HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD1569 ORDINANCE NO. 1569
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
APACHE JUNCTION, ARIZONA, AMENDING APACHE JUNCTION CITY
CODE, VOLUME II, LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, CHAPTER 2 :
SUBDIVISION AND MINOR LAND DIVISION REGULATIONS; AND BY
ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THAT CERTAIN DOCUMENT TITLED "2025
AMENDMENTS TO THE APACHE JUNCTION CITY CODE, VOLUME II,
LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, CHAPTER 2 : SUBDIVISION AND MINOR
LAND DIVISION REGULATIONS"; REPEALING ANY CONFLICTING
PROVISIONS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR
PENALTIES.
WHEREAS, in 2023, the Arizona State Legislature passed and
approved Senate Bill 1103, which amended Arizona Revised Statues
("A.R. S. ") § 9-500 . 49 to allow municipalities to authorize
administrative staff to review and be the approval authority of
site plans, development plans, land divisions, lot line
adjustments, lot ties, preliminary plats, final plats and plat
amendments; and
WHEREAS, in 2025, the Arizona legislature passed and approved
House Bill 2997 to modify A.R. S . § 9-500 . 49 requiring
municipalities to take the action noted above; and
WHEREAS, A.R. S § 9-802 permits municipalities to enact the
provisions of a code or public record in existence without setting
forth such provisions in full text as long as the adopting
ordinance is published in full text, and one paper copy is filed
with the city clerk and an electronic copy is accessible on the
city' s website, with both made available for public use and
inspection; and
WHEREAS, city staff has identified such provisions herein,
from the subdivision code, and it is the intent of the city to
declare such documents and compilations as public records, on file
in the office of the city clerk; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to A.R.S . § 9-462 . 01 (J) , the city council,
before adopting any zoning ordinance or text amendment of general
applicability, shall consider the probable impact the proposed
zoning ordinance or text amendment would have on the cost to
construct housing for sale or rent; and after consideration, the
council finds there is no such impact involving this ordinance .
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NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION, ARIZONA, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I IN GENERAL
1 . That, pursuant to this ordinance, existing Apache Junction
City Code, Volume II, Land Development Code, Chapter 2 :
Subdivision and Minor Land Division Regulations, be repealed
and replaced with applicable amendments as identified by
section and subsection as referenced in the document noted in
#2 below.
2 . That certain document known as "2025 Amendments to the Apache
Junction City Code, Volume II, Land Development Code, Chapter
2 : Subdivision and Minor Land Division Regulations", of which
at least one paper copy is on file with the city clerk and
one electronic copy of which is accessible on the city' s
website (www.apachejurnctionaz�) , and which document was
made a public record by Resolution No. 25-31, is hereby
referred to, adopted and made a part hereof as if fully set
out in this ordinance, pursuant to A.R. S. § 9-802 .
SECTION II REPEALING ANY CONFLICTING PROVISIONS
All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with the
provisions of this ordinance or any part of the codes adopted
herein by reference are hereby repealed.
SECTION III PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY
If any section, subsection, sentence, phrase, clause or portion of
this ordinance or any part of the codes or regulations adopted
herein by reference is for any reason held to be invalid or
unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent
jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions thereof.
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APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
APACHE JUNCTION THIS /�* DAY OF fipu e, m b t+ , 2025 .
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SIGNED AND ATTESTED TO THIS ! DAY OF jV0%) -eM b-W , 2025 .
WALTER "CHIP" WILSON
Mayor
ATTEST:
EVIE MCKINNEY
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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RICHARD J. STERN
City Attorney
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