Sahuarita Approved a New Growth Plan. 2,476 Lots Were Already in Line.
Robson's 624-acre Quail Creek 2 plan returned for second review August 18, and Sahuarita's queue now holds 2,476 lots across three filings.
A specific plan is not a shovel — but it is the clearest public signal of where a town's next few thousand rooftops are being drawn, and Sahuarita's is out for its second review.
Somebody has asked the Town of Sahuarita for permission to put as many as 1,850 homes on 624 acres of open ground north of Quail Creek, and that request came back for its second review on August 18. It is not the only one in line. The town's plan-review page currently lists three residential filings totaling 2,476 lots — five weeks after Sahuarita voters ratified the ten-year General Plan those filings will be measured against.
- 1,850
- Maximum homes in the Quail Creek 2 specific plan
- 624
- Acres it covers, north of existing Quail Creek
- 496
- Lots proposed at Rancho Resort Block 26
- 59%
- Yes vote on Sahuarita's Proposition 420
The 624 Acres North of Quail Creek
The filing is case SA9-25-00002, and the town describes it plainly: a 624-acre specific plan for a maximum of 1,850 homes located north of the existing Quail Creek. The land belongs to Robson, the developer that has been building Quail Creek since the 1990s. Sahuarita's planning page lists the case as under review with a second submittal on August 18, 2026, and notes that public hearings before the Planning & Zoning Commission and the Town Council are still ahead of it.
That last clause is the part worth holding onto. A specific plan sets the land uses and densities allowed on a large parcel. It is not a plat, not a building permit, and not a construction schedule — and on August 26, 2026, nothing in this filing has been approved by anyone.
What Quail Creek Looks Like Today
Quail Creek is Robson's age-qualified resort community on the Santa Rita side of Interstate 19, about 25 miles south of Tucson. It has 27 championship holes across three nines, 32 pickleball courts, and a Canyon Club carrying more than 36,000 square feet of indoor space. Robson's build-to-order floor plans there currently post from roughly $315,900 at the smallest to roughly $611,900 at the largest.
Inside the existing community, the pipeline is still moving too. A tentative plat for Quail Creek II Unit 40 — 130 new lots north of Quail Crossing Boulevard and west of Campbell Avenue — went in for first review on June 25 and is waiting on a resubmittal after the town sent comments back on July 22.
The Bigger Plat Is on the Other Side of the Freeway
The largest platted request in the queue is not Robson's. Rancho Sahuarita has proposed 496 new lots west of I-19 and north of the existing Rancho Resort development, filed as case SA12-26-00007. It went in for first review on June 3, and the town returned comments on July 1. At 496 lots it is nearly four times the Quail Creek Unit 40 plat, and unlike the 624 acres it sits inside ground the town has been absorbing for two decades.
The commercial filings are thinner and point the same direction. Two Idaho Central Credit Union branches are working through review — one at the southwest corner of Sahuarita Road and Calle Imperial, one at Duval Mine Road and Alpha Avenue — and a Pima Federal Credit Union at Rancho Abrego Drive and Nogales Highway is already approved.
The Vote That Sits Underneath All of It
Arizona gives a municipal general plan a ten-year shelf life, and state law requires a town Sahuarita's size to send its replacement to the voters — which is why the council's Resolution No. 2026-0856 put Proposition 420 on the July 21 primary ballot at all. It passed: Pima County's official canvass records 3,730 yes to 2,571 no, about 59 percent, with another 1,124 people returning a ballot and skipping the question entirely. The document they ratified covers seven required elements: land use, circulation, open space, growth areas, environmental planning, cost of development and water resources. What it does not do is entitle anything. A general plan is the policy layer sitting above the zoning code, and it sets the standard that specific plans and plats are then measured against — which is exactly the test the three filings above now face.
How to Read a Review Queue
None of these numbers is a delivery date. A specific plan in its second review has hearings, a council vote, and then platting and grading in front of it; the 496-lot plat is further along and still in corrections. What the queue does tell you is direction and scale — where the next several thousand rooftops in this part of the Santa Cruz Valley are being drawn, and on which side of I-19 they land.
If you already own in Quail Creek or Rancho Sahuarita, the practical question is resale competition: new-build inventory a few hundred yards away sets the price a buyer will compare your house to. If you are buying, these filings are a reason to ask what is entitled next door before you close rather than after. Sahuarita publishes the whole list on one page and updates it as cases move, and reading it costs nothing.
