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Oro Valley
Everything we’ve published on Oro Valley’s public meetings, newest first: what was decided, and what was on the agenda beforehand. Covers the Town Council, the Planning and Zoning Commission and the Water Utility Commission.
What they decided
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Oct 28, 2026
Town Council
Oro Valley bans standalone data centers, sets aside permit approach for nowThe Oro Valley Town Council voted 7-0 Wednesday, Oct. 28, to adopt a zoning code amendment that eliminates standalone data centers from the town's zoning districts. The council set aside a Planning…
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Oct 27, 2026
Planning and Zoning Commission
Oro Valley panel backs ban on 'hyperscale' data centers, adds tougher reportingThe Oro Valley Planning and Zoning Commission on Tuesday, Oct. 27, voted 4-1 to recommend zoning code changes that would ban data centers using 20 megawatts of power or more. The changes would also…
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Oct 21, 2026
Town Council
Oro Valley council votes 7-0 to raise its own pay, adopts public camping banThe Oro Valley Town Council voted 7-0 on Wednesday, October 21, to raise council salaries to $17,260.81 and the mayor's salary to $21,863.70. The council also tied future pay to the across-the-board…
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Oct 7, 2026
Town Council
Oro Valley moves to close data center loophole, shelves 888-acre annexationThe Oro Valley Town Council on Wednesday started an expedited code change to bar data centers from being allowed by right in any zoning district, with a moratorium "to the degree possible" while the…
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Sep 16, 2026
Town Council
Oro Valley Missed Its Sales Tax Budget by $3.6 Million Last Year as Construction Slowed; Council Delays Vistoso Grant, Narrows Annexation FocusOro Valley collected $3.64 million less in local sales tax than it budgeted for the fiscal year that ended June 30, with construction sales tax down 30% from the year before, the town's finance chief…
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Sep 2, 2026
Town Council
Oro Valley Votes to Appeal Its Own Planner's Ruling on the Rancho Vistoso Parcel Next to SafewayThe Town Council voted 6-0 Wednesday to appeal a planning and zoning administrator's Aug. 21 decision on what can be built in the Rancho Vistoso Planned Area Development, after two executive sessions…
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Aug 12, 2026
Town Council
Oro Valley Will Get a Ballot Drop Box at the Public LibraryEarly voters in Oro Valley will have a ballot drop box at the town's public library this fall. The Town Council voted 7-0 on Aug. 12 to approve a license agreement with the Pima County Recorder's…
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Aug 5, 2026
Town Council
Oro Valley Council Certifies Primary Election Results, Enters Closed Session on Personnel MatterThe Oro Valley Town Council voted unanimously Wednesday to certify the results of the July 21, 2026, primary election and then moved into a closed-door executive session to receive legal advice on a…
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Jun 17, 2026
Town Council
Oro Valley Reapproves 2.5% Use Tax After State Agency Error Voided January VoteThe Town Council voted 4-3 Wednesday to reapprove a 2.5% local use tax set to take effect July 1, after the Arizona Department of Revenue failed to update the town's model city tax code within the…
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Jun 3, 2026
Town Council
Oro Valley Adopts $128M Tentative Budget as Sales Tax Posts Steepest Drop in 15 YearsThe Oro Valley Town Council unanimously approved a $127,990,000 tentative budget for fiscal year 2026-27 at its June 3 meeting, even as finance staff warned that local sales tax revenue has fallen…
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May 20, 2026
Town Council
Oro Valley Council Approves Sun City Fountain Amendment 6-1, Advances Leisure Travel PlanThe Oro Valley Town Council voted 6-1 Wednesday to approve a zoning text amendment allowing Sun City Oro Valley to restore its long-dormant Lion's Head Fountain, overriding staff recommendations for…
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May 6, 2026
Town Council
Oro Valley Council Approves General Plan for November Ballot, Backs Townhomes for Rooney Ranch PropertyThe Oro Valley Town Council voted 6-0 Wednesday to adopt the town's "Path Forward" General Plan — a document three years in the making — clearing the way for the measure to go before voters on the…
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Apr 8, 2026
Town Council
Oro Valley Council Approves $461K in Additional Funding for Vistoso Trails Pond RestorationThe Oro Valley Town Council voted 6-1 Wednesday to authorize $461,399 in additional funding from the general fund contingency account to complete the Vistoso Trails Nature Preserve pond restoration…
Meeting previews
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Nov 4, 2026
Town Council
Oro Valley Council Preview: New Mayor and Council Sworn In, Vice Mayor Vote, Tribal Grant for Vistoso Nature PreserveOro Valley's newly elected mayor and councilmembers take their oaths of office Wednesday, Nov. 4, beginning four-year terms that run through November 2030. The new council will also choose a vice…
