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House Engrossed Senate Bill 
 
telecommunications fund; report; posting 
(now: residential zoning; housing; assessment; hearings) 
 
 
 
State of Arizona 
Senate 
Fifty-sixth Legislature 
Second Regular Session 
2024 
 
 
 
CHAPTER 172 
 
SENATE BILL 1162 
 
 
 
AN ACT 
 
AMENDING SECTION 9-462.04, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES; AMENDING TITLE 9, 
CHAPTER 4, ARTICLE 6.1, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES, BY ADDING SECTION 
9-462.10; AMENDING TITLE 9, CHAPTER 4, ARTICLE 6.4, ARIZONA REVISED 
STATUTES, BY ADDING SECTION 9-469; RELATING TO MUNICIPALITIES. 
 
 
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: 
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Section 1.  Section 9-462.04, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended 
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to read: 
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9-462.04.  Public hearing required; definition 
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A.  If the municipality has a planning commission or a hearing 
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officer, the planning commission or hearing officer shall hold a public 
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hearing on any zoning ordinance.  Notice of the time and place of the 
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hearing including a general explanation of the matter to be considered and 
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including a general description of the area affected shall be given at 
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least fifteen days before the hearing in the following manner: 
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1.  The notice shall be published at least once in a newspaper of 
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general circulation published or circulated in the municipality, or if 
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there is none, it shall be posted on the affected property in such a 
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manner as to be legible from the public right-of-way and in at least ten 
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public places in the municipality.  A posted notice shall be printed so 
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that the following are visible from a distance of one hundred feet:  the 
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word "zoning", the present zoning district classification, the proposed 
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zoning district classification and the date and time of the hearing. 
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2.  In proceedings involving rezoning of land that abuts other 
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municipalities or unincorporated areas of the county or a combination of a 
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municipality and an unincorporated area, copies of the notice of public 
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hearing shall be transmitted to the planning agency of the governmental 
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unit abutting such land.  In proceedings involving rezoning of land that 
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is located within the territory in the vicinity of a military airport or 
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ancillary 
military 
facility 
as 
defined 
in 
section 
28-8461, 
the 
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municipality shall send copies of the notice of public hearing by first 
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class mail to the military airport.  In addition to notice by publication, 
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a municipality may give notice of the hearing in any other manner that the 
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municipality deems necessary or desirable. 
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3.  In proceedings that are not initiated by the property owner 
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involving rezoning of land that may change the zoning classification, 
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notice by first class mail shall be sent to each real property owner, as 
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shown on the last assessment of the property, of the area to be rezoned 
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and all property owners, as shown on the last assessment of the property, 
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within three hundred feet of the property to be rezoned. 
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4.  In proceedings involving one or more of the following proposed 
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changes or related series of changes in the standards governing land uses, 
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notice shall be provided in the manner prescribed by paragraph 5 of this 
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subsection: 
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(a)  A ten percent or more increase or decrease in the number of 
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square feet or units that may be developed. 
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(b)  A ten percent or more increase or reduction in the allowable 
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height of buildings. 
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(c)  An increase or reduction in the allowable number of stories of 
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buildings. 
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(d)  A ten percent or more increase or decrease in setback or open 
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space requirements. 
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(e)  An increase or reduction in permitted uses. 
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5.  In proceedings governed by paragraph 4 of this subsection, the 
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municipality shall provide notice to real property owners pursuant to at 
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least one of the following notification procedures: 
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(a)  Notice shall be sent by first class mail to each real property 
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owner, as shown on the last assessment, whose real property is directly 
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governed by the changes. 
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(b)  If the municipality issues utility bills or other mass mailings 
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that periodically include notices or other informational or advertising 
