YAVAPAI COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING ORDINANCE
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c. The Development Services Department shall withhold the issuance of the
building permit in a DRO zone for a period sufficient to permit adequate public
notice, the holding of hearing by the DRO Commission and a ten (10) working
day response period following the decision of the DRO Commission.
d. The DRO Commission shall forward its recommendation to the Development
Services Department Land Use Specialist. Giving due consideration to the
recommendation of the DRO Commission, the Land Use Specialist shall issue or
withhold the requested building permit, notifying both the applicant and the DRO
Commission. The withholding of a building permit on grounds relating to the
recommendation of the DRO Review Commission shall be in the form of a letter
to the applicant and to the DRO Commission citing the reasons for the refusal.
10. Appeals: Any applicant for a building permit who is refused a building permit on grounds
relating to the recommendation of the DRO Commission, or the DRO Commission itself,
or any affected party, including any owner of property within the DRO zone may appeal
the decision of the Land Use Specialist to the Board of Adjustment. The appeal must be
made within thirty (30) days of the issuance of the building permit or its refusal, pursuant
to Section 207 (Adjustment Board).
11. Compliance: The failure to construct any structure within the DRO zone in a manner
consistent with the content of the building permit and the application as approved by the
DRO Commission shall constitute a violation of the Planning and Zoning Ordinance.
Citation of a violation of the DRO zone requirements and guidelines shall be initiated by
either the Land Use Specialist or by a signed complaint from the DRO Commission
adopted and forwarded to the Development Services Department Land Use Specialist.
12. Authority: The Yavapai County Board of Supervisors hereby authorizes the creation and
administration of Design Review Overlay Zones adopted consistent with this enabling
Ordinance and the Yavapai County Planning and Zoning Ordinance of which this is a
part.
C. {RESERVED FOR ADDITIONAL TYPES OF OVERLAY ZONES ENABLING SECTIONS
TO BE ADOPTED IN THE FUTURE TO ADDRESS, FOR EXAMPLE, FLOOD ZONES,
HILLSIDE PRESERVATION, CRITICAL SOILS AND WATERS, ETC.}