Arizona Laws 48-1202. Establishment of community park maintenance district; territory; purpose; approval
A. In addition to the requirements for the establishment of a community park maintenance district as set forth in section 48-261, a district shall:
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 48-1202
- Board: means the district board of directors. See Arizona Laws 48-1201
- Community park: means an area of developed or undeveloped land within the boundaries of a district not exceeding one hundred sixty acres in size which has been dedicated for unrestricted public use by a county, city or town or private entity. See Arizona Laws 48-1201
- District: means a community park maintenance district established pursuant to this article. See Arizona Laws 48-1201
- maintenance: means the maintenance of community parks certified for inclusion within a district by the board. See Arizona Laws 48-1201
- Owner: means the person in whose name legal title appears by recorded deed, or the person in possession under claim of title, as the person exercising acts of ownership for himself or as the personal representative of the owner, including the governing boards of school districts owning property within the district. See Arizona Laws 48-1201
- Property: includes both real and personal property. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
1. Include contiguous territories located in one or more counties.
2. Be formed only for the purpose of maintaining existing community parks that are certified by the board for inclusion in the district. The board of directors, subject to available tax revenues, may certify any existing community park within the district’s boundaries that will facilitate and encourage the use and enjoyment of recreational land within the district.
3. Be approved by a vote of the board of supervisors for each of the counties in which the community park maintenance district is to be located, if proposed for territory that is located in more than one county.
B. A leaseholder of real property is not authorized to sign a formation petition or a boundary change petition, and the board of supervisors may accept only the signature of the real property owner.