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Text Amendment Process Internet: www.maricopa.gov/planning 10/30/19
FILING AN APPLICATION
To submit an application, the following information is
required:
1. A completed and signed application form. The
application form should include the Zoning
Ordinance section proposed for amendment,
the current Zoning Ordinance text, the
proposed amended text, and the purpose of
the request. If additional room is needed, a
separate sheet or report may be filed.
2. Application fees: Amending Zoning Ordinance
Text; $1,000/section, $5,000 maximum fee.
3. Any additional supporting material that would
justify the proposed amendment.
4. 1 CD or jump drive with application materials
saved as Adobe PDF files. Sample application
should be saved as APPL-FORM.
Completed Application APPL-FORM
Supporting Text Amendment TEXT-DETL
5. Application(s) determined to be incomplete
shall not be processed by staff.
6. No application shall be scheduled for hearing
by any board or commission unless and until all
fees and fines owed to the Department as a
result of any activity or inactivity attributable to
the property that is the subject of the
application are brought current and paid in full
or any amounts owed pursuant to an
agreement of compliance are current, as the
case may be. This requirement shall not be
waived by the Board of Supervisors or Planning
and Zoning Commission.
TECHNICAL REVIEW
A Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) may be
necessary. The TAC is composed of representatives of
the County’s Planning, Transportation, Flood Control,
Drainage Review and Environmental Services
departments, as well as representatives from any other
County department or other interested party that may
be affected by or has an interest in the proposed text
amendment. The TAC meeting will also serve as a
‘Stakeholder Meeting’ required by the County
Enhanced Regulatory Outreach Program (EROP).
Please see the EROP website for further information.
www.maricopa.gov/EROP
After a complete application is submitted and
accepted by the Planning Department, staff will
forward copies of the application to members of TAC.
Staff will then schedule the request for review by TAC,
and notify you of the actual date and time that your
request is scheduled. Staff will provide you with written
comments from any party unable to attend the
meeting.
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
Prior to public hearing, the Planning and Zoning
Commission may choose to discuss the proposed text
amendment with the owner or owner’s authorized
agent and County staff at a Zoning Implementation
Policy, Procedure and Ordinance Committee (ZIPPOR)
meeting. The ZIPPOR meeting provides an opportunity
for the Commission to better understand technical
issues regarding the proposed amendment.
The Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public
hearing for all interested persons wishing to comment
on the text amendment. The owner or owner’s
authorized agent must attend this meeting, and will be
asked to comment on the application, the staff report
and/or any comments that are made during the public
hearing. The Planning and Zoning Commission will make
a recommendation for approval or denial of the
request. Their recommendation may or may not concur
with staff’s recommendation.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
The text amendment request will again be advertised
and posted prior to a public hearing before the
Maricopa County Board of Supervisors. The Board of
Supervisors will ultimately vote to approve or deny the
request. Their action may or may not concur with the
recommendation made by the Planning and Zoning
Commission.
POST- BOARD OF SUPERVISOR ACTIVITY
Once approved by the Board of Supervisors, the text
amendment becomes effective 31 days after Board
action.
Department
TEXT AMENDMENT PROCESS
