Day.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-31. Adoption of official canvass ofelection.

As provided by the City Charter, the mayor andcouncil shall convene on the first Monday afterElection Day in order to adopt the official canvass ofthe election. If, at the time, the returns from the electionare incomplete, the official canvass shall be postponedfrom day to day, not to exceed twenty (20) daysfollowing the election. The results printed by the votetabulating equipment, to which have been addedwrite-in votes, shall, when certified by the city clerk,constitute the official canvass of each precinct.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)


ARTICLE III. VOTE BY MAIL ELECTIONSAND EARLY VOTING

Sec. 12-38. Vote by mail elections authorized.

(a) The City of Tucson shall conduct all electionsas vote by mail elections, unless otherwise prescribedby mayor and council. All city elections held on thesame date shall use the same method of voting.

(b) For any city election conducted as a vote bymail election, the city clerk, with the approval of themayor and council, shall designate voting locations asprescribed in section 12-15 of this code.

(c) The laws of the State of Arizona relative toviolations of the election laws, specifically includingthose prohibiting coercion or intimidation of voters,shall apply to vote by mail elections under the TucsonCharter and this Code, and shall be enforced asprovided in those laws.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-39. Vote by mail notices; primaryelection political party selection.

The provisions of vote by mail elections for thisarticle are pursuant to A.R.S. Title 16, and unlessspecifically prescribed otherwise in this code, areconducted in a similar manner as early votingprovisions.

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(a) Within ninety-three (93) days before any cityelection, the city clerk shall mail a vote bymail notice to every registered voter withinthe city limits, indicating the city will beholding a vote by mail election. The noticeshall be mailed by non-forwardable mail thatis marked with the statement required by thepostmaster to receive an address correctionnotification.

(b) For voters registered with a political partythat is entitled to continued representation onthe ballot, the notice shall include thefollowing information:

(1) The date of the upcoming primary andgeneral elections.

(2) The name and address of the registeredvoter.

(c) For a primary election, if the voter is notregistered as a member of a political partythat is recognized for purposes of thatprimary, the notice shall allow the voter todesignate the ballot of only one recognizedpolitical party. The elector may then receiveand vote the ballot of only that politicalparty. In these instances, the vote by mailnotice shall include the following:

(1) The date of the upcoming primary andgeneral elections.

(2) The name and address of the registeredvoter.

(3) Indication if the voter requires the ballotto be mailed to an alternate address.

(4) Indication for the voter’s signature.

(5) Indication for the voter’s birth date.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-40. Mailing vote by mail ballots.

(a) Not more than twenty-six (26) days beforethe election and not fewer than fifteen (15) days beforethe election, the city clerk shall send by non-forwardable mail all official ballots with printed

instructions and a return envelope bearing a printedballot affidavit to each qualified elector entitled to votein the election. The envelope in which the ballot ismailed shall be clearly marked with the statementrequired by the postmaster to receive an addresscorrection and notification.

(b) The mayor and council shall determinewhether the voter or the city will pay for the postagefor the return of electors’ marked ballots. An electorwho votes in a vote by mail election shall return theelector’s marked ballot to the city clerk or to adesignated depository site no later than 7:00 p.m. onthe day of the election.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-41. Request for early ballots; on site earlyvoting; emergency voting of electors.

(a) Within ninety-three (93) days before any cityelection not being conducted as vote by mail, an electormay make a request to the city clerk for an early ballot.

(b) If a request is made by a qualified andregistered elector within twenty-six (26) days beforethe election, the city clerk shall mail the ballot togetherwith the affidavit postage prepaid to the elector withinforty-eight (48) hours after receipt of the request.

(c) All requests must be received by 5:00 p.m. onthe eleventh (11th) day before the election. If therequest indicates that the elector desires a generalelection ballot as well as a primary election ballot, thecity clerk shall honor the request.

(d) Upon specific request by a qualified elector,or where the city clerk deems hand deliveryappropriate, the city clerk may, in lieu of mailing,authorize deputy city clerks to hand deliver the ballot,together with the affidavit, to the elector.

(e) Any qualified elector who is unable to go tothe voting location because of confinement due to acontinuing illness or physical disability, may requestthat the city clerk have a special election boardpersonally deliver a ballot to the qualified elector attheir place of confinement. Such requests must be madeby 5:00 p.m. on the second Friday before the election.This paragraph shall not be construed to limit the cityclerk’s powers regarding emergency voting undersubsection (f) below.

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(f) At the city clerk’s discretion, a qualifiedelector may request to vote early, between 5:00 p.m. onthe eleventh (11th) day before the election and 5:00p.m. on the Monday preceding the election, as a resultof an emergency. For purposes of this section,“emergency” means any unforeseen circumstances thatwould prevent the elector from voting.

(g) The city clerk may, in the city clerk’sdiscretion, establish on site early voting locations. Anyqualified elector who appears no later than 5:00 p.m. onthe Friday before the election at an on site early votinglocation shall be permitted to vote at the on sitelocation.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-42. Early ballot request forms distributedby candidates or political committees.

(a) A candidate, political committee or otherorganization may distribute early ballot request formsto voters. If the early ballot request forms include aprinted address for return, the addressee shall be thecity. Failure to use the city as the return addressee ispunishable by a civil penalty of up to three (3) timesthe cost of the production and distribution of therequest.

(b) All original and completed early ballotrequest forms that are received by a candidate orpolitical committee shall be submitted to the city clerkwithin six (6) business days after receipt by a candidateor political committee or eleven (11) days before theelection day, whichever is earlier.

(c) Any person, political committee or otherorganization that fails to submit a completed earlyballot request form to the city clerk within theprescribed time is subject to a civil penalty of up totwenty-five dollars ($25.00) per day for each completedform withheld from submittal. Any person whoknowingly fails to submit a completed early ballotrequest form before the submission deadline for theelection immediately following the completion of theform is guilty of a class 6 felony.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-43. Permanent early voting list.

(a) Not less than ninety (90) days before anyregularly scheduled city primary election not being

conducted as vote by mail, the city clerk shall mail anelection notice to all eligible city voters who areincluded on the Pima County Permanent Early VotingList. The notice shall be mailed by non-forwardablemail that is marked with the statement required by thepostmaster to receive an address correctionnotification. The notice shall include:

(1) The date(s) of the election(s) that arethe subject of the notice.

(2) The date(s) that the voter’s ballot isexpected to be mailed.

(3) The address where the ballot will bemailed.

(b) If the upcoming election is a partisan openprimary election and the voter is not registered as amember of one of the political parties that is recognizedfor purposes of that primary, the notice shall includeinformation on the procedure for the voter to designatea political party ballot.

(c) The notice shall be delivered with returnpostage prepaid and shall also include a means for thevoter to do any of the following:

(1) Change the mailing address for thevoter’s ballot for the upcoming electionor elections indicated on the notice.

(2) Update the voter’s residence address.

(3) Request that the voter not be sent aballot for the upcoming election orelections indicated on the notice.

(d) If a voter who is on the permanent earlyvoting list is not registered as a member of a recognizedpolitical party and fails to notify the city clerk of thevoter’s choice of a political party ballot withinforty-five (45) days before a partisan open primaryelection, the following apply:

(1) The voter shall not automatically be senta ballot for that partisan open primaryelection only and the voter’s name shallremain on the permanent early votinglist for future elections.

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(2) To receive an early ballot for theprimary election, the voter shall submitthe voter’s choice for political partyballot to the city clerk.

(e) If the notice that is mailed to the voter isreturned undeliverable by the postal service, the cityclerk shall forward the notice to the county recorder toupdate the voter’s registration as appropriate.

(f) The city clerk shall mail an early ballot to alleligible voters included on the permanent early votinglist. If the voter has not returned the notice or otherwisenotified the city clerk within forty-five (45) days beforethe election that the voter does not wish to receive anearly ballot by mail for the election or electionsindicated, the ballot shall automatically be scheduledfor mailing.

(g) A voter may make a written request to thePima County Recorder at any time to be removed fromthe permanent early voting list.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-44. Mailing early ballots.

(a) The city clerk shall mail the early ballot andthe envelope for its return postage prepaid to theaddress provided by the requesting elector within five(5) days after receipt, except that early ballot mailingsshall not begin more than twenty-six (26) days beforethe election.

(b) If a request is made by the elector withintwenty-six (26) days before the election, the mailing ofthe early ballot must be made within forty-eight (48)hours after receipt of the request. Saturdays, Sundaysand legal holidays are excluded from the computationof the forty-eight (48) hour period prescribed by thissubsection.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-45. Instructions to vote by mail and earlyvoters.

(a) The city clerk shall supply printedinstructions to vote by mail and early voters insubstantially the following form that direct them to:

(1) sign the affidavit

(2) mark the ballot

(3) place the ballot inside the signedaffidavit

(4) return both in the enclosed tamper-evident, self-addressed envelope

(b) The instructions shall include the followingstatement:

“In order to be valid and counted, the ballottogether with the affidavit must be deliveredto the city clerk’s office or may be depositedat any voting location in the city no later than7:00 p.m. on election day. Warning - it is afelony to offer or receive any compensationfor a ballot.”

(c) Only the elector may be in possession of thatelector’s unvoted ballot.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-46. Duties of city clerk on receiving areturned vote by mail or early ballot.

(a) Upon receipt of the affidavit containing areturned vote by mail or early ballot, the city clerk shallcompare that signature with the signature on any of thefollowing:

(1) A signature roster from a prior electionwhich was prepared and certified asrequired by law.

(2) A verified vote by mail or early ballotaffidavit from a prior election.

(3) Any other current form of reliablesignature maintained as an officialpublic record.

(b) At the sole discretion of the city clerk, inplace of the procedures in subsection (a), contract withthe Pima County Recorder to act as the agent to the cityfor comparing voter signatures.

(c) The city clerk shall then secure the affidavitunopened in the city clerk vault until delivery to theballot board.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

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Sec. 12-47. Voting provisional ballot afterreceiving vote by mail or early ballot.

Any elector who receives a vote by mail or earlyballot may vote a provisional ballot, subject always toverification by the city clerk that the elector has notalready voted. The elector shall be permitted to vote aprovisional ballot as follows:

(a) In a vote by mail election:

(1) The elector may request a replacementballot from the city clerk; or

(2) The elector may vote in person at avoting location on election day.

(b) In a polling place election:

(1) At an on-site early voting location on orbefore the Friday preceding electionday; or

(2) At the qualified elector’s designatedvoting location on election day.

(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)


ARTICLE IV. FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

Sec. 12-54. Duty to file financial disclosurestatement; exceptions.

(a) In addition to other statements and reportsrequired by law, every elected city officer, as a matterof public record, shall file with the city clerk on a formprescribed by the city clerk a verified financialdisclosure statement as prescribed by state lawcovering the preceding calendar year ending December31.

(b) The statement required to be filed pursuant tosubsection (a) shall be filed by all persons whoqualified as elected city officers at any time during thepreceding calendar year on or before January 31 ofeach year, with the exception that a local public officer

appointed to fill a vacancy shall, within sixty (60) daysfollowing the taking of such office, file a financialdisclosure statement covering the twelve (12) monthperiod ending with the last full month prior to the dateof taking office.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-55. City clerk to provide forms andguidelines.

The city clerk shall prepare written guidelines,forms and samples for completing the financialdisclosure statement required by this section. A copy ofthe guidelines, forms and samples shall be distributedto each elected city officer and shall be made availableto each candidate required to file a financial disclosurestatement pursuant to section 12-56 of this code.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-56. Duty to file financial disclosurestatement by a candidate for localpublic office.

A candidate for elected city office shall file afinancial disclosure statement covering the precedingtwelve (12) month period on a form prescribed by thecity clerk at the time of filing nomination papers, andat any other time prescribed by statute.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-57. Violation; classification.

(a) Any elected city officer or candidate whoknowingly fails to file a financial disclosure statementrequired by this article, who knowingly files anincomplete financial disclosure statement or whoknowingly files a false financial disclosure statement isguilty of a class 1 misdemeanor.

(b) Any elected city officer or candidate whoviolates this article is subject to a civil penalty of fiftydollars ($50) for each day of noncompliance but notmore than five hundred dollars ($500) that may beimposed as prescribed in A.R.S. § 16-924.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)


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ARTICLE V. NOMINATION; CANDIDATES

Sec. 12-64. Qualifications of candidates.

(a) Candidates for the office of mayor andcouncil member shall be duly qualified electors of thecity under the laws of the State of Arizona and underthe provisions of the Tucson Charter. Candidates shallbe qualified electors of the city for not less than three(3) years immediately prior to becoming a candidate.

(b) Candidates for council member shall haveresided in their respective ward for at least one (1) yearprior to becoming a candidate.

(c) Time of residence and being a qualifiedelector shall be counted as residence and electoralqualifications within the city of Tucson one (1) yearafter said area becomes annexed to the city.

(d) At the time a candidate files nominationpetitions, the city clerk shall obtain the candidate’svoter registration history from the County Recorder.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-65. Form of nomination petition.

(a) The nomination petitions shall be insubstantially the following form:

(1) Petitions shall be on paper eleven (11)inches wide and eight and one-half (8½)inches long.

(2) Petitions shall be headed by a captionstating the purpose of the petition,followed by the body of the petitionstating the intent of the petitioners.

(3) There shall be ten (10) lines spacedone-half (1/2) of an inch apart andconsecutively numbered one throughten.

(4) The signature portion of the petitionshall be divided into columns headed bythe following titles:

a. Signature.b. Printed name.

c. Actual residence address,description of place of residence orArizona post office box address,city or town.

d. Date of signing.

(5) A photograph of the candidate mayappear on the nomination petition.

(b) The following shall appear on the petition:

Instructions for circulators

(1) All petitions shall be signed by thecirculator.

(2) Circulator is not required to be aresident of this state but otherwise mustbe qualified to register to vote in thisstate and, if not a resident of this state,shall register as a circulator with thesecretary of state.

(3) Circulator’s name shall be typed orprinted under the circulator’s signature.

(4) Circulator’s actual residence address or,if no street address, a description ofresidence location shall be included onthe petition.

(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-66. Number of signatures required.

Signatures obtained before a candidate files acompleted statement of organization with the city clerkpursuant to section 12-81 of this code, are void andshall not be counted.

Number of signatures required for candidatenomination:

(a) Candidates for the office of mayor mustobtain signatures from qualified electors ofthe city equal to at least five percent (5%)and not more than ten percent (10%) of thedesignated party vote in the city in thepreceding mayoral election.

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(b) Candidates for the office of council membermust obtain signatures from qualifiedelectors of the city equal to at least fivepercent (5%) and not more than ten percent(10%) of the designated party vote in theward in the preceding election for that ward.

(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-67. Nomination other than by primary.

(a) The nomination petition shall conform asnearly as possible to the provisions relating tonomination petitions of candidates to be voted for atprimary elections pursuant to section 12-65 of thiscode.

(b) The number of valid signatures must be atleast three percent (3%) of the total number ofregistered voters who are NOT members of a qualifiedpolitical party. For council member candidates, thetotal is calculated using the total number of registeredvoters in the ward for which the candidate is seekingoffice.

(c) The percentage of registered voters necessaryto sign the nomination other than by primary petitionshall be determined by the total number of registeredvoters as of March 1 of the year in which the generalelection is held.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-68. Nomination petition signers.

(a) Each signer of a nomination petition must bea qualified elector and member of the political partyfrom which the candidate is seeking nomination, or amember of a political party that is not qualified forrepresentation on the ballot pursuant to State law or thesigner is registered as independent or party notdetermined.

(b) Each signer of a nomination petition may signonly one petition for the same office.

(c) A signature shall not be counted on anomination petition unless the signature is upon a sheetbearing the form prescribed by the city clerk.

(d) Each signer of a nomination petition for theoffice of mayor shall, at the time of signing, be aqualified elector residing in the city of Tucson.

(e) Each signer of a nomination petition for theoffice of council member shall, at the time of signing,be a qualified elector residing in the ward the candidateis seeking to represent.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-69. Nomination petition circulators.

The circulator, before whom the signatures werewritten on the signature sheet, shall:

(a) Certify that the circulator is qualified toregister to vote in the State of Arizona.

(b) Certify, if the circulator is not a resident ofArizona, that prior to circulating the petitionthe circulator registered as an out of statecirculator with the Secretary of State.

(c) Certify that each of the names on the petitionwas signed in the circulator’s presence on thedate indicated.

(d) Certify that in the circulator’s belief eachsigner was a qualified elector who resided atthe address given as the signer’s residence onthe date indicated.

(e) Circulators must sign the petition and type orprint the circulator’s name under thecirculator’s signature.

(f) Type or print the circulator’s actual residenceaddress or, if no street address, a descriptionof the circulator’s residence location.

(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-70. Nomination petition signaturewithdrawal.

Qualified electors wishing to withdraw theirsignatures from a nomination petition may do so bynotifying the city clerk by a signed, written statementany time prior to the time the petition is filed with thecity clerk.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

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Sec. 12-71. Filing of nomination papers andpetitions.

(a) To become a candidate for any city office, aqualified elector of the city of Tucson must file thefollowing with the city clerk as one instrument:

(1) Nomination paper in a form prescribedby the city clerk stating the exactmanner in which the candidate desiresto have their name printed on the ballotand which contains a notarizedstatement signed by the candidateaffirming that the candidate is qualifiedto hold the office they seek.

(2) Nomination petitions in a formprescribed by the city clerk containingthe required number of signatures ofqualified electors.

(3) Financial Disclosure Statement coveringthe preceding twelve (12) month period.

(4) A Statement of Organization or $500Threshold Exemption Statement, ifrequired.

(b) Nomination papers and petitions must befiled not less than ninety (90) nor more than onehundred twenty (120) days before the primary electionday. Write-in candidates shall comply with section12-72 of this code.

(c) A person who does not file timely nominationpapers that comply with this section is not eligible tohave the person’s name printed on the official ballot forthat office.

(d) The city clerk will not accept supplements tonomination petitions.

(e) Except in cases where the liability is beingappealed, the city clerk shall not accept the nominationpaper of a candidate if the person is liable for anaggregation of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) ormore in fines, penalties, late fees or administrative orcivil judgments, including any interest or costs, in anycombination, that have not been fully satisfied at thetime of the attempted filing of the nomination paperand the liability arose from failure to comply with orenforcement of this code.

(f) Nomination papers and petitions shall be filedat the city clerk’s office, or at a location specified bythe city clerk.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-72. Filing of nomination papers forwrite-in candidates.

(a) To become a write-in candidate for any cityoffice, a qualified elector of the city of Tucson mustfile the following with the city clerk as one instrument:

(1) Nomination paper in a form prescribedby the city clerk which contains anotarized statement signed by thecandidate affirming that the candidate isqualified to hold the office they seek.

(2) Financial Disclosure Statement coveringthe preceding twelve (12) month period.

(3) A Statement of Organization or $500Threshold Exemption Statement, ifrequired.

(b) A write-in candidate shall file the nominationpaper not later than 5:00 p.m. on the fortieth (40th) daybefore the election.

(c) Any person who does not file a timelynomination paper shall not be counted in the tally ofballots.

(d) Except in cases where the liability is beingappealed, the city clerk shall not accept the nominationpaper of a write-in candidate if the person is liable foran aggregation of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) ormore in fines, penalties, late fees or administrative orcivil judgments, including any interest or costs, in anycombination, that have not been fully satisfied at thetime of the attempted filing of the nomination paperand the liability arose from failure to comply with orenforcement of this code.

(e) A candidate may not file pursuant to thissection if any of the following applies:

(1) For a candidate in the general election,the candidate ran in the immediatelypreceding primary election and failed tobe nominated to the office sought in thecurrent election.

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(2) For a candidate in the general election,the candidate filed a nomination petitionfor the immediately preceding primaryelection for the office sought and failedto provide a sufficient number of validpetition signatures.

(3) For a candidate in the primary election,the candidate filed a nomination petitionfor the current primary election for theoffice sought and failed to provide asufficient number of valid petitionsignatures.

(4) For a candidate in the general election,the candidate filed a nomination petitionfor nomination other than by primaryfor the office sought and failed toprovide a sufficient number of validpetition signatures.

(f) A write-in candidate shall not be declarednominated unless he receives a number of votesequivalent to at least the same number of signaturesrequired for nominating petitions for the same office.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-73. Penalty for petition forgery.

In addition to the procedures set forth in thisarticle, all petitions that have been submitted by acandidate who is found guilty of petition forgery shallbe disqualified and that candidate shall not be eligibleto seek election to a public office for a period of notless than five (5) years.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-74. Limitations on appeals of validity ofnomination petitions; disqualificationof candidate.

(a) Any elector filing any court actionchallenging the nomination of a candidate as providedfor in this chapter shall do so no later than 5:00 p.m. ofthe tenth (10th) day, excluding Saturday, Sunday andlegal holidays, after the last day for filing nominationpapers and petitions.

(b) Any elector may challenge a candidate forany reason relating to qualifications for the officesought as prescribed by law, including age, residency,or failure to fully pay fines, penalties or judgments.

(c) For the purposes of an action challengingnomination petitions, the city clerk acts as the person’sagent to receive service of process. Process in an actionchallenging a nomination petition shall be servedimmediately after the action is filed and in no eventmore than twenty-four (24) hours after filing the action,excluding Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays.

(d) Immediately on receipt of process served onthe city clerk as agent for a person filing a nominationpetition, the city clerk shall mail the process to theperson and shall notify the person by telephone of thefiling of the action.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)


ARTICLE VI. CAMPAIGN FINANCE;CANDIDATES AND POLITICAL

COMMITTEES

The provisions of this article shall apply to allpolitical committees making contributions tocandidates for the offices of mayor or council member,and all candidate committees in any city election.Petition drive political committees must also complywith provisions of article VII of this code.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-81. Registration of political committees.

(a) A political committee shall file a statement oforganization in the form prescribed by the city clerkprior to accepting a contribution, making anexpenditure, distributing campaign literature orcirculating petitions. Signatures obtained before acandidate files a completed statement of organizationwith the city clerk are void and shall not be counted.

(b) The statement of organization shall includeall of the following:

(1) The name, address, telephone number,email address and type of committee.

(2) The name, address, relationship andtype of any sponsoring organization.

(3) The names, addresses, telephonenumbers, occupations and employers ofthe chairperson and treasurer of thecommittee.

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(4) In the case of a candidate’s campaigncommittee, the name, address, officesought and party affiliation of thecandidate.

(5) A listing of all banks, safety depositboxes or other depositories used by thecommittee.

(6) A statement that the chairperson andtreasurer have read all of the applicablelaws relating to campaign finance andreporting.

(c) A political committee intending to acceptcontributions or make expenditures of five hundreddollars ($500.00) or less, and more than two hundredfifty dollars ($250.00), shall file a signed exemptionstatement in the form prescribed by the city clerk.

(d) If a political committee that has filed a fivehundred dollar ($500.00) exemption statement receivescontributions or makes expenditures of more than fivehundred dollars ($500.00), the committee shall file astatement of organization with the city clerk within five(5) business days after exceeding the limit.

(e) On the filing of a statement of organization apolitical committee shall be issued a city identificationnumber.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-82. Organization of political committees.

(a) Each political committee shall have achairperson and treasurer. The position of chairpersonand treasurer of a single political committee may not beheld by the same individual, except that a candidatemay be chairperson and treasurer of their owncampaign committee.

(b) The name of each political committee shallinclude the name of any sponsoring organization, and,in the case of a candidate’s campaign committee, thecommittee’s name shall include the name of thecandidate, or, if for an exploratory committee, theindividual who designated the committee.

(c) Before a political committee accepts acontribution or makes an expenditure it shall designate,

as its campaign depository, a bank, federally chartereddepository institution or depository institution thedeposits or accounts of which are insured by the federaldeposit insurance corporation or the national creditunion administration. The political committee shallnotify the city clerk of the designation of the financialinstitution either at the time of filing the statement oforganization or within five (5) business days afteropening an account.

(d) The political committee shall file an amendedstatement of organization reporting any change in theinformation prescribed in this article within five (5)business days after the change.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-83. Contribution limits.

(a) No person shall make a contribution of morethan five hundred dollars ($500.00) to any candidatefor mayor or council member during any campaignperiod.

(b) A political committee may contribute up toone thousand dollars ($1,000.00) to any candidate formayor or council member. No individual member ofsuch committee shall contribute more than five hundreddollars ($500.00) toward the contribution, nor anaggregate amount of more than five hundred dollars($500.00) to any candidate whether through acommittee contribution or a personal contribution.

(c) No candidate for mayor or council membershall accept or receive a campaign contribution of morethan five hundred dollars ($500.00) from any person ormore than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) from anypolitical committee during any campaign period.

(d) The limits imposed by this section shall notapply to contributions by a candidate’s own resourcesto the candidate’s own campaign.

(e) The limits imposed by this section shall notapply to independent expenditures.

(f) The limits imposed by this section shall notapply to the value of in-kind labor.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

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Sec. 12-84. P e rsona l use o f cam p a i g ncontributions prohibited.

Candidates shall not use contributions for indirectcampaign purposes such as, donating to another’scampaign, or making independent expenditures.Candidates may use contributions only for directcampaign expenses including, but not limited to,printing campaign literature, media space or time,mailings, campaign headquarters rent or telephones, orpaying for campaign staff salaries.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-85. Public matching funds program;campaign contract.

