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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD612ORDINANCE NO.612 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION, ARIZONA,AMENDING THE APACHE JUNCTION,ARIZONA,ZONING ORDINANCE,BY AMENDING SECTION 24.0302 AND BY ADDING SECTION 24.0303;REPEALING ANY CONFLICTING PROVISIONS;AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION, ARIZONA,THAT: SECTION I IN GENERAL The Apache Junction,Arizona,Zoning Ordinance i s amended by amending Section 24.0302 to read as follows: "SECTION 24.0302 AGE OF OCCUPANTS Residency i n an Age Specific Overlay Zoning District i s restricted to a head of household or spouse as follows.Each dwelling unit,i f occupied,shall be occupied by at least one (1)person not less than forty- five (45)years of age,and no person eighteen (18)years of age or under shall reside i n any dwelling unit subject to the Age Specific Overlay Zoning District restrictions. For purposes of this section,residency or occupancy by a person eighteen (18)years of age or under shall mean staying overnight in the same dwelling unit on more than forty-five (45)occasions during any 365- day period,with each overnight stay being counted as one (1)occasion with regard to this residency or occupancy by the person.Temporary occupancy by a person eighteen (18)years of age or under (other than as provided above)by reason of any exceptional or unusual circumstance shall be subject to the issuance of a Conditional Use Permit." Add a new Section 24.0303 to read as follows: "SECTION 24.0303 ENFORCEMENT I f an area in which the Age Specific Overlay District has been established is represented by a homeowners'association,the following procedures are to be followed prior to enforcement of the provisions of Section 24.0302 by the City: 1.An alleged violation is to be first reported to the homeowners'association. 2.If,after an investigation of the complaint,the homeowners' association finds that a violation has occurred,the home- owners'association will notify the violator and request compliance. 3.Should the violation not be corrected within thirty (30)days of notification to the violator,the homeowners'association may then report the violation to the City for enforcement." ORDINANCE NO.612 PAGE ONE OF TWO SECTION I I REPEALING ANY CONFLICTING PROVISIONS All ordinances and parts of ordinances i n 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 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 the court of competent jurisdiction,such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion thereof. PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION,ARIZONA,THIS 15TH DAY OF MARCH ,19 pp . SIGNED AND ATTESTED TO THIS 15TH DAY OF MARCH ATTEST: athleen Connelly City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: David\f.Alexan City Attorney ORDINANCE NO.612 PAGE TWO OF TWO by Kenneth Bluntschly Acting Mayor ,198_8