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Sedona's noise ordinance carves aircraft noise out of its enforcement scheme entirely. SCC 8.25.030(A) lists 14 exempt activities, and noise created by aircraft is one of them, so the…

Sedona caps neighborhood noise at 50 dB(A) overnight and 60 dB(A) by day in residential zones, measured at the complainant's property line, with looser limits in commercial and…

Sedona bans playing a radio, stereo or musical instrument from a public street or right-of-way loud enough to carry 50 feet during the day, tightening to 25 feet after 10:00 p.m. SCC…

Sedona requires every motor vehicle to run a working muffler and bans cutout or bypass devices that defeat it. Compression-release engine braking that adds noise beyond what the…

Sedona bars domesticated or caged animals from barking, howling or making similar noise for more than five minutes continuously or 15 minutes intermittently. SCC 8.25.040(F) judges…

Sedona bars construction work outside set daily windows, generally 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. near homes, but extends the window from May 1 through October 15 to as early as 4:00 a.m. for…

Sedona requires every short-term rental owner, designee, or booking platform to carry at least $500,000 in aggregate liability insurance and to produce proof within 10 days of a city…

Every short-term rental unit in Sedona needs its own city-issued annual permit under SCC 5.25.030, enacted consistent with A.R.S. Section 9-500.39. Advertising, booking, or hosting…

Three verified violations at a Sedona short-term rental within a rolling 12-month period trigger a mandatory suspension of the property's permit for up to a year under SCC 5.25.110…

Sedona flatly prohibits using a short-term rental for a nuisance party or unruly gathering, naming excessive noise, obstructing traffic, and underage drinking as examples under SCC…

Sedona makes open burning of any material unlawful at any time within city limits, with only one narrow exception: agricultural waste burned under a permit issued by the Sedona fire…

Sedona's building code amendment spells out exactly where smoke alarms go in Group R-1 transient lodging: every sleeping area, every room in the egress path from a bedroom, every story…

Sedona bans fireworks, including consumer 'permissible' fireworks, everywhere in the city except on private property with the owner's consent during two short windows around July 4th…

Every residential lot in Sedona must have a dust-free driveway, made of concrete, pavers, asphalt, or bordered crushed rock at least three inches thick, connecting the street or…

Sedona's city council can designate residential streets as permit-only after the city engineer finds nonresident vehicles significantly affect traffic, pollution, noise, trash, or…

Sedona bans storing any commercial motor vehicle on a residential property outright and caps how many can even park there: two if each is under 6,000 pounds, one if between 6,000 and…

Sedona's vehicle storage rule, SCC 10.20.170(B), requires that any vehicle kept on a residential lot, an RV, trailer or boat included, belong to the property's owner or resident, and…

Sedona bans abandoning a vehicle on any street, highway, public land or private property, and the police chief can order removal, storage and disposal under state impoundment law. Junk…

Sedona has no clock-hours overnight parking ban, but it does cap how long a vehicle can sit unattended on a city street: more than 72 hours triggers police impound authority under SCC…

Sedona caps fences and walls at four feet in most front setback areas and six feet along side and rear lot lines, with taller allowances in the CF, IN, RS-70, and RS-35 districts and a…

Sedona's Land Development Code prohibits razor wire, highly reflective corrugated metal, unfinished concrete block walls, and most chain link or open wire fencing, though vinyl-coated…

A freestanding fence or wall up to 30 inches high is exempt from a Sedona building permit as long as it isn't in a flood hazard area. Anything taller must follow the city's…

Sedona caps retaining wall height at 16 feet from natural grade to the top of the wall, whether the wall holds back a cut or a fill slope. Any wall over eight feet must be terraced…

Sedona allows backyard beekeeping as an accessory use but caps every lot at two hives, requires a five-foot setback from side and rear lines, and mandates a six-foot flyway barrier so…

All dogs in Sedona "shall be kept under restraint" under SCC § 6.05.040(A), meaning on a leash under a handler's control, or confined to the owner's property or vehicle. Unrestrained…

Sedona's animal-control chapter treats cats differently from dogs: SCC § 6.05.030 requires a license only for dogs, so cats never need a city tag. Cats still count as "animals at…

Sedona allows up to six hens, no roosters, and two beehives per lot as a permitted accessory use under Land Development Code § 3.4.D(2), with coop, setback, and neighbor-notice…

