Contents of Oro Valley Zoning Code
- Chapter 20: General Provisions
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Chapter 21:
Review and Decision-Making Bodies
- Section 21.1 Officers and Agencies
- Section 21.2 Town Council
- Section 21.3 Planning and Zoning Commission
- Section 21.4 Planning and Zoning Department
- Section 21.5 (Repealed by (O)17-05)
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Section 21.6
Board of Adjustment
- A. Scope
- B. Powers and Duties
- C. Meetings, Administration of Oaths, and Compelling Attendance of Witnesses
- D. Composition
- E. Transaction of Business
- F. Appeals from Administrative Decisions
- G. Appeals from Planning and Zoning Administrator Interpretations
- H. Application for Variances
- I. Hearing and Notice
- J. Action
- K. Review
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Section 21.7
Appeal Hearing Officer
- A. Scope
- B. Powers and Duties
- C. Meetings, Administration of Oaths and Compelling Attendance of Witnesses
- D. Composition
- E. Transaction of Business
- F. Appeals from Required Dedication and Exactions
- G. Hearing and Notice
- H. Burden of Proof
- I. Action
- J. Appeal to Superior Court
- K. Interim Remedies, Damages, and Attorney Fees
- Section 21.8 (Repealed by (O)11-15)
- Section 21.9 Historic Preservation Commission
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Chapter 22:
Review and Approval Procedures
Revised
- Section 22.1 General Provisions
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Section 22.2
General Plan Amendment Procedures
- A. Purpose
- B. Rezoning Conformance with the General Plan
- C. Types of Amendments to the General Plan
- D. General Plan Amendment Procedures
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Section 22.3
Amendments and Rezonings
- A. Code May Be Amended
- B. Initiation of Application to Amend, Filing
- C. Neighborhood Meetings
- D. Requirements for Rezoning Application
- E. Site Analysis and Tentative Development Plan with Application
- F. Amendments to General Requirements and Uses
- G. Administrative Review - Rezoning
- H. Notice of Planning and Zoning Commission Hearing
- I. Action of Planning and Zoning Commission
- J. Failure of the Planning and Zoning Commission to Report on Amendment
- K. Hearing by Town Council
- L. Written Protest by Property Owners
- M. Conditional Zoning
- N. Another Application After Denial or Withdrawal
- O. Annexations
- P. Rezonings to Planned Residential Development or Planned Area Development
- Section 22.4 Zoning in Conformance with the General Plan
- Section 22.5 Use Permits
- Section 22.6 (Repealed by (O)11-15)
- Section 22.7 (Repealed by (O)22-09)
- Section 22.8 Certificates of Occupancy
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Section 22.9
Development Review
Revised
- A. Purpose
- B. Applicability
- C. Authorities Revised
- D. Development Review and Approval Process
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E.
Development Review Steps
- E.1. Step 1 – Pre-Application Conference with the Development Review Committee
- E.2. Step 2 – Public Participation
- E.3. Step 3 – Master Development Plan
- E.4. Step 4 – Preliminary Plat
- E.5. Step 5 – Final Plat
- E.6. Step 6 – Development Plan
- E.7. Step 7 – Architecture Design
- E.8. Step 8 – Sign Design
- E.9. Step 9 – Artwork Plan
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Section 22.10
Grading Permit Procedures
- A. Applicability
- B. Grading Permits/Procedures
- C. Grading Exceptions
- D. Grading Permit Authorization, Liability, Enforcement and Penalties
- Section 22.11 (Repealed by (O)09-20)
- Section 22.12 Appeals From Administrative Decisions
- Section 22.13 Variances
- Section 22.14 Administrative Approval Required
- Section 22.15 Public Participation
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Chapter 23:
Zoning Districts
Amended
Revised
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Section 23.1
Districts and Boundaries Thereof
- A. Division of Town Into Districts; Enumeration
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B.
