Arizona Laws 11-1808. Scope of local authority
A. Subject to this article and applicable federal law, a county may exercise zoning, land use, planning and permitting authority and the county’s police power within the county’s territorial boundaries, including for the installation, modification and replacement of wireless support structures and utility poles.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 11-1808
- Applicable codes: means uniform building, fire, electrical, plumbing or mechanical codes that are adopted by a recognized national code organization or local amendments to those codes that are enacted to address threats of destruction of property or injury to persons and to an extent that is not inconsistent with this article. See Arizona Laws 11-1801
- including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Law: means any federal, state or local law, statute, common law, code, rule, regulation, order or ordinance. See Arizona Laws 11-1801
- Small wireless facility: means a wireless facility that meets both of the following qualifications:
(a) All antennas are located inside an enclosure of not more than six cubic feet in volume or, in the case of an antenna that has exposed elements, the antenna and all of the antenna's exposed elements could fit within an imaginary enclosure of not more than six cubic feet in volume. See Arizona Laws 11-1801
- Wireless services: means any services that are provided to the public and that use licensed or unlicensed spectrum, whether at a fixed location or mobile, using wireless facilities. See Arizona Laws 11-1801
B. A county does not have any jurisdiction or authority over the design, engineering, construction, installation or operation of any small wireless facility located in an interior structure or on the site of any campus, stadium or athletic facility that is not owned or controlled by the county other than to comply with applicable codes.
C. This article does not authorize this state or any political subdivision of this state, including a county, to require small wireless facility deployment or to regulate wireless services.