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written by Patricia Gilbert, Land & Home Site Specialist, Long Realty Co., and Pima County Floodplain Department Pima County has a Floodplain Management Ordinance (Floodplain Ordinance) which gives authority to Pima County to regulate the development of land, including the construction of residential and commercial development. For those who work...

I was recently working with a young couple looking for a property in the Tanque Verde Valley on which to build their first home.  After exploring many neighborhoods and walking lots of land, we came across a 5-acre parcel in the Horse Head Road area. It was a richly vegetated...

You’ve undoubtedly seen a whole lot of land on your journey to find the perfect lot to purchase to build your home. When you fall in love with a piece of land, it’s probably because of a variety of factors. Everything from the proximity to your neighbors to the gorgeous...

The purpose of the Hillside Development Overlay Zone (HDZ) ordinance was initially promulgated to prevent Tucson's beautiful lower foothills and slopes ringing the perimeter of our valley from becoming densely populated with homes, driveways, and scarring, thus creating a natural and visual nightmare for us all as we enjoy the...