The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense include the future; words in the singular number include the plural and words in the plural number include the singular; the word "structure" includes the word "building" and the word "shall" is mandatory and not directory. The term "supervisors" shall mean the board of supervisors of Pinal County, Arizona; the term "commission" shall mean the county planning and zoning commission of Pinal County; the term "board" shall mean one of the boards of adjustment appointed under the authority of this title, and the term "county" shall mean Pinal County, Arizona. The term "PCDSC" means Pinal County Development Services Code.

Accessory building. See Building, accessory.

Accessory use. See Use, accessory.

Acre means 43,560 square feet.

Acre, commercial, means 36,000 square feet.

Addressing. See chapter 2.215 PCDSC.

Adjacent means all properties immediately contiguous to or near a development site, including those which are separated from the site only by a road or road right-of-way.

Adult oriented business. For definitions concerning adult oriented businesses and adult service providers, see PCDSC 2.190.030.

Agriculture means the tilling of the soil, the raising of crops, horticulture, animal husbandry and uses customarily incidental thereto; but not including commercial slaughterhouses, stockyards/feedlots, meat packing plants, fertilizer yards, or plants for the reduction of animal matter.

Aircraft means any motorized machine for traveling through the air for the purpose of carrying people.

Airport, commercial, means an airport, landing strip or landing field used by or available to commercial carriers, flight training or flying schools, private pilots or owners of noncommercial aircraft on a commercial basis.

Airport, private, means an airport, landing strip or landing field owned and used by owners of noncommercial aircraft, including private bona fide flying clubs, on a noncommercial basis.

Alley means a way dedicated to the public which affords a secondary means of access to contiguous property and is not intended for general traffic circulation.

Antenna. See PCDSC 2.205.030 for definition.

Apartment house. See Dwelling, multiple.

Arena, commercial, means an improved area within which equestrian activities occur and where spectators are charged an admission fee and the activities are operated for profit.

Assisted living facility means a residential care institution that provides or contracts to provide supervisory care services, personal care services or directed care services on a continuing basis.

Bar means premises used primarily for the sale or dispensing of alcoholic beverages by the drink for on-site consumption and where food may be available for consumption as an accessory use.

Basement means a story partly underground and having at least one-half of its height, measured from its floor to its finished ceiling, below the average grade. A basement shall be counted as a story if the vertical distance from the average adjoining grade to its ceiling is over five feet.

Bed and breakfast means one dwelling (conventional construction only), or portion thereof, where short-term lodging rooms and meals are provided, for compensation. The operator shall live on the premises or on adjacent premises.

Boarding or rooming house means a building, other than a hotel, where lodging is provided, with or without meals, for compensation, not primarily for transients.

Buffer means a strip of land established to protect one type of land use from another land use or to provide screening. Normally, a buffer is landscaped and developed in open space areas.

Buildable area means the net portion of the lot remaining after deducting all required yards/setbacks from the gross area of a lot or building site.

Building means any structure used or intended for supporting, housing or sheltering any use or occupancy. For the purpose of this title, the terms "building" and "structure" shall be treated as though they are synonymous, unless stated otherwise. (See Structure.) A structure having a roof supported by columns and used exclusively for the shading of livestock and not for housing livestock shall not be considered a building and shall not need to conform to setback requirements that apply to buildings used to house livestock.

Building, accessory, means a subordinate building or portion of the main building on the same lot or building site, the use of which is incidental to that of the main building and which is used exclusively by the occupants of the main building or their nonpaying guests or employees.

Building height means the vertical distance from the average finished grade at the front of the building to the highest point of the building, exclusive of chimneys and screening of mechanical equipment.

Building, main, means a building or buildings in which the primary use of the lot is conducted.

Building site means the ground area of a building or buildings together with all contiguous open spaces as required by this title.

Bulk station means a place where liquefied petroleum, gas, and crude liquid are stored in wholesale quantities where the aggregate capacity of all storage tanks is more than 10,000 gallons.

