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Pinal County staff present draft hillside development standards to limit slope disturbance and require geotechnical review
Summary
County Development Services presented a draft hillside ordinance that would trigger review for lots with slopes over 15%, limit disturbance to 35% of a lot (or 20,000 sq ft), impose a 30‑foot plane height limit above natural slope, require geotechnical reports and detailed submittals, and open a roughly 30‑day public comment period.
Dedrick Denton, interim community development director, presented proposed hillside development standards intended to provide flexible but protective rules for building on slopes greater than 15 percent. The draft ordinance would:
- Trigger hillside review for any disturbance on lots with portions above the 15% slope line. - Limit total disturbance to the lesser of 35% of the gross lot area or…
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