YAVAPAI COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING ORDINANCE
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b. Containers shall meet the minimum yard requirements of the primary structure in
the applicable Density District as well as building separation and lot coverage
requirements.
c. All containers shall be painted and maintained either the primary structure color
or an earth tone consistent with the surrounding terrain prior to placement.
d. Any electrical service to comply with applicable County Codes.
e. The sum of all Steel Storage Containers to be 400 square feet or less on any one
(1) property subject to Flood Control and Building Safety requirements.
f. Minimum residential use parcel size is two (2) acres.
g. On commercial parcels steel storage containers not to exceed lot coverage
percentage.
Any unit not able to meet the foregoing performance criteria will require a Use Permit
prior to permitting and installation. Temporary uses of such containers (up to two (2)
years) can be administratively approved in conjunction with approved
construction/remodeling projects as referenced in Section 410.G.4. R1L District.
B. The outside storage of objects and materials shall be a permitted accessory use in Cl and C2
(general commercial) zones provided that:
1. All conditions of OUTSIDE STORAGE shall be met except that "on-site personal use"
shall be construed to include those uses incidental to the permitted commercial (as well
as personal) uses pertaining to the property.
2. All conditions of OUTSIDE STORAGE shall apply except that one (1) travel trailer,
motor home or recreational vehicle may be hooked up to power, water, sewer or septic
facilities or otherwise made suitable for long term occupancy for the purposes of a
caretaker/watchman’s quarters only per parcel in a C1 or C2 zone without a Use Permit
approval or PAD for a travel trailer/recreational vehicle park for watchman/caretaker
purposes.
3. No merchandise shall be displayed or stored outside in a C1 or C2 zone except as provided
for vehicles in the C1 Use District or by Use Permit (Section 582). Merchandise
displayed temporarily during business hours only under the roof of an attached porch or
carport shall be considered inside display. Vending machines permanently installed
against but outside of a structure shall not be considered outside display.
C. The outside storage of objects and materials shall be a permitted accessory use in C3 (heavy
commercial) zones as per Paragraphs B 1. and 2. above except that square footage limits and
setbacks shall be waived. Height limitations and screening requirements shall not be waived.
D. The outside storage of objects and materials shall be a permitted accessory use in Ml and M2
(industrial) zones, provided that screening is provided from non-industrially zoned properties
within two hundred feet (200’).
E. Outside storage not complying with this Subsection is hereby deemed a public nuisance and shall
not enjoy any rights to continuation, restoration, exchange of uses, or expansion as if a lawful
non-conforming use, and shall be abated.