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2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-463.02 - Subdivision defined; applicability

9-463.02.
Subdivision defined;  applicability
A. " Subdivision"  means improved or unimproved land or lands divided for the purpose of financing,  sale or lease,  whether immediate or future,  into four or more lots,  tracts or parcels of land,  or,  if a new street is involved,  any such property which is divided into two or more lots,  tracts or parcels of land,  or,  any such property,  the boundaries of which have been fixed by a recorded plat,  which is divided into more than two parts. " Subdivision"  also includes any condominium,  cooperative,  community apartment,  townhouse or similar project containing four or more parcels,  in which an undivided interest in the land is coupled with the right of exclusive occupancy of any unit located thereon,  but plats of such projects need not show the buildings or the manner in which the buildings or airspace above the property shown on the plat are to be divided.
B. The legislative body of a municipality shall not refuse approval of a final plat of a project included in subsection A under provisions of an adopted subdivision regulation because of location of buildings on the property shown on the plat not in violation of such subdivision regulations or on account of the manner in which airspace is to be divided in conveying the condominium. Fees and lot design requirements shall be computed and imposed with respect to such plats on the basis of parcels or lots on the surface of the land shown thereon as included in the project. This subsection does not limit the power of such legislative body to regulate the location of buildings in such a project by or pursuant to a zoning ordinance.
C. " Subdivision"  does not include the following:
1. The sale or exchange of parcels of land to or between adjoining property owners if such sale or exchange does not create additional lots.
2. The partitioning of land in accordance with other statutes regulating the partitioning of land held in common ownership.
3. The leasing of apartments,  offices,  stores or similar space within a building or trailer park,  nor to mineral,  oil or gas leases.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-463.03 - Violations

9-463.03.
Violations
It is unlawful for any person to offer to sell or lease,  to contract to sell or lease or to sell or lease any subdivision or part thereof until a final plat thereof,  in full compliance with provisions of this article and of any subdivision regulations which have been duly recorded in the office of recorder of the county in which the subdivision or any portion thereof is located,  is recorded in the office of the recorder,  except that this shall not apply to any parcel or parcels of a subdivision offered for sale or lease,  contracted for sale or lease,  or sold or leased in compliance with any law or subdivision regulation regulating the subdivision plat design and improvement of subdivisions in effect at the time the subdivision was established. The county recorder shall not record a plat located in a municipality having subdivision regulations enacted under this article unless the plat has been approved by the legislative body of the municipality.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-463.04 - Extraterritorial jurisdiction

9-463.04.
Extraterritorial jurisdiction
A. In any county not having county subdivision regulations applicable to the unincorporated territory,  the legislative body of any municipality may exercise the subdivision regulation powers granted in this article both to territory within its corporate limits and to that which extends a distance of three contiguous miles in all directions of its corporate limits and not located in a municipality. Any ordinance intended to have application beyond the corporate limits of the municipality shall expressly state the intention of such application. Such ordinance shall be adopted in accordance with the provisions set forth therein.
B. The extraterritorial jurisdiction of two or more municipalities whose territorial boundaries are less than six miles apart terminates at a boundary line equidistant from the respective corporate limits of such municipalities,  or at such line as is agreed to by the legislative bodies of the respective municipalities.
C. As a prerequisite to the exercise of extraterritorial jurisdiction,  the membership of the planning agency charged with the preparation or administration of proposed subdivision regulations for the area of extraterritorial jurisdiction shall be increased to include two additional members to represent the unincorporated area. Any additional member shall be a resident of the three mile area outside the corporate limits and be appointed by the legislative body of the county in which the unincorporated area is situated. Any such member shall have equal rights,  privileges and duties with the other members of the planning agency in all matters pertaining to the plans and regulations of the unincorporated area in which they reside,  both in preparation of the original plans and regulations and in consideration of any proposed amendments to such plans and regulations.
D. Any municipal legislative body exercising the powers granted by this section may provide for the enforcement of its regulations for the area of extraterritorial jurisdiction in the same manner as the regulations for the area within the municipality are enforced.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-464 - Definition

9-464.
Definition
In this article,  unless the context otherwise requires,  " open space lands or open area"  means any space or area characterized by great natural scenic beauty or whose existing openness,  natural condition or present state of use,  if retained,  would maintain or enhance the conservation of natural or scenic resources,  or the production of food and fiber.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-471.01 - Dates of signatures on petition; time limitation for validity of signatures

