HB 2116 Summary

• Amends Arizona Revised Statutes Section 9-462.04 to clarify municipal zoning procedures and protest requirements for rezoning decisions.

• Modifies the protest threshold so that if owners of 20 percent or more of property by area and number of lots, tracts, and condominium units within the zoning area file written protests against a proposed rezoning amendment, the change requires a three-fourths vote of the municipal governing body to become effective.

• Defines "zoning area" to include both the area within 150 feet of the affected property and the area of the proposed amendment or change itself.

• Specifies that when calculating the required three-fourths vote, if governing body members cannot vote due to conflicts of interest, the required number of votes shall be three-fourths of the remaining members but not less than a majority of the full membership; votes shall be rounded to the nearest whole number.

• Makes clarifying grammatical changes throughout the statute, replacing terms like "which" with "that" and "per cent" with "percent."