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Huachuca City council backs active code enforcement; staff warned of possible legal costs
Summary
Council directed staff to pursue active, equal enforcement of zoning, health and safety, building and neighborhood preservation codes despite staff warning it may provoke court challenges and additional expense.
Council members on March 26 told staff to pursue active enforcement of Huachuca City's zoning, building and neighborhood-preservation codes after hearing repeated resident complaints at a recent CDBG meeting.
Town Manager Suzanne Harvey told the council that staff and the police department were prepared to take an aggressive approach, but cautioned "some people may fight us on it and it may end up in court, so it may end up costing us some money." Council discussed trade-offs and agreed that the priority should be equal application of the law across town.
Council did not direct a specific enforcement timeline in the minutes but confirmed the policy direction. Staff will proceed with enforcement actions and return to council if legal or major budgetary issues arise.
