The Zoning Ordinance is being updated to ensure the Town’s regulations remain current, clear, and consistent with today’s community needs and planning goals. Over time, state laws change, development practices evolve, and community priorities shift. This update provides an opportunity to modernize the code, improve clarity and usability, and better align zoning regulations with the Town’s long-term vision.
Zoning Ordinance Update
Project Overview
The Town of Carefree is undertaking an update to its Zoning Ordinance, the guiding document that shapes how development occurs within the community. This effort includes a thorough assessment of the current ordinance and engagement with residents to ensure the regulations continue to reflect the Town’s changing needs.
While this ordinance has seen periodic amendments, this is the first comprehensive revision since its initial adoption in 2004. The update aims to align the ordinance with the Town of Carefree General Plan, improve usability, protect and enhance the community’s unique aesthetic and natural environment, strengthen clarity and internal consistency, and incorporate transparent, effective public participation practices consistent with state law and contemporary communication methods.
The Zoning Ordinance update will occur over the next 16 months, allowing time for a comprehensive review and the development of clear, consistent regulations that support the effective administration of permitting processes and development proposals.
Why is the Zoning Ordinance being updated now?
Zoning 101
Public Meeting & Community Outreach
UPCOMING COMMUNITY WORKSHOP
Wednesday, April 29 from 5 - 7 p.m. at the Town Council Chambers (33 Easy Street)
We invite you to participate! At this workshop, participants will learn about the update process, ask questions, and share feedback to help shape the revised ordinance. Residents, business owners, and community stakeholders are encouraged to attend.
All Community Workshop presentations, work sessions, and public hearings will be livestreamed and can be viewed on the Town’s YouTube Channel.