Purpose of Districts
- B.1. R1-300 Single-Family Residential District
- B.2. R1-144 Single-Family Residential District
- B.3. R1-72 Single-Family Residential District
- B.4. R1-43 Single-Family Residential District
- B.5. R1-36 Single-Family Residential District
- B.6. R1-20 Single-Family Residential District
- B.7. R1-10 Single-Family Residential District
- B.8. R1-7 Single-Family Residential District
- B.9. SDH-6 Site Delivered Housing District
- B.10. R-4 Townhouse Residential District
- B.11. R-4R Resort District
- B.12. R-S Residential Service District
- B.13. R-6 Multi-Family Residential District
- B.14. C-N Neighborhood Commercial District
- B.15. C-1 Commercial District
- B.16. C-2 Commercial District
- B.17. PS Private Schools District
- B.18. T-P Technological Park District
- B.19. Parks and Open Space District
- C. Boundaries of Districts – Rules Where Uncertainty May Arise
- Section 23.2 Effect of Districts
- Section 23.3 Table of Permitted Uses Amended
- Section 23.4 Table of Dimensional Requirements
- Section 23.5 Measurements and Exceptions
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Section 23.6
Property Development Standards for Single-Family Residential Districts
- A. Common Regulations of R-1 Districts
- B. R1-300 Single-Family District
- C. R1-144 Single-Family District
- D. R1-72 Single-Family Residential District
- E. R1-43 Single-Family Residential District
- F. R1-36 Single-Family Residential District
- G. R1-20 Single-Family Residential District
- H. R1-10 Single-Family Residential District
- I. R1-7 Single-Family Residential District
- J. SDH-6 Site Delivered Housing District
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Section 23.7
Property Development Standards for Multi-Family Residential Districts
Revised
- A. Common Regulations of Multi-Family Districts
- B. R-4 Townhouse Residential District Revised
- C. R-4R Resort District Revised
- D. R-S Residential Service District Revised
- E. R-6 Multi-Family Residential District
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Section 23.8
Property Development Standards for Nonresidential Districts
- A. Common Regulations of Nonresidential Districts
- B. C-N Neighborhood Commercial District
- C. C-1 Commercial District
- D. C-2 Commercial District
- E. PS Private Schools
- F. T-P Technological Park District
- G. Parks and Open Space District
- Section 23.9 Property Development Standards for Planned Districts
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Section 23.1
Districts and Boundaries Thereof
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Chapter 24:
Supplementary District Regulations
- Section 24.1 (Superseded by (O)11-01)
- Section 24.2 (Recodified by (O)11-01)
- Section 24.3 PRD Planned Residential Development Regulations
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Section 24.4
Planned Area Development (PAD)
- A. Purpose
- B. Applicability
- C. General Provisions
- D. Application
- E. Review Process
- F. General Plan Compatibility
- G. General Plan Criteria
- H. Findings – Specific and Required
- I. Records
- J. Approvals Required
- Section 24.5 (Superseded by (O)11-01)
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Section 24.6
Golf Course Overlay Zone
- A. Purpose and Use
- B. Related Uses
- C. Standards for Golf Course Design and Irrigation
- D. Golf Course Development Plan Submittal
- E. Plan Review
- F. Procedures and Limitations
- G. Variance
- Section 24.7 (Recodified by (O)11-01)
- Section 24.8 Airport Environs Zone
- Section 24.9 Economic Expansion Zone
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Chapter 25:
Use Regulations
Amended
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Section 25.1
Requirements for Specific Uses
Amended
- A. General Requirements for All Nonresidential Uses
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B.
Requirements for Specific Nonresidential Uses
- B.1. Assisted Living Home
- B.2. Animal Services
- B.3. Bars
- B.4. Commercial Stables
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B.5.
Communication Structures and Facilities
- B.5.a. Antenna
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B.5.b.
Communication Facilities
- B.5.b.i. Applicability
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B.5.b.ii.
General Requirements for All Communications Facilities
- B.5.b.ii.a. Stealth Applications
- B.5.b.ii.b.
- B.5.b.ii.c. Setback Requirements for All Ground-Mounted Facilities, Excluding Joint-Use Installations on Street Lights, Traffic Lights, Electric Utility Poles and/or Other Utility Structures and Collocations on Existing Facilities
- B.5.b.ii.d. Equipment Buildings and Cabinets
- B.5.b.ii.e. Additional Standards for Development in Parks and Open Space Zoning
- B.5.b.ii.f. Discontinuance of Use
- B.5.b.ii.g. Noninterference with Public Safety
- B.5.b.ii.h. Technical Evaluation
- B.5.b.ii.i. Monopole and Tower Site Standards
- B.5.b.ii.j. Collocations or Modifications to Existing Towers or Structures
- B.5.b.ii.k. Access and Signage
- B.5.b.ii.l. Provider’s Communication Plan
- B.5.b.iii. Minor Communication Facilities
- B.5.b.iv. Major Communication Facilities
- B.6. Convenience Uses
- B.7. Daycare or Preschool
- B.8. Drive-Thru Uses, Not Including Banks
- B.9. Entertainment at a Bar, Restaurant or Private Club
- B.10. Farms and Ranches
- B.11.
