YAVAPAI COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING ORDINANCE Page 76 A. INTRODUCTION: The following Section shall be known and cited as the Yavapai County Overlay Zone Ordinance, and shall be incorporated by reference into the Zoning Ordinance of the County of Yavapai, providing the enabling Ordinance for the creation of zones which are to be "overlaid" or superimposed on the General Provisions and the Use Districts for the purposes specified herein B. DESIGN REVIEW OVERLAY ("DRO") ZONES: 1. Purpose: A Design Review Overlay (DRO) Zone enables the establishment of additional design and development-related requirements or guidelines which would "overlay" or be superimposed upon the regulations for the existing zoning districts and General Provisions applicable to a specific geographic area. The creation and administration of a specific geographic area DRO zone is authorized for the purpose of enriching the lives of the population residing, working, and visiting in the area by promoting harmonious, safe, attractive, desirable, and compatible growth and development of the area. Each DRO zone is thus intended to improve the public health, safety, and welfare by pursuing objectives including but not limited to the following: a. To ensure that the design and construction of all developments and structures within the DRO zone support or enhance the community character or value of the area within the zone. b. To ensure that all structures and developments within the DRO zone conform with the aesthetic character of their surroundings by properly relating to their site or sites. c. To ensure that the design and development of all structures, projects, roads, plantings, drainage ways, and service facilities within the DRO zone protect and enhance the environmental qualities such as air, water, natural vegetation, scenic- vistas, and topography. d. To ensure the proper provision for design for proposed open spaces, parking areas, landscaping, signing and screening of non-compatible uses. e. To ensure the protection and enhancement of economic values, natural attractiveness, personal health and safety, and desirable relationships with the surrounding community. f. To ensure compliance with other requirements of this Ordinance, the County General Plan and any specific area plans relating to the DRO zone. 2. Scope: a. A DRO zone may be created to apply to the design and construction of any structure within the geographic boundaries of the zone, which requires a building permit (including sign permit) within the scope and jurisdiction of the Yavapai County Planning and Zoning Ordinance. A DRO zone may also be created to apply to the design and development of non-structural features which do not in and of themselves require a building permit, but which pertain to the purposes of the DRO zone and the Planning and Zoning Ordinance. SECTION 470 OVERLAY ZONES