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Apache Junction council adopts ordinance shifting preliminary/final plat approvals to staff to comply with state law
Summary
The council voted 7–2 to adopt Ordinance 15-69, amending the city's land development code so certain preliminary and final plat approvals are administrative. Council members expressed concern about reduced council oversight; staff said appeals of rejected plats now escalate to the city manager.
Apache Junction ' The City Council on Nov. 15 adopted Ordinance 15-69 to amend the Land Development Code and implement state-mandated administrative approval for certain preliminary and final plats.
Nick Leftwich, principal planner for the development services department, told the council the text amendment is required by two recent state bills that changed local approval duties. Leftwich summarized the change as replacing references to public hearing approval by planning bodies or council with an administrative approval authority and said staff recommended approval of Ordinance 15-69 to comply with…
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