9-471.01.
Dates of signatures on petition;  time limitation for validity of signatures
A. Each person signing a petition for the annexation of territory to a city or town shall,  at the time he signs,  write upon the petition the date on which he signs the petition.
B. A signature on a petition for annexation shall not be valid if the petition has not been filed or accepted for filing within two years after the date the signature was placed on the petition.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-471.03 - Return of certain land to county; procedures

9-471.03.
Return of certain land to county;  procedures
A. Notwithstanding any other law,  territory may be deannexed,  severed and returned to the county by a city or town if the territory is a county owned park,  a park operated on public lands by a county as part of a management agreement or land owned by a flood control district.
B. Notwithstanding any other law,  a public right-of-way that is partially located within a city or town and partially located within the unincorporated area of a county may be deannexed and severed from the city or town and returned to the county.
C. The governing body of a city or town that intends to return the territory or public right-of-way to a county shall set forth by ordinance the legal description of the territory or public right-of-way and shall declare the deannexation and return of the territory or public right-of-way contingent on the fulfillment of the conditions of this section.
D. The board of supervisors that intends to receive the territory or public right-of-way shall set a public hearing to determine if the public interest is served. The determination must include an analysis of the impacts of the requested deannexation.
E. If the board of supervisors that intends to receive the territory or public right-of-way determines that the public interest is served by receiving the territory or public right-of-way,  the board of supervisors shall set forth by ordinance the legal description of the territory or public right-of-way and shall declare the return of the territory or public right-of-way contingent on fulfillment of the conditions of this section.
F. The board of supervisors shall set a public hearing not less than thirty nor more than sixty days after the date the ordinance is filed. The board of supervisors shall notify by certified mail each owner of real property subject to taxation adjacent to the territory or public right-of-way that is proposed to be deannexed at least twenty days before the hearing. On the holding of the public hearing,  the board of supervisors may order that the territory or public right-of-way be returned as specified in the ordinance authorized by the city or town.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-471.04 - Annexation of territory partially or completely surrounded by city or town; definition

9-471.04.
Annexation of territory partially or completely surrounded by city or town;  definition
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article:
1. A city or town located in a county with a population of more than three hundred fifty thousand persons may annex any territory within an area that is surrounded by the city or town or that is bordered by the city or town on at least three sides if the landowner has submitted a request to the federal government to take ownership of the territory or hold the territory in trust.
2. The annexation of territory pursuant to this section is valid if approved by a majority vote of the governing body of the city or town. The annexation becomes immediately operative if it is approved by at least two-thirds of the governing body of the city or town.
B. For the purposes of this section,  " submitted a request to the federal government"  means the landowner has made an application to the federal government as required by a specific federal statute or regulation.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-473 - Redistricting; representation

9-473.
Redistricting;  representation
A. The common councils of incorporated cities and towns may redistrict and subdivide their territory into districts.
B. Each district shall contain a nearly equal number of inhabitants at the time of the redistricting and shall consist of contiguous territory in as compact form as possible. The redistricting shall not be made within six months before a city,  town or district election.
C. Each district shall be entitled to one councilman or representative in the governing body who is elected pursuant to chapter 7,  article 3 of this title.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-474 - Subdivision plats; projection of street and alley lines; approval; survey