- B.12. Repealed
- B.13. Food Processing
- B.14. Gas Stations
- B.15. Golf Safety Nets
- B.16. Health Studio or Fitness Center
- B.17. Manufacturing Services
- B.18. Marketing of Products Raised on the Premises
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B.19.
Marijuana Establishments
- B.19.a. Standards for all Marijuana Establishments
- B.19.b. Marijuana Dispensary
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B.19.c.
Marijuana Cultivation
- B.19.c.i. Marijuana Dispensary Off-Site Cultivation Location
- B.19.c.ii. Medical Marijuana Designated Caregiver Cultivation Location
- B.19.c.iii. Medical Marijuana Qualifying Patient Cultivation Location
- B.20. Repealed
- B.21. Mobile Food Units or Food Trucks
- B.22. New Utility Poles and Wires
- B.23. Private Clubs
- B.24. Religious Institutions
- B.25. Restaurants, Drive-Through/Drive-In
- B.26. Senior Care Facility
- B.27. Sexually Oriented Businesses
- B.28. Temporary Real Estate Sales Office
- B.29. Vehicle Parts Store
- B.30. Vehicle Rental Establishments
- B.31. Vehicle Repair Facilities
- B.32. Vehicle Washes/Detailing
- B.33. Visitor Accommodations
- B.34. Warehousing
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Section 25.2
Accessory Uses and Structures
- A. Accessory Buildings – General
- B. Abandoned or Junk Vehicles
- C. Recreational Vehicle Parking
- D. Prohibited Uses
- E. Home Occupations
- F. Swimming Pools and Spas
- Section 25.3 Temporary Uses and Structures
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Section 25.1
Requirements for Specific Uses
Amended
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Chapter 26:
Subdivision and Site Plans
Revised
- Section 26.1 Purpose and Intent
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Section 26.2
Design Standards
- A. Conformity with Existing Plans, Ordinances and Laws
- B. Dedications for Public Purposes
- C. Subdivision of Unsuitable Land
- D. Subdivision of Land within the Hillside Development Zone
- E. Naming and Signage of Streets
- F. Street Location and Arrangement
- G. Street Design Standards
- H. Block Design Principles
- I. Lot Planning Procedures
- J. Landscaping in Subdivisions
- K. Utility Easements
- L. Address Standards
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Section 26.3
Required Improvements
- A. Purpose
- B. Improvements: Subdivider’s Responsibility
- C. Engineering Plans
- D. Construction and Inspection
- E. Improvements: Plan Review Fees
- F. Street and Alley Improvements
- G. Street Name Signs
- H. Storm Drainage
- I. Sanitary Sewage Disposal
- J. Water Supply
- K. Survey Monuments
- L. Lot Corners
- M. Street Lights
- N. Utilities: Electric and Telephone
- Section 26.4 Modifications of Subdivision Regulations
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Section 26.5
Provision of Recreation Area
Revised
- A. Applicability Revised
- B. Recreation Area Plan Submittal and Approval Revised
- C. Recreation Area Standards Revised
- D. Recreation Improvements and Amenities Revised
- E. Facilities Installation, Ownership and Maintenance Revised
- F. In-Lieu Fee Revised
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Section 26.6
Assurances
- A. Assurances for Construction
- B. Assurances for Site Stabilization
- C. Assurances for Landscape
- D. Assurances for Water Service
- E. Assurances for Other Improvements
- F. Amount and Type of Assurances
- G. Terms of Assurances
- H. Securing and Approval of Assurances
- I. Releases of Assurances
- J. Forfeiture of Assurances
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Chapter 27:
General Development Standards
Amended
Revised
- Section 27.1 Operational Performance Standards
- Section 27.2 Cultural Resource Preservation
- Section 27.3 Artwork Provisions
- Section 27.4 (Repealed by (O)09-20)
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Section 27.5
Outdoor Lighting
- A. Purpose
- B. Applicability
- C. Prohibitions
- D. Lighting Plan Application Requirements
- E. Total Outdoor Light Output
- F. Outdoor Light Fixture Height Requirements
- G. Outdoor Light Design Standards
- H. Recreational Facilities
- I. Temporary Lighting Exemption
- J. Alternate Materials and Methods of Construction, Installation, and Operation
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Section 27.6
Landscape Conservation
Revised
- A. Purpose
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B.
