How to respond to Tucson plan check corrections

What the City of Tucson calls its correction letter, how to resubmit, and what to include, from the city’s own pages. Each fact links to its source.

How to resubmit

1. In TDC Online, open the permit or plan from the My Work tab and go to its Attachments tab; documents to resubmit show a blue Resubmit button.
2. Acknowledge the comments; all required resubmittals are listed and must be uploaded at the same time.
3. Name uploads by submittal number (for example 2_Plan Set, 2_Comment Response Narrative) and include a comment response or narrative.
4. Changes to an issued permit outside a resubmittal are uploaded as a revision with a narrative outlining the changes.

From the city’s instructions: tucsonaz.gov

What to include

• Include a comment response or narrative.
• Use the Naming Convention for your uploads.

From Tucson’s own page, read October 31, 2026: tucsonaz.gov

Codes its letters cite

Local code abbreviations you will see on the City of Tucson letters: UDC.

Source: tucsonaz.gov

Building code named on the city’s pages: 2024 International Building Code.

Source: tucsonaz.gov

Local amendments to the building code

Arizona has no statewide building code: each city, town and county adopts its own code edition and amendments by ordinance.

Source: azleg.gov

Official links

• Resubmittal instructions
• Building department page
• Planning & Development Services: (520) 791-5550 (tucsonaz.gov, checked October 31, 2026)
• Address: 201 N. Stone Avenue, 1st Floor (tucsonaz.gov, checked October 31, 2026)

Links and facts checked on October 28, 2026.

Arizona rules every plan check here follows

These come from Arizona law and state agencies, so they apply in Tucson as well. Each links to its source.

Permits are covered

These state rules on review times apply to city and town permits and approvals, not just business licenses.

Source: Arizona Revised Statutes § 9-831, checked October 31, 2026

Posted review times

Each city or town must post its permit time frames online, showing the completeness check and the technical review as separate periods.

Source: Arizona Revised Statutes § 9-835, checked October 31, 2026

One full set of corrections

During the technical review, the city or town may send you one comprehensive written list of corrections.

Source: Arizona Revised Statutes § 9-835, checked October 31, 2026

A meeting about corrections

If you ask, the city or town must meet or talk with you about its corrections within ten working days and give you enough guidance to make them.

Source: Arizona Revised Statutes § 9-835, checked October 31, 2026

Fee refund for missed deadlines

For residential building or land development permits, if the city or town goes beyond the allowed rounds of corrections or misses its overall time frame, it must refund all review fees without you having to ask.

Source: Arizona Revised Statutes § 9-835, checked October 31, 2026

What a good response to plan check corrections has

General guidance, not the City of Tucson’s own rules. Check its page before you resubmit.

• Answer every comment, in the reviewer’s order and numbering, so nothing is missed.
• Say plainly what you changed for each comment, or why no change is needed.
• Name the sheet and detail where each change is, so the reviewer can find it fast.
• Mark changes on the drawings (clouds or deltas are common) and keep sheet numbers the same.
• Send the response letter, the revised drawings and any new calculations together.

Other Arizona city guides

• Town of Marana
• Town of Oro Valley
• Pima County
• Town of Sahuarita

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