Phoenix is a landlocked desert city with no ocean shoreline or natural lakes requiring shoreline management. Water features such as the Salt River, canals, and Tempe Town Lake (bordering Tempe) are managed by the Salt River Project, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, and regional flood control districts rather than traditional shoreline ordinances.
Phoenix does not have traditional shoreline management regulations because it is located in the Sonoran Desert with no coastal or natural lake shorelines. The Salt River runs through the metropolitan area but is largely dry and managed by the Salt River Project and the Flood Control District of Maricopa County. The city's Floodplain Management regulations under Chapter 32C of the Phoenix City Code address development near waterways and washes. The Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area along the Salt River is a managed environmental project, but it does not create traditional shoreline regulations for adjacent property owners. Arizona's Department of Water Resources and the Army Corps of Engineers have jurisdiction over navigable waters where applicable.
No specific shoreline management violations apply to Phoenix residential properties. Development near washes and floodplains is governed by floodplain management regulations with separate violation procedures.
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Phoenix's Resident Permit Parking Program, established in 1987, lets the City Council designate 'resident only' permit areas under City Code Sec. 36-157 wher...
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A backyard recreational fire is the one open-flame exception that does not require a Phoenix open-burning permit, but Phoenix Fire Code section 307.4.2 requi...
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Phoenix follows the 2018 Phoenix Building Construction Code Chapter 9 (IBC/IRC) and Ordinance G-5898 (effective April 18, 2014). Smoke alarms are required in...
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Phoenix allows home occupations in any residential district without a permit if they stay within the secondary-use standards of Zoning Ordinance Section 608....
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Phoenix has no city ordinance restricting lawn ornaments, statuary, or year-round decorations on residential property. PCC Section 23 requires property maint...
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Phoenix has no city ordinance regulating residential inflatable holiday displays. Size, lighting hours, and blower noise are governed by HOA CC&Rs. PCC Secti...
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