Arizona’s permitting system is causing delays to finish residential projects, according to a new report.
Common Sense Institute Arizona released a report that showed, on average, the state’s localized permitting system adds an extra 23 days to residential project timelines.
Glenn Farley, the CSI’s policy and research director, told The Center Square that Arizona’s permitting system is “highly decentralized,” noting the state has 106 permitting jurisdictions that work independently of each other.
Arizona gives its local governments a “large amount of autonomy and authority on the things they regulate,” such as permitting, Farley said.
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