Arizona Laws 9-461.12. Joint action; cooperation with state agencies; land and facilities use
A. Municipal and county planning commissions may upon approval of their respective legislative bodies hold joint meetings concerning matters and problems which are common or impacting upon such jurisdictions.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 9-461.12
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- General plan: means a municipal statement of land development policies, that may include maps, charts, graphs and text that set forth objectives, principles and standards for local growth and redevelopment enacted under the provisions of this article or any prior statute. See Arizona Laws 9-461
- including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- municipality: means an incorporated city or town. See Arizona Laws 9-461
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
B. Counties and municipal planning commissions, or any combination thereof, may make cooperative arrangements for a joint director of planning and for such other employees as may be required to operate a joint staff and may contract to render technical service to another commission in the same area. Such arrangements or contracts shall be approved by the legislative bodies having jurisdiction thereof.
C. State departments, agencies, boards or commissions or any political subdivision intending to acquire, dispose of, or construct upon any real property within a municipality shall, prior to such acquisition, disposal, or construction, notify the affected municipality and cooperate to the fullest extent possible to insure conformity with the adopted general plan or part thereof.
D. A county may enter into intergovernmental agreements under the provisions of Title 11, Chapter 7, Article 3 with state departments, agencies, boards or commissions or with Indian tribes to jointly exercise powers relating to:
1. The means of applying county land use regulations, including zoning and subdivision standards, to projects developed by lessees and transferees of agencies and tribes.
2. The means of applying county adequate public facilities regulations pertaining to water, sewer, drainage, roads, parks and public safety, including dedication and construction requirements and development fees, to projects developed by lessees and transferees of agencies and Indian tribes.