Quick reference (August 26, 2026): Sahuarita voters approved Proposition 420, ratifying the town's updated ten-year General Plan, on July 21, 2026 by 3,730 to 2,571 in Pima County's official canvass, with 1,124 undervotes. Three residential cases are in review: Quail Creek Specific Plan 2 (SA9-25-00002), 624 acres for a maximum of 1,850 homes north of existing Quail Creek, second submittal August 18, 2026, with Planning & Zoning Commission and Town Council hearings still ahead; Rancho Resort Block 26 Tract 1 (SA12-26-00007), 496 lots west of I-19 north of the existing Rancho Resort, first review June 3, 2026, comments July 1; and Quail Creek II Unit 40 (SA12-26-00008), 130 lots north of Quail Crossing Boulevard and west of Campbell Avenue, first review June 25, 2026, comments July 22. Nothing in these filings is approved. Cases, counts and schedules change as review continues — confirm current status with the Town of Sahuarita before relying on any single figure.
Sources
Town of Sahuarita — "Planning Projects" — sahuaritaaz.gov/799/Planning-Projects — accessed August 26, 2026 (for Quail Creek Specific Plan 2, case SA9-25-00002, described as a 624-acre specific plan for a maximum of 1,850 homes north of the existing Quail Creek, listed under review with a second submittal on 08/18/2026 and future public hearings before the Planning & Zoning Commission and Town Council; Rancho Resort Block 26 Tract 1, case SA12-26-00007, 496 new lots west of I-19 and north of the existing Rancho Resort, first review 06/03/2026 with comments sent 07/01/2026; Quail Creek II Unit 40 tentative plat, case SA12-26-00008, 130 new lots north of Quail Crossing Boulevard and west of Campbell Avenue, first review 06/25/2026 with comments sent 07/22/2026; the two Idaho Central Credit Union development plans at Sahuarita Road and Calle Imperial and at Duval Mine Road and Alpha Avenue; and the approved Pima Federal Credit Union at Rancho Abrego Drive and Nogales Highway). Town of Sahuarita — "General Plan Update" — sahuaritaaz.gov/1260/General-Plan-Update — accessed August 26, 2026 (for Proposition 420 as the voter-ratification measure on the July 21 ballot, the Town Council's approval of the final draft, the seven required elements of land use, circulation, open space, growth areas, environmental planning, cost of development and water resources). Town of Sahuarita — "Voter Information — 2026" — sahuaritaaz.gov/1275/Voter-Information---2026 — accessed August 26, 2026 (for Town Council Resolution No. 2026-0856 referring the General Plan to the qualified electors for ratification at the July 21, 2026 Primary Election). Pima County Elections Department — "2026 Primary Election — Canvass" and "2026 Primary Election — Summary Results" — pima.gov/2865/Election-Results — accessed August 26, 2026 (for the official Proposition 420 result of 3,730 yes to 2,571 no, 6,301 total votes cast on the measure, 1,124 undervotes, and 7,425 Town of Sahuarita contest ballots). Arizona State Legislature — "A.R.S. §9-461.06" — azleg.gov/ars/9/00461-06.htm — accessed August 26, 2026 (for the ten-year effective period of a municipal general plan and the requirement that a city or town of ten thousand or more persons submit each new general plan to the voters for ratification). Robson Resort Communities — "Quail Creek" — robson.com/communities/quail-creek — accessed August 26, 2026 (for Quail Creek's age-qualified status, its location roughly 25 miles south of Tucson, the 27 championship holes across three nines, the 32 pickleball courts, the Canyon Club's more than 36,000 square feet of indoor space, and build-to-order pricing running from about $315,900 to about $611,900). All figures are current as of August 26, 2026; entitlements, case status, lot counts and builder pricing change during an active review cycle, so confirm current details before relying on any single figure. This post is for informational purposes only and is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to purchase real estate. Kyle Berglund and Tierra Antigua Realty fully support and comply with the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act.
Topics
- High Growth Area
- Sahuarita
- Quail Creek
- Robson
- Rancho Sahuarita
- Green Valley
- Proposition 420
- New Construction
- I-19
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