5 rules for unincorporated Coconino County, Arizona.
Verified from official government sources
Unincorporated Coconino County provides no carts and sets no bin-storage rule. Flagstaff assigns automated carts to the property and requires occupants to keep them clean, sanitary, and stored so they do not attract wildlife.
Flagstaff City Code § 7-04-001-0007(H)
The occupant of a residential property or business establishment is responsible for the solid waste container(s) provided by the City. The container(s) shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition.
Coconino County enforces blight through its Zoning Ordinance and state nuisance law. Junk, debris, and inoperable or unlicensed vehicles left unshielded from public view are the core violations across the unincorporated county.
A.R.S. § 36-601(A)(17)
The storage, collection, transportation, disposal and reclamation of garbage, trash, rubbish, manure and other objectionable wastes other than as provided and authorized by law.
Vacant lots in Coconino County must be kept free of dumped waste and, in the wildland-urban interface, managed for fire fuel. Overgrowth and dry brush that feed wildfire are the distinctive concern in this forested high country.
A.R.S. § 36-601(A)(1)
Any condition or place in populous areas that constitutes a breeding place for flies, rodents, mosquitoes and other insects that are capable of carrying and transmitting disease-causing organisms to any person or persons.
This is high country, and snow removal is a real duty here. Flagstaff requires property owners and occupants to clear abutting sidewalks within 24 hours of snowfall, or face a misdemeanor and city abatement charges.
Flagstaff City Code § 8-03-001-0004(B)
Any person who owns, leases or occupies a building, lot or parcel of land bordering any public street, avenue, alley, square or other public place within the City shall at all times keep the sidewalks, curbs, and crosswalk ramps abutting upon or adjacent to the building, lot or parcel owned or occupied by them free and clear of any accumulation of snow, ice, or other obstruction.
Garage sales must not leave a mess behind. Flagstaff and Coconino County both treat leftover merchandise, tables, and stray signs left in the yard after a sale as a property-maintenance and nuisance problem.
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