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(A) Zoning map. The boundaries and areas of these districts are hereby established as indicated by means of lines, symbols and figures expressing distance in feet and otherwise on the zoning map dated September 2, 1952, signed by the Mayor and City Clerk, which accompanies this chapter and is hereby referred to, and adopted as the official zoning map of the City of Yuma, Arizona and ordered filed in the office of the City Clerk of said city.
(B) Indicated boundary lines. The indicated boundary lines are intended generally to follow existing property lines or as may be otherwise indicated on the zoning map. A boundary shown on the zoning map which follows a street, alley, railroad line or other right-of-way shall be construed as following the centerline of the street or railroad right-of-way upon adoption of the zoning change. If subsequent to the establishment of the boundary, the centerline of the right-of-way is moved as a result of its widening or a minor re-alignment, the boundary shall be construed as being moved with the centerline only if the centerline is moved no more than 25 feet. If in conflict with prior or surrounding zoning changes, the Zoning Administrator would be the determining person.
(Ord. O2010-10, passed 2-3-2010)
(C) Determination of doubtful lines. In case of doubt or disagreement concerning the exact location of a district boundary line, the determination shall lie with the Board of Adjustment as herein provided in Article 3.
(Ord. O2010-32, passed 7-7-2010)
(A) The Planning and Zoning Commission shall make recommendations to the City Council for growth, development and beautification of the City in accordance with A.R.S. § 9-461 et seq. and with the general purpose of guiding and accomplishing a coordinated, adjusted and harmonious development of the area of jurisdiction.
(B) The Planning and Zoning Commission may recommend approval of the General Plan as a whole, or by successive actions approve separate parts of the General Plan corresponding with functional divisions of subject matter, and from time to time, amend, extend or add to the General Plan. Before approval of the Plan or any part, amendment, extension or addition thereto the Planning and Zoning Commission shall hold public hearings in accordance with A.R.S. § 9-461 et seq.
(C) After approval of the General Plan, or any part thereof, the Planning and Zoning Commission shall submit the General Plan recommendations to the City Council for its consideration and adoption.
(D) Upon adoption of the General Plan, or any part thereof, by the City Council, the General Plan shall be the official guide to the Planning and Zoning Commission and to all City departments and agencies for development of the area of jurisdiction.
('80 Code, § 23-32) (Ord. 766, passed 1-20-1959; Ord. O2010-32, passed 7-7-2010; Ord. O2015-023, passed 4-15-2015)
Statutory reference:
Comprehensive plan, see A.R.S. §§ 9-461.05 through 9-461.07
(A) Zoning classification.
(1) Areas annexed into the city shall, upon the date that said annexation becomes effective, be zoned to the most similar city zoning classification which permits densities and uses no greater than those permitted by the county immediately before annexation, provided that:
(a) The zoning district for the annexed area conforms to the land use designation for the area as identified in the General Plan;
(b) No subdivision, lot split or lot tie is pending or planned for the area;
(c) No change of use is pending or planned for the area;
(d) No establishment of a new use is pending or planned for the area; and
(e) No expansion of an existing use is pending or planned for the area, excepting therefrom a residential subdivision in its entirety.
(2) The city zoning classification for areas annexed into the city shall, for those areas conforming to all the criteria specified in divisions (A)(1)(a) through (A)(1)(e) above, be designated in the ordinance annexing the area.
(3) All other areas annexed to the city not meeting the criteria specified in divisions (A)(1)(a) through (A)(1)(e) above shall, upon the date that said annexation becomes effective, be zoned Agriculture District (AG). These areas shall be rezoned in accordance with the process and procedures as specified in A.R.S. § 9-462 pursuant to city ordinances. The rezoning of such areas may be conditioned upon the provision of adequate rights-of-way, avigation easements, median disclosure statements, deposits in lieu of construction for public improvements or other conditions related to the impact of the development of the area upon public services or facilities.
