Title 9 — Cities and Towns
12 chapters · 460 sections in this title.
A.R.S. § 9-500.19 Vehicle refueling apparatus
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Notwithstanding any other law and because the legislature finds it is a matter of statewide concern, a city or town shall not effectively prohibit the installation or use of a vehicle refueling apparatus as defined in section 43-1086.01. This section does not preclude a city or t…
A.R.S. § 9-500.20 Outside emergency services; costs
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A city or town may provide or assist in providing emergency fire or emergency medical services outside of its corporate limits, if those services are otherwise unavailable or are provided at the request of any law enforcement agency, fire district, fire department or private pers…
A.R.S. § 9-500.21 Civil enforcement of municipal ordinances
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1. Filing of a complaint before a hearing officer. The city or town magistrate may serve as a hearing officer or the city or town may appoint a separate hearing officer. 2. Timely notice of the citation to the violator. If the city or town is unable to personally serve the notice…
A.R.S. § 9-500.22 Prosecution diversion programs
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A. The chief prosecuting officer of a city or town may establish a diversion program that provides for the dismissal of a criminal complaint on successful completion of the program's requirements. Diversion shall not be available to persons accused of a crime involving the discha…
A.R.S. § 9-500.23 Authority to provide fire protection and emergency services outside corporate limits
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[Repealed or reserved.]
A.R.S. § 9-500.24 Federal patent easements; city and town abandonment
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A city or town, by its own motion or at the request of a property owner, may abandon a federal patent easement established by the small tract act of 1938 that the city or town determines, after notifying and obtaining the consent of all affected utilities, is not being used by th…
A.R.S. § 9-500.25 Work centers; aliens; prohibition
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A city or town shall not construct or maintain a work center if any part of the center is to facilitate the knowing employment of an alien who is not entitled to lawful residence in the United States.
A.R.S. § 9-500.26 Authority to regulate the entry of minors into Mexico; exemption from liability
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A. The governing body of an incorporated city or town may adopt an ordinance pursuant to chapter 7 of this title allowing a peace officer of a city or town to prevent the entry from this state into the republic of Mexico at the border by any resident of this state who is under ei…
A.R.S. § 9-500.27 Off-road vehicle ordinance; applicability; violation; classification
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A. No later than March 31, 2008, in area A, as defined in section 49-541, a city or town shall adopt, implement and enforce an ordinance that prohibits the operation of any vehicle, including an off-highway vehicle, an all-terrain vehicle or an off-road recreational motor vehicle…
A.R.S. § 9-500.28 Disclosure of filings; military electronics range; definition
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A. A city or town that contains any portion of a military electronics range as delineated in the military electronics range map prepared by the state land department pursuant to section 37-102 shall notify the office of the installation commander when an application is deemed com…
A.R.S. § 9-500.29 Federal and state regulations; local coordination; standing; definitions
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A. If a city or town has laws, regulations, plans or policies that are less restrictive than a federal or state regulation, rule, plan or policy, the city or town shall demand by any lawful means that the federal or state government coordinate with the city or town before the fed…
A.R.S. § 9-500.30 Federal monies; prohibition; union labor preference
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A city or town is prohibited from accepting federal monies for a construction project if as a condition of accepting the federal monies the city or town is required to give a preference to union labor.
A.R.S. § 9-500.31 Prohibition on adopting landlord tenant bedbug control requirements
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A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, a city or town shall not adopt requirements by ordinance or otherwise for landlords or tenants that relate to the control of bedbugs as defined in section 33-1319, other than the requirements prescribed by section 33-1319. B.…
A.R.S. § 9-500.32 License fees for dogs; prohibition; violation; classification
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A. A city or town may not charge an individual who has a disability and who uses a service animal as defined in section 11-1024, a person that trains a service animal as defined in section 11-1024 or an individual who uses a search and rescue dog a license fee for that dog. B. An…
A.R.S. § 9-500.33 County island sewer connection; prohibition; state preemption
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Notwithstanding any other law, a city or town may not require the owner of a property located in the city's or town's municipal planning area to connect to the city's or town's sewer system if the property is located in a county island as defined in section 11-251.12 unless the d…
A.R.S. § 9-500.34 Prohibition on retail business security requirements; state preemption
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A. A municipality may not adopt an ordinance that requires a retail business to comply with specific security requirements, including the installation of security cameras or security lights, based on the size of the retail business, the type of the retail business or the number o…
A.R.S. § 9-500.35 Garbage collection services; payment responsibility
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For residential property of four or fewer units, a garbage collection service provider that operates within a city or town may not require payment of garbage collection service rates and charges by anyone other than the person who has contracted with the garbage collection servic…
A.R.S. § 9-500.36 Prohibition on requirement of energy measuring and reporting; state preemption
