As of 2017, the City of Eloy had an estimated population of 17,412 people (including
incarcerated inmates in the prison system) and has experienced an estimated annual
growth rate of less than one percent since 2010 when the population was 16,631 people.
As Tucson, Marana, Phoenix, and Casa Grande grow and develop, Eloy, is expected to
experience growth as well.
The General Plan identifies growth areas throughout the city limits and Municipal
Planning Area. Identified growth areas include the Toltec‐Robson Area located at the
intersection of Interstate 10 and Interstate 8, as well as the Airport Area, Sun Corridor,
SR 87 Corridor, and the Red Rock Area.
Eloy’s General Plan does not mention Picacho Peak Stagefield or the AZARNG missions,
nor does it consider compatible development near the Stagefield or coordination with
the AZARNG for guiding future growth.
Zoning Ordinance
The City of Eloy Zoning Ordinance was updated in 2018 and establishes 18 different
zoning districts and five (5) overlay districts. One such district, the Airport Overlay
District, aims to promote public health and safety in the vicinity of the Eloy Municipal
Airport by minimizing exposure to crash hazards and high noise levels generated by
airport operations. Noted updates also encourage future development that is
compatible with the continued takeoff, landing, and significant skydive operations at the
airport, and also allows for growth of the airport. Provision include no use of land or
water that will create electrical interference with aircraft or airport navigational signals or
radio communication, impair visibility in the vicinity of the airport, create bird strike
hazards, or result in unsafe landing, takeoff, or maneuvering of aircrafts using the airport.
Restricted uses include uses that produce high reflective or glare properties, high
intensity recreation type lights, antennas, landfills, or high‐tension transmission lines.
Building heights within the boundaries of the airport overlay zoning district shall be as set
forth in the Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) Part 77 airspace plan, per the Eloy Airport
Master Plan and the underlying zoning district, with no exceptions to the building height
limits unless a conditional use permit is granted by the city.
Eloy’s Zoning Ordinance is only applied to land within the city limits. Due to the distance
from Eloy’s city limits to Picacho Peak Stagefield, the zoning ordinance is not currently
able to address compatibility in terms of land uses adjacent to the AZARNG site. If the
city annexes land closer to Picacho Peak Stagefield in the future, there may be an
opportunity to protect the installation through zoning.
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