(4) Should the property owner enter into a development agreement with the city and that agreement adequately addresses the aforementioned impact of development issues, the annexed area may be then zoned as provided for in division (A)(1) above.
(5) The rezoning application fee will be waived for a period of six months following the effective date of annexation for annexed areas that are rezoned in accordance with division (A)(3) above.
(B) Building permits.
(1) County building permits issued for structures not completed and in areas that are annexed will be transferred to the Division of Building Safety. An inspection shall be made of the construction progress and a record started at the effective date of annexation. Further inspections shall conform to the building plans for which the permit was issued by the county.
(2) County building permits issued in the annexed areas shall become null and void if the building or work authorized by such permit is not commenced within 60 days of the effective date of annexation.
(C) Nonconforming uses.
(1) Any use or activity conducted contrary to county zoning regulations at the effective date of annexation and not constituting a nonconforming use under the county zoning regulations shall not be considered a continuance thereof shall constitute a violation of this chapter.
(2) Any use, activity or structure, that is existing at the effective date of annexation under a county permit with a time limit imposed, shall not be a nonconforming use hereunder, but may continue for the extent of the time limit.
('80 Code, App. A, § 20) (Ord. 583, passed 9-16-1952; Ord. 1730, passed 4-19-1983; Ord. 2235, passed 11-20-1984; Ord. O95-040, passed 9-5-1995; Ord. O2000-35, passed 6-21-2000; Ord. O2000-52, passed 8-2-2000; Ord. O2001-48, passed 6-6-2001; Ord. O2001-53, passed 6-20-2001; Ord. O2010-32, passed 7-7-2010)
(A) Purpose. The principal purpose of this zoning district is to conserve and protect farms and other open land uses, foster orderly growth in rural and outlying areas, and prevent urban and agricultural land use conflicts. The primary purpose of requiring large minimum lots is to discourage small lot or residential subdivisions where public facilities such as water, sewage disposal, schools, parks and playgrounds, and governmental services such as police and fire protection or trash collection are not available or could not reasonably be made available in the immediate future.
('80 Code, App. A, § 50) (Ord. 583, passed 9-16-1952)
(B) Permitted principal uses.
(1) One single-family dwelling unit on any lot or parcel;
(2) Aviaries, earthworm farms and apiaries; providing buildings, pens or hives are not closer than 200 feet from any property line;
(3) Commercial breeding, raising and feeding of horses, cattle, sheep, swine or goats; provided that pens, buildings, corrals and yards, excluding open pastures, are not closer than 200 feet to any property line;
(4) Corrals for keeping of horses;
(5) Dairies, poultry, bird and egg farms; provided that pens, buildings and enclosures are not closer than 200 feet to any property line;
(6) Grazing and harvesting of field, tree or bush crops including flowers;
(7) Hydroponic nurseries and greenhouses only for the propagation, cultivation and wholesale distribution of plants produced on the premises;
(8) Public riding stables, private riding academies and boarding stables, provided the building housing animals are set back from all lot lines a distance of not less than 200 feet;
(9) Public utility buildings and facilities, when necessary for service to the surrounding territory; provided that no public business offices and no repair or storage facilities are maintained therein;
(10) Self-storage facilities shall be permitted for the keeping of household items or personal belongings, and for the purposes of dead storage, but in no event shall self-storage facilities be used for retail sales business conducted on the premises, nor as a distribution point for products or materials. Such self-storage facilities as permitted herein shall be subject to the following development standards which shall be in addition to the development standards specified by this subchapter:
(a) The minimum required site area shall be two acres;
(b) All storage shall be within an enclosed building;
(c) No activity shall occur other than the loading or unloading of household or personal belongings and for the purposes of dead storage, as specified herein and such activity shall be screened from adjoining property by a minimum six foot high solid wall or fence;
(d) All parking and loading/unloading areas within the site shall be paved in the manner specified by Article 16 of this chapter;
(e) Parking/access drives shall be a minimum width of 24 feet, except where access is provided to cubicles on both sides of parking/access drives, in which case a minimum width of 32 feet shall be required. Only direct outdoor access shall be provided to individual storage cubicles;
(f) Any outdoor lighting as may be provided shall not cast any shadow or glare upon adjoining streets or property;
(g) In no event shall any access, other than for emergency purposes only, be provided through any residential neighborhood or residential zoning district; and
(h) No toxic, hazardous or flammable materials shall be stored within such self storage facilities, as permitted by this subchapter.
