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Huachuca City Council backs active code enforcement after resident complaints
Summary
After hearing concerns from CDBG meeting attendees, the council directed staff to pursue active, equally applied enforcement of zoning, health and safety, and neighborhood preservation provisions while acknowledging possible legal costs.
Town Manager Suzanne Harvey told the council that residents attending a recent CDBG meeting urged more enforcement of the Town Code on zoning, health and safety, buildings and construction and neighborhood preservation. Harvey said staff and the police department are prepared to pursue more aggressive enforcement but warned that stronger enforcement could prompt legal challenges and additional costs.
Council discussed options and “agreed that active enforcement is what they want going forward,” Mayor Wallace confirmed. Town Attorney Thomas Benavidez cautioned the council that enforcement actions can end up in court and that pursuing liens or other measures could incur costs the Town should weigh. Council directed staff to proceed with an active enforcement posture and to apply the code equally across properties.
