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Maricopa council approves code updates to comply with new state planning law
Summary
The council approved three ordinances to bring city code into alignment with Arizona House Bill 24‑47, moving some preliminary and final plat review authority to administrative staff while staff pledged to preserve neighborhood notification and other transparency measures.
Rick Williams, presenting for city staff, told the council the package combines three ordinances that update Maricopa’s health, safety and zoning code and bring the city into compliance with Arizona House Bill 24‑47. "There are 3 ordinances associated with this," Williams said, and the changes move some preliminary and final plat decision‑making from the council and planning commission to administrative personnel in order to conform with state statute.
The changes staff described include text…
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