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OFFICIAL RECORDS
OF MOHAVE COUNTY _
CAROL MEIER, _
COUNTY RECORDER —
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MOHAVE COUNTY ORDINANCE NO. 2013-09
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE MOHAVE COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE, SECTION
25, SETBACKS AND AREA REQUIREMENTS, TO PROVIDE CLARIFICATION AND TO
INCREASE THE MAXIMUM DENSITY OF LOT COVERAGE.
WHEREAS, at the regular meeting of the Mohave County Board of Supervisors held on July 1,
2013 a public hearing was conducted to determine whether approval should be granted to amend the
Mohave County Zoning Ordinance, Section 25.C, Setbacks and Area Requirements, to provide
clarification and to increase the maximum density of lot coverage, as requested by the Mohave County
Development Services Department, and
WHEREAS, the determination of the amount of lot coverage allowed by the Mohave County
Zoning Ordinance involves an understanding of the concepts of minimum setbacks and maximum
density of lot coverage contained in Sections 253 and 25.C, the relief from strict application of those
requirements provided in Sections 27.F.6, 271.7, and 27.G, and the definitions in Section 9, and
WHEREAS, the current provisions for lot coverage should be simplified to reflect current
needs. The Planning and Zoning Commission considered several options and recommended to replace
the current structure with a simple maximum allowance of 50% lot coverage, and
WHEREAS, Section 253 of the Mohave County Zoning Ordinance provides the minimum
distance that buildings must be from property lines, also known as the setbacks, and
WHEREAS, a yard as defined in Section 9 of the Mohave County Zoning Ordinance is "an
open, unoccupied space on a lot, other than a court, which is unobstructed from the ground upward by
buildings or structures except as otherwise provided in this code." The rear yard (see: Yard, Rear) is
specifically defined as "a yard extending across the full width of the lot, the depth of which is the
minimum horizontal distance between the rear lot, ordinary high water line or the edge of the easement
and a line parallel thereto," or in other words, the required rear yard is the rear setback area, and
WHEREAS, Section 25.C.1 of the Mohave County Zoning Ordinance currently establishes the
maximum permissible density of lot coverage for residential lots. The percentages provided are tiered,
with the smaller lots being allowed to cover a larger percentage of their total area than larger lots, and
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WHEREAS, proposed new language will replace the existing language as provided below, and
WHEREAS, at the public hearing before the Mohave County Planning and Zoning Commission
on June 12, 2013, 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 June 16, 2013, and was posted on June 14,
2013, 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, July 1, 2013, APPROVED this Ordinance as recommended by the Mohave County
Planning and Zoning Commission and outlined herein.
Replace the existing provisions of Section 25.C, including all subsections as follows:
C. Maximum Permissible Density of Lot Coverage
1. Except as provided in this Section, the maximum density of lot coverage for single family
residential uses (including accessory buildings and storage), in any residential zone
classification; shall not exceed fifty percent (50 %).
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 1 DAY OF JULY, 2013
MOHAVE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
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