Native Plant Preservation, Salvage and Mitigation
- B.1. Applicability
- B.2. General Provisions
- B.3. Site Resource Inventory Standards and Requirements
- B.4. Native Plant Preservation, Salvage and Mitigation Plan Requirements
- B.5. Plant Salvage Protocol
- B.6. Compliance
- B.7. Approval for Salvage
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C.
Landscape Design
Revised
- C.1. Applicability
- C.2. General Landscape Standards
- C.3. Plant Materials and Plant Restrictions
- C.4. Buffer Yards
- C.5. Screening
- C.6. Off-Street Parking
- C.7. Nonresidential Uses
- C.8. Revegetation
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D.
Irrigation and Water Management
- D.1. Applicability
- D.2. Irrigation System
- D.3. Landscape Water Plan
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D.4.
Rainwater Harvesting
- D.4.a. Rainwater Harvesting Plan
- D.4.b. Rainwater Harvest System General Provisions
- D.4.c. Rainwater Harvest System Single-Family and Townhouse Residential Provisions
- D.4.d. Rainwater Harvest System Multifamily Residential, Commercial, Technical Park, and Other Nonresidential Provisions
- D.4.e. Detention Credit
- D.5. Water Features
- E. Administration
- F. Applicability Provisions and Exceptions
- Section 27.7 Off-Street Parking Amended
- Section 27.8 Off-Street Loading
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Section 27.9
Grading
- A. Purpose
- B. Applicability
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C.
General Grading Requirements
- C.1. Cut and Fill Limitations
- C.2. Site Revegetation and Stabilization
- C.3. Driveways
- C.4. Slope Setbacks
- C.5. Restriction of Slope Development
- C.6. Protective Cover and Dust Control
- C.7. Erosion Control Systems
- C.8. Import and Export of Earth Material
- C.9. Hours of Grading
- C.10. Phased Grading
- C.11. Restriction of Vehicles
- C.12. Additional Requirements
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Section 27.10
Environmentally Sensitive Lands
Revised
- A. Purpose
- B. Applicability
- C. Environmentally Sensitive Lands (ESL) Regulations and Maps
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D.
Environmentally Sensitive Lands Conservation System
- D.1. Conservation System
- D.2. Categories
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D.3.
Conservation Categories
- D.3.a. Major Wildlife Linkage (MWL) Category
- D.3.b. Critical Resource Area (CRA) Category
- D.3.c. Core Resource Area (COR) Category
- D.3.d. Resource Management Area (RMA) Category
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D.3.e.
Cultural Resources Category
- D.3.e.i. Purpose
- D.3.e.ii. Mapping
- D.3.e.iii. Applicability
- D.3.e.iv. Conservation Strategies
- D.3.e.v. Review Procedures
- D.3.e.vi. General Requirements
- D.3.e.vii. Appeals and Reviews
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D.3.f.
Scenic Resources Category
- D.3.f.i. Purpose
- D.3.f.ii. Scenic Resource Conservation Areas Established
- D.3.f.iii. Applicability
- D.3.f.iv. Viewshed and Vegetation Analysis
- D.3.f.v. Vegetation and Landscape Treatment
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D.3.f.vi.
Site Development
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D.3.f.vi.a.
Oracle Road Scenic Corridor District
- D.3.f.vi.a.1. Oracle Road Scenic Corridor District Established
- D.3.f.vi.a.2. Approvals Required
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D.3.f.vi.a.3.
Oracle Road Scenic Corridor District Use
- D.3.f.vi.a.3.A. Residential Development Regulations
- D.3.f.vi.a.3.B. Resort Development Regulations
- D.3.f.vi.a.3.C. Commercial Development Regulations
- D.3.f.vi.a.3.D. Employment/Institutional Regulations
- D.3.f.vi.a.3.E. Commercial Retail Intensity
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D.3.f.vi.b.
