Department of administration; powers and duties; governmental mall description; duty of city of Phoenix; general plan application

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41-1362. Department of administration; powers and duties; governmental mall description; duty of city of Phoenix; general plan application

A. The department of administration may:

1. Accept gifts or grants of monies or other property from any person, including the United States or any agencies, departments or officers of the state.

2. Prescribe rules as necessary to carry out this article.

B. The department of administration shall:

1. Develop and maintain and amend as necessary a comprehensive long-range general plan for the development of the governmental mall composed of the area described in subsection C of this section.

2. Encourage public agencies as defined in section 11-951 to enter into intergovernmental agreements or contracts pursuant to title 11, chapter 7, article 3 as necessary to implement the general plan for the development of the governmental mall.

3. Review and approve or disapprove in writing requests for permission to develop structures or sites or award construction contracts for new buildings or improvements within the governmental mall. The department shall review requests submitted by this state or a political subdivision of this state in which this state or political subdivision has a contractual interest to ensure consistency with the approved general plan.

4. Review all planning activities within governmental mall boundaries.

5. Publish an annual report on the issues brought before the department and its recommendations.

C. The governmental mall is composed of the area with a western boundary of nineteenth avenue, a northern boundary of all lots abutting Van Buren street, an eastern boundary of seventh avenue and a southern boundary of the Harrison street alignment.

D. The city of Phoenix annually shall inform the department of administration of new major development projects and new major infrastructure improvements, including parks, streets and street-scaping within the downtown area redevelopment plan as defined in section 36-1471.

E. If the general plan of the city, county or state agency for land development does not conform with the general plan developed by the department of administration for the development of the governmental mall, the general plan developed by the department for the development of the governmental mall applies and shall be enforced.


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