Title 9, Cities and Towns

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…

In addition to the powers provided by section 9-500.20 if approved by a municipal resolution, a city or a town may provide fire and emergency medical services outside its corporate limits to a county island as provided by section 11-251.12 or 48-853. A city or town that provides …

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 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. 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. 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. 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. 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 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. 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. 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…

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. 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…

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. 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 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. 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. 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 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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 city or town shall require an employee or a contractor or subcontractor that has contracted with the city or town to remove deceased cats and dogs from a public place to thoroughly scan the cat or dog for the presence of a microchip and make a reasonable effort to contact the o…

A. Notwithstanding any other law, the legislative body of a city or town shall by ordinance do the following: 1. Authorize administrative personnel to review and approve site plans, development plans, land divisions, lot line adjustments, lot ties, preliminary plats, final plats …

A. A city or town that contains any portion of a military installation or range or Arizona national guard site or contains any portion of the influence area of a military installation or range or Arizona national guard site, as delineated in the map prepared by the state land dep…

Notwithstanding any other law, a municipality may not require any type of license or permit for a business that is both of the following: 1. Operated by a person who is under nineteen years of age. 2. Operated only occasionally.

A. A municipality may not enact or enforce any noise ordinance, rule or regulation that prohibits any general construction activities between May 1 and October 15 of each year between the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. each business day and between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:…

A. Notwithstanding any other law, a municipality that is located within an initial active management area may not adopt or enforce any code, ordinance, rule, regulation, standard, stipulation or other requirement that directly or indirectly requires any of the following in a subd…

A. Notwithstanding any other law, a city or town in this state may not maliciously delay adopted licensing time frames pursuant to section 9-835 for single-family residential construction or a response to an application for single-family residential construction. B. The attorney …

A. Except as otherwise provided by law, a city or town may not enact or adopt any ordinance, policy or rule that relates to the ownership or operation of an unmanned aircraft, unmanned aircraft system or commercial drone delivery system or otherwise engage in regulating the owner…

A. Notwithstanding any other law, a city or town may satisfy any statutory requirement for advertising, publishing or printing required by this title by posting the advertisement, publication or printing on the official website of the city or town and on the official website of a…

A. A city or town may not adopt any law, ordinance or other regulation that prohibits booting a motor vehicle that is located on private property without the permission of the owner or operator of the motor vehicle. B. A city or town may adopt a law, ordinance or other regulation…

A. A municipality may not enact, enforce or maintain an ordinance, rule, regulation, policy or practice that imposes a fine or any other penalty on a business or commercial entity that is based on the number of or frequency of requests for public safety assistance or emergency se…