(a) In exchange for public matching funds, acandidate for mayor or council member may file asigned, notarized contract with the city agreeing toabide by limitations on the candidate’s contributions,limitations on campaign expenditures, and limitationson the use of all contributions as specified in the CityCharter, and pursuant to the Campaign FinanceAdministration Rules and Regulations adopted by themayor and council.

(b) An individual wishing to become a publicfunding candidate must sign a campaign contract withinthirty (30) days after the first of any of the followingevents occur:

(1) The individual circulates or filesnomination papers for a specifiedelection; or

(2) The individual publicly or formallydeclares candidacy for a specifiedelection; or

(3) The individual accepts a contribution ormakes an expenditure for a specifiedelection.

(c) A candidate who signs a contract shallcomply with all contribution and expenditurelimitations, even if the candidate never qualifies toreceive public funds.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-86. Campaign finance administrator;duties thereof.

(a) The city clerk or other officer appointed bythe mayor and council shall administer the publicmatching funds program as the “campaign financeadministrator.” The office of the campaign financeadministrator shall not be included in the classifiedcivil service.

(b) The campaign finance administrator shall beresponsible for the management of said office, shalladminister the program, and is authorized to adopt,promulgate, amend, and rescind administrative rulesand regulations to carry out the policies and purposesof the program. Prior to becoming effective, such rulesand regulations shall be approved by the mayor andcouncil.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-87. C a m p a i g n l i t e r a t u r e a n dadvertisements.

(a) A political committee that makes anexpenditure for campaign literature or advertisementsthat expressly advocate the election or defeat of anycandidate or that make any solicitation of contributionsto any political committee shall be registered with thecity clerk at the time of distribution, placement orsolicitation and shall include on the literature oradvertisement the words “paid for by” followed by thename of the committee that appears on its statement oforganization or five hundred dollar ($500.00)exemption statement.

This requirement does not apply to:

(1) Bumper stickers, pins, buttons, pens andsimilar small items on which thestatements required in subsection (a) ofthis section cannot be convenientlyprinted; or

(2) Signs paid for by a candidate withcampaign monies or by a candidate’scampaign committee; or

(3) A solicitation of contributions by aseparate segregated fund from thosepersons it may solicit pursuant to statelaw.

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(b) Any person purchasing literature oradvertisements for the purpose of making anindependent expenditure must also comply with A.R.S.§ 16-914.02 (F), (G), and (L), or any successorprovision(s).

(c) The disclosures required pursuant to thissection shall be printed clearly and legibly in aconspicuous manner. The disclosure statement shallinclude the words “paid for by” followed by the nameof the entity making the expenditure and shall state thatit is not authorized by any candidate or candidate’scampaign committee. Disclosure statements shall alsocomply with the following:

(1) If the communication is broadcast onradio, the disclosure shall be spoken atthe end of the communication.

(2) For printed material that is delivered orprovided by hand or by mail, thedisclosure shall be printed clearly andlegibly in a conspicuous manner.

(3) If the communication is broadcast on atelecommunications system, thefollowing apply:

a. The disclosure shall be bothwritten and spoken at the end ofthe communication, except that ifthe written disclosure statement isdisplayed for at least five (5)seconds of a thirty (30) secondcommunications broadcast or ten(10) seconds of a sixty (60) secondcommunications broadcast, aspoken disclosure statement is notrequired.

b. The written disclosure statementshall be printed in letters that aredisplayed in a height that is equalto or greater than four percent (4%)of the vertical picture height.

(d) A person who violates this section is subjectto a civil penalty of up to three times the cost ofproducing and distributing the literature oradvertisement. This civil penalty shall be imposed as

prescribed in A.R.S. Title 16, Chapter 6, or anysuccessor provision(s).(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-88. Deceptive mailings.

(a) An individual or committee is prohibitedfrom attempting to influence the outcome of an electionby delivering or mailing any document that:

(1) Purports to be authorized, approved,required, sent or reviewed by the stategovernment, a county, city, or town, orany other political subdivision, or

(2) Falsely simulates a document from anyof these governmental entities.

(b) The penalty for deceptive mailings (civilpenalty) is equal to twice the total cost of the mailing,or five hundred dollars ($500.00), whichever amount isgreater.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-89. Contribution restrictions.

(a) An individual or political committee may notuse economic influence to induce members of anorganization to make contributions to a candidate,collect contributions from members of an organizationfor transmittal to a candidate, make payments tocandidates for public appearances or services which areordinarily uncompensated, or use any similar device tocircumvent any of the limits of the Tucson Charter, thiscode, or A.R.S. § 16-905, or any successorprovision(s).

(b) As provided in A.R.S. § 16-907(A), or anysuccessor provision(s), any person who makes acontribution in the name of another person or whoknowingly permits their name to be used to effect sucha contribution and any person who knowingly acceptsa contribution made by one person in the name ofanother person is guilty of a class 6 felony.

(c) If an anonymous contribution is acceptedbecause it is received in a non-returnable form, it mustbe segregated from other funds and not be spent on thecandidate’s campaign. These funds must be disposed ofpursuant to A.R.S. § 16-915.01, or any successorprovision(s).

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(d) A contribution by an individual or a politicalcommittee to two (2) or more candidates in connectionwith a joint fund-raising effort shall be divided amongthe candidates in direct proportion to each candidatecampaign committee’s share of the expenses for thefund-raising effort.

(e) An unemancipated minor shall not make acontribution. Any such contribution shall be treated asa contribution by the child’s parent(s).(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-90. Campaign finance reports required;failure to file; penalties.

All reporting shall be: (1) pursuant to theprovisions of the A.R.S. Title 16, Chapter 6, or anysuccessor provision(s); (2) on forms prescribed by thecity clerk; and (3) filed by the dates specified.

(a) If a political committee fails to file a report ina timely manner as required by this chapter,the city clerk shall send written notice of thedelinquency of the report to the politicalcommittee, the candidate, the treasurer, or thedesignating individual, whichever applies.The notice shall be sent by certified mailwithin fifteen (15) days after the city clerkdetermines there may be a failure to file acampaign finance report. The notice shallprovide with reasonable particularity thenature of the failure and a statement of thepenalties provided in this section.

(b) A political committee, or in the case of acandidate’s campaign committee, thecandidate, or in the case of an exploratorycommittee, the designating individual, isliable for a late penalty of ten dollars($10.00) for each business day after failure tomake or file a campaign finance report that isrequired pursuant to this chapter up to amaximum of four hundred fifty dollars($450.00). The city clerk shall not accept acampaign report unless any penalties owed asa result of this section or any penaltiesimposed pursuant to section 12-91 of thischapter accompany the report.

(c) A political committee, or in the case of acandidate’s campaign committee, thecandidate, or in the case of an exploratory

committee, the designating individual, thathas failed to file within fifteen (15) days afterreceiving a notice of delinquency pursuant tosubsection (a) of this section is liable for acivil penalty of twenty-five dollars ($25.00)for each subsequent day that the filing is late.This penalty shall be assessed pursuant tosection 12-91 of this code.

(d) For the purposes of this section, there is afailure to make and file a campaign financereport if any of the following occurs:

(1) The report is not filed by 5:00 p.m.pursuant to the schedule prescribed bythe city clerk.

(2) The report is not signed under penaltyof perjury by the committee treasurer,the candidate, or the designatingindividual if the treasurer is unavailable.

(3) A good faith effort is not made tosubstantially complete the report asprescribed by A.R.S. § 16-915, or anysuccessor provision(s).

(e) It is a defense to an enforcement actionbrought pursuant to this section if good causeis shown for the failure to make and file acampaign finance report. For the purposes ofthis subsection, “good cause” includes anillness or absence from this state at the timethe campaign finance report was due or thewritten notice of delinquency was deliveredif the illness or absence reasonably preventedthe treasurer, designating individual orcandidate from filing the report or receivingthe written notice.

(f) In addition to the enforcement actionsprescribed by this section, a person who wasa candidate for nomination or election to anylocal or state office and who after writtennotice pursuant to this section failed to makeand file a campaign finance report asrequired by this chapter is not eligible to bea candidate for nomination or election to anylocal or state office for five (5) years after thelast failure to make and file a campaignfinance report occurred. This penalty shall beimposed as follows:

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(1) A candidate’s failure to make and file acampaign finance report with a filingofficer for a jurisdiction is grounds forthat filing officer to refuse thecandidate’s nomination paper for anylocal office in that jurisdiction asdescribed in this subsection.

(2) A candidate’s failure to make and file acampaign finance report with any filingofficer is grounds for a filing officerfrom another jurisdiction to refuse thecandidate’s nomination paper for anypublic office on presentation of acertified copy of a final order issuedpursuant to A.R.S. § 16-924, or anysuccessor provision(s).

(g) For any political committee that has failed tofile three (3) consecutive campaign financereports with the city clerk, the city clerk shallsend the committee chairperson and treasurera written notice of intent to suspend thepolitical committee. The notice of intent tosuspend shall state that failure of the politicalcommittee to fully comply with all filingrequirements for that committee, includingany required payments, within thirty (30)days of the date of the notice shall result insuspension of the political committee’sauthority to operate in the city. Onsuspension of the political committee’sauthority to operate, the city clerk is nolonger required to provide any further noticeof delinquency to the political committee.This subsection does not reduce or eliminatethe political committee’s continuingobligation to make campaign finance filingsand pay any fines, penalties, civil penalties orother sanctions that may continue to accrueas otherwise provided by law.

(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-91. Civil penalties.

If the city clerk has reasonable cause to believethat a candidate or person is violating any provision ofA.R.S. Title 16, Chapter 6, or any successor provisions,then the city clerk shall notify the city attorney, unlessanother penalty is specifically prescribed in thischapter.

(a) The city attorney may serve on the person anorder requiring compliance with thatprovision. The order shall state withreasonable particularity the nature of theviolation and shall require compliance withintwenty (20) days from the date of issuance ofthe order. Or due to the nature of theviolation, no corrective action is possible, thecity attorney shall assess a civil penalty ofnot more than one thousand dollars($1,000.00). The alleged violator has twenty(20) days from the date of issuance of theorder to request a hearing pursuant to A.R.S.Title 41, Chapter 6, or any successorprovision(s).

(b) If a person fails to take corrective actionwithin the time specified in the complianceorder, the city attorney shall assess a civilpenalty of not more than one thousanddollars ($1,000.00). The person alleged tohave violated the compliance order has thirty(30) days from the date of issuance of theorder assessing the civil penalty to request ahearing pursuant to A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter6, or any successor provision(s).

(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-92. Political committee terminationstatement.

(a) A political committee may terminate onlywhen the chairperson and treasurer file a terminationstatement with the city clerk. The committee mustcertify under penalty of perjury that it will no longerreceive any contributions or make any expenditures,that the committee has no outstanding debts orobligations, and that any surplus monies have beendisposed of pursuant to A.R.S. § 16-915.01 or anysuccessor provision(s).

(b) The committee must also file a campaignfinance report stating the manner of disposition of thesurplus, the name and address of each recipient ofsurplus monies, and date and amount of eachdisposition of surplus monies.

(c) A committee that has filed a five hundreddollar ($500) threshold exemption statement mustterminate at the end of the campaign period for whichthe committee was formed. If such committee fails to

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file its termination statement within ninety (90) days ofthe end of the campaign period, it shall pay a civilpenalty of one hundred dollars ($100).(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-93. Establishment of a restricted electioncampaign account.

The mayor and council shall establish an electioncampaign account in the general fund into which shallbe deposited such sums as may be appropriated fromtime to time in the annual budget, gifts and donationsmade to the city for the support of public electioncampaign financing, and such sums as may otherwisebe appropriated to said account. Money in said accountshall be restricted, and expended for the purpose ofassisting the financing of the public matching fundsprogram.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-94. Additional powers of mayor andcouncil.

The mayor and council may enact ordinances asmay be necessary or desirable to carry out theprovisions of this chapter.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Secs. 12-95 – 12-100. Reserved.

ARTICLE VII. CAMPAIGN FINANCE;PETITION DRIVE POLITICAL COMMITTEES

Sec. 12-101. Definitions.

As used in this article, unless otherwise stated:

Petition means any City of Tucson initiative,referendum, or recall petition.

Petition drive means the circulation of any City ofTucson initiative, referendum or recall petition. Apetition drive is deemed to be occurring independent ofwhether the petition is being actively circulated at anyparticular point(s) in time, is actually submitted to orfiled with the city clerk for examination andcertification.

Petition drive political committee means apolitical committee organized, conducted, or combined

for the purpose of influencing the result of any petitiondrive. The term includes, but is not necessarily limitedto, political committees organized to circulate oroppose petitions.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-102. Requirements for petition drivepolitical committees; no receipt ofcontributions or expenditures untilrequirements met; financial recordsto be preserved.

(a) A petition drive political committee applyingfor the issuance of a serial number, and not previouslyregistered with the city clerk as a political committee,shall file a statement of organization pursuant tosections 12-81 and 12-82 of this code, with the cityclerk at the same time the committee files theapplication for a serial number. No petition drivepolitical committee shall receive any contribution, ormake or promise to make any expenditure prior tofiling a statement of organization.

(b) All other petition drive political committees,specifically including those previously registered aspolitical committees, shall file a statement oforganization pursuant to sections 12-81 and 12-82 ofthis code, as a petition drive political committee withthe city clerk no later than five (5) days after becominga petition drive political committee, and in any eventprior to receiving or expending any funds for thepurpose of influencing the result of any petition drive.

(c) The petition drive political committee shallfile an amended statement of organization reporting anychange in the information prescribed in this articlewithin five (5) days after the change.

(d) The name of each petition drive politicalcommittee shall include the name of any sponsoringorganization and the official serial number for thepetition, if assigned.

(e) The statement of organization shall include astatement as to whether the petition drive politicalcommittee supports or opposes the passage of the ballotmeasure. Upon completion of the designation of theballot proposition number, the city clerk is authorizedto and shall amend the name of the political committeeby attaching to the statement of organization the ballotproposition number as a substitute for the official serial

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number in the name of the political committee. The cityclerk shall promptly notify the political committee ofthe amended political committee name and shall makethat information available to the public.

(f) A petition drive political committee shallhave a chairperson and treasurer. The position ofchairperson and treasurer of a single petition drivepolitical committee may not be held by the sameindividual.

(g) On the filing of a statement of organization,a petition drive political committee shall be issued acity identification number.

(h) Before any petition drive political committeeaccepts a contribution or makes an expenditure it shallalso designate one (1) or more state banks, federallychartered depository institutions or depositoryinstitutions the deposits or accounts of which areinsured by the federal deposit insurance corporation orthe national credit union administration as its campaigndepository or depositories. The petition drive politicalcommittee shall notify the city clerk of the designationof the financial institution either at the time of filing itsstatement of organization or within five (5) businessdays after opening an account.

(i) All petition drive political committees shallpreserve all their financial records regardingcontributions and expenditures for not less thanthirty-six (36) months from the date of issuance by thecity clerk of the serial number to which the financialrecords relate.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-103. Time for filing of campaign financereports by petition drive politicalcommittees; opening and closingreporting dates.

(a) In addition to filing campaign finance reportsrequired under A.R.S. § 16-913, or any successorprovision(s), the petition drive political committee thatapplied for the serial number shall also file campaignfinance reports with the city clerk at all the followingpoints in time:

(1) Sixty (60) days after the date ofissuance of the serial number by the cityclerk, or on the date of filing thepetition, whichever is earlier.

(2) At the time of filing a petition filedmore than sixty (60) days after the dateof issuance.

(3) Thirty (30) days after the filing of thepetition.

(4) On or before January 31st and June 30thof each year until there are nocontributions or expenditures receivedor made and a termination statement hasbeen filed.

(b) In addition to filing campaign finance reportsrequired under A.R.S. § 16-913, or any successorprovision(s), all other petition drive politicalcommittees shall also file campaign finance reportswith the city clerk at all the following points in time:

(1) Thirty (30) days after the filing of thepetition to which the petition drivepolitical committee’s activities relate.

(2) On or before January 31st and June 30thof each year until there are nocontributions or expenditures receivedor made and a termination statement hasbeen filed.

(c) If the date for filing any statement, notice orreport required by this chapter is a Saturday, Sunday orlegal holiday, the filing deadline is the next day that isnot a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.

(d) In the case of any petition not filed with thecity clerk within the deadline for filing established bythe Tucson Charter or this code, all petition drivepolitical committees shall file campaign finance reportstwenty (20) days after the expiration of said deadline.

(e) A campaign finance report filed pursuant tothis section shall show the aggregate sum of allcontributions received, and of all expenditures made,between the opening reporting date and the closingreporting date, and shall itemize all expenditures andthose contributions with a monetary value of more thanfifty dollars ($50.00), showing the specific amount andthe identification of the contributor.

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unreported contribution or expenditure was received ormade by a petition drive political committee.

(g) The closing reporting date to be included inany campaign finance report filed pursuant to thissection is ten (10) days prior to the filing of the report.

(h) Each campaign finance report required to befiled pursuant to this section shall be signed by thepetition drive political committee’s treasurer and shallcontain the certification of the signer under penalty ofperjury that the report is true and complete.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-104. Notification requirements.

(a) In addition to the requirements relating toelection contributions prescribed in section 12-103 ofthis code, a petition drive political committee shall givenotice to the city clerk of any contribution or group ofcontributions to the committee that is made from asingle source less than twenty (20) days before the dayof the election if it exceeds two thousand five hundreddollars ($2,500.00).

(b) In addition to the requirements in section12-103 of this code, a petition drive political committeeshall give notice to the city clerk each time any of thefollowing occurs:

(1) The committee has receivedcontributions totaling ten thousanddollars ($10,000.00) or more.

(2) The committee has made expenditurestotaling ten thousand dollars($10,000.00) or more.

(3) The committee has receivedcontributions totaling ten thousanddollars ($10,000.00) or more from asingle source.

(4) The committee has receivedcontributions totaling ten thousanddollars ($10,000.00) or more fromdifferent additional single sources.

(c) The notices prescribed by this section shall befiled within twenty-four (24) hours, excludingSaturdays, Sundays and legal holidays. All notices shall

include the identification of the contributors, the datesof receipt and the amounts of the contributions or theamount, recipient and purpose of the expenditures.Contributions subject to the notification requirementsof this section shall be included in the next report filedpursuant to section 12-103 of this code.

(d) For the purposes of this section, “singlesource” includes principals of the same partnership,corporation, limited partnership, limited liabilitycompany, limited liability partnership or association.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-105. Regulations for administration andenforcement; preservation of filingsby city clerk; interpretation ofreporting provisions.

(a) The city clerk is authorized and directed topromulgate regulations for the administration of thisarticle.

(b) The city clerk shall preserve all filings madepursuant to this article in accordance with the retentionschedules prescribed by the Arizona State Library,Archives and Public Records.

(c) It is the intent of this article that theprocedures for reporting shall, to the extent possible, beconsistent with those found in A.R.S. Title 16, Chapter6 or any successor provision(s).(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-106. Failure to comply a civil infraction.

(a) If a petition drive political committee fails tofile a report in a timely manner as required by section12-103 of this code, the report is not signed, or a goodfaith effort is not made to complete the report, it shallbe a failure to file and penalties shall be assessedpursuant to section 12-90 of this code.

(b) Where a petition drive political committeehas failed to file, improperly filed, or refused to file anynotice as required by section 12-104 of this code, itshall be liable in a civil action for a civil penalty up tothree (3) times the amount improperly reported orunreported. Additionally, the petition drive politicalcommittee shall not continue its activities, receivecontributions, or make or promise to make anyexpenditure until the required notice is filed properly.

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(c) It shall be a civil infraction for any person orpetition drive political committee to make anystatement or report required by this article, and thereinknowingly misrepresent, misstate or fail to fullydisclose the facts of any contribution or expenditurerequired to be reported pursuant to this article.Penalties shall be pursuant to section 12-91 of thiscode.

(d) The provisions of this section supplement,and do not supersede, any civil or criminal penaltiesprovided under state law, and are in addition to anyother rights or remedies available to the city.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Secs. 12-107 – 12-111. Reserved.

ARTICLE VIII. INITIATIVE

Any proposed ordinance or amendment to theCharter of the City of Tucson may be submitted to themayor and council by a petition signed by fifteen (15)percent of the qualified electors of the city, computedon the vote for the candidates for mayor at the lastpreceding general municipal election at which a mayorwas elected.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-112. Application to circulate petitions;filing of statement of organization.

(a) A person or persons intending to circulate aninitiative petition shall, before causing the petition tobe printed and circulated, file with the city clerk anapplication on a form to be provided by the city clerk,stating an intent to circulate and file a petition andsetting forth the names, addresses and signatures ofthree (3) individuals (“petitioners”) who areresponsible for the petition and who are to be notifiedof all proceedings and actions taken in reference to thepetition.

(b) The application shall be accompanied by thecomplete title and text of the proposed measure to beinitiated.

(c) On receipt of the application, the city clerkshall assign an official serial number to the petition,which number shall appear in the lower right-handcorner of each side of each page thereof, and issue thatnumber to the applicant. The serial numbers shall be

assigned in numerical sequence. The city clerk shallmaintain a record of each application received, thenumbers assigned, and the applicant and petitioners towhom issued.

(d) The statement of organization required insection 12-102 of this code, and listing the chairpersonand treasurer of the committee shall be filed with thecity clerk at the time of application and before makingany expenditures, accepting any contributions,distributing any campaign literature or circulatingpetitions. Signatures obtained before the filing of acompleted statement of organization with the city clerkare void and shall not be counted in determining thelegal sufficiency of any initiative petition(s).

(e) The name of the political committee on thestatement of organization must include the officialserial number for the petition, if assigned, and indicatewhether the political committee supports or opposes thepassage of the ballot measure.

(f) Each political committee that intends toaccept contributions or make expenditures of fivehundred dollars ($500) or less, and more than twohundred fifty dollars ($250), shall file a signedexemption statement in a form prescribed by the cityclerk that states that intention before making anyexpenditures, accepting any contributions, distributingany campaign literature or circulating petitions.

(g) A political committee that has filed a fivehundred dollar ($500) threshold exemption statementreceives contributions or makes expenditures of morethan five hundred dollars ($500) shall file a statementof organization with the city clerk in the formatprescribed by the city clerk within five (5) businessdays after exceeding the five hundred dollar ($500)limit.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-113. Form of petition.

The term “petition,” as used in this article, meansthe title and text of the proposed measure, the signaturesheets, and the affidavit of circulator.

(a) Any initiative petition desired to besubmitted to the mayor and council shall bepresented upon a petition which has beenprinted and numbered in the form prescribedby the city clerk.

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(b) The referendum petitions filed with the cityclerk must meet the strict compliancestandard imposed by the Arizona SupremeCourt under the Arizona Constitution andstatutes. This includes the form of petitionand the requirement that the ward numbershall be filled in on the signature sheet.

(c) It is the responsibility of the petitioners of theinitiative petition to ensure that at all timesduring circulation, the petition is in therequired form, that it contains all requiredinformation, and that all of its pages are fullylegible. Any deficiencies are subject tochallenge by the public as well as the cityclerk.

(d) No additional information, instructions,symbols, or markings of any kind are to beprinted on any portion of the petition,including the back or margins of any of thepetition documents (title/text, signature sheet,affidavit of circulator).

(e) The title and text of the measure proposed orreferred by the petition shall be printed in atleast eight (8) point type on either 8 ½” x 11"or 8 ½” x 14" paper, portrait or landscapeorientation, and shall include both theoriginal and (if applicable) amended text.The title and text shall indicate materialdeleted, if any, by printing the material witha line drawn through the center of the lettersof the material, and shall indicate materialadded or new material by printing the lettersof the material in capital letters. The eight (8)point type requirement does not apply tomaps, charts, or other graphics.

(f) If the full printing of the title and text of theinitiative or referendum measure requiresmultiple pages, the title and text may beprinted either on the front of each page or onthe front and back of each page, at the optionof the petitioners. Each and every page of thetitle and text shall be numbered sequentially(e.g. Page 1 of 5, Page 2 of 5, etc.) and thenumber shall appear in the upper right-handcorner of each page, immediately below thewords “Tucson, Arizona” and the date ofissuance.

(g) The initiative petition shall be printed inblack ink on white or recycled white pages.

(h) The signature sheets shall be fourteen (14)inches in width by eight and one-half (8 1/2)inches in length.

(i) All pages of the petition shall have a marginof at least one-half (1/2) inch at the top andone-fourth (1/4) inch at the bottom of eachpage.

(j) The title of the petition shall read “CITY OFTUCSON” in the left margin followed by“INITIATIVE DESCRIPTION” centered.

(k) The following language shall appear in theuppermost right-hand corner of the signaturesheet: “It is unlawful to sign this petitionbefore it has a serial number.”

(l) Immediately below the statement required insubsection (k) of this section, each signaturesheet shall have printed in capital letters inno less than twelve (12) point bold-facedtype the following:

“_______ PAID CIRCULATOR” “ _______ VOLUNTEER”

(m) Immediately below the heading required insubsection (j) of this section, the petitionshall include a description of no more thanone hundred (100) words.

(n) Immediately below the description requiredin subsection (m) of this section, thefollowing language shall be included:“Notice: This is only a description of theproposed measure (or charter amendment)prepared by the sponsor of the measure. Itmay not include every provision contained inthe measure. Before signing, make sure thetitle and text of the measure are attached.You have the right to read or examine thetitle and text before signing.”