9-474.
Subdivision plats;  projection of street and alley lines;  approval;  survey
A. When the owner of land,  the whole or part of which is in an unincorporated area within three miles from the corporate limits of a city or town having an ordinance establishing minimum subdivision standards and controls,  desires to subdivide the land into lots for the purpose of selling it by reference to a map or plat,  he shall first give written notice to the city or town of his intention to subdivide the land,  naming and describing the land so that it may be identified upon the ground,  and shall submit to the city or town a tentative plat of the land showing the manner in which he desires to subdivide the land.
B. If the city or town desires that the streets or alleys of the tract conform with the projected streets or alleys of the city or town,  or of an adopted plan of the city or town,  then the city or town may,  at its cost,  project the lines of its streets and alleys to the nearest outer boundary lines of the subdivision and thereon mark the same,  and shall supply the owner with the courses of the lines.
C. The city or town may also submit to the owner a written report recommending changes in the submitted plat of the location or dimension of streets,  alleys,  parks,  easement for rights-of-way or property intended to be devoted to the use of the public. One copy of the report shall be delivered to the board of supervisors of the county.
D. If the report is given to the owner or the lines are so marked and the courses given the owner within thirty days from the date of service of notice of intention to the city or town,  then the owner shall cause the land to be subdivided into blocks,  lots,  streets,  alleys,  parks and parkways,  so as to accurately conform to the report and the projected lines and the courses thereof,  and shall prepare in duplicate an accurate map or plat thereof on cloth,  drawn and attested by a registered civil engineer or registered land surveyor from his survey of the ground. The engineer or registered land surveyor shall,  in making the surveys,  leave sufficient permanent monuments so that another surveyor or engineer may retrace his work. The nature and location of the monuments shall be plainly shown on the plat.
E. The plat shall particularly set forth and describe:
1. Parcels of ground within the tract or subdivision to be used for public purposes or offered for dedication for public uses,  and their dimensions,  boundaries and courses.
2. Either by number or letter,  lots intended for sale,  or reserved for private use,  and their dimensions,  boundaries and courses.
3. The location of the subdivision into lots with reference to adjacent subdivisions,  the maps or plats of which have been previously recorded,  or if none,  then with reference to corners of a United States survey,  or if on land unsurveyed by the United States,  then to some prominent artificial monument established for such purpose.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-475 - Filing of map; hearing; approval; recording

9-475.
Filing of map;  hearing;  approval;  recording
A. One copy of the plat or map shall be filed with the city or town and the other copy with the board of supervisors of the county in which the subdivision is situated,  to which shall be attached the petition of the owner praying for the approval of the plat or map.
B. The board of supervisors shall set the petition for hearing not less than fifteen and not more than thirty days from the date of the filing of the plat or map and petition with the board,  and shall cause written notice thereof to be given to the governing body of the city or town. The city or town may appear at the hearing and show cause why the petition should not be granted. Upon the hearing,  if it appears to the board that the plat or map reasonably conforms to legal requirements it shall approve and endorse the approval upon the plat or map and transmit it to the county recorder of the county for filing.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-476 - Amendments to plat

9-476.
Amendments to plat
If on the hearing it is determined by the board that corrections,  additions or amendments in any respect shall be made to the plat or map then a plat or map shall be prepared by the owner in accordance with the amendments,  corrections or additions,  and the consent of the owner and the board shall be endorsed thereon and filed with the county recorder.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-477 - Subdivision name; limitation; title to streets

9-477.
Subdivision name;  limitation;  title to streets
A. Upon the plat or map shall be endorsed a name,  title or designation of the subdivision and the acknowledgment by the owner or some person for him duly authorized thereunto by deed.
B. No title,  name or designation shall be given that is the same as that of a subdivision in a city or town in the same county of which a plat or map has been recorded.
C. Upon the filing of the plat or map,  the fee of all streets,  alleys,  parks and other parcels of ground reserved therein to the use of the public,  shall vest in the public.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-478 - Acceptance of plat by recorder

9-478.
Acceptance of plat by recorder
No plat or map shall be accepted by the county recorder for filing unless it complies with the provisions of this article,  but if an owner has given to a city or town written notice of intention to subdivide and the city or town has failed or refused within the time specified in this article to project the lines of its streets and alleys and to supply the courses thereof,  then the owner may file with the county recorder the plat or map of the subdivision in conformity with law,  attaching thereto the sworn statement of the owner of the proceedings.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-479 - Conveyance by reference to plat; restriction; violation; classification

9-479.
Conveyance by reference to plat;  restriction;  violation;  classification
A. No property shall be sold or described in a conveyance or other instrument by reference to any map or plat of a subdivision comprehended within the provisions of this article unless the map or plat has been prepared and filed under the provisions of this article.
B. Every person who sells or offers for sale a lot or parcel of land by reference to a map or plat not prepared in accordance with the provisions of this article is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor,  and every sale or offer of sale of such lot or parcel of land constitutes a separate offense.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-485 - Definitions

9-485.
Definitions
In this article,  unless the context otherwise requires:
1. " Mobile food unit"  means a food establishment that is licensed by this state,  that is readily movable and that dispenses food or beverages for immediate service and consumption and other incidental retail items from any vehicle as defined in section 28-101.
2. " Mobile food vendor"  means any person who owns,  controls,  manages or leases a mobile food unit or contracts with a person to prepare foods and vend from,  drive or operate a mobile food unit.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-485.01 - Mobile food vendors; mobile food units; operation

