ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Fifty-sixth Legislature First Regular Session
	House: GOV DPA 8-0-0-1

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HB 2536: administrative review; approvals; developments.

Sponsor: Representative Toma, LD 27

House Engrossed

Overview

Outlines actions the legislative body of a county, city or town (Body) may authorize during the administrative review process of select functions.

History

The Body must regulate the subdivision of all lands within its corporate limits by ordinance prescribing:

1) Procedures for the preparation, submission, review and approval or rejection of all final plats;

2) Standards governing the design of subdivision plats; and

3) Minimum requirements and standards for the installation of subdivision streets, sewer and water utilities and improvements as a condition of final plat approval (A.R.S § 9-463.01).

Currently, a municipality must have in place an overall time frame for which it will either grant or deny each type of license it issues.  The overall time frame for each type of license must state separately the administrative completeness review time frame and the substantive review time frame.  Additionally, it must post this information on its website (A.R.S. § 9-835).

The county board of supervisors, must plan and provide for the following:

1) Future growth and improvement of the county;

2) The coordination of all public improvements to the plan;

3) The formation of a planning and zoning commission;

4) The adoption and enforcement of the rules, regulations, ordinances and plans (A.R.S. § 11-802).

Provisions

1. Specifies that the Body, by ordinance, may:

a) Authorize administrative personnel (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;

b) Authorize Personnel to review and approve design review plans based on objective standards without a public hearing;

c) Adopt a self-certification program that allows registered architects and professional engineers to certify and be responsible for compliance with ordinances and construction standards for qualified projects;

d) Allow at-risk submissions for select on-site preliminary grading and drainage work or infrastructure; and

e) Allow qualified applicants to be eligible for expedited permit review. (Sec. 1,2)

2. Stipulates applicable license applications are subject to municipal, or county, regulations relating to licensure. (Sec. 1,2)

3. Defines Objective for counties, cities and towns (Sec. 1,2)

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