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Council holds first reading for state‑required preapproved housing design plan program
Summary
At first reading the council considered Ordinance No. 2026-09 to create a town preapproved housing design plan program and online library required by A.R.S. § 9-461.19; Zoning Administrator Dr. Jim Johnson said the measure is a state housekeeping requirement intended to speed permitting and must take effect July 1.
The council heard the first reading of Ordinance No. 2026-09 to establish a preapproved housing design plan program and an online plan library in compliance with A.R.S. § 9-461.19. Zoning Administrator Dr. Jim Johnson said the change is mandatory under state law and is intended to speed the building permit process by maintaining non‑site‑specific plans that have been pre‑reviewed.
Dr. Jim Johnson thanked Town Attorney Thomas Benavidez for preparing the ordinance quickly so the town could meet the state’s July 1 effective date. Johnson said the library allows architects and licensed design professionals to submit plan sets for preapproval so that applicants can select an approved plan and move more quickly to permit issuance.
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