Sedona sets no blanket household pet cap, but SCC § 6.05.020 legally reclassifies any premises keeping five or more dogs as a "kennel." A fifth dog moves a home from ordinary…

Sedona regulates dangerous animals by behavior, not breed. SCC § 6.05.020 defines a "vicious animal" as one that attacks, bites, or injures without provocation or has a "known…

Sedona caps weeds, tall grass and uncultivated growth visible from public property at 12 inches, and declares taller growth a public nuisance along with dead or fire-hazard…

Sedona's Land Development Code makes tree and shrub maintenance a permanent duty of the property owner, not a courtesy: vegetation must be pruned so it never blocks traffic sight…

Sedona's Land Development Code makes half of every development site's plantings native species drawn from the city's Administrative Manual, rising to 75 percent in the Oak Creek Zoning…

Sedona's landscaping standards ban artificial trees, shrubs, and plants outright but carve out one specific exception: artificial turf is not covered by that prohibition, so synthetic…

Sedona's Land Development Code limits lawn or turf coverage to 10 percent of a project's overall landscape area to conserve water, with a floodplain exception and a Director waiver…

Sedona bars removing any existing tree, or stripping topsoil, without a site development, tree removal, grading, or landscape plan, and even then a tree can only come out if it meets…

Sedona limits how much traffic a home-based business can bring to a residential street. SLDC Section 3.4.D(4)c.5 caps pedestrian and vehicle traffic at what is typical for the zoning…

Sedona's Land Development Code blocks home-based businesses from using exterior signage that makes a residence look commercial. Section 3.4.D(4)b.2 requires that nothing about the…

Sedona lets home businesses operate from a house or accessory building only if the operator actually lives there, caps home-occupation floor space at 25 percent of the site's gross…

A day care in Sedona, including one run from a house, is not a by-right home business. The Land Development Code's Table of Allowed Uses lists Day Care as a conditional use in every…

Building a residential swimming pool in Sedona requires a permit issued under the 2018 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code, adopted by the city in 2019. Permit fees follow the…

Sedona raises the pool-barrier bar above the model code: fences and walls around a swimming pool must stand 60 inches tall, not the model code's 48 inches, and gate latches must…

Sedona limits any accessory building, including sheds and detached garages, to 50 percent of the primary structure's floor area or 750 square feet, whichever is greater. Accessory…

Sedona allows one accessory dwelling unit per lot, and a detached ADU must match the setback, lot coverage and height limits of the main house. ADUs may have a full kitchen, must tie…

Sedona's zoning code will not let a park model or tiny home on wheels count as an accessory dwelling unit. SLDC Section 3.4.D(3)(b) excludes mobile and manufactured homes, park models…

Sedona will not let an investor own an accessory dwelling unit separately from the main house. SLDC Section 3.4.D(3)(d) requires the ADU to be held in ownership by the same person who…

An accessory dwelling unit that gets its certificate of occupancy on or after September 14, 2024 cannot be rented out as a vacation or short-term rental in Sedona, unless the property…

Sedona exempts seasonal decorations and holiday lighting from sign permits, but only within limits. Outline lighting and light strings can go up without a permit from Thanksgiving…

Sedona requires a permit before any grading, excavation, filling, or earthwork on private property, and its Grading and Drainage standards exist specifically to keep silt out of Oak…

Sedona lets the city council designate areas where a parked passenger bus cannot run or idle its engine, and once the city engineer posts signs under SCC 10.20.070, idling there…

Sedona requires nonconforming structures that increase flood damage potential to be floodproofed or elevated to at least one foot above the base flood elevation, called the regulatory…

Sedona bans altering natural drainage or dumping anything but clean stormwater into its storm drain system without the city engineer's written approval. Violations can bring…

In Sedona's Oak Creek (OC) zoning district, the Land Development Code permanently protects the Oak Creek floodway and its riparian habitat in its natural state. Permanent structures…

A Sedona medical marijuana dispensary or its off-site cultivation location must sit at least 500 feet from schools, churches, parks, day cares, the public library, and youth or teen…

Sedona allows a medical marijuana dispensary, its off-site cultivation location, or a dual licensee only in the CO and IN zoning districts, and caps the total number of dispensaries…

Sedona's land development code exempts solar energy equipment from the screening rules that apply to roof- and ground-mounted mechanical equipment elsewhere on a property, so panels…

Sedona's sign code exempts political signs from its permit process and folds state election law straight into the Code. SLDC Section 6.8(L) encourages placement that limits the…

