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Huachuca City Council adopts ordinance removing ban on firearms-related home-based businesses
Summary
On Feb. 26 the council voted unanimously to adopt Ordinance No. 2026-03, amending Title 18 of the town code to remove a prohibition on firearms-related home-based businesses to conform with state law.
The Huachuca City Council on Feb. 26 adopted ORDINANCE NO. 2026-03, a revision to Town Code Title 18 that removes the local prohibition on firearms-related home-based businesses to align the zoning code with state law. The ordinance was adopted on its second reading; Mayor Johann R. Wallace moved for adoption and Councilmember Christy Hirshberg seconded. The motion passed unanimously.
Mayor Wallace said the amendment was necessary to adjust the town code based on state law. The minutes record the council’s formal adoption but include no additional policy changes or implementation details. The ordinance title in the minutes is recorded as: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL, AMENDING THE TOWN CODE TITLE 18 'ZONING,' CHAPTER 18.100 'SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS,' SECTION 18.100.210 'HOME BASED BUSINESSES,' TO REMOVE THE PROHIBITION ON FIREARMS-RELATED HOME-BASED BUSINESSES." The minutes do not list any proposed enforcement changes or new permitting procedures.
The adoption was recorded as unanimous; the meeting minutes list the seven councilmembers present at roll call: Johann Wallace, Debra Trate, Danielle Cardella, Christy Hirshberg, Nallely Arreola, Cynthia Butterworth and Geovona Thompson. The minutes do not include public comment specific to the ordinance item.
The council did not attach an effective date or additional administrative guidance in the minutes. Any procedural or permitting changes required to implement the code amendment are not specified in the record and would be set by staff or later council action.
