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Maricopa commission approves zoning text amendment to align code with state law

Planning and Zoning Commission · January 27, 2026
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Summary

The Planning and Zoning Commission approved TX T26-1 to update Maricopa's zoning ordinance to reflect House Bill 2447 and clean up code language; staff said major review notices and 600-foot owner notifications remain in place and no public comments were received.

The Maricopa Planning and Zoning Commission voted Jan. 26 to approve a text amendment to Chapter 18 of the Maricopa zoning ordinance intended to bring the city code into compliance with recent state law changes.

Rick Williams, planning manager, told the commission the amendment responds to House Bill 2447 and corrects scrivener errors in the code. "That bill mandated the legislative body of a city or a town shall by ordinance authorize administrative personnel to review and approve site plans, development plans, land divisions, lot line adjustments, lot ties, preliminary plats, final plats and plat…

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