ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session
	House: COM DP 8-1-0-1 | 3^rd Read 38-22-0-0 Senate: RAGE DP 6-0-1-0 | 3^rd Read 19-8-2-0-1 Chapter: 31

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HB 2447: self-certification program; administrative review

Sponsor: Representative Carbone, LD 25

Signed by the Governor

Overview

Requires, rather than allows, a municipality to authorize administrative personnel to perform specified duties.

History

Current statute requires each municipality's planning agency and governing body to prepare and adopt, in coordination with the Arizona State Land Department, a comprehensive, long-range general plan for the development of the municipality. The general plan must include a statement of community goals and development policies, including maps and plan proposals (A.R.S. § 9-461.05).

The legislative body of a city or town may by ordinance: a) authorize administrative personnel to review and approve site and development plans, land divisions, lot line adjustments and ties and preliminary and final plats without a public hearing; b) authorize administrative personnel to review and approve design review plans based on objective standards without a public hearing; c) adopt a self-certification program allowing registered architects and professional engineers to certify and be responsible for compliance with all applicable ordinances and construction standards for projects that the ordinance identifies as being qualified for self-certification; d) allow at-risk submittals for certain on-site preliminary grading and drainage work on infrastructure; and e) allow applicants with a history of compliance with building codes and regulations to be eligible for expedited permit review (A.R.S. § 9-500-49).

Provisions

1. Requires, rather than allows, the legislative body of a city or town by ordinance to:

a) authorize administrative personnel to review and approve site and development plans, land divisions, lot line adjustments and ties and preliminary and final plats without a public hearing;

b) authorize administrative personnel to review and approve design review plans based on objective standards without a public hearing;

c) allow at-risk submittals for certain on-site preliminary grading and drainage work on infrastructure; and

d) allow applicants with a history of compliance with building codes and regulations to be eligible for expedited permit review. (Sec. 1)

2. Maintains the ability of the legislative body of a city or town to adopt a self-certification program allowing registered architects and professional engineers to certify and be responsible for compliance with all applicable ordinances and construction standards for projects that the ordinance identifies as being qualified for self-certification. (Sec. 1)

3. Provides a definition for license. (Sec. 1)

4. Contains a delayed effective date of January 1, 2026. (Sec. 2)

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                        HB 2447

Initials PB     Page 0 Signed by the Governor

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