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materials, the municipality shall include notice of the changes with such 
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utility bills or other mailings. 
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(c)  The municipality shall publish the changes before the first 
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hearing on such changes in a newspaper of general circulation in the 
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municipality.  The changes shall be published in a "display ad" covering 
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not less than one-eighth of a full page. 
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6.  If notice is provided pursuant to paragraph 5, subdivision (b) 
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or (c) of this subsection, the municipality shall also send notice by 
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first class mail to persons who register their names and addresses with 
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the municipality as being interested in receiving such notice.  The 
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municipality may charge a fee not to exceed $5 per year for providing this 
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service and may adopt procedures to implement this paragraph. 
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7.  Notwithstanding the notice requirements in paragraph 4 of this 
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subsection, the failure of any person or entity to receive notice does not 
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constitute grounds for any court to invalidate the actions of a 
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municipality for which the notice was given. 
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B.  If the matter to be considered applies to territory in a high 
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noise or accident potential zone as defined in section 28-8461, the notice 
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prescribed in subsection A of this section shall include a general 
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statement that the matter applies to property located in the high noise or 
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accident potential zone. 
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C.  After the hearing, the planning commission or hearing officer 
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shall render a decision in the form of a written recommendation to the 
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governing body.  The recommendation shall include the reasons for the 
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recommendation and be transmitted to the governing body in the form and 
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manner prescribed by the governing body. 
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D.  If the planning commission or hearing officer has held a public 
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hearing, the governing body may adopt the recommendations of the planning 
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commission or hearing officer without holding a second public hearing if 
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there is no objection, request for public hearing or other protest.  The 
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governing body shall hold a public hearing if requested by the party 
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aggrieved or any member of the public or of the governing body, or, in any 
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case, if a public hearing has not been held by the planning commission or 
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hearing officer.  The governing body may consider the testimony of any 
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party aggrieved when making its decision.  In municipalities with 
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territory in the vicinity of a military airport or ancillary military 
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facility as defined in section 28-8461, the governing body shall hold a 
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public hearing if, after notice is transmitted to the military airport 
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pursuant to subsection A of this section and before the public hearing, 
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the military airport provides comments or analysis concerning the 
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compatibility of the proposed rezoning with the high noise or accident 
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potential generated by military airport or ancillary military facility 
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operations that may have an adverse impact on public health and safety, 
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and the governing body shall consider and analyze the comments or analysis 
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before making a final determination.  Notice of the time and place of the 
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hearing shall be given in the time and manner provided for the giving of 
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notice of the hearing by the planning commission as specified in 
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subsection A of this section.  A municipality may give additional notice 
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of the hearing in any other manner as the municipality deems necessary or 
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desirable.  For the purposes of this subsection, "party aggrieved" means 
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any property owner within the notification area prescribed by subsection 
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A, paragraph 3 of this section. 
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E.  A municipality may enact an ordinance authorizing county zoning 
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to continue in effect until municipal zoning is applied to land previously 
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zoned by the county and annexed by the municipality, but not longer than 
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six months after the annexation. 
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F.  A municipality is not required to adopt a general plan before 
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the adoption of a zoning ordinance. 
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G.  If there is no planning commission or hearing officer, the 