9-485.01.
Mobile food vendors;  mobile food units;  operation
A. In relation to a mobile food vendor or mobile food unit,  a city or town by ordinance or resolution may:
1. Prohibit or restrict a mobile food vendor from operating at a public airport or public transit facility,  in an area zoned for residential use or within two hundred fifty feet of an area zoned for residential use.
2. Continue to enact and enforce regulations and zoning codes on mobile food units or mobile food vendors that are not otherwise prohibited by law.
B. In relation to a mobile food vendor or mobile food unit,  a city or town may not:
1. Require a mobile food vendor,  property owner or lessee of a property to apply for and receive any special permit that is not required for other temporary or mobile vending businesses in the same zoning district.
2. Require a mobile food vendor or mobile food unit to operate a specific distance from the perimeter of an existing commercial establishment or restaurant,  except as required by applicable building,  fire,  street and sidewalk codes.
3. Prohibit or restrict a mobile food vendor or mobile food unit from using any legal parking space,  including metered parking,  except to restrict the number of spaces,  vehicle size and parking duration and the ability to occupy sites with insufficient parking capacity as prescribed by a local zoning ordinance of the city or town or as otherwise prohibited by federal law.
4. Require a mobile food unit to be inspected by a city or town fire department before operation if the mobile food vendor provides evidence that the mobile food unit passed a fire inspection by another city or town fire department in this state within the preceding twelve months.
C. A city or town with a population of more than fifty thousand persons shall make available all applicable license applications in an electronic format that is available online and may not require a mobile food vendor to apply in person.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-485.02 - Insurance requirement prohibited

9-485.02.
Insurance requirement prohibited
A city or town may not require a mobile food vendor to maintain an insurance policy that names the city or town as an additional insured unless the mobile food vendor is attending an event sponsored by that city or town or is operating on public property,  including the right-of-way or property owned by the city or town.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-491 - Unpaid license taxes; recovery

9-491.
Unpaid license taxes;  recovery
A. A city or town may maintain in its name a civil action to recover an unpaid license,  business or occupation tax imposed by an ordinance of the city or town against a person liable for the payment thereof.
B. It is not a defense to the action that a person otherwise liable for the tax has not applied for or obtained the issuance of the license prescribed,  nor shall the action abate by reason of the pendency of,  or judgment in,  a criminal prosecution for failure to pay the tax,  or transacting business or doing any act without paying the tax or procuring a license.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-491.01 - Additional business license; real estate broker or salesperson; prohibition

9-491.01.
Additional business license;  real estate broker or salesperson;  prohibition
A city or town may not require a person to obtain an additional business license to do business within that city or town if the person is a real estate broker or salesperson licensed pursuant to title 32,  chapter 20,  article 2 and licensed to do business in the city or town in which the person's primary place of business is located.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-491.02 - Business license; out-of-state businesses; prohibition

9-491.02.
Business license;  out-of-state businesses;  prohibition
A city or town may not require a person to obtain a business license to conduct business with purchasers located in that city or town if the person is required to pay tax in this state only because the person's business exceeds the threshold provided in section 42-5043.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-492 - Investment of sinking funds and surplus or idle funds of municipality

9-492.
Investment of sinking funds and surplus or idle funds of municipality
A. The governing body of a municipality may invest its sinking funds in United States,  state,  or county bonds or in bonds,  debentures or other obligations issued by the federal land banks,  the federal intermediate credit banks or the banks for cooperatives.
B. In addition to the provisions of subsection A of this section,  the governing body of a municipality may invest its surplus or idle funds in United States treasury bills,  notes or bonds which have a maturity date of not more than one year from the date of investment and in accounts of any savings and loan association insured by an agency of the government of the United States,  up to the amount of such insurance.
C. In addition to the provisions of subsections A and B of this section,  the governing body of a municipality may invest its surplus or idle funds in accordance with the procedures prescribed in section 35-323.01.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-493 - Appropriation for advertising

9-493.
Appropriation for advertising
A. Cities and towns with a population of more than sixty thousand persons according to the most recent United States decennial census may appropriate annually from the general fund an amount not to exceed two-tenths of one per cent of the assessed valuation of the city or town and cities and towns with a population of sixty thousand persons or less according to the most recent United States decennial census may appropriate annually from the general fund an amount not to exceed three-tenths of one per cent of the assessed valuation or in either case forty thousand dollars,  whichever sum is the greater,  for the purpose of encouraging immigration,  new industries and investment in the city or town and for printing and distributing books,  pamphlets and maps advertising the advantages of the city or town.
B. The governing body may pay the amount appropriated to the chamber of commerce,  board of trade or other commercial organization of the city or town to be expended for the purposes enumerated in this section.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-494 - Parks; tax for parks within reclamation projects

