4 rules for unincorporated Yavapai County, Arizona.
Verified from official government sources
Yavapai County has no specific grass-height ordinance for unincorporated areas. Tall grass and weeds are addressed under nuisance and fire-hazard provisions of the Planning and Zoning Ordinance. Fire districts may issue weed-abatement orders under defensible-space requirements during fire season.
Yavapai County has no countywide tree-removal permit ordinance for private property. Removal of native trees on state or federal land requires permits from the Arizona Department of Agriculture (Native Plant Law) or USFS. Defensible-space tree thinning around homes is encouraged under the 2023 Community Wildfire Protection Plan.
Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 3-904 - Destruction of protected plants by private landowners; notice; exception
This chapter does not prevent the destruction of protected native plants or clearing of land or cleaning or removing protected native plants by the owner of the land or the owner's agent if: 1. The land is in private ownership. 2. The protected native plants are not transported from the land or offered for sale. 3. The owner or the owner's agent notifies the department pursuant to this section ...
Yavapai County enforces weed abatement primarily through fire-district notices and the Arizona Department of Agriculture noxious-weed rules. AAC R3-4-244 (2020) lists three noxious-weed classes; landowners must control Class A and B species. Yavapai County Code Enforcement handles property-nuisance complaints.
Most of central Yavapai County lies inside the Prescott Active Management Area (PrAMA), one of five state AMAs governed by the 1980 Groundwater Management Act. ADWR enforces Assured Water Supply rules; new six-lot-plus subdivisions must prove a 100-year supply. Outside the AMA, exempt wells under 35 gpm are unregulated.
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