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Gabriella Caaares-Kelly Recorder
OFFICIAL RECORDS OF PIMA COUNTY, AZ
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MARANA ORDINANCE NO. 2024.027
RELATING TO DEVELOPMENT; AMENDING MARANA TOWN CODE TITLE 17
(LAND DEVELOPMENT), CHAPTER 17-3 (ADMINISTRATION AND
ENFORCEMENT), SECTION 17-3-1 (AMENDMENT AND REZONING) TO ADD
PROVISIONS ESTABLISHING TIME FRAMES FOR REVIEW OF ZONING
APPLICATIONS; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
WHEREAS the Arizona Legislature adopted Laws 2024, Chapter 141 (Senate Bill
1162), signed by Governor Katie Hobbs on April 23,2024, and effective on September 14,
2024, requiring all Arizona municipalities to adopt an amendment to the municipality's
zoning ordinance on or before January 1, 2025 establishing specified time frames for
review of zoning applications; and
WHEREAS Senate Bill 1162 is now codified in the Arizona Revised Statutes at
A.R.S. § 9-462.11; and
WHEREAS the Town Council finds this ordinance to be in the best interests of the
Town and its citizens.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and Council of the Town of
Marana, Arizona, as follows:
SECTION 1. Marana Town Code Title 17 (Land Development), Chapter 17-3
(Administration and Enforcement),Section 17-3-1 (Amendment and rezoning),is hereby
amended as follows (with additions shown with double underlining):
17-3-1 Amendment and rezoning
[No revisions to paragraphs A through E]
F. Review time frames. The town shall review all zoning applications
pursuant to the following time frames.
1. The town shall determine whether a zoning application is
administratively complete within 30 days after receiving the
application.
2. If the town determines that a zoning application is not
administratively complete,the town will provide the applicant with
a written notice that includes a comprehensive list of the specific
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deficiencies. Upon issuance of the written notice, the administrative
completeness review time frame and overall time frame contained in
this section are suspended until the town receives the resubmitted
application.
3. The town shall determine whether a resubmitted application is
administratively complete within 15 days after receiving the
resubmitted application. If the town determines that a resubmitted
application is not administratively complete, the process set forth in
subparagraph F.2 above shall repeat until the application is
administratively complete.
4. After determining that a zoning application is administratively
complete, the town council shall approve or deny the application
within 180 days. The town may extend the time frame to approve or
deny a zoning application beyond 180 days for either of the
following reasons:
a.Town staff may grant a one-time extension of not more than 30
days for extenuating circumstances; or
b. Town staff may grant extensions in 30-day increments at the
request of the applicant.
5. This section does not apply to zoning applications for any of the
following:
a. Land that is designated as a district of historical significance
pursuant to A.R.S. § 9-462.01(a).
b. An area that is designated as historic on the national register
of historic places.
c. Land that is already zoned as a specific plan.
SECTION 2. The various town officers and employees are authorized and directed
to perform all acts necessary or desirable to give effect to this ordinance.
SECTION 3. All ordinances, resolutions, or motions and parts of ordinances,
resolutions,or motions of the Council in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are
hereby repealed, effective as of the effective date of this ordinance.
SECTION 4. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this
ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any
court of competent jurisdiction, the decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions of this ordinance.
SECTION 5. Since it is necessary for the preservation of the peace, health and
safety of the Town of Marana that this ordinance become immediately effective, an
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emergency is hereby declared to exist, and this ordinance shall be effective immediately
upon its passage and adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Mayor and Council of the Town of Marana,
Arizona, this 17th day of December, 2024.
Vice Mayor on Post
ATTEST: APPR D AS TO FORM:
David L. Udall, Town Clerk J,n airall, Town Attorney
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