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PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS & CHECKLIST
Applications submitted to the Maricopa County Planning and Development Department
shall include all of the exhibits, items and information listed in this checklist. An application
will only be accepted by the Department when all of the items listed below are submitted,
unless otherwise deemed unnecessary by staff. Applications determined to be
incomplete shall not be processed by staff. Additional information, detail, and/or copies
may be required after review by the assigned planner.
After it has been determined that the initial submittal is complete, the filing fee per
Zoning Ordinance requirement is to be paid by the owner or owner’s authorized
a gent (checks should be made payable to “Maricopa County Planning and
Development”). A receipt will then be issued and a case number assigned.
As of September 13, 2013, the Land Use application process shall be subject ARS § 1605, a
State statute that mandates establishment of timeframes to either approve or deny a
“license” as defined by the statute. The full statute may be viewed at:
http://www.azleg.gov/arstitle/
The statute sets up two types of review timeframes: Administrative and Substantive. The
Board of Supervisors (BOS) through the P-30 Licensing Timeframes Ordinance has adopted
a 25 day administrative timeframe and a 75 substantive timeframe for Land Use
applications. An application related to a residential use is not subject to the statute. An
application that is part of design build project may establish negotiated time process
during the pre-application meeting.
Administrative Review Period
The statutes allow for multiple reviews during the administrative review period.
Substantive Review Period
Only one review is allowed for the substantive review period. The County can amend the
substantive review comments to address legal requirements not identified on the original
substantive review comments.
The applicant can authorizes a 50% time increase. This authorization can be given at time
of application or at any time during the process.
After receipt of an application, the administrative review period begins and staff will
review for administrative completeness. The applicant will receive a formal response from
their assigned planner and may be required to submit additional information. Once
administrative comments have been given to the applicant, the timeframe clock will stop
and will resume upon resubmittal of the application materials. Once the application is
deemed administratively complete, the planner will formally notify the applicant that the
project has entered the substantive review period and technical comments will be given to
the applicant within a reasonable timeframe. The substantive timeframe clock stops from
receipt of comments until the applicant makes a formal resubmittal.
