Arizona § 48-617 Special provisions relating to improvement districts for purchasing energy for lighting public streets or parks

Arizona Statutes

§ 48-617 — Special provisions relating to improvement districts for purchasing energy for lighting public streets or parks

Arizona § 48-617

Title 48Arizona Revised Statutes

Ch. 4MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS

Art. 2General Public Improvements and Improvement Bonds

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Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 48-617 (2026).

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A.If a petition for the formation of an improvement district to purchase and not generate energy for street or public park lighting is presented to the governing body, which purports to be signed by all of the real property owners in the proposed district, exclusive of mortgagees and other lienholders, the governing body, after verifying such ownership and making a finding of such fact, shall adopt a resolution of intention to order the proposed improvement pursuant to the provisions of section 48-576 and shall have immediate jurisdiction to adopt the resolution ordering the improvement, pursuant to the provisions of section 48-581, without the necessity of publication and posting of the resolution of intention provided for in section 48-578.

B.If a petition for the formation of an impr

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A. If a petition for the formation of an improvement district to purchase and not generate energy for street or public park lighting is presented to the governing body, which purports to be signed by all of the real property owners in the proposed district, exclusive of mortgagees and other lienholders, the governing body, after verifying such ownership and making a finding of such fact, shall adopt a resolution of intention to order the proposed improvement pursuant to the provisions of section 48-576 and shall have immediate jurisdiction to adopt the resolution ordering the improvement, pursuant to the provisions of section 48-581, without the necessity of publication and posting of the resolution of intention provided for in section 48-578.

B. If a petition for the formation of an improvement district to purchase energy for street or public park lighting is presented to the governing body signed by a majority of the real property owners in the proposed district, the governing body shall adopt a resolution of intention to order the proposed improvement and cause same to be published and posted pursuant to the provisions of section 48-578, and unless protests received pursuant to section 48-579 are sufficient to bar further proceedings, the governing body shall thereafter proceed with the improvements so petitioned.

C. At the time of the adoption of the resolution of intention pursuant to the provisions of section 48-576, the governing body shall determine the type of lighting facilities to be installed and consider the rate to be paid for purchasing the energy for the proposed district.