9-494.
Parks;  tax for parks within reclamation projects
A. A city or town may establish and maintain public parks,  and acquire,  hold and improve real property for that purpose.
B. In a city or town lying within a reclamation project in which a park has been set aside under an act of Congress,  a tax of not more than four-tenths mills on the dollar may be levied on all property by the city or town for the purpose of paying,  or partly paying,  the expenses of maintaining the park.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-495 - Employees providing assistance; identification; communication; notice

9-495.
Employees providing assistance;  identification;  communication;  notice
A. In any written communication between a city or town and a person,  the city or town shall provide the name,  telephone number and email address of the employee who is authorized and able to provide information about the communication if the communication does any of the following:
1. Demands payment of a tax,  fee,  penalty,  fine or assessment.
2. Denies an application for a permit or license that is issued by the city or town.
3. Requests corrections,  revisions or additional information or materials needed for approval of any application for a permit,  license or other authorization that is issued by the city or town.
B. An employee who is authorized and able to provide information about any communication that is described in subsection A of this section shall reply within five business days after the city or town receives that communication.
C. A city or town shall print a notice of the requirements of this section on all applications for a permit,  license or other authorization that is issued by the city or town.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-496 - Expenditures in federal areas

9-496.
Expenditures in federal areas
A. A city or town may expend public money in any area federally owned or controlled if it is determined by the governing body of the city or town that such expenditure is necessary for the health or safety of such city or town.
B. Before entering upon any expenditure in the area as provided in subsection A,  a written agreement permitting the city or town to make the improvements or construct the works deemed necessary for the health or safety of the city or town shall be obtained by the city or town from the federal agency having legal control or ownership of the property upon which the improvement or works is to be made.
C. This section shall not be deemed to repeal or amend any existing law,  the provisions of section 1-245 notwithstanding,  nor shall this section or the application thereof be deemed to amend or repeal the general powers conferred by law upon cities and towns,  but shall be in addition thereto.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-498 - Authority for county to furnish services to city or town

9-498.
Authority for county to furnish services to city or town
The governing body of an incorporated city or town,  and the county board of supervisors of the county in which such city or town is located,  may enter into an agreement whereby:
1. The county shall furnish part-time or full-time police protection to persons and property within the boundaries of such city or town,  or any part thereof,  as provided for in the agreement.
2. The incorporated city or town that contracts for and receives any of the services provided under the provisions of paragraph 1 shall pay to the county the amount agreed to be paid to the county for furnishing such services.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-499.01 - Powers of charter and general law cities

9-499.01.
Powers of charter and general law cities
Charter cities and general law cities,  whether incorporated as cities pursuant to section 9-101 or having assumed a city organization pursuant to section 9-271,  shall be vested with all the powers of incorporated towns as set forth in this title,  in addition to all powers vested in them pursuant to their respective charters,  or other provisions of law relating to cities and towns.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-499.02 - Standards for curb ramps

9-499.02.
Standards for curb ramps
A. The standard for construction of curbs on each side of any city or town street,  or any connecting street or road for which curbs have been prescribed by the governing body of the city or town having jurisdiction thereover,  shall be not less than two ramps per lineal block at the crosswalks at intersections. At the option of the city or town,  such ramps may have a two foot exposed aggregate strip adjacent to the gutter. Such ramps shall comply with the Americans with disabilities act of 1990 (42 United States Code sections 12101 through 12213).
B. Standards set for ramps or curbs under subsection A shall not apply to any ramp or curb existing on June 12,  1975 but shall apply to all new ramp or curb construction and to all replacement ramps or curbs constructed at any point in a block which gives reasonable access to a crosswalk.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-499.04 - Animal control officers; appointment; authority; regulation of dogs; powers and duties