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(o) Immediately below the notice required insubsection (n) of this section, the followinglanguage shall be included in eight (8) pointcentered type “Initiative Measure to beSubmitted Directly to Electors”. Immediatelybelow this centered heading, the followinglanguage shall be included: “To theHonorable Mayor and Council, and the Clerkof the City of Tucson: We, the undersigned,residents of the City of Tucson, Arizona, andduly qualified electors therein, do herebysubmit and propose to you, for adoption, thefollowing ordinance, and request that actionbe taken by you relative to the adoption orrejection of such proposed ordinance, at theearliest possible moment, and that the samebe forthwith submitted to a vote of thepeople, to-wit: , a sdescribed in the attached Title and Text.Each signer says: I have personally signedthis petition with my first and last names. Ihave not signed any other petition for thesame measure. I am a qualified elector of theCity of Tucson, State of Arizona”.

(p) Immediately following the languagedescribed in section (o) above, the followinglanguage shall be included: “Warning: It is aclass 1 misdemeanor for any person toknowingly sign an initiative or referendumpetition with a name other than his own,except in a circumstance where he signs fora person, in the presence of and at thespecific request of such person, who isincapable of signing his own name becauseof physical infirmity, or to knowingly signhis name more than once for the samemeasure, or to knowingly sign such petitionwhen he is not a qualified elector.”

(q) The signature sheet shall include columnswith the following headings:

(1) Signature

(2) Name (First and Last Name Printed)

(3) Actual Address (Street & Number, if nostreet address, describe residencelocation)

(4) Ward No.

(5) Date Signed

(r) Each signature sheet shall contain fifteen(15) numbered lines for signatures spacedthree-eighths (3/8) inch apart and numberedone through fifteen.

(s) Immediately below the fifteen (15) numberedlines described in section (r) above, thefollowing language shall be included: “Thevalidity of the signatures on this sheet mustbe sworn to by the circulator before a notarypublic on the form appearing on the back ofthe sheet.”

(t) The official serial number shall appear in thelower right-hand corner, immediatelypreceded by the words “SERIAL NUMBER”on both sides of the signature sheet and thetitle and text page(s).

(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-114. Affidavit of circulator.

(a) The affidavit shall be in the following formprinted on the reverse side of each signature sheet:“INITIATIVE AFFIDAVIT OF CIRCULATOR”.

(b) The words “Tucson, Arizona” and the date ofissuance shall appear in the upper right-hand corner.

(c) In the upper left-hand corner include thefollowing:

STATE OF ARIZONA )

County of Pima )

(d) Immediately below the language described insubsection (c), the following language shall beincluded:

I, ______________________________________,a person who is not required to be a resident ofthis state but who is otherwise qualified to registerto vote in the County of __________, in the Stateof Arizona at all times during my circulation ofthis petition sheet, and under the penalty of a class1 misdemeanor, depose and say that subject to

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section 19-115, Arizona Revised Statutes, eachindividual printed the individual’s own name andaddress and signed this sheet of the foregoingpetition in my presence on the date indicated andI believe that each signer’s name and residenceaddress or post office address are correctly statedand that each signer is a qualified elector of theCity of Tucson and that at all times duringcirculation of this signature sheet a copy of thetitle and text was attached to the signature sheet(Ariz. Const. Art. IV, Pt. 1, §§ 1, ¶ 9, ArizonaRevised Statutes § 19-112 (B), (C), (D), 19-114(A) Tucson Charter, Chapter XIX, § 2, TucsonCode § 12-117 (h)). The signatures appearing onthis petition sheet are the genuine signatures of thepersons whose names they bear (Tucson Charter,Chapter XIX, § 2). I retained direct custody andcontrol of this signature sheet, and personallyobserved each signer of this signature sheetactually sign it (Tucson Code § 12-117 (c), (j)). Icrossed out and initialed blank signature lines onthis signature sheet prior to or at the time mysignature on this affidavit was notarized (TucsonCode § 12-117(l)).

(e) Immediately following the language insubsection (d), the following shall be included: “Thenames of the petitioners who should be notified of allproceedings and action taken in reference to thispetition are:”

(f) Immediately below the information requiredin subsection (e), the following shall be included: thepetitioners’ printed names, residence addresses, streetand number (if no street address, describe residencelocation).

(g) Immediately below the statement described insubsection (f), the following shall be included: thecirculator signature, printed name, actual residenceaddress, street and number (if no street address,describe residence location).

(h) Immediately following the circulatorsignature required in subsection (g), the following shallbe included:

Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) beforeme this _____ day of ___________, 20___.

Notary Public Signature:_____________________________

Printed Name of Notary Public:_______________________

My commission expires:

(i) Immediately below the notarial certificate,the following language shall be included: “Warning: Aperson commits perjury by making a false swornstatement in regard to a material issue believing it to befalse. Perjury is a class 4 felony. (Arizona RevisedStatutes § 13-2702)”

(j) The official serial number shall appear in thelower right-hand corner, immediately preceded by thewords “SERIAL NUMBER” on both sides of thesignature sheet and the title and text page(s).(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-115. Final version of petition.

Prior to the circulation of an initiative petition, thepetitioners shall file with the city clerk, as a publicrecord, a blank final printed version of the initiativepetition to be circulated, showing the official serialnumber. The initiative petition must include the fulland correct copy of the title and text of the proposedmeasure to be initiated. The final version of the petitionfiled with the city clerk is the only valid version forcirculation.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-116. Right of city clerk to review.

The city clerk shall have the right, at any time, toreview, challenge or reject an initiative petition on thebasis of any legal or procedural insufficiency, includingbut not limited to the petition’s failure to addresslegislation that is subject to the initiative process. Thecity clerk’s administration of the initiative process doesnot represent an acceptance or review of the petition,and the absence of objection at any particular time doesnot bar subsequent rejection of the initiative petition bythe city.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

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Sec. 12-117. Circulation of petition.

(a) Prior to circulating the initiative orreferendum petition, the circulator shall state whetherthey are a paid circulator or a volunteer by checking theappropriate line on the signature sheet.

(b) At all times during circulation, each signaturesheet shall be attached to a full and correct copy of thetitle and text of the proposed measure.

(c) For purposes of this section, the term “at alltimes during circulation” means the entire period fromthe time the circulator receives any blank initiativepetition for circulation until the time the petition isfiled with the city clerk.

(d) With the exceptions listed in subsections (e)and (f), any person who is qualified to register to votein the State of Arizona may circulate an initiative orreferendum petition.

(e) No county recorder or justice of the peaceand no person other than a person qualified to registerto vote in the State of Arizona shall circulate aninitiative petition and all signatures verified by anysuch person shall be void and shall not be counted indetermining the legal sufficiency of the petition.

(f) A person who is not a resident of the State ofArizona and who wants to circulate any petition isrequired to register with the city clerk’s office prior tocirculation.

(1) The political committee that iscirculating the petition shall collect andsubmit the registration forms to the cityclerk. The city clerk shall publish on thecity website all information regardingcirculators that is required pursuant tothis section.

(2) The registration required by thissubsection shall include the followingprovisions:

a. The circulator consents to thejurisdiction of the courts of thisstate in resolving any disputesconcerning the circulation ofpetitions by that circulator.

b. The circulator shall designate anaddress in this state at which thecirculator will accept service ofprocess related to disputesconcerning circulation of thatcirculator’s petitions. Service ofprocess is affected under thissection by delivering a copy of thesubpoena to that personindividually or by leaving a copyof the subpoena at the addressdesignated by the circulator with aperson of suitable age.

(3) If a registered circulator is properlyserved with a subpoena to provideevidence in an action regardingcirculation of petitions and fails toappear or produce documents asprovided for in the subpoena, allsignatures collected by that circulatorare deemed invalid. The party servingthe subpoena may request an order fromthe court directing the city clerk toremove any signatures collected by thecirculator as provided for in section12-69.

(4) Any person may challenge the lawfulregistration of circulators in the superiorcourt. A challenge may not becommenced more than five (5) daysafter the date on which the petitions forwhich the circulator is required to beregistered are filed with the city clerk.The person challenging signatures mayamend that complaint after the city clerkhas removed signatures and signaturesheets as prescribed in section 12-69.An action pursuant to this section shallbe advanced on the calendar anddecided by the court as soon as possible.Either party may appeal to the supremecourt within five (5) calendar days afterentry of judgment. The prevailing partyin an action to challenge the registrationof a circulator under this section isentitled to reasonable attorney fees.

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invalidate the random sample ofsignatures made pursuant to section12-124 and the city clerk shall not berequired to conduct any additionalrandom sampling of signatures.

(6) The city clerk shall disqualify allsignatures collected by a circulator whofails to register pursuant to thissubsection as provided for in section12-69.

(7) For the purposes of this chapter, “paidcirculator”:

a. Means a natural person whoreceives monetary or othercompensation that is based on thenumber of signatures obtained on apetition or on the number ofpetitions circulated that containsignatures.

b. Does not include a paid employeeof any political committeeorganized pursuant to A.R.S. Title16, Chapter 6, unless thatemployee’s primary responsibilityis circulating petitions to obtainsignatures.

(g) Signatures obtained on initiative petitions bya political committee proposing the initiative or any ofits officers, agents, employees or members prior to thefiling of the committee’s statement of organization orprior to the filing of the five hundred dollar ($500)threshold exemption statement pursuant to A.R.S.§ 16-902.01 are void and shall not be counted indetermining the legal sufficiency of the petition.

(h) Each circulator of any petition page shallpersonally receive sufficient information from eachsigner of the signature sheet, at the time the signatureis obtained, to ensure that the circulator can, as to allsigners of that page, depose and state in the affidavitrequired by the Tucson charter that each signature isgenuine, and that each signer is a resident and qualifiedelector of the city of Tucson.

(i) Every qualified elector signing a petitionshall do so in the presence of the person who is

circulating the petition and who is to execute theaffidavit of verification.

(1) At the time of signing, the qualifiedelector shall sign his first and last namesin the spaces provided and the elector sosigning shall print his first and lastnames and write, in the appropriatespaces following the signature, thesigner’s residence address, giving streetand number, and if he has no streetaddress, a description of his residencelocation.

(2) In the case of strict compliance of thereferendum, the qualified elector shallalso print their ward number. (seeTucson Code 12-66, section 2)

(3) The elector so signing shall write, in theappropriate spaces following theelector’s address, the date on which theelector signed the petition.

(j) The circulator of any petition page shallretain direct custody and control of the page at all timesduring circulation, except when a signer is signing;personally give the page to, and take it from, eachsigner; and personally observe each signer of thepetition page actually sign the petition.

(k) Abandoned or stray petition sheets that arenot or at any time have not been under the directcustody and control of the circulator shall be rejectedin their entirety.

(l) Each circulator of an initiative petition shallcross out and initial any blank signature lines on thesignature sheet including those in the middle of thesheet, prior to, or at the time, the circulator’s signatureon the affidavit for that signature sheet is notarized.

(m) In the event that a circulator fails to cross outand initial any blank signature lines before notarizationthen the entire signature sheet shall be rejected and allsignatures on that page will be void.

(n) The provisions of this section shall also applyto the circulation of any referendum or recall petition.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

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Sec. 12-118. P rocedure f o r w i t h d r aw i ngsignatures.

Qualified electors desiring to withdraw theirsignatures may do so by executing and filing with thecity clerk an affidavit in the form prescribed by the cityclerk.

(a) A withdrawal of signature must occur nolater than 5:00 p.m. on the date the petitioncontaining their signature is actually filed.

(b) To withdraw a petition signature, a personmay do any of the following:

(1) Verify the withdrawal by signing asimple statement of intent to withdrawat the office of the city clerk.

(2) Mail a signed, notarized statement ofintent to withdraw to the city clerk.

(3) Draw a line through the signature andprinted name on the petition at any timeprior to filing.

(c) A signature withdrawn pursuant tosubsections (a) and (b) of this section shallnot be counted in determining the legalsufficiency of the petition.

(d) A person who knowingly gives or receivesmoney or any other thing of value for signinga statement of signature withdrawal pursuantto subsection (b) of this section is guilty of aclass 1 misdemeanor.

(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-119. Filing initiative petition.

The city clerk is responsible for, and shall exercisefinal control over, all aspects of the certificationprocess relating to city initiative petitions. In the eventof evidence of fraud or other circumstances that the cityclerk determines may affect the security or integrity ofthe initiative petition, the city clerk shall consult withthe city attorney to take additional steps necessary toensure the security and integrity of the initiativepetition process and the proper validation of signatures.The precise steps will be determined on a case-by-casebasis.

(a) All signature sheets with the full and correctcopy of the title and text of the proposedmeasure to be initiated attached shall be filedwith the city clerk as one (1) instrument, inthe order and form prescribed by the cityclerk. For purposes of this chapter, a petitionis filed when the petition is tendered to thecity clerk, and the city clerk takes custody ofthe petition.

(b) Initiative petitions which have not been filedwith the city clerk as of 5:00 p.m. on the dayfour (4) months prior to the ensuing generalelection after their issuance, shall be null andvoid.

(c) In no event shall the city clerk accept aninitiative petition which was issued forcirculation more than twenty-four (24)months prior to the date of the city generalelection at which the measure is to beincluded on the ballot.

(d) Initiative petitions must be filed at a locationspecified by the city clerk.

(e) A representative of the petitioners shall bepresent from the time the city clerk beginsprocessing the petition to the time the cityclerk either issues an amended temporaryreceipt or rejects the petition forinsufficiency.

(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-120. Issuance of a petition filing receipt tothe petitioners.

When a petition is filed, a receipt is immediatelyissued by the city clerk containing:

(a) Part I- The petitioners’ estimate of purportednumber of sheets and signatures filed.

(b) Part II- The city clerk’s estimate of purportednumber of sheets and signatures filed.

(1) If the signature sheets appear to containa number of signatures equal to orexceeding the minimum numberrequired, the city clerk shall commence

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a verification process, examining thepetition to determine if it contains therequisite number of signatures ofqualified electors as prescribed byChapter XIX of the Tucson City Charterand this chapter of the Tucson Code inorder to proceed with certification.

(2) If the number of estimated signaturesdoes not appear to equal or exceed theminimum number required. The cityclerk shall reject the initiative petitionand immediately return it to thepetitioners, without prejudice to thefiling of a new petition for the samepurpose. The city clerk shall indicate thereason for the rejection on the receipt.

After the city clerk issues the receipt, noadditional petition sheets may be acceptedfor filing, and no additions, corrections, oradjustments to the filed petition sheets arepermitted.

(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-121. Examination of petitions.

Within ten (10) days after issuing the receipt, thecity clerk shall ascertain whether the petition is signedby the requisite number of qualified electors to forwardto the Pima County Recorder for further processingpursuant to applicable state law along with a receiptspecifying the number of signature sheets and randomsample signatures as determined by the city clerk.

(a) The city clerk shall examine the petition forimproper formatting. Examples of improperlyformatted pages include, but are notnecessarily limited to, the following:

(1) Signature sheets that are not attached toa full and correct copy of the title andtext of the measure being proposed orreferred;

(2) Any petition page that does not bear thewords “Tucson, Arizona” and the dateof issuance of the serial number in theupper right-hand corner;

(3) Signature sheets that either do notthemselves bear the city clerk’s officialserial number in the lower right-handcorner, or that are attached to title andtext pages which do not bear the officialserial number, or that have both of thesedefects;

(4) Signature sheets which are themselves,or whose attached title and text pagesare, damaged in such a manner that theformat or legibility of the petition isboth in violation of this chapter andbeyond correction (e.g. the officialserial number is torn off, the title andtext is missing, etc.);

(5) Statutory language is missing from thesignature sheet, including but notlimited to the “Notice”, the “Warning”and the statement beginning with “wethe undersigned….”

(b) Signatures on a signature sheet with adefective circulator’s affidavit shall not beincluded in the count of signatures eligiblefor verification, and shall be ineligible forinclusion in the total number of validsignatures.

(c) The city clerk shall examine the petition fordefects. A signature sheet is subject torejection where the circulator’s affidavitcontains the following defects:

(1) Is not completed or signed by thecirculator;

(2) Is missing the designated county of thecirculator;

(3) Is not notarized;

(4) Is missing the notary’s signature;

(5) Has been notarized by a notary whosecommission has expired;

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(6) Does not have the notary’s seal affixedor whose seal is not in compliance withthe Arizona Revised Statutes relating tonotaries public and the Secretary ofState’s Arizona Notary PublicReference Manual;

(7) Does not bear a notarization date;

(8) Contains a notary signatures that isdated earlier than the dates on whichany electors signed the signature sheetof the initiative or referendum signaturesheet;

(9) Is attached to a page where thecirculator failed to cross out and initialany blank signature lines at the time ofor prior to notarization;

(10) The circulator is prohibited fromparticipating in any election, initiative,referendum or recall campaign pursuantto A.R.S. § 19-119.01(D);

(11) The circulator did not mark whetherthey are a paid circulator or a volunteer;

(12) In the opinion of the city clerk, it isotherwise defective.

(d) The disqualification of a signature sheetresults in the invalidity and removal of allsignatures on that signature sheet, but notnecessarily all signature sheets circulated bythat circulator without an independent reasonfor disqualification for each signature sheet.

(e) Signatures on or attached to improperlyformatted pages of the petition shall not beincluded in the count of signatures eligiblefor verification.

(f) Individual signature sheets that are damaged,illegible or improperly formatted may beaccepted for examination and verification atthe city clerk’s discretion.

(g) The city clerk shall examine the individualsignatures (or signature lines) contained oneach numbered signature sheet of thepetition. A signature is not eligible forverification, and is ineligible for inclusion inthe total number of valid signatures, if itmeets any of the following criteria:

(1) The original signature is missing fromthe signature line;

(2) The residence address or description ofthe residence location is missing (streetand number; and/or if no street address,described residence location) or thecolumn contains only a post office box;

(3) The date of signing is missing;

(4) There is more than one signature placedon the numbered signature line, inwhich case only the signature which isactually on the line will be eligible forverification and all other signaturesshall be rejected;

(5) There is an excess of fifteen (15)signatures on the signature sheet, inwhich case the one(s) in excess shall berejected;

(6) The signature has been withdrawn,pursuant to controlling legislation;

(7) The date of signature is after the date onwhich the Affidavit of Circulator wasnotarized;

(8) The date the circulator or notary signedis earlier than the date the sheet wassigned.

(9) The signature has been crossed out, orotherwise defaced, prior to beingreceived by the city clerk.

(10) Ditto marks in any column except thesignature column are acceptable as longas the reiterated information is valid.

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(11) The circulator has printed the elector’sfirst and last name (or otherinformation) in violation of controllinglegislation.

(12) The signature or accompanyinginformation is, in the opinion of the cityclerk, otherwise insufficient ordefective.

(h) The city clerk shall also examine the petitionfor void signatures. Void signatures areineligible for inclusion in the count ofsufficient signatures and shall not be countedin determining the legal sufficiency of thepetition. As used in this chapter, a signatureis void if:

(1) The signature appears on a signaturesheet that was circulated by a countyrecorder, a justice of the peace, or acirculator who is not qualified toregister to vote in the State of Arizona atthe time of circulation of the signaturesheet;

(2) The signature was obtained prior to thefiling with the city clerk of theStatement of Organization or $500Threshold Exemption Statement by thepolitical committee proposing theinitiative or referendum.

(3) Signatures obtained by a person who isnot a resident of the State of Arizonaand who failed to register with the cityclerk’s office.

(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-122. Interim receipt of sufficiency.

If, after the examination and removal of ineligiblesignatures, the number of facially eligible signaturesremaining on the signature sheets appears to equal orexceed the minimum number required, the city clerkshall issue an interim receipt of sufficiency to thepetitioners, which shall list the number of signaturesheets in the possession of the city clerk, and also thetotal number of signatures eligible for furtherexamination and verification. The issuance of aninterim receipt of sufficiency to the petitioners shall notpreclude:

(a) The continuation or repetition of anyexaminations carried out prior to its issuance;

(b) The initiation of examinations orverifications not yet begun;

(c) Any other activities the city clerk deemsnecessary to make a thorough, accurate andcomplete examination of the petition;

(d) The exclusion from the total of validsignatures of any additional signatures foundineligible, invalid or void under the criteriaof this chapter.

(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-123. Receipt of insufficiency.

If, after completion of the procedures described inthis chapter, the number of signatures remaining on thesheets which are eligible for verification does notappear to equal or exceed the minimum numberrequired, the city clerk shall reject the initiative petitionand immediately return it to the petitioners, withoutprejudice to the filing of a new petition for the samepurpose.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-124. Generation of random sample.

(a) After issuing the interim receipt ofsufficiency to the petitioners for the initiative petition,the city clerk shall, at random, select five percent (5%)of the signatures determined to be eligible forverification. The random sample signatures to beverified shall be drawn in such a manner that everysignature filed with the city clerk has an equal chanceof being included in the sample.

(b) Upon generation of the random sample, thecity clerk shall reproduce a facsimile of the front ofeach signature sheet containing a random samplesignature and shall forward those facsimile signaturesheets to the county recorder, who shall have fifteen(15) days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legalholidays, to complete their examination and certify theresults of the random sample.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

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Sec 12-125. Disposition of petitions by city clerk.

Within seventy-two (72) hours, excludingSaturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, after receipt ofthe facsimile signature sheets and the certification ofthe results of the random sample from the countyrecorder, the city clerk shall determine the total numberof valid signatures in the following manner:

(a) Subtract all signatures from the total numberof eligible signatures on petitions containinga defective circulator’s affidavit.

(b) If a signer has signed more than once,subtract all but one otherwise valid signature;

(c) Subtract all signatures that were found to beineligible by the county recorder or found tobe ineligible by the city clerk that were notpreviously subtracted;

(d) After determining the percentage of allsignatures found to be invalid in the randomsample, subtract a like percentage from thosesignatures remaining after all previoussubtractions have been performed.

(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-126. Certificate of sufficiency.

If the actual number of signatures on theremaining sheets after all subtractions equals orexceeds the minimum number required by theconstitution or if the number of valid signatures asprojected from the random sample is at least onehundred per cent (100%) of the minimum numberrequired by the constitution, the city clerk shall issuethe following receipt to the person or organization thatsubmitted them:

___________________ signature sheets bearing_____________ signatures for initiative petition serialnumber ____ have been refused for filing in this officebecause the person circulating them was a countyrecorder or justice of the peace at the time ofcirculating the petition or due to defects in thecirculator’s affidavit. A total of ________________signatures included on the remaining petition sheetswere found to be ineligible. Of the total random sampleof _______________ signatures, a total of __________signatures were invalidated by the county recorder

resulting in a failure rate of _________ per cent. Theactual number of remaining signatures for suchinitiative petition number ________ are equal to or inexcess of the minimum required by the constitution toplace a measure on the next ensuing city generalelection ballot. The number of valid signatures filedwith this petition, based on the random sample, appearsto be at least one hundred per cent (100%) of theminimum required or through examination of eachsignature has been certified to be greater than theminimum required by the constitution.Date:_______________________ _______________________________ city clerk (Seal)

The city clerk shall then forthwith notify the mayor andcouncil that a sufficient number of signatures has beenfiled and that the initiative shall be placed on the ballotin the manner provided by law.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-127. Certificate of insufficiency.

If the number of valid signatures as projected fromthe random sample is less than one hundred per cent(100%) of the minimum number required by theconstitution or if the actual number of signatures on theremaining sheets after all subtractions from the randomsample or after certification fails to equal or exceed theminimum required by the constitution, the city clerkshall immediately return the original signature sheets,in the form filed under A.R.S. § 19-121, to the personor organization that submitted them, together with acertified statement that, for the following reasons, thepetition lacks the minimum number of signatures toplace it on the general election ballot:

(1) Signature sheets bearing city clerk pagenumbers _________________ andbearing signatures of ____________persons appeared on petitionscontaining a defective circulator’saffidavit.

(2) A total of _________ signatures on theremaining petition sheets were found tobe ineligible.

(3) A total of ___________ signaturesincluded in the random sample havebeen certified by the county recorder asineligible at the time such petition was

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signed and a projection from suchrandom sample has indicated that_____________ more signatures areineligible to appear on the petition.

A facsimile of the certification of the countyrecorder under A.R.S. § 19-121.02 shall accompany thesignature sheets returned to the person or organizationthat submitted them.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-128. City clerk to certify sufficientpetitions to mayor and council;mayor and council adopt ordinanceor call an election.

When the petition shall be found by the city clerkto be sufficient, the city clerk shall submit the same,with the certificate of sufficiency without delay, to themayor and council; and the mayor and council shalleither:

(1) Pass said initiative, without alteration,within twenty (20) days after theattachment of the city clerk’s certificateof sufficiency of the accompanyingpetition, or

(2) Within twenty-five (25) days after thecity clerk shall have attached thecertificate of sufficiency to the petition,the mayor and council shall proceed tocall a special election to be held inconjunction with the next ensuing citygeneral election at which said initiativewithout alteration shall be submitted tothe vote of the people.

(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-129. Disposition of sufficient petitions.

The original copy of all petitions filed with thecity clerk, and subsequently certified as sufficient, shallbe kept by the city clerk pursuant to the retentionschedule prescribed by the Arizona State Library,Archives and Public Records.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-130. Number of proposed initiativemeasures to be voted on not limited.

Any number of proposed initiative measures maybe voted upon at the same election.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-131. Limit on number of initiative specialelections.

There shall not be more than one (1) initiativespecial election in any period of twelve (12) months. Inno event shall an initiative special election be calledwhere the initiative petition has not been filed with thecity clerk at least four (4) months prior to the date ofthe special election.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-132. Arrangement for and conduct ofelection.

