HB 2554
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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Fifty-fifth Legislature
Second Regular Session
House: NREW DPA/SE 7-5-0-0
HB 2554: land divisions; property; technical correction
S/E: counties; land divisions; surveys
Sponsor: Representative Griffin, LD 14
Caucus & COW
Overview
Prohibits counties from requiring surveys as a condition for approving land divisions.
History
Counties can adopt land division ordinances to split a parcel of land into five or fewer lots, parcels
or fractional interests, each of which is ten acres or smaller. One condition for approval of a land
division application is that the applicant provides a statement from a licensed surveyor or
engineer, or other acceptable evidence, indicating whether each lot, parcel or fractional interest
is traversable by a two-wheel drive vehicle. However, a land division may be approved even if it
does not meet this condition, provided the applicant signs an acknowledgement that the county
will not issue building or use permits until the land complies with the statutory minimum
requirements (A.R.S. § 11-831).
Provisions
1. Prohibits a county from requiring a land division applicant to conduct a survey as a condition
of approving the land division, conveying the land or issuing a building permit. (Sec. 1)
2. Repeals the requirement that a land division applicant provide a statement from a surveyor or
engineer or evidence indicating whether each lot, parcel or fractional interest is traversable by
a two-wheel drive vehicle. (Sec. 1)
3. Adds, as a requirement for approving a land division, that the applicant disclose to any buyer
that the applicant has or has not conducted a survey of the land division. (Sec. 1)
4. Prohibits a county board of supervisors from requiring each lot, parcel or fractional interest to
be surveyed as a condition for approving a land division. (Sec. 1)
5. Makes technical and conforming changes. (Sec. 1)
☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note