HB 2536
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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Fifty-sixth Legislature
First Regular Session
House: GOV DPA 8-0-0-1
HB 2536: administrative review; approvals; developments.
Sponsor: Representative Toma, LD 27
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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)
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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)