Whenever any ordinance is required to besubmitted to the voters of the city at any election, themayor and council shall order such ordinance to beprinted in the official newspaper of the city, for three(3) consecutive days and posted in the official postinglocations of the city. The mayor and council shallmake, or cause to be made, all arrangements forholding such election; and the same shall be conducted,returned and result thereof declared, in all respects asare other city elections.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Secs. 12-133 – 12-138. Reserved.

ARTICLE IX. REFERENDUM

Sec. 12-139. Applicability of referendum to cityordinances; 30-day period forreferendum to be calculated from thedate ordinance is made availablefrom the city clerk.

Referendum shall apply to City ordinances asprovided in Chapter XX of the City Charter. Ifpetitioners file an application for referendum with theclerk relating to an ordinance, or any item, section, orpart thereof that is subject to referendum, and the cityclerk is unable to provide petitioners with a copy of the

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ordinance at the time of application for an officialserial number or on the same business day of theapplication, the thirty (30) day period for filing thereferendum petition shall be calculated from the datesuch ordinance is made available from the city clerk.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-140. Form of petition.

The term “petition,” as used in this article, meansthe title and text of the proposed measure, the signaturesheets, and the affidavit of circulator.

(a) Any referendum petition desired to besubmitted to the mayor and council shall bepresented upon a petition which has beenprinted and numbered in the form prescribedby the city clerk.

(b) The form of referendum petitions filed withthe city clerk must meet the strict compliancestandard imposed by the Arizona SupremeCourt under the Arizona Constitution andArizona Revised Statutes.

(c) It is the responsibility of the petitioners of thereferendum petition to ensure that at all timesduring circulation, the petition is in therequired form, that it contains all requiredinformation, and that all of its pages are fullylegible.

(d) No additional information, instructions,symbols, or markings of any kind are to beprinted on any portion of the petition,including the back or margins of any of thepetition documents (title/text, signature sheet,affidavit of circulator).

(e) The title and text of the measure proposed orreferred by the petition shall be printed in atleast eight (8) point type on either 8 ½” x 11"or 8 ½” x 14" paper, portrait or landscapeorientation, and shall include both theoriginal and (if applicable) amended text.The title and text shall indicate materialdeleted, if any, by printing the material witha line drawn through the center of the lettersof the material, and shall indicate materialadded or new material by printing the lettersof the material in capital letters. The eight (8)

point type requirement does not apply tomaps, charts, or other graphics.

(f) If the full printing of the title and text of theinitiative or referendum measure requiresmultiple pages, the title and text may beprinted either on the front of each page or onthe front and back of each page, at the optionof the petitioners. Each and every page of thetitle and text shall be numbered sequentially(e.g. Page 1 of 5, Page 2 of 5, etc.) and thenumber shall appear in the upper right-handcorner of each page, immediately below thewords “Tucson, Arizona” and the date ofissuance.

(g) The referendum petition shall be printed inblack ink on white or recycled white pages.

(h) The signature sheets shall be fourteen (14)inches in width by eight and one-half (8 1/2)inches in length.

(i) All pages of the petition shall have a marginof at least one-half (1/2) inch at the top andone-fourth (1/4) inch at the bottom of eachpage.

(j) The title of the petition shall read “CITY OFTUCSON” in the left margin followed by“Referendum Description” centered.

(k) Immediately below the title required insubsection (j) of this section, the petitionshall include a description of no more thanone hundred (100) words of the principalprovisions of the measure sought to bereferred.

(l) The following language shall appear in theuppermost right-hand corner of the signaturesheet: “It is unlawful to sign this petitionbefore it has a serial number.”

(m) Immediately below the statement required insubsection (l) of this section, each signaturesheet shall have printed in capital letters inno less than twelve (12) point bold-facedtype the following:

“_______ PAID CIRCULATOR” “ _______ VOLUNTEER”

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(n) The words “Tucson, Arizona” and the date ofissuance shall appear in the upper right-handcorner of both sides of the signature sheet.

(o) Immediately below the description requiredin subsection (k) of this section, thefollowing language shall be included:“Notice: This is only a description of themeasure sought to be referred prepared bythe sponsor of the measure. It may notinclude every provision contained in themeasure. Before signing, make sure the titleand text of the measure are attached. Youhave the right to read or examine the title andtext before signing.”

(p) In eight (8) point centered type, the followinglanguage shall be included “Petition forReferendum”.

(q) Immediately below the language required insubsection (p) above, the following languageshall be included: “To the City Clerk of theCity of Tucson: We, the undersigned,residents of the City of Tucson, Arizona, andduly qualified electors therein, respectfullyorder that City of Tucson Ordinance No.__________ entitled (title of act orordinance, and if the petition is against lessthan the whole act or ordinance then setforth here the item, section, or part, of anymeasure on which the referendum is used)passed by the Mayor and Council on________________ (date) and petition thatthis ordinance be reconsidered by the Mayorand Council and, if not repealed at the timeof such reconsideration the same shall bereferred to a vote of the qualified electors ofthe City of Tucson for their approval orrejection at the next city general or specialelection. Each signer for himself says: I havepersonally signed this petition with my firstand last names. I have not signed any otherpetition for the same measure. I am aqualified elector of the City of Tucson.”

(r) Immediately following the language insubsection (q) above, the following languageshall be included: “Warning: It is a class 1misdemeanor for any person to knowinglysign an initiative or referendum petition with

a name other than his own, except in acircumstance where he signs for a person, inthe presence of and at the specific request ofsuch person, who is incapable of signing hisown name because of physical infirmity, orto knowingly sign his name more than oncefor the same measure, or to knowingly signsuch petition when he is not a qualifiedelector.”

(s) The signature sheet shall include columnswith the following headings in bold-facedtype:

(1) Signature

(2) Name (first and last name printed)

(3) Actual address (street & no. and if nostreet address, describe residencelocation)

(4) Arizona post office address & zip code

(5) City or town (if any)

(6) Ward No.

(7) Date signed

(t) Each signature sheet shall contain fifteen(15) numbered lines for signatures spacedthree-eighths (3/8) inch apart and numberedone through fifteen.

(u) Immediately below the fifteen (15) numberedlines described in subsection (t) above, thefollowing language shall be included: “Thevalidity of the signatures on this sheet mustbe sworn to by the circulator before a notarypublic on the form appearing on the back ofthe sheet.”

(v) The official serial number shall appear in thelower right-hand corner, immediatelypreceded by the words “SERIAL NUMBER”on both sides of the signature sheet and thetitle and text page(s).

(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

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Sec. 12-141. Affidavit of circulator.

(a) The affidavit shall be in the following formprinted on the reverse side of each signature sheet:“Referendum Affidavit of Circulator”.

(b) The words “Tucson, Arizona” and the date ofissuance shall appear in the upper right-hand corner.

(c) In the upper left-hand corner include thefollowing:

State of Arizona )) ss.:

County of ( )(Where notarized)

(d) Immediately below the language described insubsection (c) above, the following language shall beincluded:

I, __________(print name)______________,a person who is not required to be a residentof this state but who is otherwise qualified toregister to vote in the county of __________,in the state of Arizona at all times during mycirculation of this petition sheet, and underthe penalty of a class 1 misdemeanor, deposeand say that subject to section 19-115,Arizona Revised Statutes, each individualprinted the individual’s own name andaddress and signed this sheet of the foregoingpetition in my presence on the date indicatedand I believe that each signer’s name andresidence address or post office address arecorrectly stated and that each signer is aqualified elector of the City of Tucson andthat at all times during circulation of thissignature sheet a copy of the title and textwas attached to the signature sheet (Ariz.Const. Art. IV, Pt. 1, § 1, ¶ 9, A.R.S. §§19-112 (B), (C), (D), 19-114(A) TucsonCharter, Chapter XIX, § 2). The signaturesappearing on this petition sheet are thegenuine signatures of the persons whosenames they bear and each and all of them areresidents and duly qualified electors of theCity of Tucson (Tucson Charter, ChapterXIX, § 2).

(e) Immediately following the language insubsection (d), the following language shall beincluded: “The names of the persons procuring thispetition and who should be notified of all proceedingsand action taken in reference to this petition are(Tucson Charter, Chapter XIX, § 2):”.

(f) Immediately below the information requiredin subsection (e), the following shall be included: thepetitioners’ printed names, residence addresses, streetand number (if no street address, describe residencelocation).

(g) Immediately below the information requiredin subsection (f), the following shall be included:

Signature of affiant ______________________Typed or Printed Name of affiant (Circulator)________________________(Residence address, street and number of affiant,orif no street address, a description of residencelocation) ___________________________

(h) Immediately following the circulatorsignature required in subsection (g), the following shallbe included:

Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before meon _________________ (date)

_____________________________Notary Public

______________________, Arizona(county where notarized)

My Commission expires on _________________.(date)

(i) The official serial number shall appear in thelower right-hand corner, immediately preceded by thewords “SERIAL NUMBER” on both sides of thesignature sheet and the title and text page(s).(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

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Sec. 12-142. Provisions applicable to referendum.

(a) Pursuant to the strict compliance provisionsrelative to referendum, and the specific provisions tothe Tucson Charter, the qualified elector shall printtheir ward number on the referendum petition.

(b) The title and text of a referendum petitionmust include a full and complete copy of the ordinance,item, section, or part of the ordinance sought to berepealed or referred, and all attachments.

(c) The provisions of article VI of this chapter,“Campaign Finance; Candidates and PoliticalCommittees,” insofar as they relate to campaignliterature and advertisements, deceptive mailings, andpolitical committee termination statement, as thereinset out, shall apply to referendum petitions.

(d) The provisions of article VII of this chapter,“Campaign Finance; Petition Drive PoliticalCommittees,” shall apply to referendum petitions.

(e) The provisions of article VIII of this chapter,“Initiative,” insofar as they relate to applications tocirculate petitions, circulation of petitions, procedurefor withdrawing signatures, filing petitions,examination and certification and disposition ofpetitions, as therein set out, shall apply to referendumpetitions. The provision shall not be construed to affectthe strict compliance standard imposed by the ArizonaSupreme Court under the Arizona Constitution andArizona Revised Statutes.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-143. Right of city clerk to review.

The city clerk shall have the right, at any time, toreview, challenge or reject a referendum petition on thebasis of any legal or procedural insufficiency, includingbut not limited to the petition’s failure to addresslegislation that is subject to the referendum process.The city clerk’s administration of the referendumprocess does not represent an acceptance or review ofthe petition, and the absence of objection at anyparticular time does not bar subsequent rejection of thereferendum petition by the City.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-144. Submission of sufficient petitions tomayor and council; mayor andcouncil repeal the part(s) protested orcall an election.

When the petition shall be found by the city clerkto be sufficient, the city clerk shall submit the same,with the certificate, to the mayor and council. It shallbe the duty of the mayor and council to reconsider suchordinance; and if the same, or item, section or partthereof protested be not repealed, the mayor andcouncil shall submit the ordinance or item, section orpart thereof protested to the electors of the city, eitherat the next ensuing city general election or at a specialelection to be called for that purpose. No specialelection shall be held less than one hundred twenty(120) days prior to or following a city primary orgeneral election, and such protested ordinance orprotested item, section or part thereof shall not go intoeffect or become operative unless a majority of thequalified electors, voting on the same, shall vote infavor thereof, and until the proclamation of the mayoris issued.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-145. Insufficient petitions; effective date ofordinance.

The ordinance, item, section, or part thereof shallbecome effective if the petition is determined to beinsufficient and the effective date has passed.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Secs. 12-146 – 12-149. Reserved.

ARTICLE X. RECALL

Sec. 12-150. Petition authorized, number ofsignatures.

Every public officer holding an elective office,either by election or appointment, is subject to recall.The proposed recall of a public officer may besubmitted to the mayor and council by a petition signedby qualified electors of the city equal in number to atleast twenty-five (25) percent of the total number ofvotes cast for all of the candidates including validwrite-in candidates for the office held by the officersought to be removed, at the last preceding generalelection.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

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Sec. 12-151. Affidavit to circulate recall petitions.

(a) Any qualified elector of the city may makeand submit to the city clerk an affidavit containing thename of the officer to be removed and a generalstatement, not to exceed two hundred (200) words,stating the grounds for removal.

(b) The affidavit shall include an endorsementwhich shall set forth the names, residence addresses,and signatures of three (3) persons who are responsiblefor endorsing the petition and who are to be notified ofall proceedings and actions taken in reference to thepetition. The three (3) persons making the endorsementin the affidavit will be deemed, and referred tocollectively as, the “petitioners of the recall petition” orsimply “petitioners.”(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-152. Form of recall petition.

(a) The city clerk shall provide the electorsubmitting an affidavit to circulate recall petitions asufficient number of copies of petitions prepared by thecity clerk for such recall and removal.

(b) At the time of submission of the affidavit, theaffiant or petitioners intending to circulate a recallpetition shall deposit with the city clerk the feessufficient to cover the printing and preparation of therecall petitions.

(c) The recall petition issued by the city clerkshall bear the electronic signature of the city clerk andthe official embossed seal of the City of Tucson; shallbe dated and addressed to the mayor and council andthe city clerk; and shall contain the names andresidence addresses of the three petitioners responsiblefor endorsing the petition, the number of recall petitionforms issued, the name of the person sought to beremoved, the office from which such removal is sought,and the grounds for removal, as stated in the affidavit.

(d) Only original recall petitions which havebeen printed and issued by the city clerk can becirculated and submitted for verification.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-153. Circulation of recall petitions.

(a) No recall petition shall be circulated againstany officer until the officer has actually held the officefor at least six (6) months. The commencement of asubsequent term in the same office does not renew thesix (6) month period delaying the circulation of a recallpetition.

(b) A recall petition shall not be accepted forverification if more than one hundred twenty (120)days have passed since the date of issuance of thepetition by the city clerk.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-154. Notice to officer of issuance of recallpetition.

The city clerk shall notify the officer sought to beremoved of the submission of the affidavit and theissuance of a recall petition.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-155. Provisions applicable to recall.

(a) The provisions of article VI of this chapter,“Campaign Finance; Candidates and PoliticalCommittees,” insofar as they relate to campaignliterature and advertisements, deceptive mailings, andpolitical committee termination statement, as thereinset out, shall apply to recall petitions.

(b) The provisions of article VII of this chapter,“Campaign Finance; Petition Drive PoliticalCommittees,” shall apply to recall petitions.

(c) The provisions of article VIII of this chapter,“Initiative,” insofar as they relate to circulation ofpetitions, procedure for withdrawing signatures,submitting petitions, and examination and certificationthereof shall apply to recall petitions.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-156. Notice of insufficient petition.

If the certificate shows the petition to beinsufficient, the city clerk shall at once notify in writingone (1) or more of the persons designated on thepetition as submitting the same. The city clerk shallreturn the petition to one of the persons designated as

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submitting it, without prejudice, however, to thesubmitting of a new petition for the same purpose.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-157. Filing of sufficient petition; notice toofficer; statement of defense.

(a) When the petition shall be found by the cityclerk to be sufficient, the city clerk shall officially filethe petition and shall submit the same with thecertificate to the mayor and council, without delay, andthe mayor and council shall immediately notify theofficer sought to be removed;

(b) Within forty-eight (48) hours, excludingSaturdays, Sundays or legal holidays, of the filing ofthe recall petition, the city clerk shall give writtennotice to the person against whom it is filed of thefollowing:

(1) The notice shall state that a recallpetition has been certified as sufficient,shall set forth the grounds of the recall,and shall notify the person to whom it isaddressed that the officer has the rightto prepare and have printed on the ballota statement containing not more thantwo hundred (200) words defending theperson’s official conduct.

(2) The notice shall also state that if theofficer fails to deliver the defensivestatement to the city clerk within ten(10) days thereafter, the right to have astatement printed on the ballot shall beconsidered waived.

(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-158. Resignation of officer.

If a person against whom a recall petition is fileddesires to resign, the person may do so by filing awritten tender thereof with the city clerk within five (5)days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays,after the official filing of the petition. In such event, theperson’s resignation shall be accepted and effectiveimmediately, and the vacancy shall be filled asprovided by law.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-159. Failure to resign; call of election.

If the officer does not resign within five (5) daysafter notification by the mayor and council, the mayorand council shall, not less than twenty (20) nor morethan thirty (30) days from the date of the city clerk’scertificate that a sufficient petition is filed, order anelection to be held on a date, not less than one hundredtwenty (120) days after the certification.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-160. Candidacy of officer sought to beremoved.

An officer sought to be removed shall have theirname placed on the official ballot without nominationunless otherwise requested in writing to the city clerknot less than sixty (60) days prior to the election.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-161. Nomination of recall candidates.

(a) Candidates seeking nomination during arecall election must meet the qualification requirementspursuant to section 12-52 of this code.

(b) In the situation that the incumbent waselected to office, candidates other than the incumbentshall be placed upon the official recall ballot after filinga nomination petition that is signed by a number ofqualified electors that is equal to at least two per centof the total votes cast for all candidates for that officeat the last general election.

(c) In the situation that the incumbent wasappointed to the office, candidates other than theincumbent shall be placed upon the official recall ballotafter filing a nomination petition that is signed by anumber of qualified electors that is equal to at leastone-half of one per cent of the total active registeredvoters in the district represented by that elective officeras determined on the date of the last general election.

(d) Nomination petition signers shall be qualifiedelectors of the city for mayoral candidates and in theward of the officer against whom the recall petition isfiled for council member candidates.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

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Sec. 12-162. Form of recall nomination petition.

(a) The title and body of the nomination petitionshall be substantially in the following form:

Nomination Petition--Recall ElectionWe, the undersigned electors, qualified tovote in the recall election mentioned herein,residents of the precinct indicated by theresidence addresses given, and residents ofthe City of Tucson, county of Pima, state ofArizona, hereby nominate ______________,who resides at _______________, in the Cityof Tucson to be a candidate in the recallelection for the office of ____________ to beheld on ______(date)_______, and wefurther declare that we have not signed andwill not sign any nomination paper for anyother person for such office. I further declarethat if I choose to use a post office boxaddress on this petition, my residence addresshas not changed since I last reported it to thecounty recorder for purposes of updating myvoter registration file.

(b) The remainder of the petition shall besubstantially in the form prescribed in section 12-55 ofthis code.

(c) Circulators of a Recall Nomination petitionshall comply with the provisions of section 12-57 ofthis code.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-163. Filing of recall nomination petitionsand papers.

Recall nomination petitions must be filed with thecity clerk pursuant to section 12-66 of this code, exceptthat such nomination petition shall be filed not morethan ninety (90) days nor less than sixty (60) days priorto the date of the recall election.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-164. Arrangement for and conduct ofelection.

The mayor and council shall make, or cause to bemade, publication of notice, and all arrangements forholding such election; and the same shall be conducted,returned and result thereof declared, in all respects as

are other city elections. If any vacancy occurs in saidoffice after a recall election has been so ordered, theelection shall nevertheless proceed as herein provided.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-165. Form of ballot.

(a) Ballots for the election shall contain thequalified elector’s grounds for the officer’s recall.

(b) Ballots shall also contain the officer’sjustification of their conduct in office, if timely filedpursuant to section 12-157 of this code.

(c) There shall be no party designation upon therecall ballot.

(d) The form of the ballot shall conform as nearlyas practicable to the ballot prescribed for generalelections.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-166. Incumbent to continue in office; costsfor additional recall effort.

(a) The incumbent shall continue to perform theduties of the office until the result of said election shallhave been officially declared. The candidate receivingthe highest number of votes shall be declared electedfor the remainder of the term. If the incumbent is notelected, they shall be deemed removed from officeupon the canvassing and declaring the results of theelection.

(b) If the officer sought to be recalled is elected,then no further recall petition shall be filed against thesame officer during the term elected, unless petitionersfirst pay all expenses of the preceding election.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Sec. 12-167. Appointing recalled officers to publicoffice.

No person who has been removed from an officeby recall, or who resigned from such office while recallproceedings were pending against that officer, shall beappointed to any office within one (1) year after suchremoval or resignation.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

Secs. 12-168 – 12-174. Reserved.

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ARTICLE XI. REPORTING OFINDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES

Sec. 12-175. S u p p l e m e n t a l r e p o r t i n g o findependent expenditures in citylimits.

(a) Statement of purposes. This article’s purposesare to:

(1) Allow voters access to informationabout who supports or opposescandidates financially;

(2) Allow the city clerk to more effectivelydistinguish independent expendituresfrom expenditures made by candidatesor candidates’ campaign committees;and

(3) Deter corruption and the appearance ofcorruption.

This article is intended to supplement, and notsupersede or conflict with, any state law regarding thereporting of independent expenditures in city elections.

Corporations, limited liability companies andlabor organizations making independent expendituresrelating to the City of Tucson candidates must complywith the provisions of A.R.S. Title 16.

(b) Definitions. As used in this article:

“Campaign period” means the entire timefrom the date on which an individualbecomes a candidate until the election ordefeat of the candidate. The campaign periodends on the date the mayor and councilcanvass and declare the results of the electionat which the candidate is elected or defeated.

“Identification” means:

(1) For an individual, their name andmailing address, their occupation andthe name of their employer.

(2) For any other person, including apolitical committee, the full name andmailing address of the person. For a

political committee, identificationincludes the identification numberissued on the filing of a statement oforganization pursuant to A.R.S.§ 16-902.01.

“Independent expenditure” means anexpenditure by a person or politicalcommittee, other than a candidate’scampaign committee, that expresslyadvocates the election or defeat of a clearlyidentified candidate, that is made withoutcooperation or consultation with anycandidate or committee or agent of thecandidate and that is not made in concertwith or at the request or suggestion of acandidate, or any committee or agent of thecandidate. Independent expenditure includesan expenditure that is subject to therequirements of A.R.S. § 16-917, whichrequires a copy of the campaign literature oradvertisement to be sent to a candidatenamed or otherwise referred to in theliterature or advertisement.

“Person” includes a political committee asdefined in A.R.S. § 16-901, as well as anatural person.

(c) Registration. Any person who makesindependent expenditures related to a particular cityoffice cumulatively exceeding one thousand dollars($1,000.00) during a campaign period, shall registerwith the city clerk, indicating the name, title, electronicmail address and telephone number of the personauthorizing the independent expenditure.

(d) Original report. Any person who makesindependent expenditures related to a particular cityoffice cumulatively exceeding one thousand dollars($1,000.00) during a campaign period, shall file reportswith the city clerk in accordance with subsection (g) soindicating.

(1) The name and address of the personmaking the independent expenditure.

(2) The amount of the expenditure and thename of the vendor or other payeereceiving the expenditure.

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(3) The name of the candidate(s) andrace(s) in which the expenditure wasmade and whether the expenditure wasin support of or opposition to thecandidate(s).

(4) The communication medium anddescription of what was purchased withthe expenditure.

(5) The date of the expenditure. For thepurposes of this article, an expenditureoccurs on the date on which literature oradvertisements are deposited at the postoffice for mailing, submitted to acommunications system for broadcast orsubmitted to a newspaper or similarprint medium for printing and, withrespect to an expenditure for signs, thedate on which a sign is first posted.

(e) Supplemental report. Any person who haspreviously reached the dollar amount specified insubsection (d) for filing an original report shall file asupplemental report in accordance with subsections (d)and (g) each time previously unreported independentexpenditures specified by subsection (d) exceed onethousand dollars ($1,000.00).

(f) Exception for independent expenditurespreviously reported. Subsections (d) and (e) shall notapply to any independent expenditure already reportedby the person making the independent expenditurepursuant to the requirements of A.R.S. §§ 16-913 and16-915, and the amount of that already reportedindependent expenditure shall not be used incalculating the trigger amounts for original andsupplemental reports set forth in subsections (d) and(e).

(g) Time of filing. Any person who must file anoriginal report pursuant to subsection (d), or who mustfile a supplemental report for previously unreportedamounts pursuant to subsection (e), shall file the reportwith the city clerk not later than one day after makingthe expenditure, excluding Saturdays, Sundays andlegal holidays.

(h) Literature or Advertisements. Any personpurchasing literature or advertisements for the purposeof making an independent expenditure must also

comply with A.R.S. § 16-914.02(F), (G), (L), or anysuccessor statutes.

(i) Additional notification. In addition to thereporting required in subsections (d) and (e), a personthat makes independent expenditures for literature oradvertisement relating to any one candidate or officewithin sixty (60) days shall:

(1) Send by certified mail a copy of thecampaign literature or advertisement toeach candidate named or otherwisereferred to in the literature oradvertisement twenty-four (24) hoursafter depositing it at the post office formailing, twenty-four (24) hours aftersubmitting it to a telecommunicationssystem for broadcast or twenty-four (24)hours after submitting it to a newspaperfor printing.

(2) The copy of the literature oradvertisement sent to a candidatepursuant this section shall be areproduction that is clearly readable,viewable or audible.

A person who violates this subsection is subject toa civil penalty of three (3) times the cost of theliterature or advertisement that was distributed inviolation of this subsection. This civil penalty shall beimposed as prescribed in A.R.S. § 16-924.

(j) Contents of report. Any report by a politicalcommittee under this article shall, in addition toproviding all other required information, identify anyperson who has contributed five hundred dollars($500.00) or more.

(k) Penalty for failure to file required report.Any person who fails to register as required, file areport as required, or provide information, as requiredby this article shall be subject to a civil penalty of up tothree (3) times the total amount of independentexpenditures not reported. In the case of a politicalcommittee, the civil penalty may be assessed againstthe political committee’s chairperson, its treasurer, orboth. All civil penalties paid under this subsection shallbe appropriated to the election campaign accountestablished under Tucson Charter Chapter XVI,Subchapter B, Section 6.

