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OFFICIAL RECORDS
OF MOHAVE COUNTY
CAROL MEIER,
COUNTY RECORDER
03/10/2011 08:35 AM Fee: $0.0;
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MOHAVE COUNTY ORDINANCE NO. 2011-05
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE MOHAVE COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE TO
AMEND SECTION 25, SETBACKS AND AREA REQUIREMENTS.
WHEREAS, at the regular meeting of the Mohave County Board of Supervisors held on March
7, 2011, a public hearing was conducted to determine whether approval should be granted to amend the
Mohave County Zoning Ordinance to amend Section 25, Setbacks and Area Requirements, and
WHEREAS, this evaluation is to determine whether approval should be granted to amend
various sections of the Mohave County Zoning Ordinance, as requested by the Mohave County
Development Services Department, and
WHEREAS, the language to be added has been bolded and underlined and the language to be
removed has been state-1E, and
WHEREAS, the Department is proposing to amend the provisions for determining the front of a
corner lot to provide additional discretion when the size and configuration of a lot is such that the longer
side of a corner lot would be appropriate as a lot front. As currently written, Section 25.A.4 establishes
the shorter side of a corner lot as the front, and
WHEREAS, at the public hearing before the Mohave County Planning and Zoning Commission
on February 9, 2011, the Commission recommended APPROVAL for this Ordinance, and
WHEREAS, the notice of hearing was published in the Kingman Daily Miner, a newspaper of
general circulation in Kingman, Mohave County, Arizona, on February 20, 2011, and was posted on
February 18, 2011, as required by Arizona Revised Statutes and the Mohave County Zoning
Regulations.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Supervisors, at their regular
meeting on Monday, March 7, 2011, APPROVED this Ordinance as recommended by the Mohave
County Planning and Zoning Commission and outlined herein.
1. Amend Section 25 Setbacks and Area Requirements as follows:
A. General Requirements.
1. Setbacks for existing developed areas may be established as per existing uses.
See Section 27C of these regulations.
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2. Any specific provisions for setbacks in the sections of this Ordinance shall have
precedence over the general setbacks herein specified.
3. Distances between dwellings or between a dwelling and other main structure on
any single lot for all zones shall be twenty (20) feet where buildings face front to
front, rear to rear, or front to rear; otherwise, regular side yards shall apply.
Approval for "SD" zone shall be as per design.
4. On corner lots, the shortest side of the lot shall be considered the front of the lot.
The longer side of the lot shall be considered as a secondary frontage, and a
minimum of ten (10) feet setback may be observed. In any subdivision where a
corner lot is designed with marginal minimum areas, the corner lot shall have the
same usable lot area as interior lots of similar dimensions. Usable lot area, for
this purpose, includes the main building area remaining after setbacks and/or
easement areas have been subtracted. For computing the usable area of a corner
lot, rear yard areas shall be included. The rear yard being determined from the lot
line opposite the front of the lot, based on the definition of the front of the lot.
For a vari-sided lot, the setbacks will be determined in the same manner as when
processing a building permit. The street side of a corner lot that is not
considered the front of the lot shall be considered as a secondary frontage,
with a minimum setback of ten (10) feet.
5. On corner lots, the shorter side of the lot is presumed to be the front of the
lot. However, the Director may designate the longer side of a corner lot as
the front provided that:
a. The owner makes a written request for that designation accompanied
by a plot plan showing the setback lines and existing and proposed
structures.
b. The size and configuration of the lot is adequate for all existing and
proposed structures to be located on the lot in conformance with all
setbacks when oriented in the manner proposed.
c. The driveway will not access a collector or arterial classified roadway
unless it is approved by the Public Works Department.
d. The applicable setbacks, being established as a result of the request of
the owner, may not be reduced by way of a variance.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 7TH DAY OF MARCH, 2011
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