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Tempe, Arizona Municipal Code
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Tempe AZ ordinances
1732 published ordinances from the The Code of the City of Tempe, Arizona (Supp. No. 34, Update 1: codified through Ordinance No. O2026.34, enacted June 25, 2026). View the full index →
- 1-1 — How Code designated and cited.
- 1-2 — Definitions and rules of construction.
- 1-3 — Ordinances not affected by Code.
- 1-4 — Provisions considered as continuations of existing ordinances.
- 1-5 — Code does not affect prior offenses, rights, etc.
- 1-6 — Catchlines of sections; history notes, etc.; references to Code.
- 1-7 — General penalty; civil penalties; fees and collection; continuing violations.
- 1-8 — Commencement of civil action, citation, contents.
- 1-9 — Appearance; payment by mail.
- 1-10 — Default judgment; collection of judgments.
- 1-11 — Rules of procedure and appeal.
- 1-12 — Effect of repeal of ordinances.
- 1-13 — Severability of parts of Code.
- 1-14 — Supplementation of Code—Generally.
- 1-15 — Same—Exclusion of special or temporary ordinances.
- 2-4 — Purpose.
- 2-5 — Authority.
- 2-6 — Definitions.
- 2-7 — Prohibited acts generally.
- 2-8 — City manager authorized to adopt rules.
Starting a business
Who needs a city business license or tax registration, how the fee is figured and when it renews, summarized from and linked to the code: business license rules in Tempe →
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City of Tempe, Arizona
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Source & provenance
The Code of the City of Tempe, Arizona (Supp. No. 34, Update 1: codified through Ordinance No. O2026.34, enacted June 25, 2026): published from the City's codifier, Municode (library.municode.com).
Zoning and Development Code, City of Tempe, Arizona (Supp. No. 11: codified through Ordinance of 7-01-26(4)): published from the City's codifier, Municode (library.municode.com).
Charter of the City of Tempe, Arizona (Supp. No. 34, Update 1: codified through Ordinance No. O2026.34, enacted June 25, 2026): published from the City's codifier, Municode (library.municode.com). Machine-readable campaign JSON · Canonical page