Programs & Projects : Urban Planning & Design, Tucson
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City of Tucson Historic Preservation
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The Arizona State Property Tax Reduction Program
The Historic Property Tax Reduction Program reclassifies the tax status of a property and lowers it from a 10% tax rate to 5%. This results in a savings of up to 50% on your property tax bill. The tax reclassification is valid for 15 years with a possible renewal for 15 additional years.
Qualifications:
• The property must be listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a contributor, or individually listed.
• Property must be owner occupied. If you own and live in the home, it’s eligible. Occupied by family, or renting to others? It will notqualify.
• The property cannot be income generating (via rental or other means).
The program is managed by the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) in cooperation with the Pima County Assessor's Office. The SHPO determines program eligibility and monitors property maintenance, and the county assessor enacts tax classification changes, manages issues of property value, and tax calculation. Properties must meet the minimum maintenance standards established by the Arizona State Parks Board.
If an owner plans to do any work on the property that will impact its public appearance, the SHPO must be contacted for review and comment or approval prior to project implementation. All such projects are reviewed for appropriateness according to a set of national guidelines called the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation (pdf).
Property owners are required to submit a notarized form (furnished by the SHPO) every three years verifying that the property has been maintained according to program guidelines. This report also requires submittal of two photographs demonstrating the current condition of the property. Furthermore, the owner is required to notify the SHPO when the property ownership or property use changes.
To Apply:
• Email or call the City Historic Preservation Office with your property’s address and verify that the property is listed as a contributing structure.
• Print and fill out the application form (or request an application by mail) and include two photographs of the property - one looking at the façade, and one at an angle showing both the front and one side of the property. (see this example ). Printed digital photos are acceptable, as are 4x6” or larger photographic prints. Polaroid photos are not acceptable.
• Send the application to:
Pima County Assessor’s Office
115 N Church Avenue
Tucson AZ 85701
• The SHPO will notify you by mail when the property has been accepted into the program.
• Applications must be received by the Pima County Assessor’s Office by June 30th in order to be enrolled for the following tax year.
SHPO has a comprehensive overview of the program at their website: http://azstateparks.com/SHPO/propertytax.html and you may call SHPO staff at (602) 542-4009
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City Historic Preservation Office
E-mail: histpres@tucsonaz.gov
Phone: 791-4505
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Mailing address:
PO Box 27210
Tucson, Arizona 85726
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Office location:
149 N. Stone Avenue, 4rd floor
Tucson, Arizona 85701
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