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Pima County, AZ Code of Ordinances
PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA CODE
Publisher's Introduction
Title 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
Title 2 ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL
Title 3 REVENUE AND FINANCE
Title 4 INDIGENT HEALTH CARE
Title 5 BUSINESS TAXES, LICENSES AND REGULATIONS
Title 6 ANIMALS
Title 7 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Title 8 HEALTH AND SAFETY
Title 9 PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND WELFARE
Title 10 TRAFFIC AND HIGHWAYS
Title 11 PIMA COUNTY PROCUREMENT CODE
Title 12 (RESERVED)
Title 13 PUBLIC SERVICES
Title 14 RENEWABLE ENERGY INCENTIVE DISTRICT (REID)
Title 15 BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION
Title 16 FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT
Title 17 AIR QUALITY CONTROL
Title 18 ZONING
Chapter 18.01 GENERAL PROVISIONS
Chapter 18.03 GENERAL DEFINITIONS
Chapter 18.05 ZONES, MAPS AND BOUNDARIES
Chapter 18.07 GENERAL REGULATIONS AND EXCEPTIONS
Chapter 18.09 GENERAL RESIDENTIAL AND RURAL ZONING PROVISIONS
Chapter 18.11 TH TRAILER HOMESITE ZONE
Chapter 18.12 IR INSTITUTIONAL RESERVE ZONE
Chapter 18.13 RH RURAL HOMESTEAD ZONE [1]
Chapter 18.14 GR-1 RURAL RESIDENTIAL ZONE
Chapter 18.15 ML MOUNT LEMMON ZONE
Chapter 18.17 SR SUBURBAN RANCH ZONE*
Chapter 18.18 SR-2 SUBURBAN RANCH ESTATE ZONE
Chapter 18.19 SH SUBURBAN HOMESTEAD ZONE
Chapter 18.21 CR-1 SINGLE RESIDENCE ZONE
Chapter 18.23 CR-2 SINGLE RESIDENCE ZONE
Chapter 18.25 CR-3 SINGLE RESIDENCE ZONE
Chapter 18.27 CR-4 MIXED-DWELLING TYPE ZONE
Chapter 18.29 CR-5 MULTIPLE RESIDENCE ZONE
Chapter 18.31 TR TRANSITIONAL ZONE
Chapter 18.33 CMH-1 COUNTY MANUFACTURED AND MOBILE HOME - 1 ZONE
Chapter 18.35 CMH-2 COUNTY MANUFACTURED AND MOBILE HOME - 2 ZONE
Chapter 18.37 MU MULTIPLE USE ZONE
Chapter 18.39 GENERAL COMMERCIAL STANDARDS
Chapter 18.40 MR MAJOR RESORT ZONE
Chapter 18.41 RVC RURAL VILLAGE CENTER ZONE
Chapter 18.43 CB-1 LOCAL BUSINESS ZONE
Chapter 18.45 CB-2 GENERAL BUSINESS ZONE
Chapter 18.47 INDUSTRIAL ZONING CLASSIFICATIONS
Chapter 18.49 CPI CAMPUS PARK INDUSTRIAL ZONE
Chapter 18.51 CI-1 LIGHT INDUSTRIAL/WAREHOUSING ZONE
Chapter 18.53 CI-2 GENERAL INDUSTRIAL ZONE
Chapter 18.55 CI-3 HEAVY INDUSTRIAL ZONE*
Chapter 18.57 AIRPORT ENVIRONS AND FACILITIES*
Chapter 18.58 HELIPORTS AND HELISTOPS
Chapter 18.59 GC GOLF COURSE ZONE
Chapter 18.61 HILLSIDE DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY ZONE*
Chapter 18.63 HISTORIC ZONE
Chapter 18.65 (RESERVED)
Chapter 18.67 BUFFER OVERLAY ZONE
Chapter 18.68 INFILL OVERLAY ZONE
Chapter 18.69 SUBDIVISION STANDARDS
Chapter 18.70 MINOR LANDS DIVISION
Chapter 18.71 DEVELOPMENT PLAN STANDARDS*
Chapter 18.72 NATIVE PLANT PRESERVATION
Chapter 18.73 LANDSCAPING, BUFFERING AND SCREENING STANDARDS*
Chapter 18.75 OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING STANDARDS
Chapter 18.77 ROADWAY FRONTAGE STANDARDS
Chapter 18.78 GATEWAY OVERLAY ZONE
Chapter 18.79 SIGN STANDARDS*
Chapter 18.81 GRADING STANDARDS
Chapter 18.83 ADDRESS STANDARDS
Chapter 18.85 (RESERVED)
Chapter 18.87 (RESERVED)
Chapter 18.89 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN [2]
Chapter 18.90 SPECIFIC PLANS
Chapter 18.91 REZONING PROCEDURES
Chapter 18.92 TRANSFER OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS
Chapter 18.93 BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT VARIANCES, TEMPORARY USE PERMITS AND INTERPRETATIONS*
Chapter 18.95 COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT*
Chapter 18.97 CONDITIONAL USE PROCEDURES
Chapter 18.99 REVIEW COMMITTEES
Chapter 18.101 ADMINISTRATORS
Title 19 ROADWAY DEVELOPMENT FEE
Title 20 THE SMALL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PARTICIPATION PROGRAM
Title 21 PUBLIC LANDS AND FACILITIES
STATUTORY REFERENCES FOR ARIZONA COUNTIES
CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE
ORDINANCE LIST AND DISPOSITION TABLE
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18.01.050   Repeal of inconsistent provisions.