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governing body of the municipality shall perform the functions assigned to 
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the planning commission or hearing officer. 
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H.  If the owners of twenty percent or more of the property by area 
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and number of lots, tracts and condominium units within the zoning area of 
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the affected property, EXCLUDING GOVERNMENT OWNED PROPERTY, file a protest 
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in writing against a proposed amendment, the change shall not become 
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effective except by the favorable vote of three-fourths of all members of 
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the governing body of the municipality.  If any members of the governing 
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body are unable to vote on such a question because of a conflict of 
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interest, then the required number of votes for passage of the question 
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shall be three-fourths of the remaining membership of the governing body, 
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provided that such required number of votes shall not be less than a 
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majority of the full membership of the legally established governing body.  
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For the purposes of this subsection, the vote shall be rounded to the 
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nearest whole number.  A protest filed pursuant to this subsection shall 
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be signed by the property owners, EXCLUDING GOVERNMENT OWNED PROPERTY, 
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opposing the proposed amendment and filed in the office of the clerk of 
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the municipality not later than 12:00 noon one business day before the 
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date on which the governing body will vote on the proposed amendment or on 
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an earlier time and date established by the governing body. 
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I.  In applying an open space element or a growth element of a 
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general plan, a parcel of land shall not be rezoned for open space, 
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recreation, conservation or agriculture unless the owner of the land 
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consents to the rezoning in writing. 
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J.  Notwithstanding section 19-142, subsection B, a decision by the 
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governing body involving rezoning of land that is not owned by the 
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municipality and that changes the zoning classification of such land may 
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not be enacted as an emergency measure and the change shall not be 
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effective for at least thirty days after final approval of the change in 
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classification by the governing body. 
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K.  For the purposes of this section, "zoning area" means both of 
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the following: 
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1.  The 
area 
within 
one 
hundred 
fifty 
feet, 
including 
all 
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rights-of-way, of the affected property subject to the proposed amendment 
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or change. 
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2.  The area of the proposed amendment or change.  
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Sec. 2.  Title 9, chapter 4, article 6.1, Arizona Revised Statutes, 
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is amended by adding section 9-462.10, to read: 
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9-462.10.  Residential 
zoning; 
amendment; 
applications; 
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deadline; extensions; applicability 
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A.  ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2025, A MUNICIPALITY SHALL ADOPT AN 
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AMENDMENT TO THE MUNICIPALITY'S ZONING ORDINANCE THAT REQUIRES THE 
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MUNICIPALITY TO DETERMINE WHETHER A ZONING APPLICATION IS ADMINISTRATIVELY 
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COMPLETE WITHIN THIRTY DAYS AFTER RECEIVING THE APPLICATION.  IF THE 
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MUNICIPALITY DETERMINES THAT THE APPLICATION IS NOT ADMINISTRATIVELY 
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COMPLETE, THE MUNICIPALITY SHALL FOLLOW THE PROCEDURES PRESCRIBED IN 
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SECTION 9-835, SUBSECTION E UNTIL THE APPLICATION IS ADMINISTRATIVELY 
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COMPLETE.  THE 
MUNICIPALITY 
SHALL 
DETERMINE 
WHETHER 
A 
RESUBMITTED 
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APPLICATION IS ADMINISTRATIVELY COMPLETE WITHIN FIFTEEN DAYS AFTER 
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RECEIVING 
THE 
RESUBMITTED 
APPLICATION.  AFTER 
DETERMINING 
THAT 
THE 
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APPLICATION IS ADMINISTRATIVELY COMPLETE, THE MUNICIPALITY SHALL APPROVE 
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OR DENY THE APPLICATION WITHIN ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS.  
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B.  NOTWITHSTANDING SUBSECTION A OF THIS SECTION, THE MUNICIPALITY 
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MAY EXTEND THE TIME FRAME TO APPROVE OR DENY THE REQUEST BEYOND ONE 
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HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS FOR EITHER OF THE FOLLOWING REASONS: 
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1.  FOR EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES, THE MUNICIPALITY MAY GRANT A 
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ONETIME EXTENSION OF NOT MORE THAN THIRTY DAYS. 
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2.  IF AN APPLICANT REQUESTS AN EXTENSION, THE MUNICIPALITY MAY 