(11) Child day care services, small;
(12) Residential care home;
(13) Community garden; and
(14) New construction company housing complex (large); per § 154-15.19 of this chapter;
(a) Requires a minimum parcel size of 20 acres.
('80 Code, App. A, § 50) (Ord. 583, passed 9-16-1952; Ord. 2232, passed 10-1-1984; Ord. 2687, passed 1-4-1995; Ord. O2015-021, passed 4-15-2015; Ord. O2019-022, passed 6-5-2019; Ord. O2023-036, passed 11-15-2023)
(C) Permitted accessory uses.
(1) Accessory uses of buildings or structures customarily incident to any use permitted by this subchapter such as servant quarters, private garages, as hereinafter provided, or private work shops; provided that none shall be conducted for gain or that no accessory building shall be inhabited by any one other than those employed by the owner or tenant of the premises;
(2) Home occupations;
(3) Roadside stands offering for sale only farm products produced on the premises;
(4) Wall-mounted and concealed/disguised personal wireless communication facilities, in accordance with Article 19 herein, are permitted as an accessory use for legally established nonresidential uses only.
(a) Wall strapping of a personal wireless communications facility is not permitted.
(b) Personal wireless communication facilities are not permitted in conjunction with legal nonconforming uses.
(5) Accessory dwelling units.
('80 Code, App. A, § 50) (Ord. 583, passed 9-16-1952; Ord. 1564, passed 12-1-1976; Ord. 1568, passed 12-15-1976; Ord. O2000-35, passed 6-21-2000; Ord. O2002-09, passed 2-20-2002; Ord. O2017-013, passed 5-3-2017)
(D) Conditional uses. Any of the following uses may be established or operated as a conditional use upon application and submittal of a site plan to and approval thereof by the Planning Commission in accordance with § 154-03.05(G)(2):
(1) Animal husbandry services, including veterinarian, animal hospital, kennels and poultry hatchery services;
(2) Buildings or permanent structures for agricultural processing, including cotton ginning and compressing, grist milling services, corn shelling, packing services and other similar uses;
(3) Cemetery, crematory or mausoleum;
(4) Chemical and fertilizer storage and transfer facilities;
(5) Development or extraction of earth products, sand, rock, soil and gravel;
(6) Hospitals and institutions of an educational, religious, charitable or philanthropic nature, homes for the aged, nursing homes and convalescent homes;
(7) Plant nurseries, where plants are grown on or brought to the premises and maintained there for the purpose of retail sales from said premises. Such other additional products shall be permitted to be sold from the premises as are customarily incidental to the operation of a plant nursery;
(8) Private clubs and fraternal organizations, excluding such uses for which the chief activity is a service customarily conducted as a business;
(9) Religious institutions including related buildings and activities;
(10) Child day care services, large;
(11) Large composting site;
(12) Company housing complex (small); per § 154-15.19 of this chapter; and
(a) Required if the parcel size is less than 20 acres.
(13) New construction company housing complex (large); per § 154-15.19 of this chapter;
(a) Required if the parcel size is less than 20 acres.
('80 Code, App. A, § 50) (Ord. 583, passed 9-16-1952; Ord. 2523, passed 6-5-1991; Ord. 2687, passed 1-4-1995; Ord. O2019-001, passed 1-16-2019; Ord. O2019-022, passed 6-5-2019)
(E) Property development standards. In addition to regulations and requirements contained in other sections of this chapter, the following minimum property development standards apply to all land and buildings in the AG District.
