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ORDINANCE NO. O21-72
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GLENDALE, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, AMENDING
GLENDALE
CITY
CODE
CHAPTER 25 (NUISANCES),
ARTICLE VI (DAMAGED BUILDINGS), BY ADDING SECTION
25-77 (SLUM PROPERTY DESIGNATION).
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE as follows:
SECTION 1. That the Glendale City Code Chapter 25 (Nuisances), Article VI (Damaged
Buildings), Section 25-77 (Slum Property Designation) is hereby added and will read as follows:
Chapter 25-Nuisances
Sec.25-77. - Slum Property Designation.
A. The City Manager or designee may designate residential rental property as slum property
consistent with and pursuant to the provisions of A.R.S. §33-1901 et seq., as and if amended.
B. Notice of slum property designation shall be provided to all owners and lienholders of the
affected property by delivery in hand or mailed certified mail return receipt requested to the
addresses listed of record for the property. Such notice shall of the designation, the reason or
reasons for the designation, and the procedure to appeal the designation. The effective date of
the notice of slum property designation shall be the date of the designation.
C. The City may record a notice of slum property designation with the County Recorder. A
recorded notice shall run with the land. Failure to record a notice shall not affect the validity of
the notice as to persons who receive the notice.
D. The slum property designation shall be removed and a notice of removal of the slum property
designation shall be recorded with the County Recorder when the conditions and violations that
formed the basis of the designation have been corrected, as determined by the City of by the
Court.
Sec. 25-77.1. - Assessment and Liens.
A. The City Manager, or his designee, is authorized to impose assessments and liens pursuant to
the provisions of A.R.S. tit. 33, ch. 17, art. 1 (A.R.S. §33-1901 et seq.).
B. Notice of an assessment or lien shall be provided to all owners and lienholders of the affected
property. Such notice shall inform of the amount of the assessment or lien, the reason for the
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assessment or lien, and the procedure to appeal the assessment or lien. The effective date and
manner of service shall be as described in Section 25-77B.
C. The City May record an assessment or lien with the County Recorder or the Department of
Transportation. A recorded assessment shall run with the land. Failure to record an assessment
or lien shall not affect the validity of the assessment or lien as to persons who have notice
thereof. The City shall release the assessment or lien upon receipt of payment.
D. In the event that it is necessary to enforce and assessment or lien by sale, the sale shall be made
from a judgement of foreclosure and order of sale. The City shall have the right to enforce an
assessment or lien in the Superior Court, at any time after recording, but failure to enforce an
assessment or lien shall not affect its validity. The recorded assessment or lien shall be prima
facie evidence of the truth of all matters recited herein, and of the regularity of all proceedings
prior to the recording. Prior assessments or liens for the purposes provided for in this ordinance
shall not be a bar to subsequent assessments or liens, and any number of liens or assessments
on the same property may be enforced in the same action.
Sec. 25-77.2.- Slum Property Designation Appeals Hearing Officer.
A. There is created a Slum Property Designation Appeals Hearing Officer, hereinafter referred to
as the “Hearing Officer,” which is appointed by the City Manager.
B. Appeals of a slum property designation or of an assessment or lien shall be heard by the
Hearing Officer.
Sec 25-77.3. - Hearings.
A. Any owner or lienholder aggrieved by a slum property designation or by an assessment or lien
imposed pursuant to this article may appeal by filing a notice of appeal with the Development
Services Department within thirty days of the effective date of the notice. The notice of appeal
shall state appellant’s relationship to the property, all grounds for the appeal, a mailing address,
and a telephone number where the appellant can be notified of the time and place of the hearing.
B. Upon receipt of a notice of appeal, the City shall set a hearing within not less than then ten nor
more than thirty days.
C. Upon hearing an appeal, the hearing officer may affirm or reverse a slum property designation or
affirm, reverse, or reduce an assessment or lien. (Ord. No. 1673, §1,3-26-91)
D. Any determination by the hearing officer may only be appealed to the superior court.
Sec. 25-78-25-79.-Reserved.
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PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the Mayor and Council of the City of Glendale,
Maricopa County, Arizona, this 26th day of October, 2021.
Mayor Jerry P. Weiers
ATTEST:
Julie K. Bower, City Clerk (SEAL)
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Michael D. Bailey, City Attorney
REVIEWED BY:
Kevin R. Phelps, City Manager