Arizona-2015-SB1163-Chaptered

House Engrossed Senate Bill

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-second Legislature

First Regular Session

2015

CHAPTER 150

SENATE BILL 1163

AN ACT

amending title 11, chapter 6, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 11-819; relating to home-based businesses.

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

Section 1. Title 11, chapter 6, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 11-819, to read:

START_STATUTE11-819. Restriction on regulation; home-based businesses; exception; definitions

A. any ordinance authorized by this chapter shall not restrict or otherwise regulate the owner of a home-based business that holds a valid license from:

1. Making residential property improvements to add doors, shelving or display racks for use by the home-based business.

2. Displaying a temporary commercial sign on the residential property during business hours, if the sign is not more than twenty-four inches by twenty-four inches.

3. selling or offering for sale any goods.

B. This section does not preclude a county from imposing reasonable operating requirements on a home-based business or a residential property used by a home-based business.

C. For the purposes of this section:

1. "goods" means any merchandise, equipment, products, supplies or materials.

2. "Home-based business" means any business for the limited manufacture, provision or sale of goods or services that is owned and operated by the owner or tenant of the residential property.

3. "License" means any permit, certificate, approval, registration, charter or similar form of authorization that is required by law and that is issued by any agency, department, board or commission of this state or of any political subdivision of this state for the purpose of operating a business in this state or to an individual who provides a service to any person and the license is required to perform that service. END_STATUTE