ZONING ORDINANCES

 Greer is a community comprised of permanent and part-time residents, vacationers, small businesses, and resorts in the White Mountains of Arizona. Development had been governed by the Greer Phase I ordinances (GPI), approved by Apache County on May 15, 1989. This document defines the character of the community as a mixture of mountain forests and meadow-lands, natural rivers and streams that flow year round, homes on one-acre lots, small commercial enterprises and widely disbursed destination resorts. Conditional uses and exceptions had been permitted by individual petition to the County and after approval by the Planning and Zoning Commission and the Board of Supervisors.Click here for the link Greer Phase I

  A process of modernization of the zoning code began in 2006. The goal was to create a new zoning ordinance for Greer that would include specific definitions and development standards for each of several zones required to accommodate the various land uses existing in Greer. Each use would then be limited to a specific zone, which in conjunction with a Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP) would help to insure compatible land uses in the future. A Greer Advisory Committee comprised of community stakeholders was assembled by Apache County to prepare this ordinance. This group worked for more than two years to develop a draft of a zoning ordinance called Article 6. Ultimately, a number of important guidelines relating to character maintenance, preservation of open space, limitations on density, and prohibition of development in environmentally sensitive areas were determined to be more appropriately included in other land use documents. (CLICK HERE for the full Article 6 Ordinance Article6) 

  The formulation of a Greer-specific CLUP is an important opportunity to clarify those elements removed from Greer Phase I and to enhance neighborhood protections for the community. Property owners perceive the Greer area as a unique place that must not be sacrificed in terms of visual image, scenic quality, character, and stability of environmental resources. These attributes also promote tourism and investment, so their preservation would likely render long term economic benefits to Apache County. The Greer community also considers the upholding of property rights and values important aspects of this plan.