Bill Text: AZ HB2570 | 2015 | Fifty-second Legislature 1st Regular | Engrossed
Bill Title: Municipalities; vegetation requirements; prohibition
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-02-26 - House Committee of the Whole action: Retained on the Calendar [HB2570 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2015-HB2570-Engrossed.html
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-second Legislature First Regular Session 2015
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HOUSE BILL 2570 |
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AN ACT
Amending title 9, chapter 4, article 8, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 9-500.34; relating to municipal ordinances.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 9, chapter 4, article 8, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 9-500.34, to read:
9-500.34. Prohibition on adopting vegetation requirements
A municipality may not adopt any, or part of any, ordinance, stipulation or other legal requirement that requires a property owner to:
1. Salvage plants, trees or other vegetation species, if the property owner files a notice of intent to clear land with the Arizona department of agriculture, pursuant to section 3‑904, for any plant, tree or vegetation species that is protected by state law.
2. Install a specific plant, tree or vegetation species or size of plant, tree or vegetation species.
3. Install a density of landscaping that exceeds the recommendations of a landscape architect registered pursuant to title 32, chapter 1 or the drought‑tolerant standards adopted by a statewide association of landscape contractors.