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Oct 28, 2026
Town Council
Oro Valley Council Weighs Data Center Zoning Rules and a Legal Fight Over Senior Care FacilitiesThe Oro Valley Town Council will hold a public hearing and may vote Wednesday, Oct. 28, on new zoning rules that would govern data centers in town. Council members will also meet privately with…
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Oct 27, 2026
Planning and Zoning Commission
Oro Valley Planning Commission to Weigh Data Center Zoning RulesOro Valley's Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing Tuesday on new zoning rules governing data centers, a recommendation that will help decide whether and where the power- and…
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Oct 21, 2026
Town Council
Oro Valley Council Weighs Public Camping Ban and Median Rules, Plus a Pay Raise for ItselfOro Valley Town Council will hold a public hearing Wednesday on a new ordinance banning camping in public and rewriting the town's rules on people standing in traffic medians. The council will also…
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Oct 12, 2026
Water Utility Commission
Oro Valley Water Utility Commission Preview: Monday, Oct. 12, 2026Oro Valley's Water Utility Commission will get a staff update Monday on how much water the town is drawing from each of its sources, including groundwater, Colorado River water delivered through the…
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Oct 7, 2026
Town Council
Oro Valley Town Council — October 7, 2026New rules for where data centers can be built in Oro Valley move to the front of the conversation Wednesday, as the Town Council takes up a review of town code that could reshape how the fast-growing…
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Oct 6, 2026
Planning and Zoning Commission
Oro Valley Planning & Zoning Commission: October 6, 2026A hillside grading exception that would let a homeowner dig nearly twice as deep into a slope as town rules normally allow headlines Tuesday's Planning & Zoning Commission meeting, which also…
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Sep 16, 2026
Town Council
Oro Valley Town Council | September 16, 2026Oro Valley leaders will spend a significant portion of Wednesday's meeting examining the town's annexation strategy — a discussion that could determine where and how the community grows for years to…
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Sep 14, 2026
Water Utility Commission
Oro Valley Water Commission Eyes Colorado River Rules and 10-Year Community PlanThe federal Bureau of Reclamation's newly finalized framework governing how Colorado River water is divided after 2026 comes before the Water Utility Commission Monday night, with direct implications…
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Sep 2, 2026
Town Council
Oro Valley Town Council: Budget Cuts, Tourism Commission Shutdown, and a Zoning Fight Head to Wednesday's MeetingA town-wide budget stabilization plan that could reshape Oro Valley's finances tops a September 2 agenda that also includes a vote on whether to disband a longtime advisory board and a potentially…
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Jun 17, 2026
Town Council
Oro Valley Town Council Meeting — June 17, 2026What to Watch: This is a consequential meeting combining a Regular and Special Session, with the biggest action being final adoption of the town's FY 2026/27 budget. Council will also take up a new…
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Jun 3, 2026
Town Council
Oro Valley Town Council Meeting — June 3, 2026Overview: Wednesday's council meeting is headlined by two public hearings — one on raising water rates and one on the town's $100M+ annual budget — making it one of the more consequential regular…
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May 20, 2026
Town Council
Oro Valley Town Council Meeting Preview: May 20, 2026This Wednesday's meeting is relatively light on major policy action, but includes a notable study session on a high-traffic commercial development and a housekeeping ordinance that reveals something…
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May 6, 2026
Town Council
Oro Valley Town Council Meeting Preview: May 6, 2026This is a consequential meeting combining a regular session with a budget study session, featuring two major public hearings that could reshape land use across Oro Valley for decades. Residents…
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Apr 8, 2026
Town Council
Oro Valley Town Council Meeting — April 8, 2026This Wednesday's council meeting is relatively lean on major land-use decisions but features a notable legal dispute over a conservation easement, a tax code procedural problem with real revenue…
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Mar 18, 2026
Town Council
Oro Valley Town Council — March 18, 2026: Meeting PreviewThis is a relatively light agenda for the Oro Valley Town Council, with few major policy decisions on tap. The most substantive item is a forward-looking financial presentation, alongside routine…
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Mar 4, 2026
Town Council
Oro Valley Town Council Meeting — March 4, 2026This relatively lean agenda packs a few significant policy punches: a water rate increase notice and a last-minute executive session on a conservation easement dispute signal two of the bigger…
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