Council directs staff to implement online preapproved housing plan program under SB1529
Council instructed staff to develop code changes to implement an online program (Option B) for preapproved housing design plans to comply with Senate Bill 1529 (2025), following a staff presentation comparing two approaches.
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Town Attorney Thomas Benavidez told the Council that Senate Bill 1529, enacted in 2025, requires municipalities to either create standard preapproved housing design plans or establish a preapproved housing design plan program. Dr. Jim Johnson presented two compliance options: (A) hire architects to develop municipality-owned plan sets, or (B) create an online library that lists preapproved plans submitted by architects or preapproved elsewhere. Staff recommended Option B as less costly.
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