Council hears first reading on state-required preapproved housing design plan program
On first reading, council reviewed Ordinance 2026-09 to add a preapproved housing design plan program and online plan library as required by A.R.S. § 9-461.19 to speed permit approvals; staff credited the town attorney for rapid preparation to meet the July 1 deadline.
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At first reading on June 11, the Town Council heard a staff presentation on an ordinance to establish a preapproved housing design plan program and online plan library, mandated by Arizona statute (A.R.S. § 9-461.19). Zoning Administrator Dr. Jim Johnson described the program as a way for architects and licensed design professionals to submit non-site-specific housing plan sets for pre-review; approved plans would be listed in a town library to accelerate building permits.
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