Contents of Fountain Hills Zoning Ordinance

Chapter 1 Introduction
- 1.01 Declaration
- 1.02 Purpose
- 1.03 Short Title
- 1.04 Interpretation and Application
- 1.05 Council to Establish Fees
- 1.06 Planning and Zoning Commission
- 1.07 Board of Adjustment
- 1.08 Zoning Administrator
- 1.09 Enforcement
- 1.10 Violation and Penalty
- 1.11 Severability
- 1.12 Definitions
Chapter 2 Procedures
- 2.01 Amendments or Zone Changes
- 2.02 Special Use Permits
- 2.03 Temporary Use Permits
- 2.04 Site Plan Review Regulations
- 2.05 Violation and Enforcement
- 2.06 Planned Unit Developments
- 2.07 Appeals and Variances
- 2.08 Citizen Participation
Chapter 3 Establishment of Zoning Districts and Boundaries Thereof
- 3.01 Establishment of Zoning Districts
- 3.02 Boundary Lines on the Zoning District Maps
- 3.03 Boundary Determination
- 3.04 Public Way Vacation
- 3.05 Lands Not Previously Zoned
- 3.06 Lands Previously Zoned By Other Jurisdictions
- 3.07 Interpretation
- 3.08 Flood Control Regulations
Chapter 4 Nonconforming Uses and Structures
- 4.01 Nonconforming Uses and Structures
Chapter 5 General Provisions
- 5.01 Application
- 5.02 Use Restrictions
- 5.03 Redividing of Recorded Lots
- 5.04 Street Dedication Requirements
- 5.05 Site Unsuitability
- 5.06 Yard, Lot, and Area Requirements
- 5.07 Building Height Requirements
- 5.08 Height Limitations on Corner Lots
- 5.09 Walls and Fences
- 5.10 Canyon-Side Lot Regulations
- 5.11 Land Disturbance Standards
- 5.12 Outdoor Storage
- 5.13 Community Residences
- 5.14 Home Occupations
- 5.15 Animals and Pets
- 5.16 Temporary Carnivals, Circuses, Revivals, Rodeos, Swap Meets, and Similar Activities
- 5.17 Public Service Facilities
- 5.18 Trash Enclosures
- 5.19 Performance Standards
- 5.20 Recreational Vehicle Parks
- 5.21 Temporary Construction Equipment and Storage Yards for Construction Activity in Public Rights-of-Way and Easements
- 5.22 Prohibition of Fractional Ownership Projects
- 5.23 Low Water Use Landscaping Standards
Chapter 6 Sign Regulations
- 6.01 Introduction
- 6.02 Definitions
- 6.03 Building Permits – Fees
- 6.04 Violations and Penalty
- 6.05 Enforcement and Remedies
- 6.06 Sign Plans
- 6.07 General Regulations
- 6.08 Sign Requirements and Allowances
Chapter 7 Parking and Loading Requirements
- 7.01 Purpose
- 7.02 General Regulations
- 7.03 Design and Location of Parking Spaces
- 7.04 Schedule of Required Off-Street Spaces
Chapter 8 Outdoor Lighting Control
- 8.01 Administration
- 8.02 General Requirements
- 8.03 Prohibitions
- 8.04 Permanent and Temporary Exemptions
- 8.05 Procedures for Compliance
Chapter 9 Open Space Zoning District (OSC and OSR and OSP)
- 9.01 Purpose
- 9.02 Permitted Uses
- 9.03 Uses Subject to Temporary Use Permit in the "OSR" Zoning District
- 9.04 Height Regulations
- 9.05 Yard Regulations
- 9.06 Intensity of Use Regulations
- 9.07 General Provisions
- 9.08 Signs
- 9.09 Parking Regulations
- 9.10 Outdoor Lighting
- 9.11 Plan Review
Chapter 10 Single-Family Residential Zoning Districts: R1-190, R1-43, R1-35, R1-35H, R1-18, R1-10, R1-10A, R1-8, R1-8A, R1-6, R1-6A