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A. A city or town may not require an owner, operator or tenant of a business, commercial building or multifamily housing property to measure and report energy usage and consumption, including energy consumption benchmarking and building facility energy efficiency audits. B. The r…
A.R.S. § 9-500.37 Improvements to private property not in corporate boundaries; prohibition
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A city or town may not require the owner of property that is not located in the city's or town's corporate boundaries to make an improvement as a condition of providing water or wastewater service unless the improvement has a substantial nexus to the water or wastewater service t…
A.R.S. § 9-500.38 Prohibition on regulation of auxiliary containers; state preemption; definition
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A. A city or town may not: 1. Impose a tax, fee, assessment, charge or return deposit on a consumer or an owner, operator or tenant of a business, commercial building or multifamily housing property for auxiliary containers. 2. Regulate the sale, use or disposition of auxiliary c…
A.R.S. § 9-500.39 Limits on regulation of vacation rentals and short-term rentals; state preemption; civil penalties; transaction privilege tax license suspension; definitions
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A. A city or town may not prohibit vacation rentals or short-term rentals. B. A city or town may not restrict the use of or regulate vacation rentals or short-term rentals based on their classification, use or occupancy except as provided in this section. A city or town may regul…
A.R.S. § 9-500.41 911 telephone calls; medical assistance requests; Good Samaritans
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A city or town that receives 911 telephone calls shall report to the department of health services, in a format prescribed by the department, the number of telephone calls received under section 13-3423 and any related overdose deaths.
A.R.S. § 9-500.42 Prohibition on regulation of using computational power or running node on blockchain technology; state preemption; definitions
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A. A city or town may not prohibit or otherwise restrict an individual from lawfully accessing or using computational power or running a node on blockchain technology in a residence. B. The regulation of the act of lawfully accessing or using computational power or running a node…
A.R.S. § 9-500.43 Prohibition on mandated provision of health insurance; state preemption
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A. A city or town may not require an employer to provide health insurance to the employer's employees. B. The regulation of health insurance is of statewide concern and not subject to further regulation by a city or town.
A.R.S. § 9-500.44 Communications; accessibility; emergency response interpreters
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A. Pursuant to the Americans with disabilities act of 1990 (P.L. 101-336; 104 Stat. 327; 42 United States Code sections 12101 through 12213) and its regulations, a city or town shall take reasonable steps to ensure that its communications with persons with disabilities, including…
A.R.S. § 9-500.45 Drug disposal programs; business assessments prohibited; restrictions; state preemption; definition
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A. A city or town may not: 1. Impose a tax, fee, assessment or charge on any consumer or owner or operator of a business to pay for or support a drug disposal program in the city's or town's jurisdiction. 2. Require an owner or operator of a business to establish, pay for or oper…
A.R.S. § 9-500.46 Parking; public service and public safety emergency vehicles; definitions
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A. Notwithstanding any provision in rule or ordinance, a city, including a charter city, or town may not prohibit a resident from parking a motor vehicle on a street or driveway in the city or town if the vehicle is required to be available at designated periods at the person's r…
A.R.S. § 9-500.47 Firefighter; peace officer; residency requirement; prohibition; exemption; definitions
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A. A city or town shall not impose any residency requirement on any firefighter or peace officer as a condition of employment. B. This section does not apply to any of the following: 1. Executive-level firefighters and executive-level peace officers. 2. Peace officers employed by…
A.R.S. § 9-500.48 Deceased cats and dogs; owner notification
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[Repealed or reserved.]
A.R.S. § 9-500.49 Administrative review and approval; self-certification program; expedited approval; applicability; definitions
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1. Authorize administrative personnel to review and approve site plans, development plans, land divisions, lot line adjustments, lot ties, preliminary plats, final plats and plat amendments without a public hearing. 2. Authorize administrative personnel to review and approve desi…
A.R.S. § 9-500.50 Disclosure of filing; military installation or range or Arizona national guard site; definitions
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1. Amend, modify or change a general plan or comprehensive plan land use designation. 2. Establish, amend, modify or change an area plan, character plan, master development plan or site plan. 3. Amend, modify or change the zoning designation, overlay zoning designation or the reg…
A.R.S. § 9-500.51 Youth businesses; license; permit; exemption
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1. Operated by a person who is under nineteen years of age. 2. Operated only occasionally.
A.R.S. § 9-500.52 Construction; summertime hours; prohibition on restriction
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B. The municipality shall allow concrete to be poured at least one hour before the time that general construction activities are regularly scheduled to begin.
A.R.S. § 9-500.53 Initial active management areas; landscaping requirements; prohibition; statewide concern; definitions
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1. A minimum number of trees, except for trees included on the low-water-use and drought-tolerant plant list that is published by the department of water resources for the current management plan for the initial active management area. 2. A minimum size for trees or shrubs. 3. A …