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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Seventh Legislature, First Regular Session
narcotic injection sites; zoning; prohibition
Purpose
Prohibits a municipality and county from adopting an ordinance, regulation or overlay zoning district that would allow for the development of a narcotics injection site.
Background
Statute authorizes municipalities and counties to adopt zoning ordinances and codes to conserve and promote the public health, safety, convenience and general welfare. A municipality and county may: 1) regulate the use of buildings, structures and land between agriculture, residence, industry and business; 2) regulate buildings and structures, the size and use of lots, yards, courts and other open spaces and the percentage of a lot that may be occupied by a building or structure; 3) establish and maintain building setback lines; and 4) establish age-specific community zoning districts (A.R.S. ยงยง 9-462.01 and 11-811).
There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this legislation.
Provisions
1. Prohibits a municipality and county from adopting an ordinance, regulation or overlay zoning district that would allow for the development of a narcotics injection site.
2. Specifies that a narcotic injection site:
a) means a health care institution or any other establishment that has oversight provided by one or more health care providers and that provides space for any person to inject, ingest, inhale or otherwise introduce into the person's body an unprescribed controlled substance; and
b) does not include a site that is established solely for the purpose of dispensing medication that is used in medically assisted drug therapy treatment programs.
3. Defines terms.
4. Make technical and conforming changes.
5. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
House Action
GOV 2/19/25 DP 4-3-0-0
3rd Read 3/4/25 31-26-3
Prepared by Senate Research
March 17, 2025
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