9-499.04.
Animal control officers;  appointment;  authority;  regulation of dogs;  powers and duties
A. Any city and town may by ordinance provide for the appointment of animal control officers who may commence an action or proceeding before a court for any violation of a state statute or local ordinance relating to rabies and animal control that occurs within the jurisdiction of the city or town.
B. An animal control officer appointed pursuant to subsection A of this section shall:
1. Be unarmed during the course of duties except that a small caliber firearm may be available to be used in controlling vicious animals or in dispatching of a wounded animal. For the purposes of this paragraph,  " small caliber firearm"  means a rifle or pistol utilizing a rimfire cartridge with a caliber not to exceed twenty-two hundredths of an inch and with a non-richocheting bullet or a shotgun whose bore size does not exceed forty-one hundredths of an inch.
2. Be an employee of the appointing city or town.
C. A city or town may regulate the control of dogs if the regulation is not specific to any breed.
D. Subsection B of this section does not grant other powers or benefits to animal control officers to which peace officers of this state are entitled.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-499.05 - Authority to set rates for private towing carrier; notice of parking violations; violation; classification; definition

9-499.05.
Authority to set rates for private towing carrier;  notice of parking violations;  violation;  classification;  definition
A. The governing body of an incorporated city or town may regulate the maximum rate and charge for towing,  transporting or impounding a motor vehicle from private property without the permission of the owner or operator of the vehicle by any private towing carriers doing business within its boundaries. A private towing carrier is subject to the maximum rate and charge regulation prescribed by the city or town for all such towing,  transporting or impounding services if the vehicle being towed or transported is towed from private property located within the boundaries of the city or town.
B. The owner or agent of the owner of the private property shall be deemed to have given consent to unrestricted parking by the general public in any parking area of the private property unless such parking area is posted with signs as prescribed by this subsection which are clearly visible and readable from any point within the parking area and at each entrance. Such signs shall contain,  at a minimum,  the following:
1. Restrictions on parking.
2. Disposition of vehicles found in violation of the parking restrictions.
3. Maximum cost to the violator,  including storage fees and any other charges that could result from the disposition of a vehicle parked in violation of parking restrictions.
4. Telephone number and address where the violator can locate the violator's vehicle.
C. It is unlawful for a private towing carrier to tow or transport a motor vehicle from private property without the permission of the owner or operator of the motor vehicle unless such private towing carrier receives a request from a law enforcement agency or the express written permission from the owner or the agent of the owner of the property that has complied with the requirements of subsection B. The owner or the owner's agent shall either sign each towing order or authorize the tow by a written contract which is valid for a specific length of time. The private towing carrier may not act as the agent of the owner.
D. A person who violates subsection C is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.
E. This section shall apply only to services performed while a person is actually engaged in the activities of a private towing carrier.
F. The provisions of this section do not apply to abandoned or junk vehicles disposed of pursuant to title 28,  chapter 11.
G. For the purposes of this section,  " private towing carrier"  means any person who commercially offers services to tow,  transport or impound motor vehicles from private property without the permission of the owner or operator of the vehicle by use of a truck or other vehicle designed for or adapted to that purpose.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-499.06 - Fire insurance premium tax revenues; cities and towns and fire districts utilizing private fire companies

9-499.06.
Fire insurance premium tax revenues;  cities and towns and fire districts utilizing private fire companies
Monies received pursuant to sections 9-951 and 9-952 by a city or town or legally organized fire district which procures the services of a private fire company shall be deposited in the city or town general fund or,  in the case of a fire district,  in the fire fighters' relief and pension fund for the purpose of providing fire protection services.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-499.08 - Ability to build, finance and operate toll roads

9-499.08.
Ability to build,  finance and operate toll roads
Notwithstanding section 28-6805,  subsection C,  a city or town may construct,  operate and finance the construction of toll roads within the corporate limits of the city or town.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-499.09 - Indigent defendants; appointment of counsel; fee

9-499.09.
Indigent defendants;  appointment of counsel;  fee
A. The municipal court shall appoint legal counsel to represent indigent defendants pursuant to the Arizona rules of criminal procedure. In addition to court appointed attorney reimbursement costs,  the court may order an indigent administrative assessment fee in an amount not to exceed twenty-five dollars.
B. Administrative assessment fees collected pursuant to subsection A shall be paid into the general fund of the city or town where the municipal court is located and used to defray the costs of court appointed counsel.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-499.10 - Infill incentive districts

