Arizona § 28-8478 Resolutions; ordinances; vehicle operations in airports

Arizona Statutes

§ 28-8478 — Resolutions; ordinances; vehicle operations in airports

Arizona § 28-8478

Title 28Arizona Revised Statutes

Ch. 25AVIATION

Art. 7Airport Zoning and Regulation

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Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 28-8478 (2026).

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A.If an airport that is operated by a nonprofit corporation, as authorized by this article, is located outside the corporate limits of a city or town, the board of supervisors of the county in which the airport is located may adopt and enforce resolutions governing the parking and speed of motor vehicles, other than aircraft, at the airport. A resolution authorized by this subsection:

1.May restrict the operation of the motor vehicles to the portion of the airport designated by the nonprofit corporation for operation of the motor vehicles.

2.May restrict or prohibit the operation and parking of the motor vehicles on any part of the airport that is not designated by the nonprofit corporation for operation and parking.

3.Shall provide that the violation of the resolution is either a m

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A. If an airport that is operated by a nonprofit corporation, as authorized by this article, is located outside the corporate limits of a city or town, the board of supervisors of the county in which the airport is located may adopt and enforce resolutions governing the parking and speed of motor vehicles, other than aircraft, at the airport. A resolution authorized by this subsection:

1. May restrict the operation of the motor vehicles to the portion of the airport designated by the nonprofit corporation for operation of the motor vehicles.

2. May restrict or prohibit the operation and parking of the motor vehicles on any part of the airport that is not designated by the nonprofit corporation for operation and parking.

3. Shall provide that the violation of the resolution is either a misdemeanor or a civil offense punishable as provided in the resolution.

B. If the airport is owned by a municipal corporation and leased to a nonprofit corporation, the legislative body of the municipal corporation shall concur in the enactment of the resolution authorized by subsection A by enacting an ordinance that provides that all violations of the resolution shall be enforced either:

1. Under the authority of the municipal corporation and prosecuted by the municipal corporation under procedures prescribed by the municipal corporation for prosecuting violations of similar ordinances.

2. By the authority of the county and prosecuted by the county in justice court.

C. If an airport that is operated by a nonprofit corporation, as authorized by this article, is located on land owned by a county, the governing body of the airport may adopt resolutions and enforce ordinances governing the parking and speed of motor vehicles, other than aircraft, at the airport. A resolution authorized by this subsection:

1. May restrict the operation of motor vehicles to the portion of the airport designated by the nonprofit corporation for operation of motor vehicles.

2. May restrict or prohibit the operation and parking of the motor vehicles on any part of the airport that is not designated by the nonprofit corporation for operation and parking.

3. Shall provide that the violation of the resolution is either a misdemeanor or a civil offense punishable as provided in the resolution.

D. The county board of supervisors shall concur in the adoption of the resolution authorized by subsection C by enacting the resolution as an ordinance. The county shall enforce all violations of the ordinance authorized by subsection C and prosecute the violations in justice court.