- 10.01 Purpose
- 10.02 Permitted Uses
- 10.03 Uses Subject to Temporary Use Permit
- 10.04 General Provisions
- 10.05 Signs
- 10.06 Parking Regulations
- 10.07 Outdoor Lighting
- 10.08 Plan Review
- 10.09 Density, Area, Building and Yard Regulations
Chapter 11 Multifamily Zoning Districts M-1, M-2, M-3, R-2, R-3, R-4 and R-5
- 11.01 Purpose and Intent
- 11.02 Permitted Uses
- 11.03 Uses Subject to Special Use Permit in an M-1, M-2, M-3, R-3, R-4, and R-5 Zoning District are as follows
- 11.04 Uses Subject to Temporary Use Permit
- 11.05 General Provisions
- 11.06 Signs
- 11.07 Parking Regulations
- 11.08 Outdoor Lighting
- 11.09 Plan Review
- 11.10 Density, Area, Building and Yard Regulations
Chapter 12 Commercial Zoning Districts
- 12.01 Purpose
- 12.02 Permitted Uses
- 12.03 Uses Subject to Special Use Permits in C-1, C-C, C-2, and C-3 Zoning Districts
- 12.04 Uses Subject to Special Use Permits in C-C and C-1 Zoning Districts Only
- 12.05 Uses Subject to Special Use Permits in C-2 Zoning Districts Only
- 12.06 Uses Subject to Special Use Permits in C-3 Zoning Districts Only
- 12.07 Additional Regulations
- 12.08 General Provisions
- 12.09 Signs
- 12.10 Parking and Loading
- 12.11 Outdoor Lighting
- 12.12 Plan Review
- 12.13 Density, Area, Building and Yard Regulations
Chapter 13 Industrial Zoning Districts
- 13.01 Purposes
- 13.02 Permitted Uses
- 13.03 Uses Subject to Special Use Permits
- 13.04 Additional Regulations
- 13.05 Reserved
- 13.06 Reserved
- 13.07 Density, Area, Building and Yard Regulations
Chapter 14 Utility Zoning District
- 14.01 Purpose
- 14.02 Use Regulations
- 14.03 Special Uses
- 14.04 Height Regulations
- 14.05 Yard Regulations
- 14.06 Intensity of Use Regulations
- 14.07 Additional Regulations
- 14.08 General Provisions
- 14.09 Signs
- 14.10 Parking and Loading
- 14.11 Outdoor Lighting
- 14.12 Plan Review
Chapter 15 Mobile Home Zoning District
- 15.01 Purpose
- 15.02 Permitted Uses
- 15.03 Uses Subject to Temporary Use Permit
- 15.04 General Provisions
- 15.05 Signs
- 15.06 Parking Regulations
- 15.07 Outdoor Lighting
- 15.08 Plan Review
- 15.09 Density, Area, Building and Yard Regulations
Chapter 16 Lodging Zoning Districts
- 16.01 Purpose
- 16.02 Permitted Uses
- 16.03 Uses Subject to Special Use Permits in L-1, L-2 and L-3 Zoning Districts
- 16.04 Additional Regulations
- 16.05 General Provisions
- 16.06 Hillside Disturbances
- 16.07 Signs
- 16.08 Parking and Loading
- 16.09 Outdoor Lighting
- 16.10 Plan Review
- 16.11 Density, Area, Building and Yard Regulations
Chapter 17 Wireless Telecommunications Towers and Antennas
- 17.01 Purpose
- 17.02 Definitions
- 17.03 Applicability
- 17.04 General Requirements
- 17.05 Permitted Uses
- 17.06 Special Use Permits
- 17.07 Minimum Setbacks and Separation
- 17.08 Buildings or Other Equipment Storage
- 17.09 Co-Location
- 17.10 Removal of Abandoned Antennas and Towers
- 17.11 Nonconforming Uses
Chapter 18 Town Center Commercial Zoning District
- 18.01 Purposes
- 18.02 Intent
- 18.03 Permitted Uses
