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administrative review; approvals; developments. |
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-sixth Legislature First Regular Session 2023
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HOUSE BILL 2536 |
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An Act
amending title 9, chapter 4, article 8, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 9-500.49; amending title 11, chapter 2, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 11-269.27; relating to municipal and county powers.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 9, chapter 4, article 8, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 9-500.49, to read:
9-500.49. Administrative review and approval; self-certification program; expedited approval
A. notwithstanding any other law, The legislative body of a city or town may by ordinance do the following:
1. Authorize administrative personnel to review and approve site plans, development plans, land divisions, lot line adjustments, lot ties, preliminary plats, final plats and plat amendments without a public hearing.
2. Authorize administrative PERSONNEL to review and approve design review plans based on objective standards without a public hearing.
3. Adopt a self-certification program allowing registered architects and professional engineers to certify and be responsible for compliance with all applicable ordinances and construction standards for projects that the ordinance identifies as being qualified for self-certification.
4. Allow at-risk submittals for CERTAIN on-site preliminary grading and drainage work or infrastructure.
5. Allow applicants with a history of compliance with building codes and regulations to be eligible for expedited permit review.
b. Applications for a license pursuant to this section are subject to chapter 7, article 4 of this title.
c. For the purposes of this section, "objective" means not influenced by personal interpretation, taste or feelings of a municipal employee and verifiable by reference to an adopted benchmark, standard or criterion available and knowable by the applicant or proponent.
Sec. 2. Title 11, chapter 2, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 11-269.27, to read:
11-269.27. Administrative review and approval; self-certification program; expedited approval
a. Notwithstanding any other law, the board of supervisors of a county may by ordinance do the following:
1. Authorize administrative personnel to review and approve site plans, development plans, land divisions, lot line adjustments, lot ties, preliminary plats, final plats and plat amendments without a public hearing.
2. Authorize administrative personnel to review and approve design plans based on objective standards WITHOUT a public hearing.
3. Adopt a self-certification program allowing registered architects and professional engineers to certify and be responsible for compliance with all applicable ordinances and construction standards for projects that the ordinance identifies as being qualified for self-certification.
4. Allow at-risk submittals for certain on-site preliminary grading and drainage work or infrastructure.
5. Allow applicants with a history of compliance with building codes and regulations to be eligible for expedited permit review.
b. Applications for a license pursuant to this section are subject to chapter 11, article 1 of this title.
c. For the purposes of this section, "objective" means not influenced by personal interpretation, taste or feelings of a county employee and verifiable by reference to an adopted benchmark, standard or criterion available and knowable by the applicant or proponent.