rezoning; administrative act; referral prohibited

SB 1352 prohibits the referral of administrative zoning decisions to courts or other entities, making local zoning decisions final without further review. The bill amends Arizona Revised Statutes sections 9-462.01, 11-814, 19-141, and 19-142 to eliminate the option of referring such decisions for higher-level review. This directly affects municipalities and property owners by limiting avenues to challenge zoning decisions through referral. The key mechanism is the explicit prohibition of referral, streamlining the rezoning process by preventing delays from multiple review stages.