9-499.10.
Infill incentive districts
A. The governing body of a city or town may designate an infill incentive district in an area in the city or town that meets at least three of the following requirements:
1. There is a large number of vacant older or dilapidated buildings or structures.
2. There is a large number of vacant or underused parcels of property,  obsolete or inappropriate lot or parcel sizes or environmentally contaminated sites.
3. There is a large number of buildings or other places where nuisances exist or occur.
4. There is an absence of development and investment activity compared to other areas in the city or town.
5. There is a high occurrence of crime.
6. There is a continuing decline in population.
B. If the governing body establishes an infill incentive district,  it shall adopt an infill incentive plan to encourage redevelopment in the district. The plan may include:
1. Expedited zoning or rezoning procedures.
2. Expedited processing of plans and proposals.
3. Waivers of municipal fees for development activities as long as the waivers are not funded by other development fees.
4. Relief from development standards.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-499.11 - Lighting standards for municipal buildings; life cycle costing; evaluation standards; shielding

9-499.11.
Lighting standards for municipal buildings;  life cycle costing;  evaluation standards;  shielding
A. A city or town with a population of fifty thousand or more persons shall provide for efficient and effective lighting systems for new construction and major renovations of municipal buildings,  structures,  facilities and areas as determined by an evaluation based on the illuminating engineering society of north America lighting handbook and recommended practices.
B. Life cycle costs as defined in section 34-454 shall be used to evaluate the design,  equipment and materials that are considered pursuant to subsection A of this section.
C. All outdoor light fixtures that are owned and operated by a city or town and that are subject to the requirements of subsection A of this section shall be fully shielded as defined in section 49-1101,  except that outdoor light fixtures for a municipal recreational area or municipal sports facility shall be fully or partially shielded as defined in section 49-1101. This subsection does not apply to those outdoor light fixtures that are not required to be shielded pursuant to section 49-1102.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-499.12 - Municipal social workers; exemption

9-499.12.
Municipal social workers;  exemption
A person who is employed by a municipality of this state and who in the course of that employment engages in the practice of social work but who does not treat mental or emotional disorders and who does not assess,  appraise,  diagnose,  evaluate or treat individuals,  families or groups through the use of psychotherapy is exempt from the requirements of title 32,  chapter 33.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-499.13 - Sign walkers; regulation; exception; definition

9-499.13.
Sign walkers;  regulation;  exception;  definition
A. From and after December 31,  2008,  notwithstanding the authority to regulate signs pursuant to section 9-462.01,  and as a matter of statewide concern,  all municipalities shall allow the posting,  display and use of sign walkers. Except as provided by subsection B of this section,  municipalities may adopt reasonable time,  place and manner regulations relating to sign walkers.
B. A municipality that adopts reasonable time,  place and manner regulations relating to sign walkers may not restrict a sign walker from using a public sidewalk,  walkway or pedestrian thoroughfare.
C. This section may be enforced in a private civil action and relief,  including an injunction,  may be awarded against a municipality. The court shall award reasonable attorney fees to a party that prevails in an action against a municipality for a violation of this section.
D. For the purposes of this section,  " sign walker"  means a person who wears,  holds or balances a sign.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-499.14 - Renewable energy incentive districts; definition

9-499.14.
Renewable energy incentive districts;  definition
A. The governing body of a city or town may designate a renewable energy incentive district in an area in the city or town if all of the following apply:
1. The proposed district consists of a vacant or underused parcel or parcels of property,  or any other parcel or parcels of property the governing body deems suitable for renewable energy and storage equipment,  that are appropriate sizes for the construction and operation of renewable energy and storage equipment. The governing body may designate portions of land or noncontiguous portions of land as a renewable energy incentive district or districts.
2. The proposed district is located within an area of the city or town so that the construction and operation of renewable energy and storage equipment would not be incompatible with other uses of property in the area considering factors relating to the construction and operation of renewable energy and storage equipment,  including:
(a) The ability to adequately buffer the district from surrounding incompatible uses.
(b) The noise level emanating from the district alone and in relation to ambient noise levels at the perimeter of the property falling within the proposed district and relative to other adjacent lands.
(c) The extent to which the district would be located in proximity to existing transportation and electrical transmission corridors.
(d) Compatibility with commercial and military air space requirements.
3. The governing body has evaluated the extent to which the proposed district is consistent with the existing general plan and has determined that the proposed district does not conflict with the plan. The governing body may determine that the district is not a major amendment to the general plan pursuant to section 9-461.06.
B. If the governing body establishes a renewable energy incentive district,  it shall adopt a renewable energy incentive plan to encourage the construction and operation of renewable energy and storage equipment in the district. The plan may include:
1. Expedited zoning or rezoning procedures.
2. Expedited processing of plans,  proposals and permits.
3. Waivers or abatement of zoning fees,  processing fees,  and improvement district fees and assessments for development activities.
4. Waiver or abatement of development standards and procedural requirements.
C. For the purposes of this section,  " renewable energy and storage equipment"  has the same meaning prescribed in section 42-14155.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-499.17 - Prohibition on municipal taxes and fees

