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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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18.18.030   Conditional uses.
   A.   The following are permitted as conditional uses subject to the procedures set forth in Chapter 18.97 (Conditional Use Procedures).
   B.   Permitted uses subject to the Type I conditional use procedure:
      1.   Animal Rescue and Sanctuary Facility subject to Section 18.09.020(N).
   C.   Permitted uses subject to the Type II conditional use procedure:
      1.   Club or lodge (private, athletic, sport, or recreational) subject to all the following requirements:
         a.   Minimum lot area: Ten acres;
         b.   Minimum building setback from all lot lines: One hundred feet;
         c.   All outdoor lighting shall be arranged to eliminate glare towards streets and adjoining properties, in compliance with the Light Pollution Code, Title 15 of the county code;
         d.   No amplifiers or loudspeakers of any kind may be installed outside any structures on the lot;
      2.   Community stable as defined in Section 18.03.020(S)(7), subject to all the following requirements:
         a.   Minimum area for a community stable site: Ten acres;
         b.   Minimum community stable area for each horse that is more than six months of age: Ten thousand square feet;
         c.   Minimum setback from boundaries of the subdivision in which the community stable is located: Five hundred feet;
         d.   Minimum setback from any residence on an abutting property: Fifty feet;
         e.   All driveways and parking areas shall be:
            (1)   Maintained with a dust-proof material which will minimize the generation of dust, and
            (2)   Approved by the department of transportation and the flood control district;
         f.   No amplifiers or loudspeakers of any kind may be installed outside any buildings constructed on the site;
         g.   All outdoor lighting shall be arranged to eliminate glare towards streets and adjoining properties, in compliance with the Light Pollution Code, Title 15 of the county code;
         h.   A conditional use permit for a community stable may be revoked when the stable:
            (1)   Is no longer owned by a nonprofit community organization, or
            (2)   Is maintained in a manner which violates public health regulations, or which constitutes a public nuisance.
(Ord. 2007-81 § 7, 2007; Ord. 1994-147 § 4 (part), 1994)
18.18.040   Development standards—General.
   A.   Minimum lot area: Seventy-two thousand square feet.
   B.   Minimum lot area per dwelling unit: Seventy-two thousand square feet.
   C.   Minimum lot width: One hundred twenty feet.
   D.   Minimum yard setback requirements:
      1.   Front: Thirty feet;
      2.   Side: Ten feet each;
      3.   Rear: Forty feet;
      4.   Minimum setback requirements or distance between structures may be modified by the zoning inspector, pursuant to the procedures and standards set forth in Section 18.07.070.
   E.   Minimum distance between main buildings: Seven feet.
   F.   Building height limitations:
      1.   Maximum building height: Thirty-four feet;
      2.   Maximum stories: Two.
(Ord. 1994-147 § 4 (part), 1994)
18.18.050   Development standards—Open space requirements.
   A.   For unsubdivided lots, individual lots that are not part of a residential subdivision platted under SR-2 zoning:
      1.   A minimum of thirty percent of the area of a lot, excluding the area occupied by driveways, utility trenches, or perimeter fencing or walls, shall be left as natural area, as that term is defined in Section 18.61.030(A)(10).
      2.   The location of the designated natural area on a lot shall be shown on a site plan submitted at the time of building permit application.
   B.   For residential subdivisions:
      1.   An area which equals a minimum of thirty percent of the combined area of all residential lots in the subdivision shall be left as natural area, as that term is defined in Section 18.61.030(A)(10).
      2.   The location of the required amount of natural area, which may be part of the common areas of the subdivision or part of individual lots, shall be shown on the final plat and referenced in a plat note.
   C.   Except as permitted by this chapter, no development shall occur in a designated natural area.
   D.   Exceptions. The zoning inspector may approve a smaller percentage of natural area than required under this section where the property owner presents evidence that prior to the establishment of SR-2 zoning on the parcel, an area greater than the open space area required under this section was already graded or improved.
(Ord. 1994-147 § 4 (part), 1994)
18.18.060   Development standards—Accessory buildings and accessory structures.
   A.   Permitted coverage: Fifteen hundred square feet, or seventy percent of the area of the largest main building on the lot, whichever is greater.
   B.   Maximum height: Twenty-four feet.
   C.   Minimum distance standards:
      1.   To front lot line: Sixty feet;
      2.   To side and rear lot lines if building is not used for animals:
         a.   Not adjacent to street: Ten feet;
         b.   Adjacent to street: Forty feet;
      3.   To side and rear lot lines if building is used for poultry and animals:
         a.   Abutting a rural, residential or specific plan zone: Fifty feet, and
         b.   Abutting a business or industrial zone: Forty feet;
         c.   All horses, cattle, sheep, goats, or other similar animals must be confined within a stock-tight fence (no material shall be permitted not ordinarily used for a stock-tight fence) in an area of no less than four hundred square feet per animal. Such fenced-in area shall be set back ten feet from the rear where it abuts an IR, RH, GR-1, SR, SR-2, SH, CR-1, CR-2, or MU zone and forty feet from the rear where it abuts a zone other than IR, RH, GR-1, SR, SR-2, SH, CR-1, CR-2, or MU, and forty feet from a side property line. A setback of ten feet shall be permitted on the side yard upon the submittal of a written recorded agreement to this effect with the adjacent property owner, but, in no event, shall a corral be closer than fifty feet to any residence or living quarters in an abutting property.
      4.   From any residence on an abutting property: Fifty feet.
(Ord. 2004-59 § 9, 2004; Ord. 1996-59 § 2 (part), 1996; Ord. 1994-147 § 4 (part), 1994)
18.18.070   Cluster development option.
   A.   This option is permitted for subdivided residential lots and the associated natural open space in accordance with Section 18.09.040.
(Ord. 1994-147 § 4 (part), 1994)