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(l) Misdemeanor. Any person who makes aknowingly false filing relating to an independentexpenditure pursuant to this section is guilty of a class1 misdemeanor.

(m) Determining whether expenditure is forcommunication that expressly advocates the election ordefeat of a clearly identified candidate. In determiningwhether an expenditure should have been reportedpursuant to subsections (d) and (e), the city clerk shallconsider whether the expenditure was for acommunication that expressly advocates the election ordefeat of a clearly identified candidate and was notmade with prior consent, cooperation, or consultationwith any candidate or committee or agent of thecandidate and that is not made in concert with or at therequest or suggestion of a candidate, or any committeeor agent of the candidate. In determining that acommunication expressly advocates the election ordefeat of a candidate, rather than a communication thatadvocates in favor of or against an issue, the city clerkwill consider the following three (3) components:

(1) Even if it is not presented in theclearest, most explicit language, speechis express if its message isunmistakable, unambiguous, andsuggestive of only one plausiblemeaning.

(2) Speech may only be termed advocacy ifit presents a clear plea for action, andthus speech that is merely informative isnot covered by this article.

(3) It must be clear what action isadvocated. Speech cannot be consideredexpress advocacy of the election ordefeat of a clearly identified candidatewhen reasonable minds could differ asto whether it encourages a vote for oragainst a candidate or encourages thereader to take some other kind of action.If any reasonable alternative reading ofspeech can be suggested, it cannot beexpress advocacy subject to thissection’s disclosure requirements.

(n) Severability. If a provision of this section orits application to any person or circumstance is heldinvalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisionsor applications of the section that can be given effectwithout the invalid provision or application, and to thisend the provisions of this article are severable.(Ord. No. 11245, § 2, 2-18-15)

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CODE COMPARATIVE TABLE – SUBSEQUENT ORDINANCES

OrdinanceNumber Date Section Disposition

11183 (Cont.) 14 (eff. 9-21-06) 19-425

15 (eff. 9-1-04) 19-450

16 (eff. 10-1-07) 19-460

17 (eff. 8-1-14) 19-700

11188 8-5-14 2 (eff. 9-5-14) 3-82

11198 9-9-14 1 (eff. 1-1-15) 19-39

2 (eff. 1-1-15) 19-310

3 (eff. 1-1-15) Rpld 19-310.1

11204 10-9-14 1 4-12

11209 11-5-14 1 1-19

11219 12-9-14 1 (eff. 1-1-15) 19-300 – 19-380

2 (eff. 1-1-15) Rpld Reg. 19-300.1 – 19-360.2

3 (eff. 1-1-15) 19-480

5 Rpld 19-1200 – 19-1255

11220 12-9-14 1, 2 20-140 (note)

11221 12-9-14 1, 2 20-141 (note)

11222 12-9-14 1, 2 20-142 (note)

11223 12-9-14 1, 2 20-143 (note)

11224 12-9-14 1, 2 20-144 (note)

11225 12-9-14 1, 2 20-145 (note)

11226 12-9-14 1 10B-2

2 10B-3

3 10B-4

11227 12-9-14 1 11B-3

2 11B-4

11228 12-9-14 1 Added 2-45 – 2-47

11232 12-16-14 1 10A-122

11233 12-16-14 1 10-31

11240 2-4-15 1 10-53.7

11243 2-18-15 1 (eff. 7-1-15) 22-34

11245 2-18-15 1 Rpld ch. 12 (12-1 – 12-110)

2 Added ch. 12 (12-1 – 12-175)

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CHARTER INDEX

Ch. Sec.A

ABATTOIRSAcquisition of property for certain public purposes, powers of city. . . . .

IV 1(6)

ADVERTISINGFinance and taxation, additional power to tax for advertising . . . . . . . . . . . . . XIII 8

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGESRegulating, restraining, suppressing or prohibiting

Powers of city. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV 1(18)

AMENDMENTSAuthorized. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XXVI 1Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XXVI 1

AMUSEMENTSLicensing and regulations of places of amusements, powers of city. . . . . . . . IV 1(18)

ANIMALS AND FOWLLicensing and regulation of animals

Powers of city. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV 1(18)Powers of mayor and council enumerated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII 1(7)

Pounds, establishment ofPowers of mayor and council enumerated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII 1(8)

Protection of animalsPowers of mayor and council enumerated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII 1(30)

Regulating, restraining, suppressing or prohibiting

Powers of city. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV 1(18)Sale and destruction of certain animals

Powers of mayor and council enumerated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII 1(8)

ANNEXATIONSAuthority to annex territory. . . . . . . . . XXV 6

APPROPRIATIONSCivil service provisions

Appropriation to carry out. . . . . . XXII 5

ARBITRATIONWage disputes, advisory arbitration. . . VII 2

ART GALLERIESAcquisition of property for certain public purposes, powers of city. . . . . IV 1(6)

ASSEMBLY HALLSAcquisition of property for certain public purposes, powers of city. . . . . IV 1(6)

Ch. Sec.ASSESSMENTS

Assessment of property for taxation; powers of city. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV 1(15)Mayor and council to provide for. . . . XIII 2Powers of mayor and council enumerated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII 1(34)

ATTORNEY. See: CITY ATTORNEY

AUDITFinance and taxation, annual independent audit required. . . . . . . . . XIII 15 See: FINANCE AND TAXATION

AUTHORITIESBoards, commissions, committees, authorities, etc. See: DEPARTMENTS AND OTHER AGENCIES OF CITY

B

BALLOTSGeneral elections, balloting provisions. XVI 6 et seq. See: ELECTIONS

BANNERS, FLAGS, PLACARDSRegulating


BATHSAcquisition of property for certain public purposes, powers of city. . . . . IV 1(6)

BAWDY HOUSESSuppression of, powers of city. . . . . . . IV 1(18)

BILLBOARDS. See: SIGNS AND BILLBOARDS

BLASTINGPowers of mayor and council enumerated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII 1(17)

BOARDSBoards, commissions, committees, authorities, etc. See: DEPARTMENTS AND OTHER AGENCIES OF CITY

BOND ISSUESVote required for certain types of bond issues; powers of city. . . . . . . . . . . . . IV 1(16a)

BONDSFinance and taxation, additional power to tax for bonds, libraries, advertising XIII 8Official bonds

Authority to require; execution . XIV 1Payment of premiums, approval of sureties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XIV 1

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Ch. Sec.BOULEVARDS. See also: STREETS AND SIDEWALKS

Dedication ofPowers of mayor and council enumerated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII 1(31)

BOUNDARIESConstruction within fire limits, boundaries


BRICK YARDRegulating, restraining, suppressing or prohibiting

Powers of city. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV 1(18)

BUDGETFinance and taxation, annual budget provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XIII 5 et seq.See: FINANCE AND TAXATION

BUILDINGSAcquisition of property for certain public purposes, powers of city. . . . . IV 1(6)Construction of


BUSINESSESLicensing, regulation of professions, trades; regulations and restraint of certain businesses

Powers of city. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV 1(18)

BUTCHER SHOPRegulating, retraining, suppressing or prohibiting

Powers of city. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV 1(18)

C

CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONLIMITATIONS

Elections, provisions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . XVIA 1 et seq.See: ELECTIONS

CAMPAIGNSElections

Campaign contribution limitations.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XVIA 1 et seq.Voluntary expenditure limitations XVIB 1 et seq. See: ELECTIONS

CANDIDATES. See: ELECTIONS

CATTLE OR HORSE CORRALRegulating, restraining, suppressing or prohibiting

Powers of city. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV 1(18)

CEMETERIESAcquisition of property for certain public purposes, powers of city. . . . . IV 1(6)

Ch. Sec.CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS

Acquisition of property for certain public purposes, powers of city. . . . . IV 1(6)

CHECKSFinance and taxation, counter- signature of warrants, checks. . . . . . . XIII 14

CITIZENSHIPClerks and deputies, citizenship of. . . . V 12

CITY ATTORNEYAppointive officers of city. . . . . . . . . . V 2Appointive, term, removal of certain appointive officers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V 4Powers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X 4

CITY CLERKAppointive officers of city. . . . . . . . . . V 2Appointive, term, removal of certain appointive officers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V 4Powers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X 10Recall petitions

Certifying sufficient petitions to mayor and council. . . . . . . . . . . XXI 7Clerk to examine, certify. . . . . . . XX 5

CITY COUNCIL. See: MAYOR AND COUNCIL

CITY COURTAppeals.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XII 7Business

Conducting on nonjuridical days. XII 1City magistrate

Appointive officers. . . . . . . . . . . . V 2Appointment, duties, term of. . . . XII 3Appointment, term, removal of.. . V 4.1Justice of the peace to perform duties if magistrate does not. . . . XII 8

Clerical help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XII 4Conducting business on nonjuridical days. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XII 1Court room, providing by mayor and council. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XII 4Established. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XII 1Fines, fees

Disposition of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XII 4Jurisdiction, exercise of. . . . . . . . . . . XII 6Jurisdiction generally. . . . . . . . . . . . . . XII 2Justice of the peace

Performing duties if magistrate does not. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XII 8

Mayor and council to provide court room. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII 4Nonjuridical days

Conducting business on. . . . . . . . XII 1Oaths

Authority to administer.. . . . . . . . XII 5Open, when.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XII 1Ordinances giving effect to provisions required. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII 9Records required. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XII 4

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Ch. Sec.T

TANK OR REFINERYRegulating, restraining, suppressing or prohibiting

Powers of city. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV 1(18)

TAXATIONAssessment, levy and collection of taxes

Powers of mayor and council enumerated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII 1(34)

Assessment of property for taxation; levy and collection of taxes

Powers of city. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV 1(15)Finance and taxation.. . . . . . . . . . . . . XIII 1 et seq. See: FINANCE AND TAXATIONFranchises and public utilities

Utility license and tax authorized. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XVII 6

Levy and collection of taxesPowers of mayor and council enumerated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII 1(3)

TELEGRAPHIC SERVICEAcquisition, establishment of certain public utilities, powers of city. . . . . IV 1(7)

TELEPHONE SERVICEAcquisition, establishment of certain public utilities, powers of city. . . . . IV 1(7)

TRAFFICRegulation of generally


TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMSTransportation system, acquisition, construction, etc., of; powers of city IV 1(8)

TREES AND SHRUBBERYInjury of trees and shrubs in public places

Powers of mayor and council enumerated VII 1(24)

U

UTILITIESAcquisition, establishment of certain public utilities, powers of city. . . . . IV 1(7)Acquisition of property for other public utility purposes; powers of city. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV 1(24)Franchises and public utilities. . . . . . XVII 1 et seq. See: FRANCHISES AND PUBLIC UTILITIESJoining with other public corporations for certain municipal purposes; powers of city. . . . . . . . . . IV 1(23)Lease of public utilities owned by city; powers of city. . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV 1(25)

Ch. Sec.V

VACANCIESVacancies in offices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . VIII See: OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

VEHICLES FOR HIREStands for


VENTILATIONRegulation of


VIOLATIONSViolations of Charter and ordinances XXV 5

Continuation of previously commenced prosecutions. . . . XXV 9

VOTERS, VOTINGGeneral elections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XVI 1 et seq. See: ELECTIONSInitiative petition; proposition presented to voters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . XIX 5 See: INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM, RECALLMayor and council, meetings

Vote required, exception. . . . . . IV 5Recall petitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XXI 1 et seq. See: INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM, RECALLReferendum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XX 1 et seq. See: INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM, RECALL

WWAGE DISPUTES

Advisory arbitration of wage disputes VII 2Officers and employees generally See: OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

WARRANTS. See: WRITS, WARRANTS AND OTHER PROCESSES

WATER AND SEWERSAcquisition, establishment of certain public utilities, powers of city. . . . . IV 1(7)Construction and maintenance of sewers

Powers of city. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV 1(12)Joining with other public corporations for certain municipal purposes; powers of city. . . . . . . . . . IV 1(23)Sale and purchase of water; powers of city. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV 1(14)Sewer farms, sewage disposal plants

Acquisition of property for certain public purposes, powers of city. . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV 1(6)

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Ch. Sec.WATER AMD SEWERS (Cont’d.)

Superintendent of water departmentAppointive officers of city. . . . . V 2Appointment, term, removal of. V 6Powers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X 8

Water rights and waterworksPowers of city re eminent domain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV 1(22)

WEIGHTS AND MEASURESPowers of mayor and council enumerated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII 1(11)

WIRES. See: POLES AND WIRES

WITNESSESAttendance of witnesses


WRITS, WARRANTS AND OTHERPROCESSES

Finance and taxation; counter- signature of warrants. . . . . . . . . . . . . XIII 14See: FINANCE AND TAXATIONInitiative, referendum and recall.. . . . XIX, XX,

XXI etseq.

See: INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM, RECALL

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CODE INDEX

SectionCALENDAR MONTH, YEAR

Definitions and rules of construction.. . . . . . . . 1-2(11)

CAMPINGLibrary grounds, crimes on. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-160(4)Parks and recreation, regulations relating to

recreation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-3(5)

CANVASSERS. See: PEDDLERS,CANVASSERS AND SOLICITORS

CAPPINGAuctions and auctioneers

Capping prohibited. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-11

CARE, HEALTH. See: HEALTH ANDSANITATION

CARTSCity municipal golf courses, city carts, rates,

regulations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-22 et seq.

See: PARKS AND RECREATIONMotor vehicles and traffic, applicability to

pushcarts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-5

CELL PHONESUse of handheld wireless communication

devices while driving; prohibited;exceptions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-160

CEMETERIESFuneral processions

Identification of vehicles in. . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-55Method of driving in. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-152

Public place includesDefinitions and rules of construction. . . . . . 1-2(2)

VandalismInstitutional vandalism, intimidation. . . . . . 11-30, 11-30.1

CHANNELSWater ditches, natural drainage channels.. . . . . 11-58 et seq.

See: DITCHES, NATURAL DRAINAGECHANNELS

CHARTERIndex for charter. See Charter Index printed in

this volumeOrdinances not affected by Code. See the

adopting ordinance in the preliminarypages found at beginning of this volume

CHECKS. See: FINANCES

CHICKENSAnimal and fowl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1 et seq.

See: ANIMALS AND FOWL

CHILDREN. See: MINORS

SectionCHURCHES

Institutional vandalism, intimidation. . . . . . . . . 11-30, 11-30.1

CIGARS, CIGARETTES, PIPESRetail tobacco sales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-426 et seq.

See: RETAIL TOBACCO SALESSmoking prohibited in specified places. . . . . . . 11-89

CITATIONSObstruction of enforcement of civil infractions

Failure to furnish information; failure tosign citation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-121

CITIZEN POLICE ADVISORY REVIEWBOARD

Composition, appointment and terms. . . . . . . . 10A-90Cooperation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10A-95Creation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10A-87Declaration of policy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10A-86Organization of board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10A-91Powers and duties

Citizen complaints and concerns.. . . . . . . . . 10A-88Community-police partnership. . . . . . . . . . . 10A-89

Powers, limitations of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10A-93Reports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10A-92Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10A-94

CITIZEN SIGN CODE COMMITTEEAdministrative procedures.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-148Appointment and terms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-144Authority. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-142Composition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-143Creation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-141Meetings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-146Removal.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-147Vacancies.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-145

CITIZEN TRANSPORTATION ADVISORYCOMMITTEE

Committee organization and rules. . . . . . . . . . . 10A-243Creation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10A-240Functions and purposes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10A-242Limitation of powers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10A-244Membership composition; appointment and

terms.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10A-241

CITIZENS’ WATER ADVISORYCOMMITTEE

Creation, etc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-60 et seq.

See: WATER AND SEWERS

CITYActs of trustees, city not liable for. . . . . . . . . . . 1-14Bicentennial anniversary celebration.. . . . . . . . 10A-32Definitions and rules of construction.. . . . . . . . 1-2(3)Founding date of City of TucsonEstablished.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10A-31Sign code; indemnification of city.. . . . . . . . . . 3-116

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SectionCITY ATTORNEY

City office hours. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1Residency requirements.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4

CITY CLERKCertificate of clerk. See the adopting

ordinance in the preliminary pages atbeginning of this volume

City office hours. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1Elections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-1 et seq.

See: ELECTIONSRecords management

Preservation of essential records.. . . . . . . . . 2-103Preservation of records in compliance with

state law.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-101Reproductions from public records;

certified copies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-102Residency requirements.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4

CITY COURTAssessment of administrative charge on

persons convicted in city court ofviolations of A.R.S. § 28-1381 et seq... . . 8-6.6

Assessments, fixing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5Assumption of Chapter 28 procedures.. . . . . . . 8-6Bail, fixing.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5Bond fixing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5Director of finance

Powers and duties in relation to city court. 8-14Duties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1Execution to collect fine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-13Fees, fines and penalties

Abatement.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7Administrative default fee; exemption for

indigent persons; fee separate anddistinct from any fine or other fee;action for recovery authorized.. . . . . . 8-6.7

Administrative fee for warrants issued forfailure to pay fines or restitution;exemption for indigent persons; feeseparate and distinct from sentence orprobation conditions; action forrecovery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6.4

Assessment of administrative charge onpersons convicted in city court ofviolations of A.R.S. § 28-1381 et seq.. 8-6.6

Case processing fee; exemption for indigentpersons; deposit and use of fundscollected; fee separate and distinctfrom any sentence or probationconditions or civil penalty; action forrecovery authorized. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6.5

Collection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7Defensive Driving School (DDS)

rescheduling fee; fee separate anddistinct from any sentence; action forrecovery authorized.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6.9

SectionCITY COURT (Cont’d.)

Fees, fines and penalties (Cont’d.)Execution to collect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-13Fixing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5Penalties generally. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6.1Post-adjudicated civil motion filing fee;

exemption for extraordinarycircumstances; fee separate anddistinct from any sentence; action forrecovery authorized. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6.8

Probation monitoring fees.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5.2Reimbursement of city’s costs of

incarceration; factors to beconsidered; exemption for indigentpersons; reimbursement separate anddistinct from any sentence orprobation conditions; action forrecovery authorized.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6.3

Incarceration; reimbursement of city’s costsof; factors considered; exemption forindigent persons; reimbursementseparate and distinct from sentence orprobation conditions; action for recovery. 8-6.3

Jurisdiction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1Jurors

Challenges for cause. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11Number of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11Pay of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-12Summoning.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10Jury trial, when required. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9

Justices of the peace, weekend arraignments,initial appearances. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2.5

MagistratesAppointment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2Assignment of associate presiding

magistrate; term, compensation,duties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4.1

Compensation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2.1Criminal history records check prior to

appointment of city magistrates.. . . . . 8-2.4Limited special magistrates.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2.3Methods of appointments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2.1Nonjurisdictional days, conducting business

on.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3Powers and duties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2, 8-4Qualifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2.1Residency requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4Senior special magistrate status established. 8-2.1Special magistrates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2.2

Powers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1Prisons and prisoners. See herein:

IncarcerationProcedures generally. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8Records of complaint for violation of traffic

laws. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-78Summoning jurors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10Violations and penalties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6.1

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SectionDANCE HALLS (Cont’d.)

Place of business.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-355Required. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-351Revocation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-356

Hearing re.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-357Transferability.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-355Types of licenses.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-353

Liquor establishments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-361Location supervisors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-359Operation near residences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-15Penalty; violation declared a nuisance;

assessment of administrative charge.. . . . 7-364Police

Authority of the chief of police.. . . . . . . . . . 7-366Closure of operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-366Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-366

Prohibited activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-362Provisions severable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-367

DANCERSClothing requirements of certain female

entertainers and waitresses, dancers. . . . . 11-25.1 et seq.

See: CLOTHING REQUIREMENTS

DANGEROUS ANIMALS. See: ANIMALSAND FOWL

DANGEROUS BUILDINGSDilapidated structures; vacant and unsecured

structures; buildings and structuresconstituting a nuisance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-14

DANGEROUS OFF-SITE WASTEPublic nuisances re. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-46.1

DANGEROUS OR DEFECTIVE SIGNSSign maintenance.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-91 et seq.

See: SIGN CODE

DATING SERVICESEscorts and escort bureaus.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-117 et seq.

See: ESCORTS AND ESCORT BUREAUS

DAVIS MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASEPrivilege and excise taxes, special exemption

for certain activities from measure ofgross income. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-290

Public utility tax, exclusion of certainactivities occurring on air force basefrom gross income. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-890

DEBTEvidences of, personal property includes

Definitions and rules of construction. . . . . . 1-2(17)

DEDICATIONSAcceptance of dedications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17

SectionDEFACING, DISFIGURING

Parks and recreation, regulations regardingpark use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-3

DEFECATINGLibrary grounds; crimes on

Bathing or excreta. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-160(6)Public defecation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-54

DELINQUENCYTucson Youth and Delinquency Prevention

Council.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10A-10 et seq.

See: YOUTH AND DELINQUENCYPREVENTION COUNCIL

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONEnvironmental property access privilege

program (EPAPP); fees; monitor wells. 30-4Established.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-1Functional units established under the

department of transportation. . . . . . . . . . 30-3General provisions relating to transit system

Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-5Impeding a transit vehicle, towing. . . . . . . . 30-10Powers and duties of enforcement agents. . . 30-6Specified unlawful activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-7Use restrictions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-8Violation declared a civil infraction;

penalties.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-9Powers and duties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-2

DEPARTMENTS AND OTHER AGENCIES OFCITY

Board of appeals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12 et seq.

Boards, committees and commissions(generally)

Membership onAnnual reports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10A-139Applicability.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10A-133Effective date. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10A-135Nonvoting, advisory members. . . . . . . . . 10A-137Requirements for creation of. . . . . . . . . . 10A-139Rules and regulations, filing procedure. 10A-136Terms, removal.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10A-134

Citizen police advisory review board. . . . . . . . 10A-87 et seq.

Citizen sign code committee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-121 et seq.

Citizen transportation advisory committee. . . . 10A-240 et seq.

Citizens water advisory committee. . . . . . . . . . 27-60 et seq.

City office hours. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1Civil service commission.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-17 et seq.

Climate change committee.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10A-210 et seq.

Department headsAbsences and vacancies of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2Compensation of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3Residency requirement for specified city

officers and employees. . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4

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CITY (Cont’d.)Department of transportation established. . . . . 30-1 et seq.

Disability issues, commission on.. . . . . . . . . . . 10A-75 et seq.

See: HANDICAPPED PERSONSEmergency services agency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2Emergency services commission. . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1Energy commission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10A-110 et seq.

Environmental services department. . . . . . . . . . 15-1 et seq.

Finance department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12A-1 et seq.

Fire department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-1 et seq.

General services department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11A-1 et seq.

Groundwater consultant board.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-66 et seq.

Historical commission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10A-1 et seq.

Independent Audit and PerformanceCommission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10A-120 et seq.

Landscape advisory committee. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10A-180 et seq.

Officers and employees, civil service, humanresources, compensation plan

Additional compensation to defrayhousekeeping costs for commissionedfire personnel.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-53.6

Certified crane operator assignment andincentive pay program. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-57.7

Honor guard assignment pay for firecommissioned personnel. . . . . . . . . . . 10-53.5

Parkwise commission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10A-145 et seq.

Pensions, retirement and group insurance,leave benefits and other insurancebenefits

Tucson supplemental retirement system,administration of the system, board oftrustees.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-44

Planning and development services department. 11B-3 et seq.

Repairs and improvements in publicrights-of-way; street excavations, etc.,requirement of permits from other citydepartments or governmental agencies.. . 25-21

Resource planning advisory committee. . . . . . . 10A-200 et seq.

Sign code advisory and appeals board. . . . . . . . 3-121 et seq.

Small, minority and women-owned businesscommission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10A-190 et seq.

Stormwater advisory committee (SAC) andstormwater technical advisory committee(STAC).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10A-160 et seq.

See: STORMWATERTraffic division. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-40 et seq.

Tucson-Pima County Emergency ServiceCommission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1

Tucson-Pima County Emergency ServicesAgency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2

Tucson-Pima County Historical Commission. 10A-1 et seq.

Tucson-Pima County Joint Consolidated CodeCommittee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10, 6-11

Veterans’ affairs committee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10A-21 et seq.

SectionDEPARTMENTS AND OTHER AGENCIES OF

THE CITY (Cont’d.)Water

Citizens’ water advisory committee. . . . . . . 27-60 et seq.

Groundwater consultant board. . . . . . . . . . . 27-66 et seq.

The superintendent of water also knownas director of the water departmentto oversee city water services. . . . . 27-1

Youth and delinquency prevention council. . . . 10A-10 et seq.

DEVELOPMENTFloodplain, stormwater, and erosion hazard

management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-1 et seq.

Landfills; development, public notice inproximity of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29-20 et seq.

See: GARBAGE, REFUSE AND TRASHSigns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1 et seq.

See: SIGN CODEWatercourse amenities, safety and habitat. . . . . 29-12 et seq.

See: WATERCOURSES

DEVELOPMENT COMPLIANCEDevelopment compliance codeDefinitions

General rules for construction of language. 23A-103General rules of application. . . . . . . . . . . . . 23A-102Listing of words and terms

Definitions enumerated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23A-111 et seq.

