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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Seventh Legislature, First Regular Session
self-certification program; administrative review
Purpose
Requires, rather than allows, a city or town by ordinance to authorize administrative personnel to review and approve certain development documents.
Background
In 2023, the
Legislature enacted legislation allowing a city or town by ordinance to:
1) authorize administrative personnel to review and approve site plans,
development plans, land divisions, lot line adjustments, lot ties, preliminary
plats, final plats, plat amendments and design plans based on objective
standards without a public hearing; 2) 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; 3) allow at-risk submittals for certain on-site preliminary
grading and drainage work or infrastructure; and 4) allow applicants with a
history of compliance with building codes and regulations to be eligible for
expedited permit review. Applications for a license in accordance with the
administrative review and approval requirements are subject to the statutory
licensing time frame requirements. (A.R.S.
ยง 9-500.49; Laws
2023, Ch. 1).
There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this legislation.
Provisions
1. Requires, rather than allows, the legislative body of a city or town by ordinance to do the following:
a) 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;
b) authorize administrative personnel to review and approve design review plans based on objective standards without a public hearing;
c) allow at-risk submittals for certain on-site preliminary grading and drainage work on infrastructure; and
d) allow applicants with a history of compliance with building codes and regulations to be eligible for expedited permit review.
2. Defines license as including the whole or part of any municipal permit, certificate, approval, registration, charter or similar form of permission required by law, excluding a transaction privilege tax license.
3. Becomes effective on January 1, 2026.
House Action
COM 2/11/25 DP 8-1-0-1
3rd Read 2/25/25 38-22-0
Prepared by Senate Research
March 10, 2025
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