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GRANT EXTENSIONS OF THIRTY DAYS FOR EACH EXTENSION GRANTED. 
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C.  THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO LAND THAT IS DESIGNATED AS A 
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DISTRICT 
OF 
HISTORICAL 
SIGNIFICANCE 
PURSUANT 
TO 
SECTION 
9-462.01, 
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SUBSECTION A, PARAGRAPH 10 OR AN AREA THAT IS DESIGNATED AS HISTORIC ON 
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THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES OR PLANNED AREA DEVELOPMENTS.  
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Sec. 3.  Title 9, chapter 4, article 6.4, Arizona Revised Statutes, 
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is amended by adding section 9-469, to read: 
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9-469.  Municipal housing needs assessment; annual report; 
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applicability 
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A.  BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2025 AND EVERY FIVE YEARS THEREAFTER, A 
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MUNICIPALITY SHALL PUBLISH A HOUSING NEEDS ASSESSMENT THAT INCLUDES THE 
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FOLLOWING: 
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1.  THE TOTAL POPULATION GROWTH PROJECTED FOR THE SUBSEQUENT 
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FIVE-YEAR PERIOD. 
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2.  THE TOTAL JOB GROWTH PROJECTED FOR THE SUBSEQUENT FIVE-YEAR 
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PERIOD. 
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3.  THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF RESIDENTIALLY ZONED LAND WITH DETAIL ON LAND 
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ZONED AS SINGLE-FAMILY AND MULTIFAMILY. 
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4.  THE TOTAL NEED FOR ADDITIONAL RESIDENTIAL HOUSING UNITS FOR RENT 
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AND FOR SALE IN THE MUNICIPALITY TO MEET: 
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(a)  ANY DEFICIENCIES IN HOUSING THE EXISTING POPULATION. 
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(b)  ANY DEFICIENCIES IN HOUSING THE EXISTING WORKFORCE. 
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(c)  POPULATION GROWTH PROJECTIONS. 
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(d)  JOB GROWTH PROJECTIONS. 
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(e)  HOUSING NEEDS ACROSS ALL VARIOUS INCOME LEVELS. 
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B.  BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2025 AND EVERY YEAR THEREAFTER, EACH 
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MUNICIPALITY SHALL SUBMIT AN ANNUAL REPORT TO THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF 
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HOUSING ACCOUNTING FOR THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL HOUSING 
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UNITS SUBMITTED TO THE MUNICIPALITY, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF NET NEW 
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RESIDENTIAL HOUSING UNITS SUBMITTED TO THE MUNICIPALITY AND THE TOTAL 
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NUMBER OF NEW RESIDENTIAL HOUSING UNITS THAT ARE ENTITLED, HAVE BEEN 
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PLATTED, HAVE BEEN ISSUED A BUILDING PERMIT AND HAVE RECEIVED A 
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CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY BY THE MUNICIPALITY.  THE ANNUAL REPORT SHALL 
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INCLUDE ALL OF THE FOLLOWING: 
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1.  THE NUMBER OF HOUSING DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS RECEIVED IN THE 
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PRIOR YEAR. 
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2.  THE NUMBER OF LOTS AND MULTIFAMILY UNITS INCLUDED IN ALL 
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DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS IN THE PRIOR YEAR. 
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3.  THE 
NUMBER 
OF 
LOTS 
AND 
MULTIFAMILY 
UNITS 
APPROVED 
AND 
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DISAPPROVED OR OTHERWISE NOT APPROVED IN THE PRIOR YEAR. 
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4.  A THRESHOLD PERCENTAGE REQUIREMENT OF MULTIFAMILY ZONED LAND 
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VERSUS SINGLE-FAMILY ZONED LAND NEEDED TO MEET POPULATION DEMAND IN EACH 
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MUNICIPALITY. 
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5.  THE STATUS AND PROGRESS IN MEETING THE MUNICIPALITY'S HOUSING 
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NEEDS. 
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6.  A PLAN THAT SPECIFIES HOW THE MUNICIPALITY INTENDS TO SATISFY 
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THE IDENTIFIED NEED FOR ADDITIONAL HOUSING UNITS WITHIN THE MUNICIPALITY. 
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C.  A MUNICIPALITY THAT HAS CONDUCTED A HOUSING NEEDS ASSESSMENT 
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REPORT AS OF JANUARY 1, 2021 SHALL AMEND ALL EXISTING REPORTS TO INCLUDE 
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THE INFORMATION REQUIRED IN SUBSECTION A OF THIS SECTION. 
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D.  THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING SHALL COMPILE THE REPORTS 
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RECEIVED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION B OF THIS SECTION AND SUBMIT THE REPORTS 
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TO THE GOVERNOR, THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE 
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OF REPRESENTATIVES. 
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E.  THIS SECTION DOES NOT REQUIRE A MUNICIPALITY TO FULFILL THE 
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PROJECTIONS IN THE HOUSING NEEDS ASSESSMENT REQUIRED BY SUBSECTION A OF 
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THIS SECTION.   
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F.  THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO A MUNICIPALITY THAT IS LOCATED ON 
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TRIBAL LAND OR A MUNICIPALITY WITH A POPULATION OF LESS THAN THIRTY 
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THOUSAND PERSONS.  
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APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR APRIL 23, 2024. 
 
FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE APRIL 23, 2024.