Sedona caps window signage under SLDC Section 6.9.B(5)d. Permanent or temporary window signs cannot cover more than 25 percent of a window's area, though any window sign covering 10…

Sedona lets residents post up to four temporary directional signs to point traffic to a garage or yard sale under SLDC Section 6.14.B(1)a. Only one sign can go on the seller's own…

Sedona bans electronic message signs, flashing or animated signs, and freestanding changeable-copy signs outright under SLDC Section 6.15. There is no local licensing path for a…

Sedona bans dumping litter or parking abandoned or junk vehicles on any open or vacant private lot, whether or not the person doing it owns the land. Unsightly, untidy vacant land…

Sedona requires owners to clear rubbish, trash, weeds and dilapidated structures that endanger public health and safety within 30 days of notice, or the city abates the hazard itself…

Sedona's Land Development Code requires every new or substantially modified outdoor light fixture in the city to be fully shielded, protecting the town's International Dark-Sky…

Sedona requires every outdoor light fixture to be fully shielded so illumination stays inside the property line where it originates. Fixtures cannot be aimed onto a neighbor's land…

Sedona's city code requires short-term rentals to meet the minimum standards for habitable structures set forth in the city code, and lets the city inspect a property when it has…

Sedona limits when solid waste and recycling carts can sit at the curb. Containers may go out no earlier than noon the day before pickup and must come back off the street by 11:59 p.m…

Sedona's code does not print a citywide trash pickup calendar. Every responsible party must put solid waste and recycling into containers supplied by their own service provider, and it…

Sedona's code recognizes bulk items like brush, construction debris and metal goods as their own waste category and lets them skip the standard container rule when properly prepared…

Dumping rubbish, trash, filth or debris on property you don't own or control is a class 1 misdemeanor in Sedona, or a civil violation prosecuted under the city's general penalty…

Every recycling and solid waste container in Sedona, wherever it sits in the city, must be secured or stored so wildlife can't get into it. The rule exists specifically to keep bears…

Sedona requires trash and recycling to fit inside a closed-lid container for collection, with nothing stacked around the outside of the can. Properties without enough capacity must get…

Every mobile food vendor operating in Sedona, whether on private property or in the public right-of-way, must hold a City business license before serving a single customer. The Land…

Sedona limits where a mobile food vendor can set up. Operating on an undeveloped lot or one with unoccupied structures needs its own conditional use permit, only one vendor is allowed…

Vending from a cart or truck in Sedona's public right-of-way comes with its own operating rules on top of the business license: vendors must get separate right-of-way permits, keep the…

Anyone peddling goods or soliciting door-to-door in Sedona needs a permit and an identification card from the city clerk before knocking on a single door. Pure canvassers spreading a…

A posted "No Solicitations," "Do Not Disturb," or "No Trespassing" sign is a hard stop for peddlers and solicitors under SCC 5.10.110(A)(3). Even without a sign, solicitation is barred…

Sedona bars minors under 16 from being in public away from their residence between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m., and minors 16 or 17 from midnight to 5:00 a.m., under SCC 9.15.010. Parents…

Sedona's city parks open at dawn and close at dusk unless a posted sign or city permit says otherwise, with one exception: Posse Grounds Park stays open until 10:00 p.m. Being in a…

Sedona caps building height under SLDC Section 2.24.E using two measurement planes. No part of a single-family building may rise more than 22 feet above an imaginary horizontal plane…

Sedona's Land Development Code sets minimum yard setbacks district by district under SLDC Article 2. In the RS-70 large-lot residential district, front and rear setbacks must be at…

Sedona limits how much of a lot can be covered by buildings and pavement under SLDC Section 2.24.F. In the RS-70 district, principal and accessory buildings cannot cover more than 15…

Sedona treats yard and garage sales as a tax-exempt "casual activity" only up to a point: three consecutive days per sale and eight days total per year at one location. Go beyond that…

Commercial filming in a Sedona residential zoning district is allowed only for short stints under the Land Development Code. SLDC Section 3.5.E(3) says a filming project running longer…

Sedona adopts the 2018 International Building Code and requires a permit for virtually all construction, alteration or demolition work in the city. Only a short list of small…

Sedona's building code lets a small in-home day care operate as a residential building instead of an institutional one. A child care group home licensed under Arizona's family child…

Sedona runs plumbing work under the 2018 International Plumbing Code, adopted with local amendments covering fees, inspections and grease interceptors. A scheduled inspection has to…

