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Camp Verde discusses implementing Arizona’s HB 2447; staff recommends notice, rejects self‑certification

Town of Camp Verde Mayor and Council · March 1, 2026

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Summary

Town staff briefed the Council on House Bill 2447, which permits administrative approvals of development applications. Staff recommended publishing application notices, holding quarterly briefings with Council and Planning & Zoning, and not allowing self‑certification by architects/engineers; Council expressed support but took no formal vote.

Town Manager Miranda Fisher and Town Attorney Trish Stuhan briefed the Camp Verde Mayor and Council on House Bill 2447 at the Sept. 24 special session. The 2025 state law authorizes administrative approvals of a range of development applications, including site plans, development plans, land divisions, lot line adjustments, preliminary and final plats, and plat amendments without a public hearing.

Fisher recommended steps to preserve transparency and community engagement if the Town adopts administrative approval procedures: publish notices of submitted applications on the Town website and in the local newspaper and hold quarterly briefings for the Council and the Planning and Zoning Commission. According to Fisher, staff and the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended against adopting a self‑certification option that would let registered architects or professional engineers certify compliance in lieu of administrative review.

Council members asked questions about implementation and enforcement; Councilors expressed support for the staff recommendations but did not take formal action at the meeting. Town Attorney Trish Stuhan responded to legal questions about the scope of administrative approvals and next steps to revise the Planning and Zoning Ordinance.

The next procedural steps, as described by staff, are for Town staff to draft ordinance amendments and return them for Council consideration after public-notice measures are finalized. No ordinance amendments or formal policy changes were voted on Sept. 24.