Vote — approved

Thomas Galvin	yes
Kate Brophy McGee	yes
Mark Stewart	yes
Steve Gallardo	yes
Debbie Lesko	absent

Ayes: Thomas Galvin, Kate Brophy McGee, Mark Stewart, Steve Gallardo Absent: Debbie Lesko

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124. ES-2025-001 PUBLIC AND SEMI-PUBLIC BATHING PLACES – VARIANCE PROCESS Pursuant to A.R.S. §36-184(B)(5) and §11-251.05 set a public hearing for September 10, 2025, to solicit comments and consider the adoption of proposed revisions to Chapter VI, Section 1 of the Maricopa County Environmental Health Code (MCEHC) to update requirements for pool variances. Updating these provisions will align MCEHC with the Arizona Administrative Code (A.A.C.). MCEHC allows a variance only for requirements that are more restrictive than the A.A.C., while the A.A.C. allows for a variance upon demonstration by an applicant that an alternative design, material, appurtenance, or technology is equivalent to a requirement in code. This alignment will provide customers with regulatory clarity and remove the narrower parameter for which a variance can be requested. The Maricopa County Board of Health (BOH) reviewed proposed revisions to update the Maricopa County Environmental Health Code (MCEHC) Chapter VI, Section 1 [Public and Semi-Public Bathing Places: Variance Process] and approved the case for the EROP expedited process at a public meeting on July 28, 2025. At the meeting, the BOH approved the case to proceed to the Board of Supervisors (BOS) for review and possible approval (C-88-26-004-X-00)