AZ HB2526

Amends procedures for city and town incorporation by requiring petitioners to publish notice of proposed incorporation in a newspaper for two consecutive weeks and allow public comment on boundaries before obtaining signatures.

Establishes a 60-day waiting period after publication before petitioners may submit the petition to the county recorder or elections department for authorization.

Requires the board of supervisors to authorize petition circulation within 30 days of submission, with petitioners having 180 days from authorization to collect required signatures.

Clarifies that metes and bounds of a proposed community may be described using roads that form the boundaries.

Modifies urbanized area incorporation rules, including requirements that petitioners notify planned community associations and submit declarant permission and notification lists before obtaining signatures on incorporation petitions.