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Pima County Unincorporated
City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 18

19 SH SUBURBAN HOMESTEAD ZONE

18.19.010 Permitted uses.

   A.   Uses permitted:
      1.   Any use as permitted in Section 18.17.020 (SR Suburban Ranch Zone);
      2.   Duplex dwelling;
      3.   Trailers or manufactured or mobile homes; provided no more than two trailers or manufactured or mobile homes be placed on any one lot;
      4.   The employment of persons not residing on the premises.
(Ord. 2017-36 § 14, 2017; Ord. 1994-146 § 5, 1994; Ord. 1986-125 § 1 (part), 1986; Ord. 1986-82 § 1 (part), 1986; Ord. 1985-82 (part), 1985)

18.19.020 Conditional uses.

   A.   Uses conditionally permitted:
      1.   Any use as conditionally permitted in Section 18.17.030 (SR Suburban Ranch Zone);
      2.   Cemetery or crematory, provided:
         a.   A site of not less than one acre be provided for a pet cemetery and not less than five acres for a human cemetery,
         b.   No crematory be erected closer than five hundred feet from any boundary of the site which adjoins property in a rural or residential zone, and
         c.   A type 2 conditional use permit is obtained in accordance with Chapter 18.97;
      3.   Manufactured home park:
         a.   Type I procedure;
      4.   Motion picture studio provided:
         a.   The site is not less than forty acres in area,
         b.   No building or structure is within one hundred feet of the boundary of the site,
         c.   Permanent buildings and structures occupy in total not more than fifty percent of the area of the required minimum site,
         d.   All outdoor lighting is controlled so as not to reflect on any adjoining property in residential use, and
         e.   A Type 2 conditional use permit with a hearing notification area of one thousand feet is obtained in accordance with Chapter 18.97.
      5.   Animal Rescue and Sanctuary Facility:
         a.   Type I procedure.
         b.   Subject to Section 18.09.020(N).
      6.   Community food pantry:
         a.   Type I procedure.
         b.   All driveways and parking areas shall be maintained with a dust-proof material which shall be approved by the department of transportation.
(Ord. 2019-5 § 5, 2019; Ord. 2007-81 § 8, 2007; Ord. 1998-37 § 4 (part), 1998; Ord. 1997-40 § 5, 1997; Ord. 1994-114 § 3, 1994; Ord. 1986-125 § 1 (part), 1986; Ord. 1985-187 § 1 (part), 1985; Ord. 1985-82 (part), 1985)

18.19.030 Development standards - General.

   A.   Minimum lot area: Thirty-six thousand square feet.
   B.   Minimum area per dwelling unit: Eighteen thousand square feet.
   C.   Minimum lot width: One hundred feet.
   D.   Minimum yard requirements:
      1.   Front: Thirty feet;
      2.   Side: Ten feet each;
      3.   Rear: Forty feet.
   E.   Building height limitations:
      1.   Maximum height: Thirty-four feet;
      2.   Maximum stories: Two.
   F.   Minimum distance between main buildings: Twenty feet.
(Ord. 1985-82 (part), 1985)

18.19.040 Development standards - Accessory buildings and accessory structures.

   A.   Permitted coverage: Fifteen hundred square feet, or seventy percent of the area of the largest main building on the lot, whichever is greater.
   B.   Maximum height: Twenty-four feet.
   C.   Minimum distance standards:
      1.   To front lot line: Sixty feet;
      2.   To side and rear lot lines:
         a.   Four feet if building is not used for poultry or animals,
         b.   Fifty feet if building is used for poultry or animals,
         c.   All horses, cattle, sheep, goats, or other similar animals must be confined within a stock-tight fence (no material shall be permitted not ordinarily used for a stock-tight fence) in an area of no less than four hundred square feet per animal. Such fenced-in area shall be set back ten feet from the rear where it abuts a GR-1, RH, IR, SR, SR-2, SH, CR-1, CR-2, or MU zone and forty feet from the rear where it abuts a zone other than GR-1, RH, IR, SR, SR-2, SH, CR-1, CR-2, or MU, and forty feet from a side property line. A setback of ten feet shall be permitted on the side yard where the adjacent property owners have a written recorded agreement to this effect, but, in no event, shall a corral be closer than fifty feet to any residence or living quarters in an abutting property.
(Ord. 2004-59 § 10, 2004; Ord. 1998-37 § 4 (part), 1998; Ord. 1994-147 § 5, 1994; Ord. 1985-187 § 1 (part), 1985; Ord. 1985-82 (part), 1985)

18.19.045 Development standards - Manufactured home park.

   All manufactured home parks shall comply with the following development requirements:
   A.   Minimum site area: Seventy-two thousand square feet.
   B.   Minimum area per dwelling unit: Eighteen thousand square feet.
   C.   Minimum site width: Sixty feet.
   D.   Minimum site setbacks:
      1.   Front: Thirty feet.
      2.   Side: Fifteen feet.
      3.   Rear: Forty feet.
   E.   Minimum distance between units: Fourteen feet.
   F.   Off-street parking: Per Section 18.75 (Off-street Parking and Loading Standards.)
   G.   Bufferyard "C" shall be placed around the perimeter of the manufactured home park unless more intensive bufferyards are required per Chapter 18.73 (Landscaping, Buffering, and Screening Standards).
   H.   Detached accessory buildings:
      1.   Maximum site coverage: Twenty-five percent of the rear yard setback area for the site.
      2.   Maximum height: Twenty-four feet.
      3.   Minimum distances required:
         a.   To dwelling units or other buildings: Seven feet.
         b.   To front site setback: Thirty feet for an entryway building used to control access and for all other buildings.
         c.   To side site setback: Ten feet.
         d.   To rear site setback: Fifteen feet.
   I.   Storage area:
   A manufactured home park may include a detached, accessory open storage area for the storage of a travel trailer, boat, automobile recreational vehicle, noncommercial truck, motorcycle, or similar vehicle owned by residents of the park.
      1.   Only residents of the park may use or have access to the open storage area.
      2.   All vehicles must be operable. Storage of junk or inoperable vehicles is not permitted.
      3.   A minimum five-foot wide buffer shall be provided around and abutting the entire storage area, except at the point of access. The buffer shall at a minimum include all of the following:
         a.   A minimum six-foot high opaque screen wall or fence.
         b.   A fifteen-gallon canopy tree for each twenty linear feet of buffer length.
         c.   A five-gallon desert shrub for each twenty linear feet of buffer length.
         d.   Two one-gallon accents, flowers or vines for each twenty linear feet of buffer length.
         e.   Decomposed granite or other acceptable groundcover over the entire buffer surface.
         f.   Plant materials within the buffer shall be selected from the official regulatory plant list, Section 18.73.030(A) (Landscape Design Manual).
   J.   Paving: All driveways and parking areas shall be surfaced with a durable asphalt, concrete, stone, tile or brick surface consistent with pavement design standards and principles and engineered according to soil conditions and anticipated wheel loads.
   K.   Exception: The requirements of this section do not apply to a manufactured home park which was permitted prior to May 26, 1998. Such a manufactured home park must comply with the zoning standards in place at the time the manufactured home park was permitted.
(Ord. 1998-37 § 4 (part), 1998)

18.19.050 Cluster development option.

   A.   This option shall be permitted only for subdivided residential lots as allowed in this chapter, and their associated open space, in accordance with Section 18.09.040 (General Residential and Rural Zoning Provisions).
(Ord. 1985-111 § 1 (part), 1985; Ord. 1985-82 (part), 1985)