YAVAPAI COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING ORDINANCE
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8. A property owner or tenant may place articles of furniture outside, provided such furniture
is in reasonable repair and weather resistant condition and is intended for personal on-site
use.
9. A property owner or tenant may park or store construction, mining, or farming equipment
or machinery outside, provided such equipment or machinery is in operable condition and
is intended for personal on-site use.
10. No vehicular parts, components or accessories not independently operable, nor any large
non-structural objects, which are in disuse, or for use other than on site shall be stored
outside.
11. Any outside storage unable to meet the above exceptions and conditions must meet one
(1) of the following restrictions:
a. Methods of screening for outside storage may include acceptable wooden fencing,
masonry walls, rock walls, landscaped berms or live vegetative screening meeting
Section 547 C.3 Landscaping. All outside storage shall be totally screened from
view of any contiguous property or right-of-way or easement and located in the
side or rear yard. All screening for outside storage shall be subject to the review
and approval of the Planning and Zoning Commission or the Development
Services Director. Adjoining property owners will be notified by mail of the
proposed location and method of screening when an alternative method of
screening is presented to staff for their consideration.
b. Not exceed the heights and square footages provided for the setbacks from the
nearest property line as follows:
DISTANCE
to nearest property line
MAXIMUM
ALLOWED
Square footage
MAXIMUM
ALLOWED
Height in feet
101 to 200 feet 200’ 6’
201 to 300 feet 300’ 6’
301 to 400 feet 400’ 8’
401 to 500 feet 500’ 8’
501 or more
feet
Unlimited 8’
12. Manufactured homes, mobile homes, travel trailers, recreational vehicles, truck trailers,
commercial trailers, boxcars, or any other vehicle shall not be attached to or placed on
any lot and are not allowed to be stored or utilized for storage purposes in any District,
with the exception of the specific allowances referenced in Sections 564 A.1 through 12
(General Provisions – Outside Storage) and Section 400 (Use Districts). These prohibited
vehicles/containers may be considered for storage when there are unique circumstances
subject to obtaining an approved Use Permit.
13. The outside storage of steel storage containers is allowed as an accessory use with an
established primary use, solely for the storage of personal items owned by the property
owner, occupant or business in the RMM or less restrictive Use Districts provided as
follows:
a. A Zoning Clearance is obtained prior to placement of the unit.