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Huachuca City opts for online preapproved-housing plan program to comply with SB1529
Summary
To comply with Senate Bill 1529 (2025), the council directed staff to pursue Option B: create an online preapproved housing design-plan program that accepts plans from architects and lists preapproved sets; the motion passed unanimously.
The Huachuca City Town Council directed staff on Jan. 22 to begin the code-change process required by Senate Bill 1529 (enacted 2025) and to implement Option B: an online preapproved housing design-plan program. Town Attorney Thomas Benavidez explained the state requirement to either create standard preapproved housing design plans or establish a program; staff recommended Option B as the less costly compliance path. Dr. Jim Johnson presented details comparing Option A (municipality hires architects to prepare plans) and Option B (a municipality-hosted online library accepting architect-submitted plan sets for pre-review).
Under the chosen approach, the town would post preapproved plan sets on an online library; property owners would obtain rights to use listed plan sets from architects and then proceed with site planning and permitting. Council voted to begin code changes and implement Option B; the motion was moved by Johann Wallace, seconded by Cynthia Butterworth, and passed unanimously. The minutes do not specify timeline, vendor, or staff resources for the implementation.
