Pascua Yaqui Tribe GeneralPlan, Development Guidelines & Zoning Ordinance

Designed to be a livable and sustainable community, the Pascua Yaqui Pueblo merges Pascua Yaqui heritage and culture with the natural and built environments to create an integrated mixed-use community designed to support the economic viability of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe. The natural environment includes environmentally sensitive lands such as Black Wash and the Cactus Reserve zone. The community includes government, residential, ...
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Continental Reserve Loop Streetscape and Entry Design

The Planning Center staff was responsible for the design of more than 2 miles of landscaping along public roadsides and medians, as well as entry ways. The roads were designed with multiple species of palo verde for continuous spring bloom. A water-conscious natural resource. The Planning Center provided construction observation services during installation of the landscape and irrigation system. "As-Built" services were provided following ...
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Corazón de los Tres Rios del Norte Recreational Master Plan

The Corazon de los Tres Rios del Norte Recreation Master Plan creates a vision and establishes alternatives for future recreation, flood risk management, groundwater reclamation and environmental restoration focused on the intersection of the Rillito River, Santa Cruz River and the Cañada del Oro Wash. In a joint effort between Pima County Flood Control District, Town of Marana, City of Tucson and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, a ...
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City of Tucson Rainwater Harvesting Seminars

The Planning Center conducted seminars for public agency staff, consultants, and contractors affected by implementation of the City of Tucson's new Commercial Rainwater Harvesting Ordinance. The Planning Center explained the objectives and requirements of the new ordinance, including different water harvesting strategies. The ordinance requires more efficient use of water, a valuable resource in the Sonoran Desert. The ...
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