Campground means an open area or tract of land, with or without sanitation facilities or water, for overnight or limited camping of tents, trailers, recreational vehicles or other vehicles intended for camping purposes.

Carport means a roofed structure which may be attached or unattached to the main building providing space for one or more vehicles and may be either open or enclosed on not more than two sides by walls.

Car wash, automated, means a commercial accessory use to the primary commercial use which has no more than one drive-through bay where vehicles are washed and cleaned by automated equipment without the driver leaving the vehicle and without any attendant present.

Car wash, full service, means a primary commercial use that provides washing and cleaning of vehicles by hand or by use of automated equipment operated by one or more attendants.

Car wash, self-service, means a primary commercial use where the washing and cleaning of a vehicle is done by the occupant and the car wash consists of one or more bays, some or all of which may be automated.

Cemetery means a parcel of land or structure dedicated to and at least a portion of which is being used for the interment of human or animal remains. A cemetery may include crematories, mausoleums and columbaria.

Child care means the act of providing care and supervision of a child in a place other than the child's own home.

Child care center means any facility or building other than a private residence in which child care is provided for compensation for children not related to the proprietor or caregiver. This use shall not be considered a school within the meaning of this title even though some instruction may be offered in connection with the child care.

Church means a building or group of buildings used primarily as a place of communion or worship which includes convents, religious education buildings and parish houses, but not parochial schools.

Club or lodge means a regularly constituted association of persons who have some common social purpose and which derives not more than one-half of its revenue or income from the sale of goods and services to its members or others.

Commercial acre. See Acre, commercial.

Commercial outdoor patio. See Outdoor patio, commercial.

Community service agency means an organization such as an orphanage, home for the aged, Y.M.C.A., Y.W.C.A., Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts, C.Y.O., Y.M.H.A., Campfire Girls, or any similar agency organized as a nonprofit corporation or supported in whole or in part by public subscription and primarily established to serve the social or welfare needs of the community or any part thereof, and not organized for the personal profit of any individual, group of individuals, or corporation.

Comprehensive plan means the Pinal County comprehensive plan adopted by the supervisors pursuant to A.R.S. title 11, ch. 6 (A.R.S. § 11-801 et seq.) on November 18, 2009, and as amended from time to time.

Conventional construction means a building constructed on a permanent site, conforming to the International Building Code (IBC), which includes but is not limited to factory-built buildings (modular) as they are built according to the IBC. It does not include manufactured homes or mobile homes as they are not built according to the IBC.

Dairy means a facility constructed for the purpose of extracting and conditioning milk from cows bred for the purpose of milk production. The facility is so constructed as to have confinement of these cows in pens, with bunk or bunk-type feeding. A dairy includes areas designated for the raising of replacement heifers or bulls owned by the same dairy operation; and if the replacement heifer or bull raising operation of a dairy is not on contiguous property of the dairy, the replacement heifer or bull raising operation is part of the dairy when it begins within one-quarter mile of the dairy.

Development unit means a portion of a PAD shown on the specific plan of development that illustrates groupings of lot sizes and/or types within the same zoning district.

Development unit line means the boundary line of a development unit.

Director of planning and development services or director of planning and development or planning director or planning and development services director means the director of the Pinal County planning and development department or his/her designee.

Dwelling means a building or portion thereof designed or used exclusively for residential occupancy, including single-family dwellings, two-family dwellings, duplexes, townhouses, triplexes, manufactured homes, mobile homes, modular homes, and multiple-family dwellings, but not including hotels, motels, boarding, and lodging houses.

Dwelling, duplex, means a building containing only two dwelling units.

Dwelling group means a group of two or more detached or semi-detached one-family, duplex or multiple dwellings occupying a parcel of land in one ownership and having any yard or court in common.

Dwelling, multiple, means a building or portion thereof containing three or more dwelling units.

