Verde Vista Ranches

What Verde Vista Ranches's governing documents say

Verde Vista Ranches is a single-family residential subdivision in Casa Grande, AZ, governed by a Declaration of Conditions, Covenants, and Restrictions (CCRs) that emphasizes preserving the native Sonoran Desert landscape. The rules apply to all property owners and future buyers. Key features include large 9.5-acre minimum lot sizes, strict limitations on structures and materials, and protections for native vegetation and wildlife.

• Dwellings & structures: Primary dwellings must have at least 1,750 sq ft of living area (excluding garages, porches, patios); guest/caretaker dwellings require at least 850 sq ft. Only site-built homes are allowed — manufactured homes, mobile homes, modular homes, and trailers are prohibited. Temporary mobile homes or RVs are permitted only during construction (max 18 months) with a valid building permit and must be removed afterward. No structure may exceed 26 feet in height. Prohibited structures include geodesic domes, A-frames, Quonset huts, and metal buildings (though steel framing is allowed). Metal siding and flat cement block walls without stucco are banned; metal roofs must be copper or factory pre-painted with rectangular ribs. All structures must be earth-toned, not bright white or reflective.
• Native vegetation & clearing: Removal of Saguaro cacti, Ironwood trees (any size), and other trees over 4 inches in diameter (measured 1 ft above ground) is prohibited unless absolutely necessary for construction; removed vegetation must be replanted. Maximum allowable clearing per 9.5-acre parcel is 30,000 sq ft (excluding road easements). Only native Sonoran, Chihuahuan, Colorado, or Mohave Desert plants may be planted, except for ornamental flowers or food plants within cleared areas. Replanting of unnecessarily removed vegetation may be required if requested by an adjoining owner.
• Fencing & walls: Perimeter fencing is only allowed where shown on an exhibit and must be wildlife-friendly: max 4 strands of wire, top and bottom smooth (non-barbed), top wire no higher than 48 inches, bottom wire no closer than 12 inches to ground. Individual parcel perimeter fencing is prohibited to allow wildlife movement. Within parcels, fencing and courtyards are permitted but cannot exceed 15% of total land; up to one-third of that (5% of parcel) may be solid block, wood, or chain link up to 6 ft high, but flat cement block walls must be stuccoed. Low-visibility fencing (e.g., large-holed hog wire with 4-inch openings, max 5 ft high) is required for the rest.
• Animals & pets: Only domestic animals are allowed: up to 3 dogs and/or 3 cats per parcel, plus small caged pets (birds, rodents, amphibians, fish in aquarium or pond up to 500 sq ft surface area). Dogs and cats must be kept inside structures or within fenced courtyards meeting fencing rules; they may not roam freely. Horses, cattle, goats, sheep, pigs, chickens, ducks, ratites, and other farm or non-indigenous animals are prohibited due to endangered pygmy owl habitat. Hunting, trapping, and discharge of firearms are prohibited, except for wildlife posing an imminent threat or health hazard.
• Motor vehicles & storage: Operative or non-operative vehicles, trailers, motor homes, and boats may not be stored on road easements and must be hidden from ground-level view from neighboring property by an enclosed building, fence, or vegetation. No more than three non-operative vehicles/boats/motor homes/trailers may be stored outside an enclosed building, and they must be screened. Off-road vehicles, motorcycles, and go-carts may only be used for reasonable ingress/egress on roads/easements; repetitious operation (racing, circular driving) is prohibited.
• Setbacks & washes: All dwellings, garages, shops, guest houses, and outbuildings must be set back at least 100 feet from parcel boundaries, but adjacent owners can mutually agree to reduce setbacks. Structures and clearing must also be at least 100 feet from major washes, and no fencing or native vegetation removal is allowed within 100 feet of a major wash (except for authorized road easements).
• Duration & modification: The restrictions run with the land and remain in effect until the end of 2030, after which they automatically extend for successive 10-year periods unless owners of 75% of the property (by area) record a termination. Changes require a written agreement signed by owners of at least 75% of the property by area, recorded in Pinal County. The restrictions may be modified in whole or in part as to all or any part of the property.

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