Bullhead City AZ Commercial Real Estate For Sale – Municipal Codes, Anywhere
We are often asked these questions:
- “What are the building setbacks?”
- “Are you SURE this is the correct zoning?”
- “What’s the density?”
Unless you’re into development or commercial real estate (like we are here in Bullhead City, Fort Mohave, Mohave Valley AZ), you probably don’t work with municipal codes and city ordinances much.
After all, once the area is subdivided and planned, it’s a ‘known quantity’ with fairly static characteristics. Right?
WRONG. We don’t want to ever make representations we can’t back up with statute.
Real estate is unique; every parcel is different from the rest in some way, even the tiniest bit. So you will NOT want to rely on what you know when tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, millions or more are on the line.
Municipalities have their sets of ‘tribal customs’ – city ordinances and municipal codes – that determine what you can build, what kind of business you can open or relocate, what is required to do so and where. These ordinances are always changing and new ones being adopted. It’s challenging to stay current..
It’s called Municode.com and it is a real time saver!
You can search for city ordinances and municipal codes anywhere in the USA by state and city.
Even my little town of Bullhead City, Arizona has all the ordinances laid out by title–as if you were sitting in the Planner’s office with the ‘big book’ in front of you.
You can also see recently adopted changes and when they took effect.
You can view online for free, or order up hard copies.
So bookmark this puppy. You will never know when you’ll have the chance to help a client and save a bunch of time!
