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County explores clustering, development agreements, landscaping and permit-streamlining in code rewrite

Yavapai County Board of Supervisors & Planning and Zoning Commission (joint session) · November 13, 2025
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Summary

Consultants recommended modern zoning practices — clustering, development agreements, clearer use tables, objective standards for staff review, and landscaping/parking standards — to make the code user-friendly and reduce reliance on conditional use permits while protecting rural character.

Roger Eastman outlined a series of code-organization and standards changes intended to simplify administration and implement the comprehensive plan.

Key recommendations included reorganizing the code into logical chapters with tables that list permitted uses by zone, clarifying minor vs. major review thresholds, introducing development agreements for…

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