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Land Use, Subdivision and Planning Applications
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Electronic Document Review (EDR) Overview
Electronic Document Review (EDR) is a new on-line planning application submittal process provided for certain Planning Services applications. EDR allows applicants to file planning application on-line and receive review comments electronically. EDR also allows you to submit and check the status of your application on-line 24/7.
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Pre-Application Meeting
The Planning and Development Department has designed this pre-application service for clients who would like to meet with staff prior to a planning submittal to guide their efforts and resources.
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Agricultural Exemption
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Comprehensive Plan Amendment
Zone change or Special Use Permit requests, not in compliance with the adopted Maricopa County Comprehensive Plan, require a Comprehensive Plan Amendment prior to or in concert with entitlement requests.
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Development Master Plan (DMP)
The Development Master Plan process is intended for those projects encompassing more than 640 acres and include both residential and other uses. A pre-application meeting is required prior to submittal of a DMP application.
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Group Home
The Maricopa County Zoning Ordinance allows group homes uses within certain zoning districts.
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Home Occupation / Home Daycare
The Maricopa County Zoning Ordinance allows for some by-right home occupation activities within either rural or single-family residential zoning districts subject to very specific conditions.
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Legal Non-Conforming, Conditional Use Permits & Pl
Learn about the legal non-conforming development uses, government action policies, as-built plan of development, and conditional use permits.
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Military Compatibility Permit (MCP)
The purpose of the Military Airport and Ancillary Military Facility Overlay Zoning District is to adopt and enforce zoning regulations for property in the high noise or accident potential zone to assure development compatible with the high noise or accident potential generated by military airport and ancillary military facility operations.
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Mining Exemption
Review the Mining Exemption Packet for information on the application process.
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Minor Development Master Plan Amendment
Review the guidelines for additional information with application process.
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Plan of Development
A Plan of Development (POD) is required for a few type of housing districts and types of development.
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Plats
Find details on the preliminary and the final plat.
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Special Use Permit
Section 1301 of the Maricopa County Zoning Ordinance allows for the consideration and permitting of special uses that do not generally fall under standard zoning districts.
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Status Report
Status Reports may be required at set dates as a condition of approval of certain development applications (typically Special Use Permits) by the Board of Supervisors.
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Temporary Use Permit
Procedures for a Temporary Use Permit are provided in the Maricopa County Zoning Ordinance (Chapter 13, Section 1302).
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Text Amendment
The public has the opportunity to request an amendment to the Maricopa County Zoning Ordinance through the Text Amendment Process.
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Use Compatibility & Consistency Determination
Any proposed land use not specifically identified as consistent and compatible with the high noise or accident potential of the military airport or ancillary military facility.
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Variance / Appeal / Interpretation
Section 303.2.2 of the Maricopa County Zoning Ordinance allows an applicant to request a variance from the Zoning Ordinance.
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Zone Change / Rezoning
There is a formal process in which land owners or their agents can request a change of zoning.