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Oro Valley council approves code changes to mechanical screening and yard‑wall heights
Summary
Council approved ordinance O-26-05 to revise mechanical equipment screening and harmonize yard wall heights with the updated building code, allowing 5‑foot pool safety front walls and up to 7‑foot side/rear walls; staff said police and fire reviewed the changes and reported no objections.
The Oro Valley Town Council voted unanimously to adopt zoning-code amendments tightening clarity on mechanical-equipment screening and aligning yard-wall heights with the updated International Building Code.
Senior Planning Technician Patty Hayes outlined the proposed changes during a public hearing. Staff recommended replacing the fixed 4‑foot screening-wall requirement with a performance approach requiring a screening wall one foot taller than the equipment, and…
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