Recreational marijuana, cargo containers, land splits regulations before P&Z Tuesday
Posted 2/22/21
Proposed changes to the Apache Junction City Code regarding recreational marijuana, cargo containers, land splits and subdivision design standards are to be discussed at Tuesday’s planning and …
You must be a member to read this story.
Join our family of readers for as little as $5 per month and support local, unbiased journalism.
Current print subscribers can create a free account by clicking here
Otherwise, follow the link below to join.
To Our Valued Readers –
Visitors to our website will be limited to five stories per month unless they opt to subscribe. The five stories do not include our exclusive content written by our journalists.
For $6.99, less than 20 cents a day, digital subscribers will receive unlimited access to YourValley.net, including exclusive content from our newsroom and access to our Daily Independent e-edition.
Our commitment to balanced, fair reporting and local coverage provides insight and perspective not found anywhere else.
Your financial commitment will help to preserve the kind of honest journalism produced by our reporters and editors. We trust you agree that independent journalism is an essential component of our democracy. Please click here to subscribe.
Need to set up your free e-Newspaper all-access account? click here.
Non-subscribers
Click here to see your options for becoming a subscriber.
Register to comment
Click here create a free account for posting comments.
Note that free accounts do not include access to premium content on this site.
I am anchor
News
Recreational marijuana, cargo containers, land splits regulations before P&Z Tuesday
Posted
Proposed changes to the Apache Junction City Code regarding recreational marijuana, cargo containers, land splits and subdivision design standards are to be discussed at Tuesday’s planning and zoning commission meeting.
It starts at 7 p.m. Feb. 23 in the City Council Chambers, 300 E. Superstition Blvd.
Recreational marijuana
Sections have been added or changed to the existing medial marijuana regulations in two versions to be discussed.
Under a section for home cultivation of recreational marijuana, the city would require that:
Kitchen, bathrooms and primary bedroom(s) shall be used for their intended use and shall not be used primarily for residential marijuana processing, manufacturing or cultivation.
Cultivation shall be limited to a closet, room, greenhouse or other enclosed area on the grounds of the residence equipped with a lock or other security device that prevents access by minors.
Cultivation shall take place in an area where the marijuana plants are not visible from public view without using binoculars, aircraft or other optical aids.
Cultivation as part of a home-based occupation is not allowed.
Cargo containers
The commission is slated to discuss allowing cargo containers with an approved permit on single family residential zoned properties based on lot size, with 1.25-acres and larger lots OK to have a maximum container size of 8-foot-by-40-foot; and 8-foot-by-20-foot and 8-foot-by-10-foot the maximum sizes depending on the residential zone.
Also, temporary- or emergency-use cargo containers may be permitted on lots with the previous approval of a permanent cargo container. The temporary cargo container shall meet setbacks, be the same size, color and comply with landscape screening as the permanent cargo container.
Land splits, other regulations
The commission is also to discuss master-planned community districts and proposed changes to the city’s land development code regarding subdivision and minor land division regulations; platting procedures and requirements; subdivision design principles and standards; and land splits/minor land divisions, lot line adjustments and lot combinations.
