Land Use & ZoningIntermediateArizona Exam

In Arizona, a 'rezoning by initiative' allows:

AAny individual property owner to rezone their specific parcel by filing a citizen petition with the county recorder, without requiring city council or planning commission review

BIn some jurisdictions, voters to place a rezoning measure on the ballot through a citizen petition processCorrect

CThe city council to approve a rezoning without holding a public hearing, since Arizona's referendum power applies only to legislative acts and rezoning is a quasi-judicial function

DA developer to bypass the planning commission entirely by collecting signatures from 15% of voters in the affected neighborhood and submitting a direct rezoning petition

Why In some jurisdictions, voters to place a rezoning measure on the ballot through a citizen petition process Is Correct

Answer B: In some jurisdictions, voters to place a rezoning measure on the ballot through a citizen petition process

In some Arizona jurisdictions, the initiative process allows citizens to petition to put a zoning change measure directly on the ballot, bypassing or supplementing the standard legislative rezoning process.

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