9-499.17.
Prohibition on municipal taxes and fees
Except for a municipality that,  before December 31,  2013,  has adopted an ordinance requiring property owners to obtain fire prevention and control services and except as provided in this title and titles 35 and 42,  a municipality may not levy or assess a municipality-wide tax or fee against property owners based on the size or value of the owner's real property or improvements to real property for any public service provided by the municipality.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-499.18 - Transportation safety zones; passenger convenience areas; definitions

9-499.18.
Transportation safety zones;  passenger convenience areas;  definitions
A. A city or town may adopt a resolution or ordinance establishing passenger convenience areas and vehicle for hire lanes within a transportation safety zone. The governing body of a city or town may adopt resolutions or ordinances establishing hours of operation and procedures for the use of passenger convenience areas and vehicle for hire lanes.
B. The governing body of a city or town may establish,  by resolution or ordinance,  a transportation safety zone,  if the governing body finds that a transportation safety zone is necessary to preserve the public health,  safety and general welfare. A resolution or ordinance adopted pursuant to this subsection must include a map establishing the boundaries of the zone and traffic safety data used to justify the establishment of the zone. Each transportation safety zone must be no greater than three square miles,  and a city or town may not create more than two transportation safety zones within its corporate boundaries. A transportation safety zone may not include any portion of a state highway or state route.
C. On establishment of a transportation safety zone,  the city or town may place and maintain permanently affixed signs located in a visible manner at the public vehicular access points leading into the zone for the purpose of delineating the boundaries of the zone.
D. A city or town with a transportation safety zone may require a vehicle that is self-propelled entirely or partially by pedals operated by the passengers to operate pursuant to public safety and traffic ordinances.
E. Except in the event of a public safety emergency,  a city or town may not prescribe the order in which a vehicle may load or unload passengers in a transportation safety zone. This subsection does not interfere with or restrict the ability of a city or town to regulate the flow of traffic or enforce any state law.
F. This section does not impose or authorize additional regulation,  permitting or licensing requirements beyond those required by this section and title 28,  chapter 30.
G. Drivers shall not leave vehicles unattended in a passenger convenience area.
H. For the purposes of this section:
1. " Passenger cart"  means any motorized vehicle,  except a bus,  that is used to transport passengers on a public roadway in exchange for any form of payment or gratuity and that is not a vehicle for hire as defined in section 28-9501.
2. " Passenger convenience area"  means an area designated by a city or town where taxis,  passenger carts,  livery vehicles or limousines may enter for the purpose of the loading and unloading of passengers.
3. " Vehicle for hire lane"  means a designated traffic lane for use exclusively by vehicles picking up or dropping off passengers in exchange for any form of payment,  including a fee,  fare,  donation or gratuity.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-500 - Authority for providing for tax deferred annuity and deferred compensation plans for employees

9-500.
Authority for providing for tax deferred annuity and deferred compensation plans for employees
A. The governing body of a city or town may provide through ordinance or resolution a plan or plans for their employees which provide tax deferred annuity and deferred compensation plans as authorized pursuant to title 26,  United States Code Annotated.
B. Such plans shall be established to allow voluntary participation by all employees of a city or town.
C. Participating employees shall authorize the city or town to make reductions in their remuneration as provided in an executed deferred compensation agreement.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-500.01 - Arson investigators; duties; powers; limitation

9-500.01.
Arson investigators;  duties;  powers;  limitation
A. The governing body of a city or town may provide by ordinance that certain members of a fire department designated by such city or town are arson investigators. Such ordinance shall provide that the primary duty of arson investigators is the investigation,  detection and apprehension of persons who have violated or are suspected of violating any provision of title 13,  chapter 17.
B. A person appointed pursuant to the provisions of subsection A while engaged in arson investigation in this state possesses and may exercise law enforcement powers of peace officers of this state.
C. This section does not grant any powers of peace officers of this state to arson investigators other than those necessary for the investigation,  detection and apprehension authority under subsection A.
D. Any individual designated as an arson investigator shall have law enforcement training under the provisions of section 41-1822.