Tangerine Corridor Overlay District
- D.3.f.vi.b.1. Tangerine Corridor District Regulations
- D.3.f.vi.b.2. Tangerine Corridor District
- D.3.f.vi.b.3. Application Requirements
- D.3.f.vi.b.4. Tangerine/Arterial Frontage Tracts
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D.3.f.vi.b.5.
Tangerine Road Corridor Overlay District Use Provisions
- D.3.f.vi.b.5.A. Residential Development Regulations
- D.3.f.vi.b.5.B. Commercial Development Regulations
- D.3.f.vi.c. Design Guidelines
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D.3.f.vi.a.
Oracle Road Scenic Corridor District
- D.3.g. Hillside Area Category
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E.
Open Space Requirements
- E.1. Open Space ESOS Designation
- E.2. ESOS Tracts
- E.3. General Requirements
- E.4. Criteria for ESOS Selection and Location
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F.
ESOS Use and Conservation Development
Revised
- F.1. ESOS Use
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F.2.
Development Balance and Incentives
- F.2.a. Purpose
- F.2.b. Applicability
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F.2.c.
Flexible Development
- F.2.c.i. Process
- F.2.c.ii. Review Criteria
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F.2.c.iii.
Requirements Subject to Modification
- F.2.c.iii.a. Building Setback
- F.2.c.iii.b. Landscape Buffer Yards
- F.2.c.iii.c. Minimum Lot Size
- F.2.c.iii.d. Minimum Lot Width
- F.2.c.iii.e. Alternative Parking Analysis
- F.2.c.iii.f. Building Height
- F.2.c.iii.g. Open Space
- F.2.c.iii.h. Mixed Use
- F.2.c.iii.i. Modified Review Process
- F.2.c.iii.j. Recreation Area Credit
- F.2.c.iii.k. Native Vegetation Preservation
- F.2.d. Conservation Subdivision Design
- F.2.e. Conservation Development with Density Increase
- F.2.f. ESOS Flexibility
- F.3. Design
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G.
Mitigation
- G.1. Purpose
- G.2. Applicability
- G.3. General Requirements
- G.4. Mitigation
- G.5. Mitigation Plan
- G.6. Off-Site Mitigation
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Chapter 28:
Signs
- Section 28.1 General Provisions
- Section 28.2 Procedures and Enforcement
- Section 28.3 General Sign Requirements
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Section 28.4
Permanent Signs
- A. Identification Signs
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B.
Permanent Signs in a Commercial/Industrial Zoning District
- B.1. Awning Sign
- B.2. Directional Sign
- B.3. Directory Sign
- B.4. Entryway Sign
- B.5.
- B.6. Menu Board
- B.7. Monument Sign
- B.8. Pedestrian Tenant Directory
- B.9. Service Station/Fuel Sign
- B.10. Theater Signs
- B.11. Time and Temperature Signs
- B.12. Under-Canopy Sign
- B.13. Wall Sign
- B.14. Window Signs
- C. Permanent Signs Within a Residential Zoning District
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Section 28.5
Temporary Signs
- A. Requirements for All Temporary Signs
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B.
Temporary Signs in a Commercial/Industrial Zoning District
- B.1. Banners
- B.2. Construction/Development Sign
- B.3. Flags
- B.4. Real Estate, Lease, Rent and For Sale Signs
- B.5. Seasonal Signs
- B.6. Road Construction Sign
- B.7. Balloon(s)
- B.8. A-Frame Signs
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C.
Temporary Signs in a Residential Zoning District
- C.1.
- C.2. Model Home/Custom Home Sales Lot Subdivision Signs
- C.3.