Dwelling, one-family, means a building containing only a single dwelling unit.

Dwelling unit means a room or suite of two or more rooms that is designed for or is occupied by a person or persons for living purposes and having its own cooking and sanitary facilities.

Easement means an interest in land that is less than fee title which entitles the easement holder to a specific limited use or enjoyment.

Factory-built building (modular). See PCDSC 2.150.190(A).

Family means any number of individuals related by blood or marriage or not more than five unrelated persons customarily living together as a single housekeeping unit, and using common cooking facilities, as distinguished from a group occupying a hotel or club. A family shall be deemed to include domestic servants.

Fence means an artificially constructed barrier used as a boundary, means of protection, buffer, or used to enclose areas of land, which may or may not restrict visibility. (Additional requirements are set forth in PCDSC 2.150.100.)

Fence, wildlife friendly, means a maximum 42-inch-high fence using two-strand, nonbarbed, 12-gauge wire and T-posts as installed and maintained, with the bottom strand being no less than 18 inches from the ground.

Fertilizer yard or fertilizer processing plant means a place where animal or plant matter is collected, processed or stored on a commercial basis.

Funeral home means an establishment with facilities for the preparation of the dead for burial or cremation, for the viewing of the body, and for funeral services.

Garage, private, means an accessory building or portion of the main building designed or used for the shelter or storage of self-propelled vehicles owned or operated by the occupants of the main building.

Garage, public, means premises, except those defined as a private or storage garage, used for the storage or care of self-propelled vehicles or where such vehicles are equipped for operation, or repaired, or kept for hire or sale.

Garage, storage, means premises, other than those defined as a private garage or public garage, used exclusively for the storage of self-propelled vehicles, and for no other purpose whatever.

Gas station means a building or use devoted to the retail sale of fuels, lubricants, and other supplies for motor vehicles, including minor repair activities which are subordinate to the sale of petroleum products.

Grade means the average level of the finished ground surfaces surrounding a building.

Grazing means the feeding of domestic livestock on open range or fenced pasture for commercial purposes and incidental uses; but not including commercial slaughterhouses, stockyards/feed lots, fertilizer yards, bone yards or plants for the reduction of animal matter.

Greenhouse means a building or structure constructed chiefly of glass, glass-like or translucent material, cloth or lath which is devoted to the protection or cultivation of flowers or other tender plants.

Group home. See PCDSC 2.150.200.

Guest house/casita means an attached or detached accessory building, used to house guests of the occupants of the principal building.

Guest ranch means a resort hotel and/or group of buildings containing sleeping units on at least four commercial acres.

Guest ranch, working, means a working ranch with an accessory use for the lodging and/or boarding of guests which provides recreational activities on or adjacent to the ranch.

Health care facility means a building or group of buildings providing services and facilities for nursing services, respite care services, supervisory care services, apothecary, dental and medical laboratories, tissue labs, x-ray facilities, inpatient care or operating rooms for major surgery. Such facilities may be a health care institution, adult day health care facility, nursing care institution, outpatient surgical center, residential care institution, nursing care institution, or recovery care center.

Health club means an establishment that provides facilities for exercise activities such as running, jogging, aerobics, weight lifting, court sports and swimming, as well as locker rooms, showers, massage rooms, saunas, and related accessory uses.

Helipad means a facility without logistical support where helicopters take off and land. Helipads do not include facilities for maintenance, repair, fueling or storage of helicopters.

Home occupation means a business activity carried on by the occupant of a dwelling unit as a secondary use. See PCDSC 2.150.260 for requirements.

Hospital means a building or group of buildings arranged, intended, designed or used for the housing, care, observation and treatment of sick human beings.

Hotel means a building containing six or more guest rooms, in which lodging is provided and offered to the public for compensation and which is open to transient guests, together with accessory commercial uses operated primarily for the convenience of the guests.

