Planning & Zoning Ordinance

Article 29-1 General Provisions

Section 29-1-1 Title

This Ordinance is known as and is entitled The Revised Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Thatcher, Arizona and may be so cited and pleaded.

Section 29-1-2 Intent and Purpose

The intent and purpose of this title is to promote the health, safety, morals, convenience, order, prosperity, and general welfare of the present and future inhabitants of the Town by guiding development within the Town in accordance with a Comprehensive Plan which Plan has been designed:

1. To encourage and facilitate orderly growth and development in the area;
    
2. To create conditions favorable to prosperity, civil activities, and recreational, educational and cultural opportunities;
    
3. To facilitate adequate provisions for transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks, and other public requirements;
    
4. To reduce the waste of physical, financial, and human resources resulting from excessive scattering of population;
    
5. To secure safety from fires, floods, traffic hazards, and other dangers;
    
6. To lessen congestion in the streets, prevent the overcrowding of land and provide adequate light and air;
    
7. To stabilize and improve property values; and
    
8. To promote a more attractive and wholesome environment.

Revised 6/10/98