(1) Lot area. Each lot shall have a minimum lot area of not less than 20 gross acres, except as provided herein. For the purpose of calculating gross acres, adjacent dedicated half-width right-of-way may be included.
(2) Lot width. All lots shall have a minimum width of 660 feet; adjacent dedicated one-half width right-of-way may be included in the calculations of lot width.
(3) Preexisting developed lots. If a parcel or a lot of record in separate ownership has less width or area than herein required, and has been lawfully established and recorded prior to the date of passage of this chapter, such lot may be used for any purpose permitted in this district subject to height, yard and setback requirements of this subchapter, and all applicable regulations in other sections of this chapter.
(4) Setbacks. All buildings shall be set back a minimum 40 feet from any public street right-of-way line, and a minimum of 20 feet from any side or rear property line.
(5) Walls and fences. Any wall or fence as may be erected along any street line, side property line or rear property line, whether to meet the requirements of this chapter or provided voluntarily, shall comply with the minimum requirements for unobstructed traffic visibility as specified in this chapter.
(6) Landscaping and irrigation. Landscaping and irrigation shall be provided in the manner set forth in Article 20 of this chapter.
('80 Code, App. A, § 50) (Ord. 583, passed 9-16-1952; Ord. 2232, passed 10-1-1984; Ord. 2399, passed 4-20-1988; Ord. O2010-32, passed 7-7-2010) Penalty, see § 154-999
(A) Purpose. The principal purpose of these districts is to enable semi-rural residential and agricultural uses to be maintained without impairment from industrial, commercial or higher density residential development. The primary purpose of requiring large minimum lots is to assure adequate area for residents to keep a limited number of farm animals or horses, or to engage in agriculture without adversely affecting the use and enjoyment of nearby residential properties.
('80 Code, App. A, § 60) (Ord. 583, passed 9-16-1952; Ord. O95-040, passed 9-5-1995)
(B) Applicability. The allowed residential density of the Suburban Ranch Districts shall be in conformance with the appropriate General Plan Land Use Designation and in compliance with the Zoning Conformity Matrix.
('80 Code, App. A, § 60) (Ord. 583, passed 9-16-1952; Ord. O95-040, passed 9-5-1995)
(C) Permitted principal uses.
(1) One single-family dwelling;
(2) Farms, truck gardens and the raising of poultry, rabbits and other small farm animals for domestic use. The keeping of horses and other large animals for domestic use shall be limited to one large animal per each 10,000 square feet of side and rear yard area. Any building or shade for the animals shall be at least 100 feet from any other existing or potential dwelling on adjacent lots;
(Ord. O2009-29, passed 10-7-2009)
(3) Public and private elementary and secondary schools;
(4) Publicly owned and operated parks, playgrounds and recreation use;
(5) Residential care home;
(6) Child care services, small (SIC 8351); and
(7) Community garden.
('80 Code, App. A, § 60) (Ord. 583, passed 9-16-1952; Ord. O95-040, passed 9-5-1995; Ord. O2015-021, passed 4-15-2015; Ord. O2023-036, passed 11-15-2023)
(D) Permitted accessory uses.
(1) Accessory uses of buildings or structures customarily incidental and subordinate to any use permitted by this subchapter such as barns, private stables, sheds, servant or guest quarters without kitchen facilities, private garages, swimming pools or private work shops, provided that none shall be conducted for gain. No accessory building shall be inhabited by anyone other than those employed by the owner or tenant of the premises;
(2) Home occupations;
(3) Corrals, buildings, enclosures and other structures for the keeping of animals and livestock;
(4) Wall-mounted and concealed/disguised personal wireless communication facilities, in accordance with Article 19 herein, are permitted as an accessory use for legally established nonresidential uses only. Wall strapping of a personal wireless communications facility is not permitted.
(a) Personal wireless communication facilities are not permitted in conjunction with legal nonconforming uses.
(b) The use of lattice tower structures for any personal wireless communication facility is not permitted.
