18.30.020 Land use regulations | Maricopa City Code

18.30.020 Land use regulations.

Table 18.30.020 below prescribes the land use regulations for rural districts. The regulations for each district are established by letter designations as follows:

“P” designates permitted uses.

“C” designates use classifications that are permitted after review and approval of a conditional use permit by the planning and zoning commission.

“(#)” numbers in parentheses refer to specific limitations listed at the end of the table.

“X” designates uses that are not permitted.

Table 18.30.020 Land Use Regulations – Rural Districts
Uses	District		Additional Regulations
Uses	RA	GR	Additional Regulations
Agricultural
Animal and Crop Production
Large Scale	P	X	MCC 18.80.030, Animal keeping
Small Scale	P	P	MCC 18.80.030, Animal keeping
Urban Agriculture	P	P
Animal and Crop Sales	P	P
General Agricultural	P	P
Farmers and Animal Produce Stand	P	P
Residential
Single Unit
Single Unit Detached	P	P
Guest Quarters and Residences	P(2)	C(2)
Day Care Facility
Small	P	P	MCC 18.120.080, Day care facilities
Large	C	C	MCC 18.120.080, Day care facilities
Residential and Group Care Home	P	P	MCC 18.120.240, Residential and group care homes
Public and Semi-Public
Cemetery	X	C
Community Assembly	C	C	MCC 18.120.070, Community assembly
Parks and Recreation Facilities, Public	P	P
Commercial
Animal Sales, Care and Services
Animal Sales and Grooming	P	P	MCC 18.80.030, Animal keeping
Kennels	C	C
Riding Schools and Stables	P	P
Small Animal Day Care Services	P	P
Veterinary Services	P	P
Commercial Entertainment and Recreation
Club or Lodge	X	P
Food and Beverage Sales
Convenience Market	X	P	MCC 18.120.030, Alcoholic beverage sales MCC 18.120.280 Food and beverage sales
Lodging
Bed and Breakfast Inns	P	P
Guest Ranch	P	X
Nurseries and Garden Centers	P	P
Outdoor, Temporary Seasonal Sales	P	P	MCC 18.120.260, Temporary uses
Industrial
Storage and Warehouse
Indoor Warehousing and Storage	P(1)	P(1)
Outdoor Storage	P(1)	P(1)
Transportation, Communication, Utility
Communication Facilities
Antennas and Transmission Towers	Subject to existing regulations, including a conditional use permit if certain standards are not met or thresholds exceeded.		Chapter 18.130 MCC, Telecommunications Facilities
Utilities
Minor	P	P
Accessory Uses	Subject to the same permitting requirements of the principal use unless additional review is established in MCC 18.120.010, Accessory uses
Temporary Uses	Require a temporary use permit, unless otherwise exempt; see MCC 18.120.260, Temporary uses
Nonconforming Uses	Chapter 18.100 MCC, Nonconforming Uses and Structures

1Agriculture-related storage only.

2Incidental to farm/agricultural operations only.

[Res. 21-09; Ord. 21-05 § 2; Res. 14-36 § 201.02; Ord. 14-12 § 1.]