ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-fourth Legislature

Second Regular Session

House: GOV DP 6-5-0-0

HB 2615: municipalities; utilities; vacant buildings

Sponsor:  Representative Griffin, LD 14

Caucus & COW

Overview

Specifies that a municipality may not adopt an ordinance requiring a property owner to provide utilities to a vacant building.

History

Statute gives the governing bodies overseeing municipalities the ability to create, amend and enforce ordinances. The governing body can prescribe a civil or criminal punishment for violating the ordinance as long as the punishments do not exceed limitations specified in law (A.R.S. § 9-240).

Provisions

1.    ☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal NoteProhibits a municipality from adopting an ordinance that requires a property owner to provide utilities to a vacant building. (Sec. 1)

2.    Defines vacant building as a building that has been vacant and unused for at least two years.  (Sec. 1)

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