   A.   All ordinances and portions or ordinances of Pima County in conflict herewith are hereby expressly repealed.
(Ord. 1985-82 (part), 1985)
18.01.060   Severability.
   A.   This code and the various parts thereof are hereby declared to be severable. Should any chapter, section, subsection or provision of this code be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the code as a whole, or any portion thereof other than the chapter, section, subsection or provision so declared to be unconstitutional or invalid.
(Ord. 1985-82 (part), 1985)
18.01.070   Code amendment procedures.
   A.   Purpose. As authorized by A.R.S. Section 11-829, this section establishes a public process for code text amendments, upon recommendation by the planning and zoning commission and adoption by the board of supervisors, that are consistent with the guiding principles of this code.
   B.   Initiation.
      1.   The board of supervisors or the planning and zoning commission is responsible for the initiation of code amendments, and may hear requests for the same from private individuals who have submitted evidence that public benefit would result from such amendment. The board of supervisors, if initiating the code amendment, shall set the amendment for the planning and zoning commission public hearing;
      2.   The planning and development services department is responsible for the development and coordination of code text amendments.
   C.   Planning and Zoning Commission Review.
      1.   Commission preliminary review:
         a.   A preliminary hearing, as may be required by written commission policy, shall be held by the commission to determine the merits of the draft text amendment, unless the amendment has been initiated by the board of supervisors;
         b.   The commission may set the proposed amendment for public hearing, remand it to the department for further development, deny the request, or continue the hearing for a definite time not to exceed nine months;
      2.   Commission public hearing:
         a.   Public hearing notice shall be provided as directed by the board of supervisors for each proposed text amendment pursuant to at least one of the following notification procedures:
            1)   By first class mail to each real property owner, as shown on the last assessment, whose real property is directly affected by the changes,
            2)   By publishing a "display ad" covering not less than one-eighth of a full page in a newspaper of general circulation in the county. The county shall also send notice by first class mail to persons who register their names and addresses with the county as being interested in receiving such notice. The county shall charge a fee in accordance with the development services fee schedule.
         b.   The commission shall hold, at a minimum, one public hearing at which all interested parties may appear and shall be heard;
         c.   The commission may continue the hearing for a definite time not to exceed nine months;
         d.   After the public hearing, the department shall transmit the findings and recommendation of the commission to the board of supervisors.
   D.   Board of Supervisors Review.
      1.   Public hearing notice shall be provided by publishing such changes prior to the first hearing on such changes in a newspaper of general circulation in the county. The changes shall be published in a "display ad" covering not less than one-eighth of a full page.
   E.   Public Notice Register. The county shall annually publish a public notice register application form in a newspaper of general circulation in the county. The form shall not be less than one-eighth of a page. Persons included in the public notice register shall receive notice in conformance with Section 18.01.070(C)(2)(a).
   F.   Receipt of Notice. The failure to receive notice by any person or entity shall not constitute grounds for any court to invalidate the actions of the county for which the notice was given.
(Ord. 2011-2 § 1, 2011; Ord. 1991-36 § 1, 1991; Ord. 1989-14 § 1, 1989; Ord. 1988-204 (part), 1989; Ord. 1985-141 § 1 (part), 1985; Ord. 1985-82 (part), 1985)