Sedona adopts the 2017 National Electrical Code for all electrical permits, but with one hard local rule: every current-carrying conductor in the city, branch, service or otherwise…

Sedona's adopted 2018 energy code requires new construction with more than nine parking spaces to make 5 percent of those spaces EV-charger ready, and it adds a commercial Solar Ready…

Sedona's Land Development Code stops single-family houses from reading as one oversized block by requiring multiple distinct building masses. Homes between 1,000 and 2,000 square feet…

Sedona requires a temporary encroachment permit before any business places tables or chairs on a sidewalk, with a 60-inch minimum clear pedestrian path, annual renewal, and liability…

Sedona requires a permit from the director of community development before holding any procession or parade other than a funeral, and the application must state the time, staging…

Sedona caps how often a property can host a special event and where vendors can sell during one. SLDC Section 3.5.E(4) allows up to 10 events per lot each calendar year, three days…

Anyone planning a special event at a Sedona park must send parks and recreation a letter of intent at least 60 days ahead, while a routine facility reservation only needs paperwork…

Sedona makes it unlawful to place construction activity, trash, debris or personal property, an “encroachment,” in any public right-of-way without a permit, and separately treats…

The city of Sedona, not the abutting homeowner, is responsible for maintaining public sidewalks along city streets. Private streets and driveways serving more than one parcel are a…

Anyone building, installing or maintaining something in a Sedona public right-of-way, from a driveway apron to a utility line, needs one of four permits from the city engineer before…

Sedona exempts properly functioning air-conditioning, pool and spa equipment from its noise level regulations entirely, so long as it runs according to the manufacturer's…

Sedona exempts emergency generators, along with safety signals, alarms, storm sirens and pressure relief valves, from its noise level regulations, including their authorized testing…

Sedona requires exterior burglar alarms on buildings and motor vehicles to shut off within five minutes for continuous sound or 15 minutes for intermittent sound. The alarm rule…

Sedona's Land Development Code keeps invasive species out of approved plantings in two review steps: an alternative landscape plan must skip anything on the adopted invasive-species…

Sedona's Land Development Code does not grant a right-to-farm nuisance shield; instead it sets zoning standards for keeping farm animals as an accessory use. A lot needs at least one…

Sedona bans setting up tents, structures, vehicles or campfires for camping, lodging or sleeping on public property citywide, and extends the same ban to private property without an…

Sedona lets motorized play vehicles and motorized skateboards use a designated bicycle path or lane, but SCC 10.15.200(E)(4) requires operators to yield at all times to other users of…

Sedona's wastewater wetlands hold reclaimed water, and city code bans fishing, boating, swimming and any water contact there, plus bars unaccompanied minors under 14, under SCC…

Sedona applies its citywide site and building design standards, Land Development Code Section 5.7, to every project in the Uptown area, but overrides them wherever the Main Street…

Sedona code makes it unlawful to let any condition on private or public property become a breeding place for rodents, flies or mosquitoes. The city's environmental nuisance office can…

Sedona's Historic Preservation Commission can designate any property, portion of a property, or individual structure a landmark, adding it to the City's Historic Property Register…

Sedona forbids repairing, rebuilding or test-driving a motor vehicle in a residential area between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. if it disturbs a reasonable neighbor. The rule sits in the…

Sedona requires anyone operating a tattoo, piercing or other body art business to hold a body art establishment permit, and every operator or technician must separately hold a permit…

Adult entertainment establishments in Sedona need a conditional use permit and must clear strict distance rules: 1,000 feet from any other adult business, 300 feet from protected uses…

Sedona's smoke-free air law bans smoking in enclosed public places and workplaces, but expressly exempts outdoor patios as long as the smoke doesn't drift into a smoke-free area…

Sedona bans skateboards, roller skates, coasters and similar toy vehicles from city roadways except when crossing at a marked crosswalk, where riders get pedestrian rights and duties…

Sedona makes it unlawful to smoke or consume marijuana anywhere on city-owned property, in any public park, sidewalk or pedestrian thoroughfare, or in any public place as defined by…

Sedona makes it a class one misdemeanor to urinate or defecate in a place exposed to public view, or on the floor or interior of a bus or other public conveyance, under SCC 9.10.020…

Sedona bans open containers of alcohol at its parks and recreation facilities, and separately bars any substance that violates Arizona's drug offense statutes there too. A city…