Hotel, resort, means a hotel, the buildings of which occupy not more than 30 percent of the building site.

Industrial park means a special or exclusive type of planned industrial area designed and equipped to accommodate a variety of industries, providing them with all necessary facilities and services.

Junkyard means the commercial use of more than 200 square feet of the area of any parcel of land for the storage, keeping, display or abandonment of salvageable or recyclable parts, materials, junk, or scrap or for the dismantling, demolition or abandonment of vehicles or machinery.

Kennel, commercial, means any premises that are used for the commercial breeding, boarding, training, grooming or bathing of dogs, cats, and/or other small domesticated household pets (not farm animals), or for the breeding or keeping of dogs for racing purposes. Note: See A.R.S. § 11-1001.

Kitchen means any room in a building which is used, intended or designed to be used for cooking or preparation of food.

Lighting. For definitions concerning lighting, see chapter 2.195 PCDSC.

Live entertainment means live performances which include, but are not limited to, disc jockeys, bands, comedians and other entertainers; provided, that the following shall not be considered live entertainment for purposes of this title:

(1)

Adult live entertainment establishments which are subject to the requirements of chapter 2.190; and

(2)

Performances by one or two performers with no voice or instrument amplification.

Livestock means cattle, oxen, horses, mules, donkeys, swine, sheep, goats, llamas, alpacas, ostrich, emus and rhea.

Long-term care facility means a facility or part of a facility that is intended to provide medical supervision for eight or more residents for periods of time exceeding 72 hours.

Lot means a parcel or unit of land described by metes and bounds or shown as a lot on a recorded subdivision plat or shown as a lot on a recorded map of survey for the purpose of minor land division.

Lot, corner, means a lot located at the junction of two or more intersecting streets, having an interior angle of less than 135 degrees, with a boundary line bordering on two of the streets. The point of intersection of the street lot lines is the corner.

Lot depth (length) means:

(1)

If the front and rear lines are parallel, the shortest distance between such lines.

(2)

If the front and rear lines are not parallel, the shortest distance between the midpoint of the front lot line and the midpoint of the rear lot line.

(3)

If the lot is triangular, the shortest distance between the front lot line and the line parallel to the front lot line, not less than ten feet long lying wholly within the lot.

Lot, flag, means a lot having frontage or access to a street or place only by a narrow strip of land.

Lot, interior, means a lot which is not a corner lot.

Lot, key, means a lot with a side lot line that abuts the rear lot line of one or more adjoining lots.

Lot line means a property line bounding a lot.

Lot line, front, means, in the case of a lot abutting only one street, the line separating such lot from the street. In the case of a corner or through lot, the owner may elect any street lot line as the front lot line, provided such choice, in the opinion of the zoning inspector, will not be injurious to the existing or desirable future development of the abutting properties.

Lot line, rear, means the lot line which is opposite and most distant from the front lot line. The rear lot line of an irregular or triangular lot shall, for the purpose of this title, be a line entirely within the lot at least ten feet long and parallel to and most distant from the front lot line.

Lot line, side, means any lot line not a front lot line or a rear lot line; a side lot line separating a lot from a street is a street side lot line. A side lot line separating a lot from another lot is an interior side lot line.

Lot line, street or alley, means a lot line separating a lot from a street or alley.

Lot, through, means an interior lot having frontage on two parallel or approximately parallel streets.

Lot width means the mean horizontal width of the lot measured at right angles to the depth.

Machinery and equipment sales, storage and repair means an indoor or outdoor establishment primarily engaged in the cleaning, repair, painting, reconstruction, storage or other uses of heavy machinery, equipment, or vehicles including vehicle body work.

Manufactured home. See PCDSC 2.150.190(B).

Manufactured/mobile home park means a parcel of land on which two or more manufactured/mobile homes are occupied as residences, regardless of whether or not a charge is made for such accommodations.

