Tucson, in Pima County, Arizona, adopted a data-center zoning exclusion on June 17, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is pending.
The record reads: "Tucson, Arizona is advancing a Unified Development Code (UDC) amendment to regulate data centers. The proposed amendment requires a minimum 400 ft setback from residential uses, mandates a developer-hosted neighborhood meeting, eliminates… (datacentertracker.org)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoning exclusion | restriction | pending | June 17, 2026 | not county-wide | datacentertracker.org |
Jurisdiction type: municipality. County: Pima County. Dataset: datacentertracker. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.
Elsewhere in Pima County
Arizona context
Arizona has 10 documented local actions across 9 jurisdictions in this snapshot. At the state level, the state has an incentive rollback (in force, July 1, 2026).
A town that says no to a data center gives up local tax revenue, not jobs: one large campus pays $2M to $90M a year depending on the tax regime, against roughly 50 permanent jobs. The parent piece prices it and lists the conditions that beat a ban.