Purpose. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23A-101General provisions

Appeals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23A-7Applicability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23A-5Certification of zoning compliance.. . . . . . . 23A-4Enumeration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23A-9Hierarchy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23A-10Interpretation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23A-6Mapping

Purpose, applicability, and interpretation. 23A-22Title. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23A-21

Purpose. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23A-2Scope. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23A-3Title.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23A-1Violation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23A-8

Impact feesAppeals; interpretations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23A-92Assessment; payment of fees. . . . . . . . . . . . 23A-86Credits.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23A-82Exemptions and waivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23A-83Expenditure of funds.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23A-84Fee determination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23A-81Independent fee calculation. . . . . . . . . . . . . 23A-85Intent.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23A-72Miscellaneous provisions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23A-91

Amendment of impact fee assessments. 23A-91(3)Other development requirements. . . . . . . 23A-91(1)Record-keeping. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23A-91(2)

Severability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23A-94

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SectionE

EARTHDigging, removing earth from streets, public

places. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-49

EASEMENTSOrdinances not affected by Code. See the


EDUCATIONAL FACILITIESCivil rights, discrimination, affirmative action

programs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-0 et seq.

See: DISCRIMINATION

ELDERLY. See: AGE CONSIDERATION

ELECTIONSCampaign finance; candidates and political

committeesAdditional powers of mayor and council. . . 12-94Campaign finance administrator; duties

thereof. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-86Campaign finance reports required; failure

to file; penalties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-90Campaign literature and advertisements. . . . 12-87Civil penalties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-91Contribution limits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-83Contribution restrictions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-89Deceptive mailings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-88Establishment of a restricted election

campaign account.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-93Organization of political committees. . . . . . 12-82Personal use of campaign contributions

prohibited. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-84Political committee termination statement. 12-92Public matching funds program; campaign

contract.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-85Registration of political committees. . . . . . . 12-81

Campaign finance; petition drive political committeesDefinitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-101Failure to comply a civil infraction.. . . . . . . 12-106Notification requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-104Regulations for administration and

enforcement; preservation of filings bycity clerk; interpretation of reportingprovisions.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-105

Requirements for petition drive political committees; no receipt of contributionsor expenditures until requirements met;financial records to be preserved. . . . . . . 12-102

Time for filing of campaign finance reports by petition drive political committees;opening and closing reporting dates.. . . . 12-103

SectionELECTIONS (Cont’d.)

Conduct of electionsAdoption of official canvass of election. . . . 12-31All special elections to be conducted in

same manner and under same provisionsas general elections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-14

Applicability of general election laws; duties of the mayor and council and cityclerk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-11

Appointment of voting location boards; vote by mail or early ballot boards,write-in boards; other election boards. . . 12-23

Authorized persons in voting locations during voting hours. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-24

Challenging of vote by mail and early ballots; procedure.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-29

Challenging of voters at a voting location; procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-28

City clerk authorized to conduct hand counts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-20

City clerk may promulgate rules, regulations, procedures, and formsnecessary to conduct city elections andcarry out provisions of this chapter andof the Tucson Charter.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-16

City clerk to prescribe form of early ballot application and form of early or mailballot affidavit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-18

City to bear costs incurred by city clerk. . . . 12-21Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-12Displaying United States flag at voting

locations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-22Form; preparation of ballot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-17Grounds for challenging a voter. . . . . . . . . . 12-27Limits on permitted activities within the 75

foot limit.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-26Mayor and council to adopt ordinance

calling all municipal elections. . . . . . . . . 12-13Prohibited electioneering within 75 feet of

city voting locations or sites where mailballots may be cast. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-25

Release of unofficial election return. . . . . . . 12-30Rotation of names of candidates. . . . . . . . . . 12-19Voting locations for city elections. . . . . . . . 12-15

Financial disclosureCity clerk to provide forms and guidelines. 12-55Duty to file financial disclosure statement

by a candidate for local public office. . . . 12-56Duty to file financial disclosure statement;

exceptions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-54Violation; classification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-57

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InitiativeAffidavit of circulator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-114Application to circulate petitions; filing of

statement of organization. . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-112Arrangement for and conduct of election. . . 12-132Certificate of insufficiency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-127Certificate of sufficiency.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-126Circulation of petition.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-117City clerk to certify sufficient petitions to

mayor and council; mayor and counciladopt ordinance or call an election.. . . . . 12-128

Disposition of petitions by city clerk. . . . . . 12-125Disposition of sufficient petitions. . . . . . . . . 12-129Examination of petitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-121Filing initiative petition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-119Final version of petition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-115Form of petition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-113Generation of random sample. . . . . . . . . . . . 12-124Interim receipt of sufficiency. . . . . . . . . . . . 12-122Issuance of a petition filing receipt to the

petitioners.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-120Limit on number of initiative special

elections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-131Number of proposed initiative measures to

be voted on not limited.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-130Procedure for withdrawing signatures. . . . . 12-118Receipt of insufficiency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-123Right of city clerk to review. . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-116

Nomination; candidatesFiling of nomination papers and petitions.. . 12-71Filing of nomination papers for write-in

candidates.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-72Form of nomination petition. . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-65Limitations on appeals of validity of

nomination petitions; disqualification ofcandidate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-74

Nomination other than by primary. . . . . . . . 12-67Nomination petition circulators. . . . . . . . . . 12-69Nomination petition signature withdrawal. 12-70Nomination petition signers. . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-68Number of signatures required. . . . . . . . . . . 12-66Penalty for petition forgery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-73Qualifications of candidates. . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-64

RecallAffidavit to circulate recall petitions.. . . . . . 12-151Appointing recalled officers to public office 12-167Arrangement for and conduct of election .. . 12-164Candidacy of officer sought to be removed . 12-160Circulation of recall petitions. . . . . . . . . . . . 12-153Failure to resign; call of election.. . . . . . . . . 12-159Filing of recall nomination petitions and

papers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-163Filing of sufficient petition; notice to

officer; statement of defense. . . . . . . . . . 12-157Form of ballot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-165Form of recall nomination petition. . . . . . . . 12-162Form of recall petition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-152


Recall (Cont’d.)Incumbent to continue in office; costs for

additional recall effort. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-166Nomination of recall candidates. . . . . . . . . . 12-161Notice of insufficient petition. . . . . . . . . . . . 12-156Notice to officer of issuance of recall

petition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-154Petition authorized, number of signatures . 12-150Provisions applicable to recall. . . . . . . . . . . 12-155Resignation of officer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-158

ReferendumAffidavit of circulator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-141Applicability of referendum to city

ordinances; 30-day period forreferendum to be calculated from thedate ordinance is made available fromthe city clerk.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-139

Form of petition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-140Insufficient petitions; effective date of

ordinance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-145Provisions applicable to referendum.. . . . . . 12-142Right of city clerk to review. . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-143Submission of sufficient petitions to mayor

and council; mayor and council repealthe part(s) protested or call an election. 12-144

Reporting of independent expendituresSupplemental reporting of independentexpenditures in city limits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-175

Vote by mail elections and early voting.. . . . . .Duties of city clerk on receiving a returned

vote by mail or early ballot.. . . . . . . . . . . 12-46Early ballot request forms distributed by

candidates or political committees. . . . . . 12-42Instructions to vote by mail and early voters 12-45Mailing early ballots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-44Mailing vote by mail ballots. . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-40Permanent early voting list. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-43Request for early ballots; on site early

voting; emergency voting of electors. . . . 12-41Vote by mail elections authorized.. . . . . . . . 12-38Vote by mail notices; primary election

political party selection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-39Voting provisional ballot after receiving

vote by mail or early ballot.. . . . . . . . . . . 12-47Voter qualifications and registrations. . . . . . . .

Change of residence from one address toanother. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-3

City clerk to compile and keep register ofpersons entitled to vote. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-1

Qualifications of city electors. . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2Registration, residence in ward required.. . . 12-4

ELECTRICITYBoard of appeals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12 et seq.

See: BUILDINGSBuilding codes adopted, listing of. . . . . . . . . . . 6-34 et seq.

See: BUILDING CODE

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SectionENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES

DEPARTMENT (Cont’d.)City fees and charges for residential

collection, commercial collection, anddisposal services

Commercial collectionBasis for commercial fees. . . . . . . . . . 15-33Commercial fee requirements. . . . . . . 15-33.1Commercial fee schedules. . . . . . . . . . 15-33.2Commercial fuel surcharge. . . . . . . . . 15-33.3Commercial haulers.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-34.3

Disposal servicesAgreement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-34.6Basis for disposal services fees. . . . . . 15-34Contract fee schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-34.8Fee requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-34.1Fee schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-34.7Fuel surcharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-34.9

General provisionsBilling account activation. . . . . . . . . . 15-31.3Change of address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.31.8Declaration of purpose; intent. . . . . . . 15-31Deposits and refunds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-31.1Discontinuance of service for non-

payment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.31.5Disposal services contract fee

schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-34.8Payment terms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.31.4Penalty fees for non-payment. . . . . . . 15.31.6Pilot program and fees.. . . . . . . . . . . . 15.31.9Returned checks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-31.2Service agreements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.31.7Waiver of fee for landfill construction

materials.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-34.5Groundwater protection fee. . . . . . . . . . . 15-36Litter fee.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Refuse collection permit. . . . . . . . . . . 15-70Proceeds from. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-70.1

Suspension or revocation of permits. 15-71Residential collection

APC collection fuel surchage. . . . . . . 15-32.6Basis for residential fees. . . . . . . . . . . 15-32Environmental services low income

assistance program. . . . . . . . . . . 15-32.4Fees for level of service.. . . . . . . . . . . 15-32.3Requirements for payment of

residential fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-32.2Residential fee schedules.. . . . . . . . . . 15-32.5Responsibility for residential fee. . . . . 15-32.1

Residential self-haulers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-34.2Unrestrained or uncovered load fee. . . . . 15-34.4Waiver of fee for landfill construction

materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-34.5Waste residue from nonprofit recycling,

exemption of fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-35Collection from residential establishments

by other than city prohibited. . . . . . . . 15-16Customer responsibilities regarding

recycling collection service. . . . . . . . . 15-16.2

SectionENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES

DEPARTMENT (Cont'd.)Neighborhood cleanup service. . . . . . . . . . . 15-16.6Parameters for brush bulky collection.. . . . . 15-16.3Temporary suspension of service. . . . . . . . . 15-16.5Violations of city collection service

requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-16.8Waste diversion reporting, refuse and

recyclable material collection permit. . . . 15-80Water ditches, natural drainage channels

Deposit of offensive matter, obstructions;regulations regarding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-58 et seq.

See: DITCHES, NATURALDRAINAGE CHANNELS

EQUAL OPPORTUNITYCable communications

Nondiscrimination and equal employmentopportunity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7A-36

Small business enterprise programDuties of the equal opportunity office. . . . . 28-148(1)

Telecommunications services, competitiveNondiscrimination and equal employment

opportunities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7B-28

EROSIONFloodplain, stormwater, and erosion hazard


See: FLOODPLAIN, STORMWATER,AND EROSION HAZARDMANAGEMENT

ESCAPEPrisoners, escape of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15

ESCORTS AND ESCORT BUREAUSDefinitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-117Licensing

ApplicationContents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-120Required; fee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-119

Grounds for denial of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-121Nontransferability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-122Records and reports required. . . . . . . . . . . . 7-123Required. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-118Revocation of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-124

Procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-125Violations, penalties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-126

Place of business. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-122Unlawful acts.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-118Violations, penalty.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-126

EXCAVATIONSFloodplain use permit, extraction of sand,

gravel and other earth products, re. . . . . . 26-6Street excavations and right-of-way

improvements.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-13 et seq.See: STREETS AND SIDEWALKS

Water, charge for water used in floodingexcavations.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-46

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SectionEXCHANGES

Swap meets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-201 et seq.See: SWAP MEETS

EXCISE TAXES. See: LICENSES ANDPRIVILEGE TAXES

EXCRETA. See: DEFECATING

EXPLOSIVESBlasting, use of dynamite, nitro, etc.. . . . . . . . . 11-4Fireworks.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-22Parks and recreation, regulations relating to

explosives and pyrotechnics.. . . . . . . . . . 21-3(5)Solid waste collection; recycling, etc.

Environmental services department. . . . . . . 15-10.1 et seq.

See: ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICESDEPARTMENT

F

FAIR HOUSINGApplication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-51Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-50Enforcement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-54Exemption for religious organization or private

club. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-53Posting requirement.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-55Powers of commission or EOO. . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-55Record-keeping. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-55Sale or rental of housing, discrimination in. . . . 17-52Violation a civil infraction.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-56

FAIRSStreet fairs regulated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-300

FALSE BIDDINGAuctions and auctioneers, false bidding

prohibited. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-11

FALSE INFORMATIONElections, financial disclosure, unlawful acts. 12-57Furnishing to police.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-20Hotels, rooming houses, motels

False entries on register. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-27Refusal to provide information to obtain or

retain low income assistance. . . . . . . . . . 2-22.1

FEESCity court, case processing fee, exemption for

indigent persons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6.5Development compliance impact fees. . . . . . . . 23A-71 et seq.

Permits, fees and inspections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16 et seq.

See: SIGN CODE

FEMALE ENTERTAINERSClothing requirements of certain female

entertainers and waitresses. . . . . . . . . . . . 11-25.1 et seq.


SectionFEMALE GENDER. See also: WOMEN


FENCES, WALLS, HEDGES, ENCLOSURESDrive-in restaurants, barriers or walls required. 7-177

FIGHTINGAnimal and fowl fights prohibited.. . . . . . . . . . 4-4Disorderly houses or premises, keeping. . . . . . 11-16

FILLING STATIONS, GASOLINE STATIONSCivil emergencies, powers of mayor re closing

certain establishments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-103Prohibited on portion of Congress Street. . . . . 11-21

FINANCESAccounts receivable; interest on past due

accounts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12A-5Checks

Environmental services department,residential and commercial collectionservices, city fees for collection anddisposal services, returned checks. . . . 15-31.2

Finance director to execute and endorse. . . . 12A-6Department of finance

Dishonored check fee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12A-7Established. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12A-1

Director of financeAssignment, powers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12A-2Checks; execution and endorsement. . . . . . . 12A-6City court; powers and duties in relation to. 8-14City office hours. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1Collection fee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12A-8Massage establishments, finance director

may formulate rules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-150Social security, paying city contributions by

director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-17Disposition of property, money, and firearms

taken in by police department. . . . . . . . . 2-140 et seq.

See: POLICE DEPARTMENTDistrict assessments; sale of property for

nonpayment of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6Elections, financial disclosure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-54 et seq.

See: ELECTIONSEmergency services, participation with other

political subdivisions, cost sharingrequired. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3

Funds. See herein specific subjectsGroup insurance and medical health plans. . . . 22-78 et seq.

See: PENSIONS, RETIREMENT ANDGROUP INSURANCE

Independent expenditures in city limits,supplemental reporting of. . . . . . . . . . . . 12-175

Industrial waste control and industrial costrecovery program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-40 et seq.

See: WATER AND SEWERSLiability claims, settlement of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-11Licenses and privilege taxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-1 et seq.

Mayor’s expense account. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8

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SectionFINANCES (Cont’d.)

Officers and employeesCivil service, human resources

Compensation planAdditional compensation to defray

housekeeping costs forcommissioned fire personnel. . . 10-53.6

Certified crane operator assignmentand incentive pay program. . . . . 10-57.7

Honor guard assignment pay for firecommissioned personnel. . . . . . 10-53.5

Ordinances not affected by Code. See theadopting ordinance in the preliminarypages found at beginning of this volume

Procurement.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-1 et seq.

Social security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-13 et seq.


Transit system fare subsidy program for low-income individuals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22

Warrants; statute of limitations on unpaid. . . . . 2-7Water utility fund, receipts to be deposited in. 27-7

FINES, FORFEITURES AND OTHERPENALTIES

City court, fixing fines, penalties, etc., bymagistrates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5

Code of OrdinancesGeneral penalty; misdemeanor; civil

infractions; continuing violations. . . . 1-8For specific fines, penalties for specific

violations. See in this index specificsubjects as indexed

FINGERPRINTINGIntermittent program instructors who work

directly with children; fingerprinting andcriminal history record check of.. . . . . . . 2-25

Licensing regulations re businessesFingerprinting procedures.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-425

Parks and recreation department personnel andvolunteers who work directly withchildren

Annual fingerprinting and criminal historyrecord check of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-25

FIRE DEPARTMENTBarricades, ropes or guards, police placement

of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-111Condemnation sign, refusal to obey order of

fire chief or building official. . . . . . . . . . 11-114Fire apparatus, vehicles obstructing.. . . . . . . . . 11-112Fire chief

Compensation planFire battalion chief call back shift pay. . . 10-35

Duties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-1Notification to required of possession of

hazardous substances by auctions andauctioneers.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7

Refusal to obey order of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-114Residency requirement for specified city

officers and employees. . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4

SectionFIRE DEPARTMENT (Cont’d.)

Interference with. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-110Condemnation sign, refusal to obey order of

fire chief. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-114Placement of ropes or guards by police;

violation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-111Vehicles obstructing progress of fire

apparatus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-112Violations

Penalty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-115Police placement of ropes or guards,

violation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-111Officers and employees

Civil service, human resourcesCompensation plan

Additional compensation to defrayhousekeeping costs forcommissioned fire personnel. . . 10-53.6

Certified crane operator assignmentand incentive pay program. . . . . 10-57.7

Honor guard assignment pay for firecommissioned personnel. . . . . . 10-53.5

ParkingPolice/fire vehicle parking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-231

Ropes or guards, police placement of;violations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-111

Vehicles obstructing progress of fire apparatus. 11-112Violations, penalty.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-115

FIRE HYDRANTS. See: FIRE OR RESCUEAPPARATUS

FIRE OR RESCUE APPARATUSDriving over fire hose. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-149Fire hydrants, injuring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-31Following.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-148Vehicles obstructing progress. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-112

FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTIONBurning trash, other articles

Nuisance declaration.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-5Permit

Application.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-7Cooking devices, not required for. . . . . . 11-8Dense smoke defined; chart adopted. . . . 11-10Duration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-9Failure to comply with conditions. . . . . . 11-9Fee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-7Information shown on. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-9Issuance or denial.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-7Required.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-6

Not required for cooking devices. . . . 11-8Prohibited generally. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-5

CodeAdopted by reference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-3Amendments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-5Copies of, keeping by clerk.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-4Ordinances not affected by Code. See the

adopting ordinance in the preliminarypages found at beginning of thisvolume

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SectionFIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION

(Cont’d.)Fire chief, duties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-1Hazardous and radioactive materials,

transportation ofOperation of motor vehicles carrying. . . . . . 13-13Permits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-10

Appeal from denial, suspension orrevocation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-11

Fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-12Reporting requirements.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-14Restrictions on. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-9

Denial, suspension or revocationAppeal from.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-11

Fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-12Suspension of operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-15

InspectorsIncentive pay for fire prevention inspectors. 10-34

Installation of backflow prevention assembliesfor fire systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-77

Library grounds; crimes onFires and combustible materials. . . . . . . . . . 11-160(8)

Minimum standardsAssumption of jurisdiction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-8

PermitsBurning trash, other articles. See herein that

subjectHazardous and radioactive materials,

transportation of. See herein thatsubject

Radioactive materials. See herein: Hazardousand Radioactive Materials,Transportation of

Rules and regulationsClerk to keep copies of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-4

Water, charges for fire protection service. . . . . 27-34

FIRE SALESGoing-out-of-business, fire, etc., sales.. . . . . . . 7-80 et seq.

See: GOING-OUT-OF-BUSINESS, FIRE,ETC., SALES

FIREARMS AND WEAPONSAir guns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1Bean shooters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1Civil emergencies, additional powers of mayor

regarding discontinuance of sale ordistribution of firearms.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-103

Disposition of unclaimed, forfeited firearmstaken in by police department. . . . . . . . . 2-142

Library grounds; crimes onWeapons prohibited. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-160(10)

Parks and recreationRegulations relating to firearms, explosives,

etc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-3(5)Pawnbrokers and secondhand dealers. . . . . . . . 7-97 et seq.

See: PAWNBROKERS ANDSECONDHAND DEALERS

Possession of firearms or air guns by minors.. . 11-55

SectionFIREARMS AND WEAPONS (Cont’d.)

Slings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1Transfer of handguns

Fees chargeable for background checkbefore.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-24

FIREWORKSGenerally. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-22Rodeo parade

Prohibition of certain fireworks items andactivities and other parade events. . . . 11-69

Solid waste collection; recycling, etc.Environmental services department. . . . . . . 15-10.1 et seq.


FIRMSDefinitions and rules of constructions. . . . . . . . 1-2(9), (16)

FISHINGParks and recreation, regulations relating to

fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-3(2)

FLAG OR PENNANTSDisplaying United States flag at polls. . . . . . . . 12-22

FLAMMABLE OR COMBUSTIBLEPRODUCTS, SUBSTANCES

Civil emergencies, additional powers of mayorregarding closing of certainestablishments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-103

Crimes on library groundsFires and combustible materials. . . . . . . . . . 11-160(8)



FLOODPLAIN, STORMWATER, ANDEROSION HAZARD MANAGEMENT

Appeals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-12Applicability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-1.2Authority. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-1.1Coordination with other agencies. . . . . . . . . . . 26-15Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-2Detention/retention systems.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-10Development

Floodplain and erosion hazard areadevelopment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-5

Floodway development. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-5.1Floodway fringe development.. . . . . . . . . . . 26-5.2Nonconforming development. . . . . . . . . . . . 26-4.1Subdivision and development project

requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-8Enforcement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-13Floodplain boundaries, elevations. . . . . . . . . . . 26-3

Revisions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-3.1Liability, disclaimer of.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-14Manufactured homes, manufactured home

parks and subdivisions, standards for.. . . 26-9

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SectionHUMAN RELATIONS

Affirmative actionCity contractors and subcontractors

Administrative responsibility. . . . . . . . . . 28-142City construction contracts

Duties and requirements. . . . . . . . . . . 28-140Reporting requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . 28-139Responsibility for implementation. . . 28-140

Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-137Exemptions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-143Inability or failure to comply with

affirmative action obligations. . . . . 28-141Sanctions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-144

Civil rights (based on race, color, religion,ancestry, sex, age, physical handicap,national origin, sexual or affectionalpreference, marital status)

Complaint procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-15Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-11Exclusion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-13Prohibited acts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-12Record-keeping; powers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-16Violation a civil infraction; procedure. . . . . 17-14

Fair housing.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-50 et seq.

See: FAIR HOUSINGPolicy declaration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-1Registered civil unions

Criteria for civil unions.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-72Fees; certificate of civil union.. . . . . . . . . . . 17-75Limitation of liabilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-77Public records. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-78Registered civil union defined. . . . . . . . . . . 17-71Rights of civil union partners. . . . . . . . . . . . 17-76Statement of civil union. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-73Termination of civil union. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-74Title.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-70

Short title. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-0

HUMAN RESOURCESCivil service; human resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1 et seq.

See: OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

HUNTINGParks and recreation, regulations relating to

wild animals, hunting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-3(2)

HYPNOTISMFortunetellers.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-62 et seq.

See: FORTUNETELLERS

I

ICE CREAM TRUCK VENDORSAppeal procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-492City parks and other city property

Separate license required to operate in. . . . . 7-495Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-490Display of license. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-493

SectionICE CREAM TRUCK VENDORS (Cont’d.)

License requirements and applicationprocedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-491

Penalties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-494

ILLUMINATION. See: LIGHTING

IMPOUNDMENTAnimals and fowl.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1 et seq.

See: ANIMALS AND FOWLMotor vehicles and traffic

Impounding vehicles.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-12 et seq.

Off-road operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-70.1

IMPRISONMENT. See: PRISONS ANDPRISONERS

IMPROVEMENTSOrdinances not affected by Code. See the


Repairs and improvements in public rights-of-way. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-1 et seq.

See: STREETS AND SIDEWALKSWater, charge for water use for public works

or improvements.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-45

INCARCERATION. See: PRISONS ANDPRISONERS

INCINERATORSBurning trash, other articles; nuisance

provisions, permit requirements. . . . . . . . 11-5 et seq.

See: FIRE PROTECTION ANDPREVENTION

INCOME, GROSS. See: LICENSES ANDPRIVILEGE TAXES

INDECENCY AND OBSCENITYIndecency, lewdness

Acts prohibited. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-28Minimum penalty, subsequent convictions. 11-28.1

Indecent exposure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-29Urinating or defecating in public. . . . . . . . . . . . 11-54

INDEPENDENT AUDIT ANDPERFORMANCE COMMISSION

Commission organization; meetings; reports.. . 10A-123Creation of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10A-120Functions and duties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10A-122Limitation of powers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10A-124Membership composition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10A-121Staff support; ex officio member. . . . . . . . . . . . 10A-125

INDIANSAmerican Indian Awareness Days. . . . . . . . . . . 10A-100

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SectionINDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS

Curb cuts in driveways, special requirementsin industrial districts.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-40

Sign districtsIndustrial district. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-80Medical-business-industrial park district. . . 3-79

INDUSTRIAL WASTE CONTROLSewerage and sewage disposal, industrial

waste control program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-40 et seq.


INITIATIVEElections, initiative petitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-112 et seq.

See: ELECTIONS

INSECTSApiaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-3

INSURANCECable communications, insurance

requirements.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7A-31Competitive telecommunications.. . . . . . . . . . . 7B-23Drive-in restaurants, insurance requirements.. . 7-165Group insurance, regulations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-78 et seq.


