YAVAPAI COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING ORDINANCE
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a. Address numbers shall be assigned to properties at their point of driveway access
on a named street. A building on a corner lot shall be assigned an address on the
street the driveway accesses. A building out of sight from a named road shall be
assigned an address for the point at which its private driveway meets a named
street.
b. Where two (2) or more separate businesses or residences are contained in one (1)
building or complex, a single address shall be assigned to that building or
complex, and unit numbers (e.g., Suite 1, Apt. 1, etc.) shall be assigned to each
door by the property owner. Private clustered housing developments with no more
than two (2) points of vehicular access, including manufactured home or RV parks
may likewise be assigned a single address with unit numbers provided by the
property owner.
3. Display Standards:
a. Address numbers shall be located so as to be legible from the street or road on
which the address is assigned during both day and night. The numbers shall be
posted so that they are visible from both directions of travel.
b. Numbers must be legibly marked and contrast with any background material.
Trees, bushes or other debris shall not block visibility from the road.
c. numbers shall be located near the front door so similarly located on an attached
garage. In all cases, addresses must be mounted in a location the is clearly visible.
d. Where a building is not clearly visible or if a building is more than seventy-five
feet (75’) from any road, the address number shall be displayed on the building
and at the end of the driveway nearest to the road which provides access to the
building.
e. Numerals indicating the address number of a residential dwelling shall be at least
three and one-half inches (3 ½”) in height.
f. Numerals for multiple dwelling units and nonresidential buildings shall be at least
six inches (6”) in height and shall be placed on the front of the building facing the
road or on the end of the building nearest the road. If the structure is at least fifty
feet (50’) from the edge of the road, the addresses numbers shall be at least twelve
inches (12”) in height.
g. Where unit numbering is necessary, the property owner is responsible for posting
unit numbers in a logical and appropriate manner within sixty (60) days of notice
to comply by the Addressing Official.
h. It shall be the duty of the property owner to post the correct address number and
remove inaccurate numbering of that building in accordance with the above
standards within sixty (60) days of adoption of this Section or notification of the
Addressing Official.