Title 11, Counties

In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Aggregate" means cinder, crushed rock or stone, decomposed granite, gravel, pumice, pumicite and sand. 2. "Area of jurisdiction" means that part of the county outside the corporate limits of any municipality. 3. "Board" …

A. The board of supervisors of a county, in order to conserve and promote the public health, safety, convenience and general welfare and pursuant to this chapter, shall plan and provide for the future growth and improvement of its area of jurisdiction, coordinate all public impro…

A. The board may contract with consultants for services as may be required, employ those persons and provide monies as it deems necessary to carry on the work of the commission and the enforcement of this chapter. B. If a consultant or employees, or both, are provided to carry on…

A. The commission shall formulate and the board of supervisors shall adopt or readopt a long-term comprehensive plan for the development of the area of jurisdiction in the manner prescribed by this article. The comprehensive plan, with the accompanying maps, plats, charts and des…

A. The board shall adopt a comprehensive plan and subsequently amend or extend the adopted plan as provided by this article. On adoption or readoption, the plan, or any part of the plan, shall be the official guide for the development of the area of jurisdiction. Any change, amen…

A. In counties with a population of less than five hundred thousand persons, the board of supervisors shall receive petitions to form a rural planning area that are signed by persons who own real property in any specific portion of the county outside the corporate boundaries of a…

A. The board or commission of a county with a population of less than two million persons may prepare specific zoning plans for designated parcels of land, which shall include a text and maps of a land use plan and specific zoning, sign, street and other regulations for implement…

A. The county planning and zoning commission may prepare a plan and provide regulations determining the location of infrastructure service area boundaries consistent with the growth area element of the comprehensive plan beyond which the county may limit or prescribe conditions o…

A. A county in the design phase of a public works project shall provide notice and opportunity for comment to all utilities the county believes may be impacted by the public works project for the purposes of: 1. Eliminating or minimizing the need for relocation of aerial, surface…

A. A county planning and zoning commission in exercising its authority pursuant to this title shall not require as part of a subdivision approval or zoning ordinance that a subdivider or developer establish an association as defined in section 33-1802. A subdivider or developer s…

A. A county shall adopt regulations that allow both of the following on any lot or parcel where a single-family dwelling is allowed: 1. At least one attached and one detached accessory dwelling unit as a permitted use. 2. A minimum of one additional detached accessory dwelling un…

A. Pursuant to this article, the board of supervisors may adopt a zoning ordinance in order to conserve and promote the public health, safety, convenience and general welfare. The zoning ordinance and all rezonings and zoning regulations amendments adopted under this article shal…

A. Nothing contained in any ordinance authorized by this chapter shall: 1. Affect existing uses of property or the right to its continued use or the reasonable repair or alteration of the property for the purpose for which used at the time the ordinance affecting the property tak…

A. The commission shall formulate and draft the zoning ordinance. Before recommending the zoning ordinance to the board of supervisors for adoption, the commission shall hold at least one public hearing, after giving at least fifteen days' notice of the hearing by one publication…

A. All rezonings adopted under this article shall be consistent with and conform to the adopted comprehensive plan. In the case of uncertainty in constructing or applying the conformity of any part of a proposed rezoning to the adopted comprehensive plan, the rezoning shall be co…

A. The county zoning ordinance shall provide for its enforcement within a zoned territory by means of withholding building permits, and for those purposes may establish the position of county zoning inspector and deputy inspectors as may be required, who shall be appointed by the…

A. There shall be one or more boards of adjustment in each county. The board of supervisors may establish one board of adjustment that has jurisdiction countywide and that is composed of one member who is a resident of each supervisorial district or one board of adjustment in eac…

A. The board of supervisors may establish procedures, methods and standards for the transfer of development rights within its jurisdiction. Any proposed transfer of all or any portion of the development rights of a sending property to a receiving property is subject to the writte…

A. A county that contains any portion of a military electronics range as delineated in the military electronics range map prepared by the state land department pursuant to section 37-102 shall notify the office of the installation commander when an application is deemed complete …

A. A county that contains any portion of a military installation or range or Arizona national guard site or contains any portion of the influence area of a military installation or range or Arizona national guard site, as delineated in the map prepared by the state land departmen…

A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, a county shall not adopt a land use regulation or general plan provision, or impose as a condition for approving a building or use permit, a requirement or fee that has the effect of establishing the sales or lease price for …

A. Any ordinance authorized by this chapter shall not restrict or otherwise regulate the owner of a home-based business that holds a valid license from: 1. Making residential property improvements to add doors, shelving or display racks for use by the home-based business. 2. Disp…

A county may not adopt or enforce a land use regulation that requires the property on which a nongovernmental primary or secondary school operates to be larger than one acre.

