GENERAL INFORMATION:  The Town of Paradise Valley was incorporated in May of 1961.  [History of the Town]  It encompasses an area of 16.5 square miles.  [Map of the Town]  The Town is exclusively zoned for single family residential use.  The majority of the Town is zoned for one acre lots with one house per lot.   No multiple housing units or common walls are permitted.  Any land use other than residential must be authorized by a Special Use Permit, which may only be granted after public hearings before both the Planning Commission and the Town Council.  Some authorized Special Uses are: religious facilities, resorts, medical clinics, stables, golf courses, or private schools.

DEMOGRAPHICS: The Town's population in 2005 was 13,816.  Demographic profile

FINANCES: The Town collects no property taxes from residents.  The Town's main sources of revenue are a share of the State of Arizona sales tax, income tax and gasoline taxes, a 1.65% Town sales tax, a 3% Town bed tax, a 1.65% Town use tax, permit fees, annual franchise fees from the utilities, and interest from investments.  [Town budget]

In November 1993, voters in the Town of Paradise Valley approved a Proposition allowing for an accumulation of funds to pay for specific projects.   Current projects are: undergrounding of utility lines, construction of sewer backbone systems, road improvements, and flood control projects.

The Town of Paradise Valley Municipal Property Corporation was formed in 1993 and issued $4.72 million of tax exempt bonds.  These bonds financed the construction of a new Police Department Building and other improvements to the Municipal Complex at Lincoln Drive and Invergordon.

In December 1998, the Town of Paradise Valley Municipal Property Corporation was authorized to issue $9,170,000 in aggregate excise tax revenue bonds to finance a sewer project.

The Town is not a full service community.  Residents must contract separately for solid waste removal and water service.  List of contact numbers.