(5) Accessory dwelling units.
('80 Code, App. A, § 60) (Ord. 583, passed 9-16-1952; Ord. O95-040, passed 9-5-1995; Ord. O2000-35, passed 6-21-2000; Ord. O2002-09, passed 2-20-2002; Ord. O2017-013, passed 5-3-2017)
(E) Conditional uses.
(1) Animal husbandry services, including veterinarian, animal hospital, kennels and poultry hatchery services;
(2) Cemetery, crematory or mausoleum;
(3) Public riding stables, private riding academies and boarding on a minimum of five acres;
(4) Public and quasi-public utility buildings and facilities when necessary for service to the surrounding territory, provided that no public business offices and no repair or storage facilities are maintained therein. Electric substations must be enclosed within a wall or fence adequate to prohibit passage of persons and to provide screening from public view;
(5) Child day care services, large (SIC 8351); day care for six or more children is permitted upon compliance with the following:
(Ord. O2008-33, passed 8-6-2008)
(a) The seven standard criteria for reviewing conditional use applications (§ 154-03.05(G)(2));
(b) The facility must be licensed by the Arizona Department of Health Services;
(c) There shall be no swimming pool on the site, unless the pool is in compliance with the current adopted Pool Safety Codes per the Arizona Revised Statutes;
(d) Any outside play area shall be enclosed by a five foot high solid wall or fence with self-latching gate;
(e) There shall be no structural additions or equipment not customarily in a residential dwelling, excepting those modifications required under the state licensing, building code or fire code regulations pertaining to this class of child day care service; and
(f) In granting any conditional use permit, the Planning and Zoning Commission may prescribe appropriate conditions and safeguards in conformity with this chapter, including, but not limited to, setback and coverage requirements, off-street parking and screening structures and materials to hold at reasonable levels the impact on surrounding uses, and hours of operation.
(6) Religious institutions including related buildings and activities.
('80 Code, App. A, § 60) (Ord. 583, passed 9-16-1952; Ord. O95-040, passed 9-5-1995)
(F) Property development standards. In addition to the regulations and requirements contained in other sections of this chapter, the following minimum property development standards apply to all land and buildings in the Suburban Ranch Districts as may be designated on the official zoning map.
(1) Lot size. The following is the list of minimum lot sizes for each of the four Suburban Ranch Districts:
(a) Suburban Ranch-4 (SR-4) District. Four-acre minimum lot size required;
(b) Suburban Ranch-3 (SR-3) District. Three-acre minimum lot size required;
(c) Suburban Ranch-2 (SR-2) District. Two-acre minimum lot size required; and
(d) Suburban Ranch-1 (SR-1) District. One-acre minimum lot size required.
(2) Lot width. The minimum lot width for each of the four Suburban Ranch Districts shall be 120 feet.
(3) Lot coverage. The maximum lot coverage for each of the four Suburban Ranch Districts shall be 25% of the lot area.
(4) Yards. The following is the list of minimum yard setbacks for the four Suburban Ranch Districts:
(a) Minimum front yard setback. Twenty-five feet;
(b) Minimum side yard setback. Ten feet;
(c) Minimum rear yard setback. Twenty-five feet; and
(d) Minimum street side yard setback. Twenty-five feet.
(5) Building height. The maximum building height in the four Suburban Ranch Districts shall be 40 feet.
(6) Landscape and irrigation. Landscaping and irrigation shall be provided in the manner set forth in Article 20 of this chapter.
(7) Off-street parking. Off-street parking shall be provided in the manner set forth in Article 16 of this chapter.
('80 Code, App. A, § 60) (Ord. 583, passed 9-16-1952; Ord. O95-040, passed 9-5-1995; Ord. O2006-39, passed 6-21-2006; Ord. O2010-32, passed 7-7-2010; Ord. O2010-63, passed 12-1-2010; Ord. O2010-64, passed 12-15-2010; Ord. O2024-011, passed 4-3-2024) Penalty, see § 154-999
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