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Smart Growth & Planning Resources

Arizona Office of Smart Growth Resources
The Office of Smart Growth has amassed resource materials that may be helpful to communities throughout the state.

Our resource library includes:

  • Arizona Consultant Database  over 300 entries of consultants in the planning field (and many others)!  Add your firm or search the database here.
  • NEW! Planning & Zoning Handbook can now be downloaded!  Click here to download the entire handbook or download chapters as needed from the links below.  Printed copies are also available for purchase - just complete and return the order form.

                        Table of Contents
                        Introduction
                        Chapter 2:  Definition and History of Planning
                        Chapter 3:  Legal Authority to Plan and Zone
                        Chapter 4:  Public Participation and Public Hearings
                        Chapter 5:  Role of Public Officials
                        Chapter 6:  The Municipal General Plan
                        Chapter 7:  The County Comprehensive Plan
                        Chapter 8:  Zoning
                        Chapter 9:  Subdivision Regulations and Site Plan Review
                        Appendices 


Our in-office library includes
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  • Current and historical publications including Planning magazine, Planners Advisory Service reports and memos, Zoning News, Planning Commissioners’ Journal, Land Use Law and Zoning Digest, etc.
     
  • Adopted plans, zoning ordinances, and other planning documents from around the state.

COMING SOON! Online directory of our in-house library!


Smart Growth Links
Arizona State Agencies
State Partners
Western States
Smart Growth in Other States
National
Publications
Funding Opportunities


Please contact the Arizona Office of Smart Growth at (602) 771-1191 to discuss current issues in your community that would benefit from additional research materials or examples from other communities.