Bill Text: AZ HB2458 | 2014 | Fifty-first Legislature 2nd Regular | Introduced


Bill Title: Building permits; property rights; waiver

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-29 - Referred to House GOV Committee [HB2458 Detail]

Download: Arizona-2014-HB2458-Introduced.html

 

 

 

REFERENCE TITLE: building permits; property rights; waiver

 

 

 

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-first Legislature

Second Regular Session

2014

 

 

HB 2458

 

Introduced by

Representative Farnsworth E

 

 

AN ACT

 

amending section 9-467, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to cities and towns.

 

 

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

 


Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.  Section 9-467, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE9-467.  Building permits; issuance; distribution of copies; subsequent owner; waiver

A.  Any city or town requiring the issuance of a building permit shall transmit one copy of the permit to the county assessor and one copy to the director of the department of revenue.  Permit copies shall provide the permit number, issue date and parcel number.  On the issuance of the certificate of occupancy or the certificate of completion or on the expiration or cancellation of the permit, the assessor and the department of revenue shall be notified in writing or in electronic format of the permit number, parcel number, issue date and completion date.

B.  If a contractor is employed for any construction exceeding the cost of ten thousand dollars, a building permit may not be issued unless the contractor holds a valid privilege tax license issued pursuant to section 42‑5005 for engaging or continuing in the business of contracting.

C.  If a person has constructed a building or an addition to a building without obtaining a building permit, a city or town shall not require a subsequent owner to obtain a permit for the construction or addition done by the prior owner before issuing a permit for a building addition except that nothing in this section shall not be construed as prohibiting the enforcement of an applicable ordinance or code provision which that affects the public health or safety.

D.  A city or town may not request or require a person who applies for or receives a building permit to waive any right the person may possess pursuant to title 12, chapter 8, article 2.1. END_STATUTE

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