Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 9, chapter 7, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 9-807, to read:
START_STATUTE9-807. Building energy code
Cities and towns shall
adopt and annually update a building energy code for residential and commercial
construction that conforms to the international energy conservation code
adopted by the international code council. END_STATUTE
Sec. 2. Section 11-861, Arizona Revised
Statutes, is amended to read:
START_STATUTE11-861. Adoption of codes by reference;
limitations; method of adoption
A. In any county which has adopted zoning pursuant
to this chapter, the board of supervisors may adopt and enforce, for the
unincorporated areas of the county so zoned, a building code and other related
codes to regulate the quality, type of material and workmanship of all aspects
of construction of buildings or structures, except that the board may authorize
that areas zoned rural or unclassified may be exempt from the provisions of the
code adopted. Such codes may be adopted by reference after notice and hearings
before the county planning and zoning commission and board of supervisors as
provided in this chapter for amendments to the zoning ordinance of the county.
B. The board of supervisors may adopt a fire
prevention code in the unincorporated areas of the county in which a fire
district has not adopted the uniform fire code pursuant to section 48‑805.
Any fire code adopted by a board of supervisors pursuant to this subsection
shall remain in effect until a fire district is established and adopts a code
applicable within the boundaries of the district.
C. For the purpose of this article, codes authorized
by subsections A and B of this section shall be limited to the following:
1. Any building, electrical or mechanical code that
has been adopted by any national organization or association that is organized
and conducted for the purpose of developing codes or that has been adopted by
the largest city in that county. If the board of supervisors adopts
a city code, it shall adopt, within ninety days after receiving a written
notification of a change to the city code, the same change or shall terminate
the adopted city code.
2. Any fire prevention code that has been adopted by
a national organization or association organized or conducted for the purpose
of developing fire prevention codes and that is as stringent as the state fire
code adopted pursuant to section 41‑2146.
D. The board of supervisors may adopt a current
wildland-urban interface code. The code may be adapted from a model code
adopted by a national or international organization or association for
mitigating the hazard to life and property. The board must follow written
public procedures in the development and adoption of the code and any revisions
to the code to provide effective, early and continuous public participation
through:
1. The broad dissemination and publicity of the
proposed code and any revisions to the code.
2. The opportunity for submission and consideration
of written public comments.
3. Open discussions, communications programs and
information services.
4. Consultation with federal agencies and state and
local officials.
E. The board
of supervisors shall adopt and annually update a building energy code for
residential and commercial construction that conforms to the international
energy conservation code adopted by the international code council. END_STATUTE
