YAVAPAI COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING ORDINANCE
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(2) is otherwise satisfactory and complies with the intent of this Ordinance.
2. Permits and Development Plan Reviews:
a. Whenever a person is required to obtain a building or electrical permit for outdoor
lighting or signage (residential or commercial), a Use Permit, subdivision
approval or any development plan approval by the County, including all County
projects, or whenever a person requests a rezoning, the applicant shall, as a part
of the lighting permit application, submit sufficient information to enable the
Development Services Director to determine whether the proposed lighting will
comply with this Ordinance.
b. All applications shall include the following:
(1) A site plan indicating the proposed location of all outdoor lighting fixtures;
(2) A description of each illuminating device, fixture, lamp, support and
shield. This description may include, but is not limited to, manufacturer’s
catalog cuts and drawings (including sections where required), lamp types
and lumen outputs; and
(3) Such other information as the Development Services Director may
determine is necessary to ensure compliance with this Ordinance.
c. If the Development Services Director determines that the proposed lighting does
not comply with this Ordinance, the permit shall not be issued or the plan
approved.
3. Temporary Permits:
a. The Development Services Director may grant a permit for temporary lighting if
he or she finds all of the following:
(1) The purpose for which the lighting is proposed is not intended to extend
beyond thirty (30) days;
(2) The proposed lighting is designed in such a manner as to minimize light
pollution as much as is feasible;
(3) The proposed lighting will comply with the general intent of this
Ordinance; and
(4) The permit will be in the public interest.
b. The Development Services Director shall rule on the application within five (5)
business days from the date of submission of the request and notify the applicant
in writing of his or her decision. The Development Services Director may grant
one (1) renewal of the permit for an additional thirty (30) days if he or she finds
that, because of an unanticipated change in circumstances, a renewal would be in
the public interest. The Development Services Director is not authorized to grant
more than one (1) temporary permit and one (1) renewal for the same property
within one (1) calendar year.
4. Variances:
Any person desiring to install an outdoor lighting fixture in violation of this Ordinance
may apply to the Board of Adjustment for a variance from the regulation in question.
Such variances shall be allowed only as provided by Section 207 (Adjustment Board).