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Development Services planner Susan Hebert said the rewrite replaces Section 603 of the planning and zoning ordinance with new outdoor-lighting standards and adds a definition for \"eve.\" The update reduces allowable lumen counts for many uses, requires fully shielded, downward-directed fixtures and creates clearer requirements for businesses and new development. The draft drew heavy participation from astronomy groups, dark-sky advocates and residents.

Hebert told the board the draft sets a correlated color temperature limit aimed at limiting blue-rich LED lighting that increases sky glow; staff used 2,700 kelvins in the recommended draft but discussed alternatives. The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval by an 8-1 vote after debating string lighting and color-temperature thresholds.

Public commenters included representatives of the Prescott Astronomy Club and the Astronomers of the Verde Valley, who urged stricter limits and recommended an education and outreach program to bring businesses and property owners into compliance. Speakers highlighted effects on nocturnal wildlife, human sleep cycles and the regional recreation economy tied to dark-sky tourism.

Board members raised enforcement questions and nonconforming-use issues. Development Services and County legal staff explained that typical land-use law does not permit retroactive removal of previously installed fixtures; new rules generally apply prospectively and existing nonconforming lighting would be handled through standard code-enforcement steps. Staff said the county will pursue education and voluntary compliance while enforcing the code on a complaint basis.

Vice Chair Compton voted against the measure, citing concerns about enforcement practicality and the lack of a retroactive compliance date. Other supervisors said the ordinance is a necessary first step and can be refined as part of the broader zoning-code update.

Ending: The board approved the new outdoor-lighting standards as presented, instructing staff to proceed with outreach and to incorporate further changes as needed during the county's ongoing zoning-code modernization effort.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Yavapai County Board of Supervisors June 18, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","After extensive public comment, the Board of Supervisors approved an updated outdoor-lighting ordinance that tightens lumen and shielding standards, adds a definition for 'eve' and formally replaces the county's light-pollution control code; the measure passed 4-1.","taxTitle","Yavapai County, Arizona","taxId",3935,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6189906,"Board approves five-year use permit for Sedona Vista Village arts and craft shows, allows limited live music",2482,3426000,5908000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5054308-cf801dde39af8952a45cbfcfe5201959&start=3426&end=5908","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5054308-cf801dde39af8952a45cbfcfe5201959/thumbnail_3426000.jpg","/articles/6189906/Yavapai-County/Arizona/Board-approves-five-year-use-permit-for-Sedona-Vista-Village-arts-and-craft-shows-allows-limited-live-music","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6189906-c4a907038004c9c93eeb1a337cd3ed3d/orig.mp4?Expires=1775406530&Signature=bdAN3JfjL3RZrCqPH7qBPTszEROH462vd9ObJns-oN3Ou2vaU7I0oigt7qJ4ahml2g4D5t1MkyJd8E6~ArHCza5Flmx3hIr0o5jMvehqoGD2zDQ4gw5XDc0tg72lA4uvNgtp58Q2BDbMEGf0sv-0mujwAoDVGCGOl0yJ4dRtOBowdVy2rR7aFG2j7T2X06ffLCavdfAfy50SSS2pC4DQhXBfjSC6RuekKWay4K07PsA7RQw6njq~lnGZc2uzVivs90woOi5gkycJ-xtqRmrUX7EVRQq0T2YAWImVz1Xeb2eew7Ad2C4iBV590gicEoq9ctNaoOs8G4v37s~LZ9V7tg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Yavapai County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a five-year use permit on Wednesday to allow continued arts-and-crafts shows at Sedona Vista Village in the Village of Oak Creek, formalizing the event schedule, vendor limits and rules for live music.

Stephanie Johnson, a planner with Yavapai County Development Services, told the board the application sought modest changes to an existing permit: increase the permit term from two to five years and formally acknowledge live music, which has been present at events. The Planning and Zoning Commission voted 9-0 to recommend approval.

Under the approved conditions, the use permit allows up to 15 events in a 12-month period with a cap of 50 vendors per year. Show hours are set at 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays; events may not be held two weekends in a row. Tents within the main aisle must be staged in a single-row configuration, and the site plan incorporates required setbacks from the Arizona Department of Transportation and Red Rock Road Maintenance Improvement District rights of way.

The board also approved a new condition allowing live music: up to four musicians on event days with sound limited to 65 decibels measured at the property. Johnson told the board that staff reviewed the site for prior complaints and found prior vendor RV-overnight complaints were unfounded; staff said the applicant does not permit vendor RV stays during events and offered to add a condition on RVs if the board wished.

Public comment at the hearing included about two dozen speakers who described the shows as important to artists and small businesses, and a broader citizen-participation record that staff said contained roughly 76 letters of support and 21 letters of opposition within the 1,000-foot notice radius. Property owner Marty Aronson and the applicant's agent, Jennifer Boblick, told the board the shows bring foot traffic that supports restaurants and brick-and-mortar tenants at the shopping center.

