YAVAPAI COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING ORDINANCE
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(16) Well houses under 200 square feet are exempt from the definition of
structure and not subject to yard setbacks, provided that access sight
distance requirements are met as referenced in the definitions.
(17) Amateur radio antennas and support structures, subject to a 1 ft. for 1 ft.
setback from all property lines and easements. FAA and FCC requirement
shall still apply. Should anyone wish to have any deviation from this code
they may apply for relief through a Use Permit.
c. Signs do not require regular Zoning Clearances but do require sign permits as
provided in Section 601.
d. The exemption of an object or improvement from the requirement for a Zoning
Clearance does not remove such object or improvement from the requirement to
comply with all other regulations of this Ordinance and other codes.
2. Zoning Clearance Issuance: No clearance referencing the utilization of a licensed
contractor shall be issued without first confirming the referenced license is in good
standing utilizing information provided by the Arizona Registrar of Contractors. For each
clearance issued the Land Use Specialist shall provide:
a. To the applicant, a fee receipt and a place card of a distinctive and easily
identifiable color that shall state permit number, the date issued, and the work
authorized thereby.
b. To the Department’s files, one (1) copy of the fee receipt and one (1) copy of the
permit data and drawing.
3. Information Required:
a. Assessor's Parcel Number identifying the property.
b. Street address, if any, legal description of the property, and dimensions thereof.
In the case of a metes and bounds parcel, which is a parcel that is not part of a
recorded subdivision, a copy of the recorded legal description must be submitted
with the application.
c. The location of any creek, river, or dry wash on or within two hundred feet (200’)
of the property and/or the establishment of the property location with respect to
determined floodplains. Any property within a delineated floodplain (flood way
or flood fringe) must have approval from the Yavapai County Flood Control
District prior to issuance of a zoning clearance, building and/or grading permit.
d. A permit or statement of approval from the County Environmental Unit
concerning the sanitary system and facilities; or evidence of hookup to an existing
sewer system; or evidence of a state-approved system.
e. A culvert permit issued by the County Public Works Department, if the property
abuts a County road.
f. Nature of the proposed use of the structure and premises and true value of the
structure.
g. Commercial, industrial, multi-family, or non-residential uses or structures require
additional information concerning such matters as parking, signs, screening,
landscaping, lighting, drainage and similar details. These items require review