YAVAPAI COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING ORDINANCE
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(1) The DRO Commission shall have no independent fiscal powers, but shall
operate through Yavapai County with financial and logistic support from
the Development Services Department.
(2) The DRO Commission may charge and collect a hearing application fee,
to be initially set by the adoption of the DRO zone and amended from
time to time by Resolution of the Board of Supervisors as may be
necessary to defray the costs of operation of the DRO Commission. The
DRO Commission shall upon request prepare and submit to the
Development Services Department a draft budget to cover its operation
for the coming budget period.
(3) The DRO Commission may prepare and submit to the Development
Services Department a monthly requisition for supplies, postage, copying,
minor equipment, petty cash, a reimbursement for its members' mileage,
contractual payments for approved secretarial, bookkeeping, auditing, and
inspection services, and for other reasonable expenses as may be
necessary and approved. Deposits of receipts shall be made at least
monthly in a bank account of the Development Services Department set
up for the DRO zone.
i. Accounting and Records:
(1) The DRO Commission shall submit unaudited monthly reports on all
financial transactions to the Yavapai County Development Services and
Finance Departments in accordance with instructions and charts of
accounts provided by the Finance Department. In addition, an audited
report will be submitted annually to both Development Services and
Finance Departments.
(2) The DRO Commission shall keep records of its transactions, minutes,
correspondence, and other documentation in public record at two (2)
locations: the originals at a secure location within the DRO zone; and a
copy in the Development Services Department.
j. Reversion: If a DRO zone is abandoned, rescinded, incorporated, or annexed by
a municipality, any revenues remaining in the DRO zone shall revert to the
General Fund of the County.
9. Implementation:
a. A DRO zone shall be created and its guidelines and requirements shall become
effective thirty (30) days after its adoption as a zone by the Board of Supervisors.
The adopted DRO zone and its contents and geographic scope shall be on file in
the Development Services Department. Each DRO zone shall be numbered and
its geographic scope depicted on the official zoning maps of Yavapai County in
the Development Services Department.
b. Upon adoption and after the effective date of a DRO zone, any person intending
to construct any structure within the jurisdiction of the Yavapai County Planning
and Zoning Ordinance, before applying for a building permit from the
Development Services Department, shall first submit an application to the DRO
Commission, who shall schedule and hold a review in public hearing.