House of Representatives

HB 2650

municipal general plans; open space

Sponsors: Representatives Nelson, Kraft, Blendu: Binder, et al.

X	Committee on Counties & Municipalities
	Caucus and COW
	Third Read
	As Passed the House

HB 2650 allows municipalities to designate land as open space, recreation, conservation or agriculture without complying with certain general plan requirements if the land was zoned as such before May 1, 2000.

History

Municipalities are required to adopt a general plan, which is a municipal statement of land development policies that outlines the principals and standards for local growth. Current statute (A.R.S. § 9-461.06) stipulates in applying an open space element or a growth element of a general plan, a municipality shall not designate private land or state trust land as open space, recreation, conservation or agriculture unless the municipality receives written consent of the landowner or provides an alternative, economically viable designation in the general plan or zoning ordinance, that allows for at least one residential dwelling per acre.

Provisions

· Stipulates that municipalities may designate land as open space, recreation, conservation or agriculture without complying with certain general plan requirements (requirements listed in the history section) if the land was zoned as open space, recreation, conservation or agriculture pursuant to a zoning ordinance adopted before May 1, 2000.

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· 45th Legislature

· Second Regular Session 2 March 25, 2002

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