Ariz. Admin. Code § 7-1-201

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section R7-1-201 - Validation of Adjacent Ways Project

A. A school district that has monies from a special assessment on the taxable property in the school district for improvements necessary to ensure the safe ingress to and egress from school property to the public way may, as specified in A.R.S. § 15-995, use the monies for the following:

1. To construct, maintain, or improve a public way adjacent to a parcel of land owned or leased for school purposes by the school district;

2. To construct sidewalks, sewers, utility lines, roadways, and other improvements along streets and intersections adjacent to a parcel of land owned or leased for school purposes by the school district;

3. To ensure the safe ingress and egress of buses and fire equipment from the public way to a parcel of land owned or leased for school purposes by the school district; and

4. To maintain fire and bus lanes, including signage and striping, on any parcel of land owned or leased for school purposes by the school district.

B. Before expending funds from the special assessment on an adjacent ways project, a school district shall file with the Division a complete and accurate description of the project using a form that is available online. The school district shall ensure the following information is included in the description:

1. Name and address of the school facility to be benefited by the project;

2. Name of the school district;

3. Name, telephone number, and e-mail address of the school district superintendent;

4. Name, telephone number, and e-mail address of the school district contact person;

5. A description of the proposed adjacent ways project including:

a. A designation of the category listed in subsection (A) applicable to the project; and

b. A summary of the conclusions from any completed professional study regarding need for the project; and

6. Calculated cost of the proposed project.

C. A school district shall attach the following to the description filed under subsection (B):

1. A map showing the parcel of land owned or leased by the school district and the manner in which the proposed adjacent ways project will be placed on the parcel of land;

2. A copy of any professional study referenced under subsection (B)(5); and

3. A copy of any vendor bids, quotes, or proposals used to determine the cost provided under subsection (B)(6).

D. A school district that proposes an adjacent ways project with expenditures less than $50,000 may begin the project after filing the complete and accurate description required under subsections (B) and (C).

E. Except as provided in subsection (D), the Division shall validate or invalidate a school district's proposed adjacent ways project within 60 days after receiving a complete filing under subsections (B) and (C). The Division shall validate a proposed adjacent ways project only if the Division determines the project:

1. Complies with all state laws relating to adjacent ways projects, and

2. Does not contain work outside the scope of an adjacent ways project as described at A.R.S. § 15-995(A).

Ariz. Admin. Code § R7-1-201

New Section made by final rulemaking at 29 A.A.R. 509, effective 3/10/2023.