A. If a county has a zoning regulation that restricts the distance between assisted living homes, the county shall establish an administrative procedure in which a deviation from the separation requirement may be granted as a reasonable accommodation under the fair housing act (P…

A. A county shall allow the use of a park model trailer as an accessory dwelling unit for use as a single-family residence in a location zoned for one dwelling unit per three acres or greater unless the parcel is located in a high noise or accident potential zone as defined in se…

A. A county may not adopt any law, ordinance or other regulation that prohibits a resident of a single-family detached residence on a lot that is one-half acre or less in size from keeping up to six fowl in the backyard of the property. A county may: 1. Prohibit a resident from k…

A. The county board of supervisors shall regulate the subdivision of all lands within its corporate limits, except subdivisions that are regulated by municipalities. B. The commission shall recommend to the board and the board shall adopt general regulations of uniform applicatio…

A. A plat of a subdivision of land within the area of jurisdiction of the county shall not be accepted for recording or recorded until it has been approved by the board or a county employee who is authorized by the adopted county ordinance. The approval of the board or a county e…

A. To protect the public health and safety, the general regulations adopted by the board pursuant to section 11-821, subsection B, if approved by unanimous vote of the board of supervisors, may provide that, except as provided in subsection C and subsection D, paragraph 1 of this…

A. The board of supervisors of each county may adopt ordinances and regulations pursuant to this section for staff review and approval of land divisions of five or fewer lots, parcels or fractional interests, any of which is ten acres or smaller in size. The county may not deny a…

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a property owner may appeal the following actions relating to the owner's property by a county, or an administrative agency or official of a county, in the manner prescribed by this section: 1. The requirement by a county of…

A. A county shall not adopt a moratorium on construction or land development unless it first: 1. Provides notice to the public published once in a newspaper of general circulation in the community at least thirty days before a final public hearing to be held to consider the adopt…

A. In any county that has adopted zoning pursuant to this chapter, the board of supervisors may adopt and enforce, for the unincorporated areas of the county so zoned, a building code and other related codes to regulate the quality, type of material and workmanship of all aspects…

A. Any code adopted pursuant to this article may contain a provision requiring new single family residences in the county to be designed to facilitate the future installation of solar water heating equipment. B. The phrase "facilitate the future installation" as used in subsectio…

A. Any code adopted pursuant to this article shall contain a provision for an advisory board consisting of at least five members in order to determine the suitability of alternative materials and construction and to permit interpretations of the provisions of such code. The advis…

A. Any county may contract with a city or town to provide for enforcement of such codes or rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto. B. The board may adopt necessary rules and regulations for the enforcement of any code adopted under this article, provided that any such rul…

Any code authorized by this article may be enacted without setting forth in full the provisions, but the adopting ordinance shall be published in full. At least three paper copies or one paper copy and one electronic copy maintained in compliance with section 44-7041 of the code …

A. This article does not apply to: 1. Construction or operation incidental to construction and repair to irrigation and drainage ditches or appurtenances thereto, of regularly constituted districts or reclamation districts, or to farming, dairying, agriculture, viticulture, horti…

A penalty clause contained in a code adopted by reference shall not be adopted by reference but shall be set forth in full in the adopting ordinance. The penalty provisions of section 11-815 may be applied by the county in enforcing this article.

A. The regulation of a utility provider's authority to operate and serve customers is a matter of statewide concern. A person's or entity's ability to use the services of a utility provider that is capable and authorized to provide utility service is not subject to further regula…

A. A county that contains any part of area A, as defined in section 49-541, shall develop, implement and enforce in area A, as defined in section 49-541, an ordinance relating to residential wood burning restrictions, including a no burn restriction when monitoring or forecasting…

A. If the administrator of the United States environmental protection agency makes a finding relating to area A, as defined in section 49-541, pursuant to the clean air act amendments of 1990 (P.L. 101-549), section 172, the county shall adopt by rule the necessary emission limit…

A county with a population of more than one million two hundred thousand persons as determined by the most recent United States decennial census that contains a nonattainment area as defined in section 49-401.01 shall develop, implement and enforce rules regulating the emissions …

A county with a population of more than one million two hundred thousand persons as determined by the most recent United States decennial census that contains a nonattainment area as defined in section 49-401.01 shall develop, implement and enforce rules regulating the emissions …

A. By December 31, 1998, a county that contains any portion of area A as defined in section 49-541 shall adopt, implement and enforce an ordinance that complies with the clean burning fireplace standards adopted by the metropolitan planning organization that is responsible for ai…

A. By July 1, 2002, a county that contains any portion of area A as defined in section 49-451 shall adopt, implement and enforce ordinances that place limits on the maximum idling time for engines that propel heavy-duty diesel vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of more t…

A. In order to reduce particulate matter in ambient air, the board of supervisors of any county that contains any portion of area A, as defined in section 49-541, shall develop, implement and enforce in area A the following air quality control measures: 1. Beginning on the effect…