Peddlers, insurance requirements. . . . . . . . . . . 7-28Self insurance program and trust fund

See: SELF INSURANCE PROGRAMAND TRUST FUND

Sign code; indemnification of city.. . . . . . . . . . 3-116Liability insurance required. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-117

Streets and sidewalks, under-sidewalkelevators, insurance requirements. . . . . . 25-59

INTEGRATED PLANNING. See: PUBLICCOMMUNICATION, COMMUNITYENGAGEMENT, AND INTEGRATEDPLANNING

INTERMITTENT PROGRAM INSTRUCTORSFingerprinting and criminal history record

check of intermittent program instructorswho work directly with children. . . . . . . 2-25.1

INTERNAL ADMINISTRATION ORMANAGEMENT OF CITYGOVERNMENT

Ordinances not affected by Code. See theadopting ordinance in the preliminarypages found at beginning of this volume

INTIMIDATIONVandalism, institutional.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-30, 11-30.1

J

JAILS. See: PRISONS AND PRISONERS

SectionJEWELRY; JEWELRY AUCTIONS

Pawnbrokers and secondhand dealers. . . . . . . . 7-97 et seq.


JEWISH WAR VETERANSVeterans’ affairs committee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10A-21 et seq.

See: VETERANS’ AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

JOINT AUTHORITYDefinitions and rules of construction.. . . . . . . . 1-2(8)

JUNK MOTOR VEHICLESNeighborhood preservation

Maintenance standards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-15

JUNKED MATERIALSBurning trash, other articles; nuisance

provisions, permit requirements. . . . . . . . 11-5 et seq.


Environmental services department. . . . . . . . . . 15-1 et seq.


JURY TRIALSCity court, jury trials, when required, etc.. . . . . 8-9 et seq.

See: CITY COURT

JUVENILES. See: MINORS

K

KEEPER AND PROPRIETORDefinitions and rules of construction.. . . . . . . . 1-2(9)

L

LABOR DISPUTESProfessional strikebreakers

Employment, recruitment or furnishing asreplacements for employees involvedin labor disputes unlawful. . . . . . . . . . 11-64

LABOR ORGANIZATIONS AND EMPLOYEEASSOCIATIONS

City employee rights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-14City management rights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-13Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-2Employee associations and employee groups. 14-6Employees ineligible for representation by

Employee association. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-7Labor organization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-4

Labor organization business. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-17Labor organizations and employee groups. . . . 14-3Meet and confer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-12Meet and discuss. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-13No strike / lockout provisions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-16Petition and election process, procedure. . . . . . 14-9

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CODE INDEX

SectionLICENSES AND PRIVILEGE TAXES

(Chapter 19) (Cont’d.)Public utility tax

Administration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-1100Civil actions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-1120Criminal penalties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-1110

Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-700Gross income, determination of

Amounts derived from activities otherthan public utility businessactivities

Exclusion from gross income. . . . . . . 19-805Artificially contrived transactions. . . . . . 19-820Based upon method of reporting. . . . . . . 19-830Cash discounts, returns refunds, etc.

Exclusion from gross income. . . . . . . 19-840Combined taxes

Exclusion from gross income;itemization; etc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-850

Davis Monthan Air Force BaseExclusion of certain activities

occurring on base from measureof gross income. . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-890

Exclusion of cash discounts, returnsrefunds, etc., from gross income. . . 19-840

Exclusion of certain activities occurringon Davis Monthan Air Force Base. 19-890

Exclusion of combined taxes from grossincome. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-850

Exclusion of gross income of personsdeemed not engaged in business. . . 19-870

Generally. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-800Persons deemed not engaged in

businessExclusion of gross income of. . . . . 19-870

Transactions between affiliatedcompanies or persons.. . . . . . . . 19-810

Imposition of public utility tax. . . . . . . . . . . 19-1000Credit; presumption. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-1000

Licensing and recordkeepingCancellation, revocation.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-920Display of license. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-910Duration of license. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-910Inadequate or unsuitable records. . . . . . . 19-970Licensing requirements generally.. . . . . . 19-900Operating without licenses. . . . . . . . . . . . 19-930Recordkeeping

Claim of exclusion, exemption, etc.. 19-960Inadequate or unsuitable records. . . . . 19-970Requirements generally. . . . . . . . . . . . 19-950

Revocation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-920Special licensing requirements.. . . . . . . . 19-905Transferability of license. . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-910

Recordkeeping. See within this subheading:Licensing and Recordkeeping

Telecommunication services. . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-1070Utility service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-1080

SectionLICENSES AND PRIVILEGE TAXES

(Chapter 19) (Cont’d.)Public utility tax (Cont’d.)

Violations, penaltiesCivil actions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-1120Criminal penalties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-1110

Words of tense, number and gender; Codereferences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-699

Use taxCredit for equivalent excise taxes paid

another jurisdiction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-640Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-600Exclusion when acquisition subject to use

tax is taxed or taxable elsewhere inthis chapter; limitation.. . . . . . . . . . . . 19-650

Exemptions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-660Imposition of tax; presumption. . . . . . . . . . . 19-610Liability for tax. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-620Record-keeping requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . 19-630

Vending machine license tax. See herein:Occupational License Tax

LIENSOfficers and employees, provisions re. . . . . . . . 2-13

LIGHTINGDrive-in restaurants, illumination required. . . . 7-175Late night retail establishments

Exterior lighting regulations re. . . . . . . . . . . 7-412Outdoor lighting

Electrical code re. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-101 et seq.

See: ELECTRICITYParks and recreation

Wasting or abusing athletic facility lighting,fines and penalties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-18

Sign code; illumination of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-44

LITTERINGDrive-in restaurants

General cleanliness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-172Littering prohibited. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-171Refuse, waste to be placed in containers.. . . 7-171

LIVESTOCK. See: ANIMALS AND FOWL

LOADING, UNLOADINGMotor vehicles and traffic

Districts where loading, unloading largevehicles prohibited, exceptions. . . . . . 20-17

LOANSPawnbrokers and secondhand dealers. . . . . . . . 7-97 et seq.


LODGING. See: HOTELS, ROOMINGHOUSES, MOTELS

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SectionLOITERING

Congregating, loitering about railroad yards. . . 11-52Drinking establishments, loitering in.. . . . . . . . 11-17Indecency, lewdness

Acts prohibited. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-28Minors

Loitering about railroad property. . . . . . . . . 11-37Loitering generally; curfew.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-34

M

MAGAZINES. See: NEWSPAPERS,MAGAZINES AND PERIODICALS

MAGISTRATESCity court, magistrates, chief magistrate. . . . . . 8-2 et seq.

See: CITY COURT

MANUFACTURED BUILDINGSPrivilege taxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-427

MANUFACTURED HOMES ANDMANUFACTURED HOME PARKS

Floodplain and erosion hazard management re. 26-9

MANURELivestock, large and dangerous animals

Disposal and accumulation of manure, etc.. 4-28

MARTIAL ARTS STUDIOEscorts and escort bureaus, unlawful acts. . . . . 7-118

MARTIAL STATUSCivil rights, discrimination, affirmative action

programs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-0 et seq.

See: DISCRIMINATION

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, observances. . . . . 10A-101

MASCULINE GENDERDefinitions and rules of construction.. . . . . . . . 1-2(7)

MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTSApplicability to existing businesses.. . . . . . . . . 7-147Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-131Escorts and escort bureaus, unlawful acts. . . . . 7-118Licensing of establishments

Change of location or employment. . . . . . . . 7-141Criminal record as grounds for denial.. . . . . 7-139Denial

Appeal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-146Criminal record as ground for. . . . . . . . . 7-139

Display of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-140Inspections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-137Massage therapist license

Special requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-138

SectionMASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS (Cont’d.)

Licensing of establishments (Cont’d.)New license application

Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-135Fee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-134Investigation.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-136

Renewal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-142Required. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-133Revocation of license; grounds. . . . . . . . . . . 7-145Sale, transfer or expansion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-143

RulesAdministrative rules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-151Finance director may formulate rules. . . . . . 7-150

Statement of interest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-130Unlawful activities.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-144

MAYOR AND COUNCILCity elections

Mayor and council to adopt ordinancecalling all municipal elections. . . . . . . 12-13

City office hours. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1Civil emergencies, powers of mayor. . . . . . . . . 11-100 et seq.

See: CIVIL EMERGENCIESDefinitions and rules of construction.. . . . . . . . 1-2(10)Financial disclosure provisions. . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-54 et seq.

See: ELECTIONSHours

City office hours. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1Meetings

Attendance by city officers and employees. 2-30Date, time, place of; to be public. . . . . . . . . 2-26

MECHANICAL CODEAdopted. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-164Amendments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-166Board of appeals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12 et seq.

See: BUILDINGSBuilding codes, adopted, listing of. . . . . . . . . . 6-34 et seq.

See: BUILDING CODECopies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-165Fuel gas code. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-167Office of mechanical inspection supervisor

Established. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-161General duties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-163Qualifications; assistants.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-162

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SectionO

OATH, AFFIRMATION, SWEAR OR SWORNCivil service commission

Power to administer oaths.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-21Definitions and rules of construction.. . . . . . . . 1-2(13)Reserve police officer program

Oath of office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-124

OBSERVANCES. See: COMMEMORATIONSAND OBSERVANCES

OBSTRUCTIONSCivil infractions, obstruction of enforcement

Failure to furnish information; failure tosign citation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-121

Failure to obey abatement order. . . . . . . . . . 11-122County health officer, obstructing. . . . . . . . . . . 2-15Interference with fire department.. . . . . . . . . . . 11-110 et seq.

See: FIRE DEPARTMENTLibrary grounds; crimes on

Interference with permittees. . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-160(5)Motor vehicles and traffic. See that subject

Intersections, crosswalks, obstructing.. . . . . 20-156Obstructing view of traffic-control

devices.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-114Neighborhood preservation

Obstructing streets, alleys or sidewalksprohibited. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-35

Street obstructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-46 et seq.

See: STREETS AND SIDEWALKSWater ditches, natural drainage channels;

obstructions, depositing of offensivematter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-58 et seq.


OCCUPANCYCity property, squatting on prohibited.. . . . . . . 11-12

OCCUPANTDefinitions and rules of construction.. . . . . . . . 1-2(26)

OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE TAXRegulations generally re. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-1 et seq.

See: LICENSES AND PRIVILEGESTAXES

OFFENSES. See specific subjects as indexed

OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEESAbsences of and vacancies in appointive

officers and heads of office positions. . . . 2-2Bonds of officers and employees

Amounts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-88City to pay premiums. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-91Conditions, signing, approval. . . . . . . . . . . . 2-90New employees, bonding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-89Premiums, city to pay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-91Required. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-88

SectionOFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (Cont’d.)

Building safety division; chief inspector. . . . . . 2-5Candidate for local public office

Financial disclosure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-56Citizen sign code committee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-141 et seq.

City clerk records managementPreservation of essential records.. . . . . . . . . 2-103Preservation of records in compliance with


certified copies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-102City office hours. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1Civil liability of city

Notice of defective condition required. . . . . 2-10Civil service, human resources

Certifying payrolls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-13Classification plan

Adoption, construction of. . . . . . . . . . . . 10-6Changes in. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-10Officers, employees in, exceptions.. . . . . 10-4Use of class titles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11

Classified service, officers, employees in;exceptions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4

CommissionAuthority to investigate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-20Cooperating with other governmental

and private agencies. . . . . . . . . . . . 10-17Evidence, production of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-21Oaths, administering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-21Salaries of.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-22Subpoenaing witnesses.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-21

Commission rules authorized. . . . . . . . . . . . 10-12Compensation plan

Additional compensation for certainpublic safety command staff. . . . . . 10-53.4

Additional compensation to defrayhousekeeping costs forcommissioned fire personnel. . . . . 10-53.6

Administration of plan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-32Assignment and incentive pay for

maintaining paramediccertification and working asparamedics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-34.1

Basic working hours.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-51Career enhancement program (CEP)

incentive payCertified crane operator assignment and

incentive pay program. . . . . . . . . . 10-57.7Commissioned police personnel through

rank of captain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-53.3Commissioned police personnel certified

as bilingual users of AmericanSign Language (ASL) or Spanish;proficiency pay for. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-33.1

Commissioners, salaries of.. . . . . . . . . . . 10-22Computation of hourly rates.. . . . . . . . . . 10-45Establishment and adoption of

compensation plan. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-31Exceptionally meritorious service,

increase for. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-36Fire battalion chief call back shift pay. . . 10-35

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Civil service, human resources (Cont’d.)Compensation plan (Cont’d.)

Holiday and BOI pay for commissionedofficers of police department;lieutenant, assignment positions ofcaptain, assistant chief. . . . . . . . . . 10-49

Honor guard assignment pay for firecommissioned personnel.. . . . . . . . 10-53.5

Hourly rates, computation of. . . . . . . . . . 10-45Incentive pay for fire prevention

inspectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-34Increases for exceptional meritorious

service.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-39Language communication compensation. 10-33Longevity compensation plan. . . . . . . . . 10-52Maintenance management program,

assignment and incentive paycompensation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-53.2

Movement within salary ranges. . . . . . . . 10-38Part-time employees to be paid by the

hour.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-46Payment of employees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-31Permanent and probationary city civil

service employees and electedofficials and appointed employeesdowntown allowance. . . . . . . . . . . 10-53.1

Pipeline protection program;compensation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-53

Probationary periods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-36Reallocation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-37Recruiting referral compensation for

commissioned personnel.. . . . . . . . 10-47Supplement to military pay. . . . . . . . . . . 10-48Working hours, basic; alternate work

schedules for city employees areauthorized subject to city managerapproval. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-51

Complying with, carrying out civil serviceprovisions by officers and employees. 10-16

Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3Discrimination prohibited; political

activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-18Evidence, production of, requirement.. . . . . 10-21General purpose. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2Human resources director

Leave benefit plan; duties re. . . . . . . . . . 22-91Job evaluation grades. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-7Oaths, administering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-21Payrolls to be certified. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-13Procedures for classification review. . . . . . . 10-8Recovery of money improperly paid out.. . . 10-14Retirement ages.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-15Short title. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1Subpoenaing witnesses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-21Unlawful acts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-19Use of class titles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-9


Civilian volunteer police assist specialists.. . . . 20-11.9 et seq.

See: MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFICClaims

Settlement of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-11Classification plan

Ordinances not affected by Code. See theadopting ordinance in the preliminarypages found at beginning of thisvolume

Compensation of city officers or employeesCompensation plans. See herein: Civil

Service, Human ResourcesOrdinances not affected by Code. See the

adopting ordinance in the preliminarypages found at beginning of thisvolume.

Computation of timeDefinitions and rules of construction. . . . . . 1-2(5)

Defective conditionsNotice of required. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10

Department headsAbsences and vacancies of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2Compensation as acting department head. . . 2-3

Director of personnelSocial security, duties of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-23

Elective officesFinancial disclosure, election provisions. . . 12-54 et seq.

See: ELECTIONSEmergency service commission director. . . . . . 9-1Emergency services agency director. . . . . . . . . 9-2Environmental services director

Functions re solid waste collection,recycling, etc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-2 et seq.

See: ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICEDEPARTMENT

Finance director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12A-2Group insurance and medical health plans. . . . 22-78 et seq.


Health officerEnforcing health, sanitation, food

regulations; obstructing, resistinghealth officer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15

Human resources. See Herein: Civil Service;Human Resources

InjurySalary during.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13

InspectorChief inspector of building safety division. 2-5

Insurance, group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-78 et seq.


Joint authorityDefinitions and rules of construction. . . . . . 1-2(8)

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Labor disputes, professional strikebreakers;employment, recruitment of, furnishingas replacements for employees involvedin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-64

Lien. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13Mayor and council

City officers and employees to attendmeetings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-30

Motor vehicles and trafficApplicability to public employees. . . . . . . . 20-4

Community service officers, appointment.20-11.7,20-11.8

Governmental vehicles exempt from truckroute and loading or unloadingprovisions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-18

Law enforcement officers exempt fromspecified parking provisions. . . . . . . . 20-283

Park rangers as special policemen.. . . . . . . . 20-11.1 et seq.

Traffic engineer, office of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-7 et seq.

Office hours. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1Ordinances not affected by Code. See the

adopting ordinance in the preliminarypages found at the beginning of thisvolume

Operation of parks under. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-2Parks and recreation, city municipal golf

courses, retired city employees.. . . . . . . . 21-25.2Pay plans, compensation plan. See herein:

Civil Service, Human ResourcesPensions, retirement and group insurance. . . . . 22-1 et seq.


Personnel directorCity office hours. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

Police officersReserve police officer program. . . . . . . . . . . 2-120 et seq.

See: POLICE DEPARTMENTSpecial duty police services program. . . . . . 2-130, 2-131

Reporting wrongful conduct. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-67Reserve police officer program. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-120 et seq.

See: POLICE DEPARTMENTResidency requirement for specified city

officers and employees.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4Retirement

Civil service, retirement ages. See herein:Civil Service, Human Resources

Retirement system, supplemental. . . . . . . . . . . 22-30 et seq.


Sickness, salary during. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13Sign code

Code administrator, interpretation andconstruction with Tucson Code. . . . . . 3-3

Special inspector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23Sign code advisory and appeals board. . . . . . . . 3-121 et seq.

Small business commissionOfficers and rules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10A-191(b)

Smoking in workplace prohibited in specifiedplaces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-89


Stormwater managementAuthorized representative. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-30

Traffic engineer, office created. . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-7 et seq.

See: MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFICWater

The superintendent of water also known asdirector of the water department tooversee city water services. . . . . . . . . 27-1

Water superintendent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-2 et seq.

See: WATER AND SEWERWorkers’ compensation

Salary paid to supplement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13

OFF-ROADOperation of motor vehicles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-70.1

ONE-WAY STREETSMotor vehicles and traffic, one-way streets and

stop streets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-173 et seq.

See: MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC

OPEN FIRESBurning trash, other articles, permit

requirements, nuisance provisions. . . . . . 11-5 et seq.


OPEN SPACEPublic place includes

Definitions and rules of construction. . . . . . 1-2(20)

OPEN-AIR MARKET PLACESStreet fairs regulated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-300

OR, ANDDefinitions and rules of construction.. . . . . . . . 1-2(14)

ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS, ETC.Boards, committees, and commissions

Annual reports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10A-139Requirements for creation of.. . . . . . . . . . . . 10A-139

Calling elections; mayor and council adoptingordinances. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-13

Code of Ordinances, provisions.. . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 et seq.

See: CODE OF ORDINANCESRecall petitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-150 et seq.

See: ELECTIONSReferendum petitions.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-139 et seq.

See: ELECTIONS

OUTDOOR LIGHTING CODEAdopted. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-101 et seq.

See: ELECTRICITY

OUTDOOR PERFORMANCE CENTERUse fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-16

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SectionOWNER


P

PAINTVapor releasing substances containing toxic

substances. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-35

PAINTINGS. See also: ARTS, CRAFTS ANDCULTURE

Pawnbrokers and secondhand dealers. . . . . . . . 7-97 et seq.


PAPER PRODUCTS. See: RETAIL SALES

PARADESMotor vehicles and traffic

Method of driving in processions. . . . . . . . . 20-152Permission required for processions and

parades.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-150Rodeo parade

Police authority over peddlers. . . . . . . . . . . 11-70Prohibition of certain items and activities

and other parade events. . . . . . . . . . . . 11-69

PARAPHERNALIA, DRUGNarcotics paraphernalia; keeping, seizure. . . . . 11-40, 11-41

PARATRANSIT SERVICECity curb-to-curb barrier-free transportation

service called Sun Van, thecomplementary paratransit service; fares;eligibility and prohibited activity. . . . . . . 2-19

See: TRANSIT SYSTEM

PARKINGDrive-in restaurants

Paving or treatment of parking area. . . . . . . 7-176Indecent exposure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-29Sign code. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-64Stopping, standing and parking. . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-200 et seq.


PARKS AND RECREATIONActivities in areas adjacent to or affecting

parks, regulations of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-5Administrative fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-18.1Adult major sports, fees, rosters, minimum

number of players per sponsor team;disposition of fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-9

Alcoholic beveragesConsumption of malt beverages. . . . . . . . . . 21-8

Animals, horses and wildlifeRegulations regarding park use.. . . . . . . . . . 21-3(7)

Animals, wildRegulations relating to. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-3(2)

SectionPARKS AND RECREATION (Cont’d.)

Archer center use fee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-14.1Athletic facility lighting

Wasting or abusing; fines and penalties. . . . 21-18Athletic fields

Reservation fee, special maintenance fee. . . 21-16Bandshells

Reservation fee, special maintenance fee. . . 21-16Bathing or swimming

Designated areas, hours. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-3(5)Regulations of activities in areas adjacent to

or affecting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-5Camping

Crimes on library grounds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-160(4)Regulations regarding park use.. . . . . . . . . . 21-3(5)

City municipal golf coursesAuthorization to establish reservation

policies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-25.10City carts, rates for; rental agreement

required. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-22Collection of fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-26Damaging, defacing property. . . . . . . . . . . . 21-19Discount golf rates, authorization to. . . . . . . 21-25.7Driving range golf ball rental fees.. . . . . . . . 21-23.1Food, beverage, merchandise prices,

authorization to establish.. . . . . . . . . . 21-25.8Frequent user discount policies

(authorization). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-25.11General regulations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-24Permit to play required. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-21Private carts, rates for use of. . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-23Regular greens fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-25.1Reservation policies (authorization). . . . . . . 21-25.10Resident golfer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-25.3Resident greens fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-25.6Resident senior citizen golfer. . . . . . . . . . . . 21-25.4Retired city employees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-25.2Selling, soliciting on courses. . . . . . . . . . . . 21-20Shotgun start tournaments, fees for.. . . . . . . 21-25.5Tucson City Golf employee greens fee. . . . . 21-25.9Violations, penalty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-27

Clements, El Pueblo and Udall Center use. . . . 21-14.2Commercial activities

Regulations regarding park use.. . . . . . . . . . 21-3(6)Damaging park property

Regulations regarding park use.. . . . . . . . . . 21-3(1)Dedications, acceptance of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-1

Code definitions and rules of constructionPublic place includes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2(20)

Department of parks and recreation personneland volunteers who work directly withchildren


Director of parks and recreationCity office hours. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

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SectionREAL ESTATE SIGNS

Sign code. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-66 et seq.

See: SIGN CODE

RECALLElections, recall petitions.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-150 et seq.

See: ELECTIONS

RECORDS MANAGEMENTCity clerk

Preservation of essential records.. . . . . . . . . 2-103Preservation of records in compliance with


certified copies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-102Privilege and excise taxes

Examination of taxpayer records; jointaudits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-553

Recordkeeping. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-360 et seq.

See: LICENSES AND PRIVILEGETAXES

Use taxRecord-keeping requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . 19-630


RECREATION. See: PARKS ANDRECREATION

RECYCLING PROGRAMSSolid waste collection; recycling, etc.



REFERENDUMElections, referendum petition provisions. . . . . 12-139 et seq.

See: ELECTIONS

REFUSE. See: GARBAGE, REFUSE ANDTRASH

REGISTERSElections, registration requirements. . . . . . . . . 12-1 et seq.

See: ELECTIONSGuest registers for hotels, etc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-441

False entries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-27

RELIGIONCivil rights, discrimination, affirmative action

programs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-0 et seq.

See: DISCRIMINATION

RENTALSParks and recreation, city golf courses. See

also: PARKS AND RECREATIONRental agreements for city carts. . . . . . . . 21-22

Room rentals, etc. See: HOTELS, ROOMINGHOUSES, MOTELS

SectionREPAIR SERVICES. See: RETAIL SALES

RESERVE POLICE OFFICER PROGRAMPurpose, appointment, etc... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-120 et seq.

See: POLICE DEPARTMENT

RESIDENCYRequirement for specified city officers and

employees.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4

RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTSCurb cuts in driveways, special requirements

in residential districts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-38See: STREETS AND SIDEWALKS

Signs by district; single-family andmultifamily residential districts. . . . . . . . 3-73, 3-74

See: SIGN CODE

RESOURCE PLANNING ADVISORYCOMMITTEE

Committee organization.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10A-203Creation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10A-200Functions and duties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10A-202Limitation of powers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10A-204Membership composition; appointment and

terms; purpose. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10A-201

RESTAURANTSAlcoholic beverages, drinking establishments. 11-17, 11-18

See also: ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGESCivil rights, discrimination, affirmative action

programs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-0 et seq.

See: DISCRIMINATIONClothing requirements of certain female

entertainers and waitresses; dancers. . . . . 11-25.1 et seq.

See: CLOTHING REQUIREMENTSExemption from late night retail establishment

regulations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-410Food and drink establishments. . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-24, 11-25Privilege and excise taxes generally. . . . . . . . . 19-455

RETAIL SALESMethamphetamine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-71, 11-72Nitrous oxide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-130, 11-131Privilege and excise taxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-460, 19-465

RETAIL TOBACCO SALESDefinitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-427Licenses

Conditions for license; violations, penalty,exception. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-431

License application, procedure and fees;annual renewal.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-430

Notification to licensee of violation byemployee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-434

Place of business; license transferability,inspection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-432

Required. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-428Exemption from licensing requirement. 7-429

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SectionRETAIL TOBACCO SALES (Cont’d.)

