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Pinal County residents press supervisors to pause major development code rewrite
Summary
Dozens of residents criticized proposed development-code changes at the Jan. 29 Board of Supervisors meeting, urging the board to slow the process and preserve rural property rights; county leaders said staff will expand outreach.
Dozens of residents from San Tan Valley, Coolidge, Gold Canyon and other unincorporated parts of Pinal County told the Board of Supervisors on Jan. 29 that a proposed countywide development code rewrite would sharply curtail rural living and small-scale agriculture.
The public outcry concentrated on draft restrictions in the RU‑1.25 and related sections that would limit animal keeping and place new structure, setback and manure‑management requirements on properties that today allow more flexible rural uses. At one point the board paused regular business to hear three hours of public comment on the draft.
The criticism was wide-ranging. Ellen Owens, who said she keeps stock and small‑scale production animals, warned the board that the draft rules “would adversely affect and criminalize a tremendous number of families” and called the proposals “a gross overstep of…
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