- C.4. Model Home Complex Banners
- C.5. Model Home Complex Advertising Flags
- C.6. Model Home Complex On-Site Signs
- C.7. Individual Model Unit Identification Sign
- C.8. Informational Sign
- C.9. Parking Lot Directional Sign
- C.10. Off-Site Signs (Interior to the Subdivision)
- C.11. On-Site Subdivision Signs
- C.12. Real Estate, Lease, Rent, and For Sale Signs
- Section 28.6 Permanent Signs on Public Property
- Section 28.7 Temporary Signs on Public Property
- Section 28.8 Temporary Public and Quasi-Public Signs
- Section 28.9 Prohibited Signs
- Section 28.10 Exempted Signs
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Chapter 29:
Nonconforming Uses
- Section 29.1 Continuance of Nonconforming Use
- Section 29.2 Change to Another Nonconforming Use
- Section 29.3 Abandonment or Ceased Use of Nonconforming Building or Land
- Section 29.4 Alteration of Building or Land
- Section 29.5 Destruction of Nonconforming Building or Land
- Section 29.6 Use in Violation of Previous Zoning Regulations
- Section 29.7 Expansion of Legal Nonconforming Uses
- Chapter 30: Enforcement
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Chapter 31:
Definitions
Amended
Revised
- Abandoned Sign
- Abutting
- Access or Access Way
- Access Drive
- Access Road
- Accessory Building
- Accessory Use
- Acre
- Active Restoration
- Adjacent
- Adjusted Gross Acreage
- Advertising Sign
- AEZ
- A-Frame Sign
- Agricultural Building
- Aircraft
- Airport/Airstrip
- Alteration
- Amateur Radio Operator
- Ambient Sound
- Amendment
- Analogous Use
- Ancillary
- Animal Services
- Animation
- Antenna
- Antenna, Ground-Mounted
- Apartments Revised
- Approval
- Approved Plan
- Approved Testing Agency
- Area Lighting
- Art Gallery
- Art Plan
- Artifact
- Artist
- Arts and Culture Use
- Artwork
- Assisted Living Home
- Assurances
- Attached
- Average Cross Slope
- Awning Sign
- Background Sound
- Balcony
- Balloon(s)
- Bank
- Banner
- Bar
- Barn
- Base Zoning Dwelling Count
- Basement
- Bicycle Parking Facility
- Bicycle Parking Space
- Billboard
- Block
- Boardinghouse or Lodging House
- Borrow
- Brushing
- Buffer Area
- Buffer Yard
- Buildable Area
- Building
- Building Frontage
- Building Height
- Building Height Contour Line
- Building Line
- Building-Mounted Antenna
- Building Segment
- Building Site
- Business Frontage
- Cabinet Sign
- Car Wash
- Carport
- Cellar
- Cemetery
- Change of Copy
- Character
- Clearing
- Collocation
- Color Temperature
- Commission
- Communication Studios
- Communications Nuisance
- Conditional Approval
- Conditional Use Permit
- Condominium
- Conservation
- Conservation Easement
- Construction Drawings
- Construction Sign
- Convenience Markets
- Convenience Use
- Corral Fence
- Council
- Covered Porch
- Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)
- Cul-de-Sac
- Cultural Resource
- Cultural Resource Professional
- Cultural Resources Survey
- Custom Home Subdivision
- Cut
- Dangerous Activity, Hazard or Obstruction
- Day Care
- Decibel (dB)
- Dedication
- Density
- Density-Based Land Uses
- Desert Varnish
- Development Plan
- Development Review
- Developer
- Development Committee
- Development Complex
- Direct Lighting
- Directional Sign
- Directory Sign
- Disability
- Display Area
- Distillery
- District
- District Map
- Double-Faced Sign
- Drainage Swale
- Drive-Through Use
- Driveway
- Dwelling
- Dwelling Unit
- Easement
- Electronic Message Board
- Emergency
- Encroachment
- Engineering Plan
- Entertainment at Bars, Restaurants or Private Clubs
- Entryway Sign
- Envelope, Development
- Environmentally Sensitive Lands
- Environmentally Sensitive Open Space (ESOS)
- Equipment Building or Structure
- Erosion
- Exaction
- Excavation
- Exception
- Exposed
- Extension
- Fall Zone Revised
- Family
- Farm
- Fascia
- Fill
- Filter Fabric
- Final Inspection
- Final Plat Approval
- Financial Services