- 18.04 Uses Subject to Temporary Use Permits
- 18.05 Uses Subject to Special Use Permits
- 18.06 Additional Regulations
- 18.07 Design Guidelines
- 18.08 General Provisions
- 18.09 Signs
- 18.10 Reserved for future use as stated in Ordinance 08-01
- 18.11 Parking and Loading
- 18.12 Outdoor Lighting, is hereby deleted in its entirety and reserved for future use as stated in Ordinance 08-01
- 18.13 Plan Review
- 18.14 Density, Area, Building and Yard Regulations
Chapter 19 Architectural Review Guidelines
- 19.01 Purposes and Intent
- 19.02 Applicability
- 19.03 Site Planning
- 19.04 Architecture
- 19.05 Landscaping & Signage
- 19.06 Materials and Colors
- 19.07 Administration
Chapter 20 Saguaro Cactus Preservation
- 20.1 Purposes
- 20.2 Applicability
- 20.3 Definitions
- 20.4 Criteria
- 20.5 Required Submittals
- 20.6 Compliance
- 20.7 Permit Required
- 20.8 Written Permits – Validity
- 20.9 Permit Application – Form and Content – Action
- 20.10 Modification of Permit Approval
- 20.11 Term of Permit Approval
- 20.12 Plants to be tagged – Requirements
- 20.13 Compliance with Approved Permit – Revocation
- 20.14 Inspections
- 20.15 Penalties
Chapter 21 Adult Business Zoning Regulations
- 21.01 Definitions
- 21.02 Classification
- 21.03 Location of Adult Businesses
- 21.04 Additional Regulations for Adult Motels
- 21.05 Regulations Pertaining to Exhibition of Sexually Explicit Films, Videos or Live Entertainment in Viewing Rooms
- 21.06 Additional Regulations for Escort Agencies
- 21.07 Additional Regulations for Nude Model Studios
- 21.08 Additional Regulations Concerning Public Nudity
- 21.09 Prohibition against Children in an Adult Business
- 21.10 Hours of Operation
- 21.11 Exemptions
- 21.12 Violations and Penalties
Chapter 22 Tract Housing Regulations
- 22.01 Purpose and Applicability
- 22.02 Definitions
- 22.03 Administrative Design Review – Residential Standard Plan
- 22.04 Administrative Design Review – Standard Plan Content Requirements
- 22.05 Project Data Sheet – Standard Plan
- 22.06 Standard Plan Conditions
- 22.07 Standard Plan Transfer Policy
Chapter 23 Planned Area Development (P.A.D.) District
- 23.01 Purpose
- 23.02 Intent
- 23.03 Permitted Uses
- 23.04 Intensity of Land Use
- 23.05 Design Standards
- 23.06 General Requirements and Standards
- 23.07 Application and Procedures
- 23.08 Amendments to Approved Planned Area Development
Chapter 24 Medical Marijuana Uses
- 24.01 Definitions
- 24.02 Location Restrictions
- 24.03 Requirements
Chapter 25 Entertainment Overlay District
- 25.01 Purpose and Intent
- 25.02 Provisions Applicable to all Uses
- 25.03 Permitted Uses
- 25.04 Uses Subject to Special Use Permit
Chapter 26 Planned Shopping Plaza Overlay District
- 26.01 Purpose and Intent
- 26.02 Permitted Uses
- 26.03 Additional Regulations
- 26.04 General Provisions
- 26.05 Signs
- 26.06 Parking and Loading
- 26.07 Outdoor Lighting
- 26.08 Plan Review
- 26.09 Density, Area, Building and Yard Regulations
Tables
- Statutory References
- State Code Citation Table
- Ordinance Table