Showing ordinances that apply to Ajo, AZ
Ajo is an unincorporated community (population 3,039) in Pima County, Arizona. Because Ajo is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Pima County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The tree replacement requirements rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Chapter 18.72 mandates native plant mitigation for development: avoid removal first, then transplant, donate, or pay into a fund. Trees replaced at minimum 2:1 ratio.
When development in unincorporated Pima County requires removing protected native plants, Chapter 18.72 mandates a mitigation hierarchy: first, avoid removal through site design; second, transplant on-site to landscape areas; third, donate to Pima County or approved salvage nurseries; fourth, pay into the county native plant mitigation fund. Replacement ratios depend on species and size. Saguaro cacti over 4 feet must be transplanted by a licensed contractor with a minimum 2-year warranty. Palo verde and ironwood trees removed must be replaced at a minimum 2:1 ratio with nursery-grown specimens of the same genus. Mitigation plantings must use species native to the Sonoran Desert and be irrigated until established. The Pima County Development Services department reviews and approves all mitigation plans. Post-construction monitoring may be required for larger projects.
Failure to complete mitigation plan: withholding of certificate of occupancy, performance bond forfeiture, and potential criminal referral under ARS 3-904 for destruction of protected plants.
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