Arizona Laws 11-1205. Protected development right; exercise; agreements
A. A protected development right obtained under this chapter is not a personal right but attaches to and runs with the applicable property. After approval of a protected development right plan, all successors to the original landowner are entitled to exercise the protected development right.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 11-1205
- Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
- Landowner: means any owner of a legal or equitable interest in real property, including the heirs, devisees, successors, assigns and personal representative of the owner, or a representative authorized by a landowner to submit to a county a development application for a property for approval. See Arizona Laws 11-1201
- Property: means all real property subject to zoning regulations and restrictions by a county. See Arizona Laws 11-1201
- Protected development right: means the right to undertake and complete the development and use of property under the terms and conditions of a protected development right plan established pursuant to this article, without compliance with subsequent changes in zoning regulations and development standards, except as provided by section 11-1204. See Arizona Laws 11-1201
- Protected development right plan: means a plan submitted by a landowner to a county, which, if approved by the board of supervisors of the county and if identified as a protected development right plan at the time it is submitted, grants the landowner, for a specified period of time, a protected development right to undertake and complete the development as shown on the plan. See Arizona Laws 11-1201
B. Nothing in this article precludes judicial determination, based on common law principles or statutory provisions, that a vested right exists in a particular case or that a compensable taking has occurred. Except as expressly provided in this chapter, nothing in this chapter shall be construed to alter the existing common law of vested rights.
C. Nothing in this article shall preclude, change, or limit the ability of a county to enter into a development agreement as defined in section 11-1101.