Manufactured/mobile home space means a plot of ground within a manufactured/mobile home park designed for the accommodation of one manufactured/mobile home together with its accessory structures or uses.

Metallurgical includes the land used in treating and reducing metal bearing ores by mechanical, physical or chemical methods on a commercial basis and uses incidental thereto but does not include permanent residential housing or the fabrication of metals or metal materials.

Mining includes the land necessary or incidental to the digging, excavating or otherwise procuring minerals and ores found in their natural state, but does not include permanent residential housing or the operating of a rock crusher.

Mobile home. See PCDSC 2.150.190(C).

Modular home. See PCDSC 2.150.190(A).

Motel means a building or group of buildings on the same lot, whether detached or in connected rows, containing individual sleeping or dwelling units and designed for or occupied by transient guests.

Nursing home means an establishment licensed by the State of Arizona which maintains and operates continuous day and night facilities providing room and board, personal services and medical care for compensation for two or more persons not related to the operator of the home.

Open space, conservation, means:

(1)

Areas of land set aside, dedicated or reserved in perpetuity for public or private enjoyment as preservation or conservation areas which have a natural scenic beauty or ecological, geological, archeological, historic, or cultural features; may be important as a natural resource; or whose existing openness, natural condition or present state of use, if retained, maintains or enhances the conservation of such features or resources.

(2)

Such features or resources include, but are not limited to, significant habitat areas, natural or geologic features, wildlife corridors, mountain ranges, river corridors or beds, perennial streams, natural washes, open desert areas, historic trail systems or historic land uses that have cultural significance or provide a link to historic events.

(3)

Such areas may include abutting lands that preserve the edges of such features or resources, act as an extension of the natural environment and integrate such features or resources with surrounding landscapes and preserve view corridors.

(4)

Such areas which have been re-vegetated to resemble the native desert in areas that were previously graded or used for agriculture.

Open space, recreation area, means areas of land that provide recreational amenities which may include active recreation such as sport fields and courts or passive recreation such as multi-use paths and trails.

Outdoor patio, commercial, means an outdoor area used in conjunction with an established commercial use and which is open to the air at all times which is either enclosed by a roof or other overhead covering and not more than two walls or other side coverings or has no roof or other overhead covering at all regardless of the number of walls or other side coverings. "Open to the air" can be permeable material such as shade cloth, lattice work that is 50 percent open, and wrought iron fences.

Parcel means real property with boundaries described by deed, subdivision plat or map of survey and recorded with the county recorder.

Parcel, abutting, means adjoining real property with a common boundary line, except that where two or more lots or parcels adjoin only at a corner or corners, they shall not be considered as abutting if the common property line between the two parcels measure less than eight feet in a single direction.

Park model means a park trailer defined by A.R.S. § 41-4001(30)(c) as built on a single chassis mounted on wheels, designed to be connected to utilities necessary for operation of installed fixtures and appliances and has a gross trailer area of not less than 320 square feet and not more than 400 square feet exterior horizontal dimension in the setup mode. The term "park model" does not include a fifth wheeler.

Permitted use means a use in a zoning district which is allowed therein by reason of being listed among the permitted uses in the zoning district.

Planning and development department, planning and development services department, planning and development, ordepartment of planning and development services means the Pinal County planning and development department.

Planning director or planning and development services director means the director of the Pinal County planning and development department or his/her designee.

Plant nursery means land, buildings or structures where plants are raised, acquired and maintained for transplanting or sale. It may also include the sale of materials (not the processing) commonly used for landscaping purposes such as soil, rock, bark, mulch, fertilizer and other landscaping materials. Sale or rental of small landscaping tools and supplies may be an accessory use.

Professional includes accountants, architects, chiropodists, chiropractors, dentists, engineers, lawyers, naturopaths, osteopaths, physicians, surgeons, surveyors, and veterinarians.

