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1  Environmentally Sensitive Land                          https://www.phoenix.gov/police/resources-
                                                                     information/crime-stats-maps (Phoenix Crime Statistics)
              Ordinance: Approximately two-thirds of the City        http://www.tucsonaz.gov/police/statistics (Tucson Crime Stats)
              of Scottsdale is affected by the Environmentally       www.leagueaz.org/lgd (Crime Statistics All Arizona Cities)
              Sensitive Land Ordinance (ESLO), which requires
              some areas on private property be retained in their   6  Sex Offenders
              natural state and designated as National Area Open
              Space (NAOS).                                          Since June 1996, Arizona has maintained a registry
                                                                     and community notification program for convicted sex
              http://www.scottsdaleaz.gov/codes/eslo                 offenders. Prior to June 1996, registration was not
              (Environmentally Sensitive Lands Overlay –             required, and only the higher-risk sex offenders are
              ESL)
                                                                     on the website. The presence of a sex offender in the
              http://www.scottsdaleaz.gov/codes/eslo                 vicinity of the property is not a fact that the seller or
              (Natural Area Open Space)
                                                                     real estate broker is required to disclose.
          2  Electromagnetic Fields                                  www.azdps.gov/Services/Sex_Offender/(Registered Sex Offenders and
              For information on electromagnetic fields, and         Community Notification)
              whether they pose a health risk to you or your         http://www.nsopw.gov/en (National Sex Offender Public Site)
              family, visit the National Institute of
              Environmental Health Sciences website.              7  Forested Areas
              www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/emf/            Life in a forested area has unique benefits
              (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences)   and concerns. Contact county/city fire authority for
                                                                     more information on issues particular to a community.
          3  Superfund Sites                                         https://dffm.az.gov/fire/prevention/firewise
                                                                      (Arizona Fire Wise Communities)
             There are numerous sites in Arizona where the soil      https://www.nfpa.org/Public-Education/By-topic/Wildfire/Firewise-USA
              and groundwater have been contaminated by              (Public Education/Fire Wise USA)
              improper disposal of contaminants. Maps may be
              viewed on ADEQ’s website to see if a property is in an
              area designated by the ADEQ as requiring cleanup.   8  Military and Public Airports
              http://www.azdeq.gov/emaps (ADEQ-Maps)                 The legislature has mandated the identification of
              www.epa.gov/superfund/(EPA), http://espanol.epa.gov/(Spanish)   areas in the immediate vicinity of military and public
                                                                     airports that are susceptible to a certain level of
          4  Freeway Construction                                    noise from aircraft. The boundaries of these areas
              and Traffic Conditions                                 have been plotted on maps that are useful in
              Although the existence of a freeway near the property   determining if a property falls within one of these
                                                                     areas. The maps for military and public airports may
              may provide highly desirable access, sometimes it      be accessed on the Arizona Department of Real
              contributes to undesirable noise. To search for        Estate (ADRE) website. Additionally, the boundaries
              roadway construction and planning, visit the Arizona   of military and public airports in Maricopa County
              Department of Transportation (ADOT) website.           may be viewed on the county website. These maps
              https://azdot.gov/ (ADOT)                              are intended to show the area subject to a
              https://azdot.gov/projects (ADOT Statewide Projects)   preponderance of airport-related noise from a given
                                                                     airport. Periodic over-flights that may contribute to
              https://az511.com/ (ADOT Road Conditions)
                                                                     noise cannot usually be determined from these
          5  Crime Statistics                                        maps.
              Crime statistics, an imperfect measurement at best,    Vacant land or lots may be for sale within areas of
                                                                     high noise or accident potential zones. Because the
              provide some indication of the level of criminal activity   zoning of these lots may conflict with the buyer’s
              in an area.                                            ability to develop the property, the buyer should
                                                                     verify whether development is prohibited.


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