Fountain Hills Declaration of Reservations
GENERAL LAND USE
AREAS- RESIDENTIAL

In addition to the preceding land use provisions, the following shall be applicable to rural 190, R1-10, R1-8, R-2, R-3, R-4, and R-5 land use areas (Zones) as defined in the Declaration of Reservations.

  1. Livestock, Poultry, and Pets
    Animals, livestock, or poultry of any kind shall not be raised, bred, or kept on any lot, except that dogs, cats, or other household pets may be kept provided they are not kept, bred, or maintained for any commercial purpose and are on the owner's property, and not kept in quantities which create an annoyance or nuisance to the neighborhood. 
    Dogs are only permitted off resident's property when leashed and curbed.
    Horses are permitted in Rural 190 and R1-35 zones not adjacent to commercial zones and only upon issuance of a permit from the Committee of Architecture.  Owners of horses shall, (a) take sufficient measures to control flies and to provide for temporary storage and disposal of manure, (b) comply with Maricopa County, Arizona, rules and regulations, (c) erect a corral containing a minimum area of one thousand two hundred (1,200) square feet for each horse and any additional control fencing that may be appropriate or required by the Committee of Architecture, (d) erect appropriate storage for tack and feed equipment, and (e) erect shading for each horse as approved by the Committee of Architecture.
    All corral boundaries shall be at least forty (40) feet from the nearest lot line and not closer than eighty (80) feet from any dwelling.
  2. Sewage Disposal Systems
    Where approved for such use by the Committee of Architecture, the design and construction of all individual sewage disposal systems shall be installed in compliance with health requirements of all local, county, state, and district health departments.
    In areas where a domestic sewer line is installed at some future date, then at such time the lot or parcel owner shall make arrangements to connect to the sewer line pursuant to the rules and regulations of the regulating authority.
  3. Side Distances
    Fences, walls, hedges, or shrubs may be erected or planted in rear or side yards to height not exceeding six (6) feet, provided they shall  not be closer than fifteen (15) feet to a public right of way line.
    No fence, wall, hedges, trees, plants, shrubs, or foliage shall be planted, kept, or maintained in such a manner as, in the opinion of the Committee of Architecture, shall create a serious potential hazard or a non-aesthetically pleasing appearance to the other residents of the area.
  4. Garages and Carports
    On Rural 190, R1-35, R1-10, R1-8, and R-2 zoned areas there shall be provided on the same building site at least one garage or carport for each dwelling unit not less than ten (10) feet in width and having a minimum area of two hundred (200) square feet, together with a paved driveway connecting the same with a street and permitting ingress and egress of an automobile.
  5. Spaces Between Buildings - Passageways to Dwelling Units
    Where more than one building or a multiple dwelling is located on a lot, the following spaces and passageways shall be provided and maintained:

a.) There shall be at least fifteen (15) feet between every one-family dwelling, two-family dwelling, multiple dwelling, boarding or rooming house, or tourist court and any other building on the same lot.  These regulations do not apply to required spaces between accessory buildings and other buildings on the same lot, which requirements are otherwise provided for by the provisions of D(6) of these Land Use Areas - Residential.
b.) There shall be a passageway at least ten (10) feet in width extending from a street to one entrance of each dwelling unit in a multiple dwelling, unless there is an entrance to the dwelling unit open onto a public street or into a hallway opening onto a public street.
c.) Where dwellings or group dwellings are arranged around a court, the average width of the court shall not be less than thirty (30) feet.  Such court may serve as the passageway for rear buildings or as the space between buildings.

  1. Location of Accessory Buildings and Uses

a.) Accessory buildings shall not be constructed upon a lot until the construction of the principal building has been actually commenced, and accessory buildings shall not be used for dwelling purposes for other than servants and caretakers employed on the premises.
b.) Accessory buildings shall be built in the rear yard, but such accessory buildings shall not occupy more than thirty (30%) per cent of the rear yard and shall not be nearer than two (2) feet to any side or rear lot line or setback line, except that in the case of corner lots accessory buildings shall not be nearer to the street than a distance equal to not less than one half (1/2) the depth of the front yard of the corner lot, and when a garage is entered from and alley it shall not be located nearer than ten (10) feet to the alley line.
c.) Accessory buildings on through lots shall be no nearer to either street than a distance equal to the required front yard of such lot.