Arizona Revised Statutes

Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 9-477 (2026)

Subdivision name; limitation; title to streets

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A. Upon the plat or map shall be endorsed a name, title or designation of the subdivision and the acknowledgment by the owner or some person for him duly authorized thereunto by deed.

B. No title, name or designation shall be given that is the same as that of a subdivision in a city or town in the same county of which a plat or map has been recorded.

C. Upon the filing of the plat or map, the fee of all streets, alleys, parks and other parcels of ground reserved therein to the use of the public, shall vest in the public.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1968–1984 · leading case: City of Sierra Vista v. Cochise Enters., Inc., 697 P.2d 1125 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1984).
City of Sierra Vista v. Cochise Enters., Inc., 697 P.2d 1125 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1984). · cites it 2× “However, the plats here were filed prior to 1975 and at that time A.R.S. § 9-477 simply provided that upon the filing of the plat the fee to the streets and alleys vested in the public.”
City of Scottsdale v. Mocho, 444 P.2d 437 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1968). “” (Emphasis ours) “§ 9-477. “A. Upon the plat or map shall be endorsed a name, title or designation of the subdivision and the acknowledgment by the owner or some person for him duly authorized thereunto by deed.”
Anna Mae Schott v. City of Kingman, an Inc. Arizona Mun., 461 F.2d 593 (9th Cir. 1972). “” Ariz.Rev.Stat. § 9-477, subsec. C. That the appellee took into consideration such state-required costs of subdivision in fixing the price of the lots seems apparent, although her testimony was far from precise.”
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