- Fitness Center
- Flag
- Floodplain
- Floor Area Ratio
- Food Processing
- Food Truck
- Freestanding
- Frontage
- Full Cutoff (FCO) Light Fixture
- Funeral Services
- Garage, Parking
- Garage/Yard/Estate Sale Sign
- Gas Station
- General Aviation
- General Plan
- Golf Course
- Golf Safety Net
- Government Services
- Government Sign
- Grade
- Grading
- Grading Permit
- Grading Permit Conditions
- Grand Opening
- Grand Opening Sign
- Grocery Store
- Gross Floor Area
- Gross Land Area
- Grubbing
- Guest House
- Guest Ranch
- Habitat
- Halo Illumination
- Health Studio or Health Spa
- Heliport
- High-Rise Building
- Hillside Conservation Area
- Hillside Development Zone
- Hillside Development Zone Subdivision
- Hillside View Conservation Area
- Historical Marker
- Home Occupation
- Home Occupation Sign
- Hospital
- Hotel
- Household Services
- Human Burials
- Human Signs
- Hydrological Study
- Identification Sign
- Illumination Nuisance
- Illuminated Sign
- Improvements
- Impulsive Sound
- Incidental Retail Item
- Indirect Lighting
- Inflatable Sign
- Inspector
- Institution
- Institutional
- Integrated
- Internal Illumination
- Irrigation Facility
- Irrigation System
- Kennel
- Kiosk Sign
- Landscape
- Landscape Island
- Landscape Screen
- Light Trespass
- Linear Park
- Loading Space
- Logo
- Long Term
- Lot
- Lot Area
- Lot Coverage
- Lot, Depth of
- Lot Lines
- Lot of Record
- Lot Width
- Lumen
- Luminaire
- Maintenance
- Manufactured Home
- Manufacturing Services
- Marijuana Establishment
- Marijuana Use
- Marquee Sign
- Mass Grading
- Master Development Plan
- Master Planned Development
- Mature Trees
- Mechanical Equipment
- Medical Services
- Memorial Sign
- Mezzanine or Mezzanine Floor
- Menu Board
- Mixed-Use Development Revised
- Model Home Flags
- Model Home Off-Site Signs
- Microbrewery
- Minor Land Division
- Mobile Food Unit
- Mobile Home
- Mobile Home Park
- Mobile Home Space
- Model Home
- Model Home Banners
- Modifier
- Monitoring, Archaeological
- Monopole
- Monument Sign
- Motel
- Moving or Animated Signs
- Moving Services
- Multiple Tenant Commercial Building
- Native Vegetation
- Natural Cross-Slope
- Natural Grade
- Neon Sign
- Net Floor Area
- Net Lighting Acre
- Net Lot Area
- New Business Banner
- Nit
- Noise
- Noise Abatement Plan
- Noise Impact Study
- Nonconforming Building
- Nonconforming Lot
- Nonconforming Sign
- Nonconforming Use
- Non-Density-Based Land Uses
- Nonilluminated Sign
- Non-Ionizing Electromagnetic Radiation (NIER)
- Occupancy
- Off-Site Sign
- Office
- Office Park
- On-Site Sign
- On-Site Subdivision Sign
- Open House
- Open Space
- Outdoor Display
- Outdoor Light Fixture
- Outdoor Storage
- Outdoor Type Business
- Overlay District
- Owner
- Pan-Channel Letter
- Parapet Wall
- Parcel
- Park
- Parking Aisle
- Parking Area
- Parking Bay
- Parking Lot
- Parking Space
- Parking Structure
- Party Wall
- Patio Home
- Pedestrian Tenant Directory
- Pedestrian Way
- Pennant
- Perimeter Roads
- Permanent Sign
- Permitted Use
- Personal Services
- Pet
- Planning and Zoning Commission
- Plant Nursery
- Plat
- Plate Line
- Pole Cover
- Political Subdivision
- Portable Sign
- Posters
- Pre-Application Conference
- Premises
- Preschool
- Preservation
- Private Club
- Prohibited Use
- Projecting Sign
- Projection
- Public Service Sign
- Qualified Habitat Restoration Specialist
- Quasi-Public Signs
- Rainwater Harvesting
- Rainwater Harvesting Active System
- Rainwater Harvesting Infiltration Area
- Rainwater Harvesting Passive System
- Ranch
- Real Estate Sign
- Reasonable Repairs
- Recreation Area Revised
- Recreational Building
- Recreational Facilities
- Religious Institution
- Research and Development
- Residential Sign
- Resort
- Restaurant
- Retail
- Retaining Wall
- Revegetation
- Reverse Pan Channel
- Ridge
- Ring Road
- Rip-Rap
- Riparian Habitats
- Road Construction Sign