Railroad includes the land used for general railroad purposes, including main line and switching trackage, repair shops, stations, communications equipment, roundhouses and storage facilities; does not include railroad equipment (miniature or otherwise) operated by its owner as a hobby or as a part of the equipment of an amusement resort or park.

Recreational vehicle (RV) park means any plot of ground upon which two or more recreational vehicles/travel trailers (RV) are occupied for dwelling or sleeping purposes, regardless of whether or not a charge is made for such accommodations.

Recreational vehicle (RV)/travel trailer means a vehicular-type unit, not exceeding eight feet in width nor more than 40 feet in length, primarily designed as temporary living quarters for recreational, camping or travel use. The unit either may have its own motive power or may be mounted on or drawn by another vehicle upon the highway.

Restaurant means an establishment serving food and beverages where food and beverage service takes place within an enclosed building or an accessory outdoor eating area and may or may not include a drive-through service.

Rezoning means a change in this title changing the zoning district boundaries within an area previously zoned.

Ridgeline means an area including the crest of a hill or slope and a vertical perpendicular distance of 150 feet on either side of the crest.

Right-of-way means an area of land which by deed, conveyance, agreement, dedication, or process of law is dedicated to Pinal County for public purposes including, but not limited to, a street, highway, public utility, pedestrian facility, bikeway or drainage.

Sanatorium (includes sanitarium and rest home) means a building or group of buildings arranged, intended, designed or used for the housing, care or treatment of sick people or convalescents other than those mentally ill or afflicted with infectious, contagious or communicable diseases.

School, private, means any building or group of buildings, the use of which meets state requirements for education and which does not secure any major part of its funding from a governmental agency.

School, public, means an institution of learning belonging to the public and established and conducted under public authority; and pursuant to A.R.S. § 15-189.01, also includes charter schools for purposes of zoning.

School, nursery, means an institution intended primarily for the daytime care of children of preschool age. Even though some instruction may be offered in connection with such care, the institution shall not be considered a school within the meaning of this title.

Self-storage means a completely enclosed building which is composed of contiguous individual rooms which are rented or sold to the public for the storage of personal property and household goods and which have independent access and locks under the control of the tenant; but excluding the storage of explosive, corrosive or noxious materials.

Semi-professional includes insurance brokers, photographic studios, public stenographers, real estate brokers, stock brokers, and other persons who operate or conduct offices which do not require the stocking of goods for sale at wholesale or retail; does not include barbers, beauty operators, cosmetologists, embalmers, or morticians.

Service establishment means an establishment whose primary activity is the provision of assistance, as opposed to products, to individuals, businesses, industries, government and other enterprises.

Setback means the minimum distance required between a structure and a property line of a parcel of land or between a structure and a proposed street line. For the purpose of this title, the terms "setback" and "yard" shall be treated as though they are synonymous, unless stated otherwise.

Sight-visibility triangle means an area on corner lots located at local to local street intersections and collector/local street intersections. Said area is 21 feet by 21 feet where the corner lot is located at a local to local street intersection and is 31 feet by 31 feet where the corner lot is located at a collector/local street intersection.

Sign. For definitions concerning signs, see PCDSC 2.145.020.

Space refers to a plot of ground within a manufactured home park (MHP) or park model (PM) and recreational vehicle (RV) park designed to accommodate one unit (manufactured home, park model, or recreational vehicle) together with its accessory structures including carports or other off-street parking areas, storage structure, ramadas, cabanas, patios, patio covers, awnings or similar structures.

Special event. For definitions concerning special events, see PCDSC 2.151.040(A).

Stable, commercial, means a stable for horses which are let, hired, used or boarded on a commercial basis for compensation.

Stable, private, means a stable for horses which are used by the owners of the property and their guests without compensation.

Story means the space in a building between the surface of any floor and the finished ceiling next above it, or the finished undersurface of the roof directly above that particular floor.

Street means a way dedicated to the public which affords the principal means of access to abutting property.

