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Huachuca City directs staff to create online preapproved housing-plan program to comply with SB1529
Summary
Council directed staff to begin code changes and implement Option B — an online library/program of preapproved housing design plans — to comply with Senate Bill 1529 (2025), choosing the lower-cost program option rather than hiring architects to produce plan sets.
The Huachuca City Council voted on Jan. 22 to begin the process of complying with Senate Bill 1529 (2025) by establishing a preapproved housing design plan program rather than commissioning municipality-produced plan sets.
Town Attorney Thomas Benavidez explained the state mandate and staff recommendation. Dr. Jim Johnson presented two options: Option A (municipality hires architects to develop plan sets) and Option B (create an online library accepting plan submissions, including plans pre-approved by other municipalities or agencies). Staff recommended Option B as less costly. The council adopted a motion "To begin the process of the necessary code changes to comply with SB1529 and in particular option B to establish a program for pre-approved housing design plans," moved by Johann Wallace and seconded by Cynthia Butterworth, which the minutes record as passed unanimously. The minutes do not specify funding for program implementation or a timeline; staff were directed to return with code amendments and implementation details.
