Animal Ordinances in Navajo County, AZ (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Navajo County, Arizona.
Verified from official government sources
Chickens & Livestock
Unincorporated Navajo County's Single-Family Zoning Districts allow horse corrals as a permitted use, with no Special Use Permit needed, but Section 502 sets real numbers: the corral must sit in the rear yard, stay at least 40 feet from every lot line, and provide at least 1,200 square feet per horse kept there.
Horse Corral Rules in Unincorporated Navajo County
Some RestrictionsNavajo County Zoning Ordinance § 502
10. Corrals for the keeping of horses, provided: a. Such corrals are located in the rear yard. b. Corrals are set back from all lot lines a distance of not less than forty feet (40’). c. Corrals contain at least twelve hundred square feet (1200 ft2) in area for each horse kept therein.
Bird Protection
In unincorporated Navajo County, Arizona, Section 1202.11 requires a Wind Energy Generation Special Use Permit holder to avoid siting turbines in mountain passes, draws or cliff edges where wildlife studies show a significant avian or bat collision risk, and to design towers and nacelles so they do not attract nesting birds or perching raptors.
Navajo County Wind Turbine Bird Protections
Some RestrictionsNavajo County Zoning Ordinance §§ 1202.11, 1202.12
11. The applicant shall avoid locating turbines in mountain passes or draws or on cliff edges in order to minimize avian and/or bat collisions when wildlife studies show that the project would pose a significant risk to avian and/or bat populations. Towers and nacelles shall be designed so as not to attract nesting birds or serve as perches for raptors. The SUP holder shall refer to the Arizona...
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