ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Forty-seventh Legislature, Second Regular Session
FACT SHEET FOR H.B. 2205
planned communities; utility vehicle parking
Purpose
Requires a homeowners’ association (HOA) to allow a resident to park a municipal utility vehicle on a street or driveway in the planned community.
Background
An HOA is a common interest organization to which all the owners of lots in a planned community must belong. The four defining characteristics of an HOA are: 1) all owners are automatically members; 2) governing documents create mutual obligations; 3) mandatory fees or assessments are generally levied against owners and used for the operation of the association; and 4) owners share a property interest in the community.
In 2003, legislation was enacted that required planned community HOAs to allow a resident to park a public service vehicle on the street or in the driveway (Laws 2003, Chapter 99). This included vehicles for repair of natural gas pipelines and related infrastructure. These vehicles must have a gross vehicle rating of 20,000 pounds or less and bear the emblem or designation of that corporation.
In 2004, the Legislature included vehicles of public safety agencies such as police, fire service and ambulance service to the parking statute (Laws 2004, Chapter 166). All of these vehicles have a gross vehicle rating of 10,000 pounds or less and be clearly designated as a vehicle of the respective public safety agency.
There is no fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this legislation.
Provisions
1. Requires an HOA to allow a resident to park a municipal utility vehicle necessary for emergency repair or maintenance of electrical or water infrastructure on a street or driveway in the planned community.
2. Makes technical changes.
3. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
House Action
TRANS 2/2/06 DPA 9-0-0
3rd Read 2/20/06 51-4-5
Prepared by Senate Research
February 24, 2006
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