Planning and Zoning Commissioner Linda Buchanan told the board the commission had given the application \"thorough and thoughtful vetting\" and that the added 65-decibel limit and other conditions reflected that review.

Ending: The board approved the permit with the adopted conditions and asked staff to ensure the site remains in compliance with the approved site plan and local codes; Johnson said any future modifications would require the applicant to return to the commission and the board.","After public comment and a unanimous Planning & Zoning recommendation, the Board of Supervisors approved a five-year permit allowing up to 15 arts-and-crafts events a year at Sedona Vista Village, with conditions on vendor counts, tent layout and a formal allowance for small live music acts.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6189911,"Yavapai County approves behavioral-health contracts, opioid grants and short-term jail medical extensions",1839,1501000,3340000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5054308-cf801dde39af8952a45cbfcfe5201959&start=1501&end=3340","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5054308-cf801dde39af8952a45cbfcfe5201959/thumbnail_1501000.jpg","/articles/6189911/Yavapai-County/Arizona/Yavapai-County-approves-behavioral-health-contracts-opioid-grants-and-short-term-jail-medical-extensions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6189911-e993e462a8d799679192deea5d3f2bbe/orig.mp4?Expires=1775406530&Signature=oN~8odFu5kqcF0K99NsXgx92yIzkRKMRVZ~KT1tlNxepzpmqpAsvxTGkl66caa-kNPwMkUN2Hm~ZYkm1dzk-ybXxF9P04bWzwoJBSsHMVeCTi6jdyfGuq4oG43sjgjs91xaMMtWGgt0S42r3G88PBwPn6GGkCoViYTeAsmpVTM1b2gK3CfbkIgZhOBa~APjEo9Sw9eZlTJgyGyNuS~7wjl5l~SlVBi2cD4EhfK4DpobZz3VMPH324gc6Fh65~F-s-qVAyZjEUDSU-a4rUrdqbjGm8miG4zJvslL4d60TEhhs2CyHZ~82p8xost722EbM-754LT2lb5jmgXVRDxCnbw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Yavapai County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday approved a package of behavioral-health contracts and opioid-recovery grants and extended short-term jail medical agreements as county staff pursue longer-term procurements.

County health officials said the moves are meant to expand tele-behavioral services, fund prevention and recovery programs across the county and pilot a long-acting medication-assisted treatment in the jail to bridge people into community services on release.

Leslie Horton, community health services director, told the board the county has ranked Iris Telehealth highest in a competitive RFP and asked the board to approve a contract for behavioral-health expansion not to exceed $350,000. Under the contract, Iris may receive up to $100,000 by Aug. 30, 2025, and up to $250,000 for services delivered through Aug. 30, 2026. Horton said all procurement and publication requirements were met.

The board also approved a one-year state block grant contract for community health education programs totaling $683,382.03, funding school-based and community prevention efforts that county staff said typically run on multi-year cycles but were issued for one year this round because of federal and state timing.

James Tobin, manager of the county's substance-abuse and mental-health section, described the county's use of opioid-settlement funds. The county received more than a dozen applications in a competitive grant round and plans both internal projects and community grants. Tobin said the county received 15 applications and proposed funding for seven community projects, covering prevention, law-enforcement interdiction, harm reduction and recovery supports. He described a \"leave-behind\" Narcan kit program for law enforcement contacts and said a public-facing dashboard of opioid-related data is under development.

Tobin and Horton also told the board the county will pilot use of a long-acting medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) in the jail. County staff said the 30-day injectable product would be purchased and administered by the jail medical contractor, Wexford Health, as a pilot paid for with opioid-reinvestment funds; whether the contractor or the county covers the cost later would be decided after the pilot. The board separately approved an amendment extending the county's inmate medical-services agreement through October 2025 while a new procurement is finalized.

Jeff Needham, chief deputy for the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office, asked for and won a 120-day extension to allow county staff and counsel to complete vetting of proposals for a new jail medical contract. The board approved an amendment to the existing inmate medical services agreement for $1,800,000 to extend those services through Oct. 2025.

Later in the meeting the board approved an additional Wexford amendment for restorative-competency services in the jail, $443,000, extending that work through Oct. 31, 2025. County staff said the restorative-competency amendment comes from general-fund authority and complements the longer procurement.

Board members praised staff for pursuing grant dollars and for emphasizing regional distribution of opioid-settlement funds. Supervisors also asked staff to monitor vendor proposals closely for affordability as the county negotiates a longer-term medical contract for the jail.

Ending: County officials said the mix of state grant funding, an expanded telehealth contract and opioid-settlement projects are intended to expand prevention, recovery and treatment capacity across the county while the sheriff's office and the county complete a competitive process for a new jail medical provider. The board approved each item unanimously and directed staff to return with required contract documents and reporting as specified in each contract.","The Board of Supervisors unanimously approved contracts and spending to expand county behavioral-health services, allocate opioid settlement grants and extend jail medical contracts while piloting long-acting medication for opioid use disorder in the jail.","actionData","errors"]

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Board adopts updated outdoor-lighting standards aimed at protecting dark skies; vote 4-1

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