AZ HB2324

Cities and towns in Arizona with adopted fire code ordinances may request intergovernmental agreements allowing them to enforce their local fire codes on county-owned buildings instead of the state fire marshal

Requests must be submitted jointly with the applicable county and demonstrate that state fire code enforcement is unduly burdensome, such as requiring additional staff, training, or causing substantial delays in review times

The local fire code must be determined not substantially less stringent than the current state fire code by both the assistant director of the state fire marshal's office and local officials

The assistant director of the state fire marshal must approve or deny requests within 30 days, with automatic approval if no action is taken within that timeframe

Cities or towns entering such agreements become solely responsible for inspecting county-owned buildings and must provide the state fire marshal with certificates of occupancy, inspection reports, and updated building inventory