Structural alterations means any change in the supporting members of a building, such as bearing walls, columns, beams, girders, floor joists, or which expands the height, bulk or area thereof.

Structure means anything constructed or erected the use of which requires location on the ground or attachment to something having a location on the ground. This definition shall include, for the purpose of this title, a manufactured home, mobile home and accessories thereto. For the purpose of this title, the terms "building" and "structure" shall be treated as though they are synonymous, unless stated otherwise. (See Building.)

Subdivision means land subdivided or proposed to be subdivided for the purpose of sale or lease, whether immediate or future, into six or more lots or parcels.

Tower, communications. See PCDSC 2.205.030.

Tower, stealth, means an alternative designed structure that camouflages or conceals the presence of antennas or towers. See PCDSC 2.205.030.

Urgent care facility means a facility not included in a hospital, which, regardless of its posted or advertised name, provides unscheduled medical services for urgent, immediate or emergency conditions.

Utilities means services and facilities provided by public or private agencies and public or private utilities such as electric and gas service, water (domestic and irrigation), sewage disposal, drainage systems and solid waste disposal. See PCDSC 2.150.010.

Use means the purpose or purposes for which land or a building or structure is occupied, maintained, arranged, designed or intended.

Use, accessory, means a use customarily incidental and subordinate to the principal use of a lot or building located upon the same lot or building site, which accessory use does not alter the principal use of such lot or building.

Use, commercial, means retail business, wholesale business, service establishment, professional office, governmental office, and recreational use.

Use, horizontal mixed, means a combination of residential, commercial and employment-type uses on the same site, but in separate buildings.

Use, principal, means the main use of land or a building or structure as distinguished from an accessory use.

Use, vertical mixed, means residential uses over commercial uses in the same building or any other potential diversity of land uses within a building.

Wastewater treatment facility means systems or structures designed to hold, cleanse, purify or to prevent the discharge of untreated or inadequately treated sewage or other polluted waters for purposes of complying with the Clean Water Act.

Water facilities means a system of structures designed to collect, treat or distribute potable water, and includes water wells, treatment plants, storage facilities and transmission and distribution mains.

Wireless communications facilities. See PCDSC 2.205.030.

Yard means an unoccupied space on a building site and, except as otherwise provided in this title, unobstructed from ground to sky. For the purpose of this title, the terms "yard" and "setback" shall be treated as though they are synonymous, unless stated otherwise.

Yard, front, means a yard extending the full width of the building site between the front lot line and the nearest line of the main building or the nearest line of any enclosed or covered porch.

Yard, rear, means a yard extending across the full width of the building site between the rear lot line and the nearest rear line of the main building or the nearest line of any enclosed or covered porch. Where a rear yard abuts a street, it shall meet the front yard requirements.

Yard, side, means a yard extending from the front yard to the rear yard between the side lot line and nearest line of the main building.

Yard, street side, means a yard extending from the front yard to the rear yard between the street lot line and the nearest line of the main building.

Zoning clearance means verification by the county that the proposed use or proposed building, structure or improvement meets the requirements of this title.

Zoning inspector, (also known as code compliance officer) means the position, along with the position of deputy zoning inspectors (also known as deputy code compliance officers), created in chapter 2.160 PCDSC for the purpose of enforcing this title and to carry out the duties assigned to them in this title.

Zoning regulations means the provisions in this title and these regulations are known as the Pinal County zoning ordinance as codified in this title.

Zoning regulations amendment means a change in this title that modifies, adds to, transfers or repeals one or more zoning regulations or that adds one or more zoning regulations.

(Ord. No. PZ-C-005-12, § 1; Ord. No. 011812-ZO-PZ-C-007-10, § 5; Ord. No. 022311-PZ-C-008-10, § 1; Ord. No. 012010-AEO, § 1; Ord. No. 61862, §§ 401—474; Ord. No. 2024-PZ-C-001-24, § 1(Exh. A))