TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) – Tucson is looking to update zoning codes to increase the number of homeless shelter options across the city and is seeking input from the community.
The effort is in response to the city’s housing and homelessness emergency, which was declared by the mayor and council in February 2026.
Following this year’s Point in Time count, the city was deemed to be in a housing and homelessness emergency. The count, which determines how many people experience homelessness on one given night, showed that Tucson has around 1,200 people sleeping on the streets every night…