Licenses (Cont’d.)Responsibility of licensee for conduct of

employee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-433Selling without a license; minimum

mandatory penalties.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-437Suspension and revocation of license;

grounds; removal of tobaccoproducts; penalty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-435

Hearing upon suspension or revocation. 7-436Purpose and intent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-426

RETIRED PERSONSParks and recreation, city municipal golf

coursesReduced green fees; retired city employees. 21-25.2

RINGELMANN CHARTBurning trash, other articles

Ringelmann chart adopted. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-10

RIOTSCivil emergencies, powers of mayor. . . . . . . . . 11-100 et seq.

See: CIVIL EMERGENCIESDisorderly houses or premises, keeping. . . . . . 11-16

RODEO GROUNDSUse fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-16

RODEO PARADEPolice authority over peddlers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-70Prohibition of certain items and activities and

other parade events.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-69

ROLLER SKATES, ROLLER BLADES. See:SKATES AND SKATING

ROOMING HOUSES. See: HOTELS,ROOMING HOUSES, MOTELS

S

SALES TAX. See also: LICENSES ANDPRIVILEGE TAXES

Sewerage and sewage disposal; user feesSales tax. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-26

SCAVENGERSEnvironmental services department;

scavengers regulated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-10.3See: ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES

DEPARTMENT

SCENIC CORRIDOR ZONE (SCZ) DISTRICTSigns by district. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-83

SectionSCHOOLS

Dogs prohibited on school grounds; exceptions. 4-103Intermittent program instructors who work

directly with children; fingerprinting andcriminal history record check of.. . . . . . . 2-25.1

Motor vehicles and traffic. See also thatsubject

Establishing school crossings. . . . . . . . . . . . 20-119Parking

Hazardous areas adjacent to schools. . . . . . . 20-274Schoolyard, public place includes

Definitions and rules of construction. . . . . . 1-2(20)Selling, displaying merchandise on streets near

schools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-50Youth and delinquency prevention council. . . . 10A-10 et seq.

See: YOUTH AND DELINQUENCYPREVENTION COUNCIL

SECONDHAND DEALERSPawnbrokers and secondhand dealers. . . . . . . . 7-97 et seq.


SELF INSURANCE PROGRAM AND TRUSTFUND

Administration of the trust.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-9Board of trustees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-8Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-2Effective date of self insured trust. . . . . . . . . . . 18-7Expenditure of trust funds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-6Powers and duties of the administrator. . . . . . . 18-10Purpose. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-1Self insurance program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-3Self insured trust fund

Establishment of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-4Manner of financing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-5

Settlement of claims. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-11

SEMIPRECIOUS STONESPawnbrokers and secondhand dealers. . . . . . . . 7-97 et seq.


SETBACKSPeddlers; setback requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-30Sign regulations, setbacks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-36

SEWERS. See: WATER AND SEWERS

SEX OFFENDERSIntermittent program instructors who work

directly with children; fingerprinting andcriminal history record check of.. . . . . . . 2-25.1

Parks and recreation department personnel andvolunteers who work directly withchildren


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SectionSEXUAL PREFERENCES, CONSIDERATION

Civil rights, discrimination, affirmative actionprograms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-0 et seq.

See: DISCRIMINATION

SHOPPING CARTSImpoundment 16-39

SIDEWALKS. See: STREETS ANDSIDEWALKS

SIGN CODEAdvisory and appeals board.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-121 et seq.

See: ADVISORY AND APPEALSBOARD

ApplicationInterpretation of district boundaries. . . . . . . 3-4Prior code sections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6

Citizen sign code committee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-141 et seq.

See: CITIZEN SIGN CODE COMMITTEEDeclaration of purpose and intent. . . . . . . . . . . 3-2Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11General requirements

Access regulated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-41Grade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-33Illumination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-44Integrated architectural features. . . . . . . . . . 3-42Intersection corner sign.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-39Maximum sign area.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-35Multiple frontage lots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-38Premises. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-34Regulations established.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31Setback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-36Sign area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32Signs near residences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-37Signs over public rights-of-way. . . . . . . . . . 3-43Signs per street frontage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-40

IndemnificationCity, of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-116Liability insurance required. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-117

Interpretation and construction with TucsonCode by the sign code administrator. . . . 3-3

Nonconforming signs and change of useChange of use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-97Signs for legal nonconforming uses. . . . . . . 3-96

Permits, fees and inspectionsApplication for permit.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18Approval of standard plans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21Effect of issuance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20Fees.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-24Inspections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22Issuance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19Permission of property owner. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17Permits required. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16Special inspector required.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23

Reference to other codes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5

SectionSIGN CODE (Cont’d.)

Severance of the provisions of this sign code. 3-7Short title. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1Sign districts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-72

General business district. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-77Historic district. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-81Industrial district.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-80Medical-business-industrial park district. . . 3-79Multiple family residential district. . . . . . . . 3-74O-1 zone district. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-76Park district.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-75Pedestrian business district. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-82Planned area development (PAD) district.. . 3-78Scenic corridor zone (SCZ) district. . . . . . . 3-83Single family residential district. . . . . . . . . . 3-73

Sign maintenanceDangerous or defective signs. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-92Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-91Removal of dangerous or defective signs. . . 3-93

Sign types and general regulationsAwning signs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-56Banners. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-57Billboards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-58Canopy signs.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-59Directory signs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-60Exempt signs.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-52Freestanding signs.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-61Freeway sign. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-62Generally permitted signs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-51Historic landmark signs (HLS). . . . . . . . . . . 3-71Menu boards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-63Parking signs.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-64Portable (A-frame) signs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-65Prohibited signs enumerated. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-53Real estate signs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-66Signs creating traffic hazards. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-54Signs in public areas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-55Special event signs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-67Temporary signs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-68Traffic directional signs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-69Wall signs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-70

Violations; enforcement; penaltiesAbandoned and discontinued signs;

obsolete sign copy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-103Abatement by the city after court order.. . . . 3-110Administrative appeal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-107Illegal signs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-105Penalty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-109Removal of abandoned, prohibited and

illegal signs by sign codeadministrator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-106

ViolationCivil infraction, declared. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-102Public nuisance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-101

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BOARDAppeal from board.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-132Appeals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-133Appeals stay proceeding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-129Application to the board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-128Election of officers, meetings rules and

regulations, records. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-123Fees and enforcement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-131Findings required in granting variances.. . . . . . 3-126Intent, purpose and establishment thereof. . . . . 3-121Membership, term, removal from office. . . . . . 3-122Powers denied the board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-127Powers, duties and responsibilities. . . . . . . . . . 3-125Quorum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-124Time for hearings; notice.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-130

SIGNATURE OR SUBSCRIPTIONDefinitions and rules of construction.. . . . . . . . 1-2(23)Initiative petitions, number of signatures.. . . . . 12-112 et seq.

Obstruction of enforcement of civil infractionsFailure to sign citation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-121

Recall petitions, number of signatures.. . . . . . . 12-150Referendum petitions, number of signatures. . . 12-139 et seq.

SILVER. See: PRECIOUS STONES, METALS

SINGULAR NUMBERDefinitions and rules of construction.. . . . . . . . 1-2(12)

SKATES, SKATINGMerchants disclosures re sale of (motorized)

skateboards, play vehicles; penalty. . . . . 7-480Operating (motorized) skateboards, play

vehicles; definitions; prohibitions;penalty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-30

Persons on skateboards, roller blades, coasters,toy vehicles, regulated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-28

SLINGSDischarging weapons from. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1

SMALL, MINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNEDBUSINESS COMMISSION

Creation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10A-190Membership composition, appointment,

officers, and terms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10A-191Powers, limitation of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10A-193Reports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10A-192Staff support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10A-194

SMALL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PROGRAMProvisions re. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-147 et seq.

See: PROCUREMENT

SMOKEBurning trash, other articlesDense smoke defined; chart adopted. . . . . . . . . 11-10

SectionSMOKING

Enforcement; penalty.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-92Narcotics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-40, 11-41Placarding required. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-90Prohibited in specified places. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-89Retail tobacco sales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-426 et seq.

See: RETAIL TOBACCO SALESTobacco vending machines prohibited in

specified places, exceptions. . . . . . . . . . . 11-93Violations, enforcement; penalty. . . . . . . . . . . . 11-92

SOCIAL AFFAIRSEscort and escort bureaus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-117 et seq.

See: ESCORTS AND ESCORT BUREAUS

SOCIAL SECURITYRegulations regarding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-13 et seq.


SOLAR SYSTEM CODEAdopted. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-171Amendments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-173Board of appeals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12 et seq.

See: BUILDINGSBuilding codes, adopted, listing of. . . . . . . . . . 6-34 et seq.

See: BUILDING CODECopies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-172

SOLICITINGAggressive solicitation

Legislative findings; definitions. . . . . . . . . . 11-33Prohibited acts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-33.1Violations; penalties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-33.2

Escorts and escort bureaus, unlawful acts. . . . . 7-118Food and drink establishments, soliciting

customers prohibited. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-24Parks and recreation, city golf courses

Soliciting on course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-20Police department, soliciting legal business. . . 11-32Soliciting passengers or baggage at railways or

hotels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-53Traffic

Soliciting employment, business orcontributions from occupants ofvehicles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-500 et seq.


SOLICITORS. See: PEDDLERS,CANVASSERS AND SOLICITORS

SOLID WASTESolid waste collection, disposal and recycling

facilitiesEnvironmental services department duties,

etc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-1 et seq.


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SectionTELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES (Cont’d.)

Competitive telecommunications (Cont’d.)Time is of essence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7B-7Transfers and assignments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7B-21Use, rental or lease of utility poles and

facilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7B-15Location and relocation of facilities in rights-

of-wayCity police power; continuing jurisdiction. 7D-6Compliance required.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7D-7Conflict with city projects.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7D-3Damage to city rights-of-way and facilities. 7D-4Generally.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7D-2Registration.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7D-1Relocation of facilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7D-5

Privilege and excise taxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-470Public utility tax. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-1070

TELEPHONE ANSWERING SERVICEEscorts and escort bureaus, unlawful acts. . . . . 7-118

TELEPHONE DEVICESAutomatic dialing and prerecorded message

alarm systems, prohibition of certain. . . . 11-67

TELEPHONE, TELEGRAPH SERVICEPrivilege and excise taxes

Telecommunication servicesSee: LICENSES AND PRIVILEGE

TAXES

TELEVISIONCable communications.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7A-1 et seq.

Privilege and excise taxesTelecommunication services


TENANTDefinitions and rules of construction.. . . . . . . . 1-2(26)

TENANT IN COMMONDefinitions and rules of construction.. . . . . . . . 1-2(15)

TENNISParks and recreation

Regulations relating to tennis. . . . . . . . . . . . 21-3(5)Tennis court fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-10

TENSEDefinitions and rules of construction.. . . . . . . . 1-2(7)

TERRORISMCriminal syndicalism and sabotage define, acts

prohibited. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-13, 11-14

THEATERSCivil rights, discrimination, affirmative action. 17-0 et seq.

See: DISCRIMINATION

SectionTHEATERS (Cont’d.)

Clothing requirements for certain femaleentertainers and waitresses. . . . . . . . . . . . 11-25.1 et seq.

See: CLOTHING REQUIREMENTSEscorts and escort bureaus, unlawful acts. . . . . 7-118Massage establishments, unlawful activities. . . 7-144Smoking prohibited in specified places. . . . . . . 11-89

THEFTCable communications, theft of service and

tampering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7A-39

TIMBERINGPrivilege and excise taxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-430

TIME, COMPUTATION OFDefinitions and rules of construction.. . . . . . . . 1-2(5)

TOBACCO SALES, RETAILProvisions re. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-426 et seq.

See: RETAIL TOBACCO SALES

TOURNAMENTSParks and recreation, city golf courses

Fees for shot-gun start tournaments. . . . . . . 21-25.5

TOWINGMotor vehicles and traffic; regulation of

towing services.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-158Privilege and excise taxes, transporting for hire. 19-475

TOXIC SUBSTANCES. See: POISON

TOY VEHICLES. See: MOTOR VEHICLESAND TRAFFIC

TRAFFIC. See: MOTOR VEHICLES ANDTRAFFIC

TRAFFIC-CONTROL DEVICESMotor vehicles and traffic, regulations

regarding traffic-control devices. . . . . . . 20-109 et seq.

TRAINS. See: RAILROADS AND TRAINS

TRANSIT FACILITIESCivil rights, discrimination, affirmative action

programs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-0 et seq.

See: DISCRIMINATION

TRANSIT SYSTEMCity curb-to-curb barrier-free transportation

service called Sun Van, thecomplementary paratransit service; fares;eligibility and prohibited activity. . . . . . . 2-19

General provisionsDefinitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-5Impeding a transit vehicle, towing. . . . . . . . 30-10Powers and duties of enforcement agents. . . 30-6

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SectionTRANSIT SYSTEM (Cont’d.)

General provisions (Cont’d.)Specified unlawful activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-7Use restrictions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-8Violation declared a civil infraction;

penalties.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-9Privilege and excise taxes; transporting for

hire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-475Sun Tran system

City fixed route, regularly scheduled bussystem called Sun Tran and modernstreetcar system called Sun Tran;fares; eligibility and prohibitedactivity.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18

City Sun Tran, Sun Link and paratransitservice systems fare subsidy programfor low-income individuals; faresubsidies; eligibility and prohibitedactivity.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22

Promotional discount fare program for theSun Tran fixed route bus and SunLink modern streetcar systems. . . . . . 2-21

TRANSPORTATIONCitizen transportation advisory committee. . . . 10A-240 et seq.

See: CITIZEN TRANSPORTATIONADVISORY COMMITTEE

City transit system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18 et seq.

See: TRANSIT SYSTEMEnergy and environment. See also that subject

Department of transportation as lead agency. 29-5Hazardous and radioactive materials,

restrictions on transportation of. . . . . . . . 13-9 et seq.

See: HAZARDOUS AND RADIOACTIVEMATERIALS

Privilege and excise taxes, transporting for hire. 19-475Trolley regulations generally. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-400 et seq.


TRASH. See: GARBAGE, REFUSE ANDTRASH

TREES AND SHRUBBERYBurning trash, other articles; tree prunings, etc.

Nuisance provisions, permit requirements. 11-5 et seq.




Street and sidewalk regulations re plantingwithin rights-of-way. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-52.1 et seq.

See: STREETS AND SIDEWALKS

TRIALSCity court, jury trials, when required. . . . . . . . . 8-9

SectionTROLLEYS

Generally. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-400 et seq.


TRUCK ROUTESEstablishment of truck routes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-15 et seq.

TRUCKSIce cream truck vendors.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-490 et seq.

See: ICE CREAM TRUCK VENDORSPrivilege and excise taxes, transporting for hire. 19-475Sewerage and sewage disposal; industrial

waste controlTrucker’s discharge permits. . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-44

TRUSTEES. See: PRISONS AND PRISONERS

TUCSON CODEDefinitions and rules of construction.. . . . . . . . 1-2(4)Signs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1 et seq.

See: SIGN CODE

TUCSON-PIMA COUNTY JOINTCONSOLIDATED CODE COMMITTEE

Created, qualifications, appointment, term ofmembers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10

Purpose and function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-11

TUCSON YOUTH AND DELINQUENCYPREVENTION COUNCIL. See: YOUTHAND DELINQUENCY PREVENTIONCOUNCIL

TUCSON-PIMA COUNTY HISTORICALCOMMISSION. See: HISTORICALCOMMISSION

U

UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE Ch. 23B

UNITED STATES FLAGDisplaying at voting locations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-22

URINATINGPublic urination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-54

UTILITIESCable communications, use, rental or lease of

utility poles and facilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . 7A-14Floodplain and erosion hazard management

standards utility systems construction. . . 26-6.2Parks and recreation, regulations re: park use

Installing utility services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-3(1)Privilege and excise taxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-480Underground utility districts, establishment of. 25-80 et seq.

See: STREETS AND SIDEWALKSWater regulations.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-1 et seq.


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SectionV

VACCINATIONSDogs re. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-76 et seq.

See: ANIMALS AND FOWL

VAGRANCYFood and drink establishments

Soliciting or annoying customers,responsibility of proprietor. . . . . . . . . 11-24, 11-25

Monitoring; loitering generally; curfew.. . . . . . 11-34

VANDALISMGraffiti. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-30Institutional vandalism, intimidation

Minimum penalty; subsequent convictions. 11-30.1Prohibited acts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-30

VEGETATIONLandscape advisory committee. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10A-180 et seq.

Water ditches, natural drainage channelsDeposit of offensive matter, obstructions. . . 11-58 et seq.

See: DITCHES, NATURALDRAINAGE CHANNELS

Watercourse amenities, safety and habitat. . . . . 29-12 et seq.

See: WATERCOURSES

VEHICLES FOR HIRELicenses and privilege taxes. See that subjectTaxicab regulations generally. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-300 et seq.

VENDING MACHINESExemptionsMerchandise vending devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-319Gambling devices not permitted. . . . . . . . . . . . 7-312Identification marks and numbers. . . . . . . . . . . 7-316Licenses

Application for license. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-313Fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-314

Investigation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-315Required. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-311Revocation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-318

Liquor and vending machine license tax. . . . . . 19-51 et seq.

See: LICENSES AND PRIVILEGESTAXES

Merchandise vending devices exempted. . . . . . 7-319Registration

Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-313Required. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-311

Seizure of machines.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-317Streets and sidewalk, attaching newspaper

vending machines to public right-of-way. 25-57.1Youth dance halls

Cigarette machines and sales re. . . . . . . . . . 7-361

SectionVENDORS/VENDING

Going-out-of business, fire, etc., sales. . . . . . . . 7-80 et seq.

See: GOING-OUT-OF-BUSINESS, FIRE,ETC., SALES

Ice cream truck vendors.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-490 et seq.

See: ICE CREAM TRUCK VENDORSParks and recreation, commercial activities

regulated.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-3(6)Pawnbrokers and secondhand dealers. . . . . . . . 7-97 et seq.


Special events reRegulations generally. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-401

Street fairs regulated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-300Swap meets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-201 et seq.

See: SWAP MEETS

VETERANS’ AFFAIRS COMMITTEECommittee organization.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10A-23Created.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10A-21Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10A-26Membership.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10A-22Power, limitation of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10A-25Purpose. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10A-26Reports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10A-24

VICIOUS ANIMALS. See: ANIMALS ANDFOWL

VIOLENCECivil emergencies, power of mayor. . . . . . . . . . 11-100 et seq.

See: CIVIL EMERGENCIESCriminal syndicalism and sabotage define, acts

prohibited. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-13, 11-14

VOLLEYBALL COURTSUse fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-16

VOLUNTEERSCivilian volunteer police assist specialists.. . . . 20-11.9 et seq.

See: MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFICParks and recreation department personnel and

volunteers who work directly withchildren


VOTINGPerson qualified to vote. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2

VOTING LOCATIONSPrimary, general, in special elections, voting

locations for. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-15 et seq.

See: ELECTIONS

W

WAITRESSESClothing requirements for entertainers,

waitresses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-25.1 et seq.


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SectionWARDS

Described.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-19Additions to upon annexation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-20

WASTE CONTROLEnvironmental services department. . . . . . . . . . 15-1 et seq.


Sewerage and sewage disposal. . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-1 et seq.


WATER AND SEWERSBackflow prevention, cross-connection control

Administrative appeal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-83Backflow prevention required.. . . . . . . . . . . 27-72Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-70Determination, modification, waiver of

requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-81Discontinuance of water service. . . . . . . . . . 27-82Fees.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-86Fire systems, installation of backflow

prevention assemblies for. . . . . . . . . . 27-77Hazard potential. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-73Inspections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-78Installation requirements.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-76Methods; list. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-74Methods required. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-75Permit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-79Purpose, application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-71Test, notification, maintenance, records. . . . 27-80Violation a civil infraction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-84

Consumer Protection Act. See herein: WaterConsumer Protection Act

Ditches, natural drainage channels. . . . . . . . . . 11-58 et seq.


Emergency water conservation response. Seeherein: Water

Rainwater collection and distributionrequirements.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-181 et seq.

See: RAINWATER COLLECTION ANDDISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENTS

Sewerage and sewage disposalApplication for approval to construct

sewerage systems, extensions orwaste treatment works. . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-3

Construction feesConstruction of sewer systems under

private contract authorized. . . . . . . 24-5Permits

Failure to obtain permits andapprovals as required. . . . . . . . . 24-8

Temporary installations for areas notcontiguous to sewers,requirements.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-7

Private contractConstruction of sewer system under

authorized. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-5Provisions for refund of cost of

sewers installed by undercertain conditions authorized. . . 24-6

SectionWATER AND SEWERS (Cont’d.)

Sewerage and sewage disposal (Cont’d.)Construction fees (Cont’d.)

Refund of cost of sewers installed byprivate contract under certainconditions authorized. . . . . . . . . . . 24-6

Sanitary sewers, fees for connection to. 24-4Definition of terms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-1Extension or waste treatment works

Application for approval to construct.. . . 24-3General and administrative provisions. . . . . 24-1 et seq.

General considerations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-2Industrial waste control and industrial cost

recovery programAppeal procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-49Billing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-50Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-40Deposits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-51Effective date. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-53Enforcement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-48Funds, use of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-52Industrial cost recovery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-46Inspectors, power and authority. . . . . . . . 24-47Permits

Industrial waste discharge permits.. . . 24-42Requirements, restrictions and

conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-43Trucker’s discharge permit. . . . . . . . . 24-44

Power and authority of inspectors. . . . . . 24-47Prohibition of specific substances. . . . . . 24-45Rules and regulations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-41Specific substances, prohibition of.. . . . . 24-45Trucker’s discharge permit.. . . . . . . . . . . 24-44Use of funds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-52

Sewerage systemsApplication for approval to construct.. . . 24-3

User fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-21Application payment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-31Billing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-27Business privilege taxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-26Definition of terms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-20Deposits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-28Enforcement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-32In-lieu-of-franchise taxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-26Minimum and maximum sewer user fees. 24-23Power of director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-22Private wells and private water

companies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-25Review of established fees. . . . . . . . . . . . 24-22Sales taxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-26Setting of fee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-24Use of fund revenues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-29User fees and water charges. . . . . . . . . . . 24-31Water charges.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-31

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SectionWATER AND SEWERS (Cont’d.)

Water charges when not otherwise provided. 27-47Multiple premises, liability for charges

where on service pipe serves.. . . . . 27-48Water development fee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-36Water service charges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-32

Monthly, potable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-33Water service connections

Charges for installation of. . . . . . . . . . . . 27-35Water utility fund

Receipts to be deposited in.. . . . . . . . . . . 27-7Withholding water for violations

Authority. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-14Water Consumer Protection Act

Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-103Exception. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-101Method. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-100Recharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-102

WellsDepartment of transportation

Environmental property accessprivilege program (EPAPP);fees; monitor wells. . . . . . . . . . . 30-4

Sewerage and sewage disposal, user feesfor private wells and private watercompanies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-25

WATER COMPANIESSewerage and sewage disposal user fees

Private water companies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-25

WATERCOURSESWatercourse amenities, safety and habitat

Appeals and variances.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29-19Applicability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29-14Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29-13Development in the study area. . . . . . . . . . . 29-15Development requirements for resource

areas.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29-16Purpose and intent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29-12Review and approval.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29-17Violation declared a civil infraction. . . . . . . 29-18

WEAPONS. See: FIREARMS AND WEAPONS

WEEDS AND BRUSHSolid waste collection; recycling, etc.



Street and sidewalk regulations re plantingwithin rights-of-way. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-52.1 et seq.


SectionWELLS

Department of transportationEnvironmental property access privilege

program (EPAPP); fees; monitorwells. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-4

Private wells and private water companies;sewerage and sewage disposal user fees. 24-25

WHOLESALE BUSINESSESAuctions and auctioneers; auction house or

auction prohibited in connection with oron premises of businesses. . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8

WILD ANIMALS. See: ANIMALS AND FOWL

WIND LOADS

WINDOWSDrive-in restaurants

Sales from windows, other openings. . . . . . 7-173

WOMENClothing requirements of certain female

entertainers and waitresses, dancers. . . . . 11-25.1 et seq.


WORK ZONESTemporary work zone traffic management

program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-88 et seq.


WRITINGDefinitions and rules of construction.. . . . . . . . 1-2(28)

WRITS, WARRANTS AND OTHERPROCESSES

City court. See also that subjectExecution to collection of fine. . . . . . . . . . . 8-13Summoning jurors.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10

Elections, initiative, referendum and recallprovisions.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-112 et seq.

See: ELECTIONSStormwater management

Warrants, restraining orders, and injunctiverelief. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-33

Y

YARD SALESLimitations on. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-39.1

YEARDefinitions and rules of construction.. . . . . . . . 1-2(29)

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SectionYOUTH AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION

COUNCILTucson Youth and Delinquency Prevention

CouncilCreated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10A-10Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10A-15Limitation of powers.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10A-14Membership. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10A-11Organization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10A-12Purpose. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10A-15Reports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10A-13

YOUTH DANCE HALLS. See: DANCE HALLS

Z

ZOOSGene Reid Park Zoo

Admittance fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-51, 21-52

ZONINGChanges and amendments of districts

Zoning code revision subcommittee. . . . . . . 10A-138Development compliance code. . . . . . . . . . . . . 23A-1 et seq.

See: DEVELOPMENT COMPLIANCEFloodplain, stormwater, and erosion hazard


See: FLOODPLAIN, STORMWATER,AND EROSION HAZARDMANAGEMENT

Motor vehicles and traffic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-1 et seq.

See: MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFICSigns by district. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-72 et seq.

See: SIGN CODESkateboards prohibited in central business

district areas; exceptions. . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-28

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