- Roof Sign
- Roofline
- Scenic Resource Conservation Area
- School
- Screen
- Screen Wall
- Sculptured Rock
- Seasonal or Event Banner
- Seasonal Sign
- Self Storage
- Senior Care Facility
- Service Station/Fuel Sign
- Setback
- Sexually Oriented Business
- Shared Access
- Shopping Center
- Short Term
- Short-Term Rental Property
- Sign
- Sign Area Allotment
- Sign Modification
- Sign Structure
- Significant Vegetation (SV)
- Site
- Site-Delivered Dwelling
- Site Perimeter Setback
- Site Plan
- Site Resource Inventory
- Sleeping Unit
- Slope
- Slope, Exposed, Height of
- Slope Interceptor Drain
- Small Cell Wireless Facility
- Soil
- Soils Engineer of Record
- Sound Exposure Level
- Sound Pressure
- Sound Level Meter (SLM), Type 1
- Soundproof
- Special Use
- Sport Court
- Stabilization
- Stable
- Stockpile
- Story
- Street
- Street Centerline
- Street Line
- Structural Alterations
- Structure
- Structure, Temporary
- Studio, Commercial or Fine Arts
- Subcontractor Sign
- Subdivider
- Subdivision
- Survey
- Swimming Pool
- Symbol
- Tagline
- Technical and Professional Standards and Guidelines
- Technical Services
- Temporary Fencing
- Temporary Lighting
- Temporary Sign
- Terrace
- Testing, Archaeological
- Theater
- Theater Sign
- Three (3) Day Special Event Banner
- Time and Temperature Sign
- Timeshare Plan
- Timeshare Unit
- Tonal Sound
- Tot Lot
- Tower
- Town
- Town Council
- Townhouse Revised
- Traffic Sign
- Transportation Plan
- Treatment Plan
- Turnover
- Under-Canopy Sign
- Unoccupied
- Unshielded Light Fixture
- Usable Lot Area
- Use
- Use Permit
- Utilities
- Utility Poles and Wires
- Variance
- Vehicle
- Vehicle, Abandoned or Junk
- Vehicle Dealer
- Vehicle, Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
- Vehicle, Major Repairs
- Vehicle, Recreational
- Vehicle Repair
- Vehicle Repair Facility
- Vehicle Storage Facility
- Vehicle Sign
- Vehicle Wash
- Veterinary Services
- Visibility Nuisance
- Visually Significant Slopes
- Volume
- Volume, Building
- Volume Ratio
- Wall
- Wall Sign
- Warehouse
- Wholesale
- Wildlife Permeable Development
- Window Sign
- Wireless Communications Facility
- Yard
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Appendixes
- Addendum A Design Guidelines
- Addendum B Oracle Road Scenic Corridor Specific Plan
- Addendum C Approved Native Plant List
- Addendum D Oro Valley Approved Revegetation Seed Mix
- Addendum E Prohibited Plant List
- Addendum F Oracle Road Architectural Design Illustrations
- Addendum G ESL Resource Science Specifications and Definitions
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Addendum H
Scenic Resources Area Design Guidelines
- Section 1 Purpose
- Section 2 Design Review and Approval Procedures
- Section 3 Design Guidelines
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Addendum I
Hillside Development Zone
- Section I Hillside Development Zone in Effect Prior to Implementation of the Environmentally Sensitive Lands Ordinance on 7/19/11 (formerly codified in Section 24.2)
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Section II
Riparian Habitat Overlay Zone in Effect Prior to Implementation of the Environmentally Sensitive Lands Ordinance on 7/19/11 (formerly codified in Section 24.7)
- A. Purpose
- B. Riparian Habitat Identified; Protective Buffer Required
- C. Riparian Habitat Study/Mitigation Plan Requirements
- D. Development Standards Within and Around the Riparian Habitat Overlay District
- E. Modification to Zoning District Development Standards Allowed in Subdivisions and Developments Containing Identified Riparian Habitats
- F. Variance
- Section III Definitions in Effect Prior to Implementation of the Environmentally Sensitive Lands Ordinance on 7/19/11 (formerly codified in Chapter 31)
- Addendum J Methods for Sampling Riparian Habitat and Specifications for Plant Material Quality