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Home My WebLink AboutORD160ORDINANCE NO.160 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION,ARIZONA,AMENDING THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE BY AMENDING CHAPTER 1,ZONING ORDINANCE,BY AMENDING ARTICLE 8 -GR GENERAL RURAL ZONE,SECTIONS 803 THROUGH 810 INCLUSIVE,TO PROVIDE FOR THE USE AND TO SET REQUIREMENTS FOR USE OF SMALLER LOTS OF RECORD EXISTING ON NOVEMBER 18,1974,SAID LOTS CURRENTLY ZONED GR GENERAL RURAL AND BEING SMALLER,THEREBY NOT MEETING MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF THE DISTRICT;REPEALING ANY CONFLICTING PROVI- SIONS;PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;PROVIDING PENALTIES;AND DECLARING AN. EMERGENCY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION,ARIZONA,THAT: SECTION I IN GENERAL The Apache Junction Land Development Code,Chapter 1,Zoning Ordi- nance,Article 8,entitled GR General Rural Zone,shall be amended to read as follows: ARTICLE 8 GR GENERAL RURAL ZONE (holding classification pending more intensive development of area). SEC.801 USES PERMITTED: a.One -family dwelling unit. b.Commercial agricultural uses. 1.Field crops,truck gardening,berry or bush crops, tree crops,flower gardening,plant nurseries and greenhouses, orchards,aviaries,and apiaries. 2.The raising and marketing of poultry,rabbits,and small animals,but not slaughtering of other than such raised on the premises. 3.The grazing and raising of livestock and horses. c.Public and quasi-public.uses:church,museum,library, community service agency,public park,school,college,playground, athletic field,public or private utility and facilities,govern- mental structure;athletic,sport,or recreation club;and hospital or sanitorium,such buildings shall be located at least fifty feet (50')from any boundary line of the site. d.Fair,carnival,circus,or tent show for not longer than fifteen (15)days. e.Fruit,vegetable,or agricultural products packing or processing plant,provided the same is located on a site of not less than ten (10)acres and any buildings located thereon occupy thirty percent (30%)of the site area. f .A stand of not more than 200 square feet in area for the sale of farm products grown or produced on the premises,provided said stand is not more than ten feet (10')to any street lot line and not closer than twenty feet (20')to any other lot line. g.Public riding stables and boarding stables,providing the site contains not less than ten (10)acres and the buildings housing animals set back from all lot lines a distance of not less than one- hundred feet (100'). ORDINANCE NO.160 PAGE TWO h.Accessory building or use;home occupation,housing for seasonal farm labor,and private stable. SEC.802 MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT:Two stories or thirty feet (30'). SEC.803 MINIMUM LOT AREA:One and one-fourth (1i)acres,EXCEPT that for any lot of record on November 18,1974,and zoned GR General Rural shall be deemed to meet the minimum lot area requirements of this section. SEC.804 MINIMUM LOT WIDTH:One hundred feet (100'),EXCEPT that for any excepted lot of record as set forth in Section 803 shall have a minimum lot width as is of record for said lot on November 18,1974. SEC..805 MINIMUM LOT AREA PER DWELLING UNIT:One and one-fourth (1i)acres,EXCEPT as provided in Section 803. SEC.806 MINIMUM FRONT YARD:Forty feet (40'),EXCEPT that for any excepted lot of record as set forth in Section 803 and containing less than 20,000 square feet,the minimum front yard shall be twenty feet (20'). SEC.807 MINIMUM SIDE YARD:Twenty feet (20'),EXCEPT that for any excepted lot of record as set forth in Section 803 and containing less than 20,000 square feet,the minimum side yard shall be eight feet (8'). SEC.808 MINIMUM REAR YARD:Forthy feet (40'),EXCEPT that for any excepted lot of record as set forth in Section 803 and containing less than 20,000 square feet shall have a minimum rear yard of twenty- five feet (25'). SEC.809 MINIMUM DISTANCE BETWEEN MAIN BUILDINGS:Twenty-five feet (25'). SEC.810 DETACHED ACCESSORY BUILDINGS: a.Permitted coverage:One-third of the total area of the rear and side yards. b.Maximum height:Twenty feet (20') c.Minimum distance to main buildings:Seven feet (7') d.Minimum distance to front lot line:Sixty feet (60'),EXCEPT those lots excepted in Section 803 the minimum distance to the front lot line need.ionly:be the distance the main structure is set from the frontlot line. e.Minimum distance to side and rear lot lines:Four feet (4') i f building is not used for poultry or animals;fifteen feet (15')to side lot line and four feet (4')to rear lot line i f building is used for poultry or small animals;fifty feet (50')i f used for livestock. SECTION I I REPEAL OF CONFLICTING PROVISIONS All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance or any part of the code adopted herein by reference are hereby repealed. SECTION III PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY I f any section,sub -section,sentence,phrase,clause,or portion of ORDINANCE NO.160 PAGE THREE this ordinance or any part of the code adopted herein by reference is, for any reason,held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction,such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions thereof. SECTION IV PENALTY CLAUSE Any person found guilty of violating any provision of this ordinance shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $1,000 or imprisonment for a period not to exceed six (6)months,or by both such fine and im- prisonment.Each day that a violation continues shall be a separate offense punishable as hereinabove described. SECTION V EMERGENCY CLAUSE I t is necessary for the preservation of peace,health,and safety of the city of Apache Junction,Arizona,that this ordinance become effective immediately;an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this ordinance shall be effective immediately upon passage and adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION,ARIZONA,THIS 5TH DAY OF OCTOBER ,1982. adizr a 'it&A Wendell J.Cl Mayor ATTEST: Kathleen Connelly City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: