ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-sixth Legislature

First Regular Session

House: GOV DPA 9-0-0-0


HB 2044: municipal general plan; adoption

Sponsor: Representative Bliss, LD 1

Caucus & COW

Overview

Modifies the regulations for how a city or town adopts a new general plan.

History

Currently, a municipality's general plan must be adopted or readopted. The adoption or readoption of a general plan must be by resolution of the governing body of the municipality and must be approved by affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the members of the governing body. A general plan, with any amendment, is effective for 10 years after the date the plan was initially adopted and ratified, readopted or ratified (A.R.S. § 9-461.06).

The governing body of a city or town with a population of more than 2,500 individuals but less than 10,000 and whose population growth rate exceeded an average of two percent per year for the 10 year period before the most recent United States decennial census and any city or town with a population of 10,000 or more is required to submit a new general plan to the voters for ratification at the next regularly scheduled municipal election or at a special election scheduled 120 days after the governing body adopted the plan (A.R.S. § 9-461.06).

Provisions

1.   States a governing body may submit a new general plan to voters for ratification in a municipality with a specified population and a growth rate that ☐ Prop 105 (45 votes)	     ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes)      ☐ Emergency (40 votes)	☐ Fiscal Notedid not exceed an average of two percent per year and whose current general plan was approved by the voters. (Sec. 1)

2.   Specifies if the current general plan was approved by the voters, then a new general plan may be submitted for ratification at the next municipal election or special election scheduled 180 days after the governing body adopted the plan. (Sec. 1)

3.   Makes technical changes. (Sec. 1)

Amendments

Committee on Government

1.   Increases the number of days a new general plan can be submitted to the voters at a special election whose population growth rate exceeded an average of two percent per year from 120 to 180 days.

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