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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 1996-06 TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS ORDINANCE #96-06 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS, ARIZONA, AMENDING CHAPTER 5 OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR THE TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS BY AMENDING SECTION 5.11(C), PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 2, SECTION 2.01 OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR THE TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS. WHEREAS, The Town of Fountain Hills adopted Ordinance #93-22, on November 18, 1993, which adopted the Zoning Ordinance for the Town of Fountain Hills, and; WHEREAS, Chapter 2, Section 2.01 of the Zoning Ordinance for the Town of Fountain Hills, provides for a procedure to amend said ordinance, and; WHEREAS, The Town of Fountain Hills desires to amend its regulations that apply limitations on excessive cut and fill grading, so that the cumulative total of grading activities at any location are limited to ten feet of cut or fill, unless expressly allowed by the Town Council, and; kor WHEREAS, The procedures detailed in Chapter 2, Section 2.01 of the Zoning Ordinance for the Town of Fountain Hills have been followed, and; WHEREAS, The Town of Fountain Hills has rewritten the text of Chapter 5 of the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Fountain Hills and published these proposed text changes in the official newspaper of general circulation, The Times of Fountain Hills and Rio Verde on February 7, 14, 21 and 28, 1996 and on March 6, 1996, and; WHEREAS, Public hearings were advertised in the February 7, 14, 21 and 28, 1996 and the March 6, 1996 editions of The Times of Fountain Hills and Rio Verde, pursuant to Arizona Revised Statutes §9-462.04, and; WHEREAS, Public hearings were held by the Fountain Hills Planning and Zoning Commission on February 22, 1996 and by the Fountain Hills Town Council on March 7, 1996. ORDINANCE 96-06 Q PAGE 1 OF 3 PASS/FAIL 3--7- / to •TION LJ i Lcho��t SECOND T �ES e±FS COUNT -7-C) NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS, ARIZONA AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Pursuant to Chapter 2, Section 2.01 of the Zoning Ordinance for the Town of Fountain Hills, Section 5.11(C) of the Zoning Ordinance for the Town of Fountain Hills shall be amended as follows: CHAPTER 5 GENERAL REGULATIONS 5.11 Land Disturbance Standards C. Cut and Fill Standards. 4. Limitations on Cut and Fill. With the exception of grading for the construction of public roads or private roads meeting public road standards, the height of any fill or the depth of any expesed cut area, as measured frome natural grade or subdivision finished grade if the property is platted after September 20, 1991, shall not be greater than ten (10) feet regardless of whether the fill or cut is retained, unretained, or a combination thereof. The total combined height of any fill or the depth of any cut area as a result of subdivision improvement grading and/or any subsequent grading,including but not limited to grading approved as a part of building permit approval, shall not total more than ten (10) feet,`as measured from natural grade. These limitations on cut and fill apply to all Zoning Districts. These limitations may be waived by the Town Council. ORDINANCE 96-06 PAGE 2 OF 3 PASSED AND ADOPTED BY the Mayor and Common Council of the Town of Fountain Hills, Arizona, this 7th day of March, 1996. FOR THE TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS: ATTESTED TO: 140 4 1 61142vL,1 )ittn,v4_,L> John . Cutillo, Mayor Cassie B. Hansen, Town Clerk REVIEWED BY: APPROVED AS TO FORM: /WA, 71(7/' 7k-dgel. ?:: 4/ Paul L. ordin, Town Manager William E. Farrell, Town Attorney L ORDINANCE 96-06 PAGE 3 OF 3