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HomeMy WebLinkAbout92-194 '. , \i~::' . \ .-,L-1 /....... l \ i '\~'r---.V-'/ \~ . ~.."""' .-INDEXED " " ...; . ;,::;ofILMfD ,.,'11;. ~ \ :_\\;I'.~.lJ'" (......;.......-.'.:.,,::;... ~('~".." ',,':o~\ S! :~'~,_.~" ~')~ \0" . .. " .~- W:-: .... , /: \V~, . _a__ -,.... ~~~.>~.~r!~~~. 4 ===92- 29494 BK 2059 foG 224 OFFICIAL RECORDS OF MOHAVE COUNTY AZ. *jOAH McCALL, MOHAVE COUNTY RECORDER~ 06/02/92 1:~5 P.N. PAGE i OF 13 nOHAVE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS RECORDING FEE 0.00 Ne RESOLUTION NO. 92-194 A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE MOHAVE COUNTY GENERAL PLAN, KINGMAN AREA PLAN, McCONNICO ELEMENT SOUTH OF THE KINGMAN CI'l'Y LIMITS, BEING SECTIONS 25-27 AND 33-36, TOWNSHIP 21 NORTH, RANGE 17 WEST, AND SECTIONS 3-10, 15-22 AND 27-34, TOWNSHIP 20 NORTH, RANGE 17 WEST, MORAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA. WHEREAS, at the regular meeting of the Mohave County Board of Supervisors held on June 1 1992, a public hearing was conducted to amend the Mohave County General Plan, Kingman Area Plan, McConnico element, for that portion of the unincorporated area of Mohave County south of the Kingman City limits, being Sections 25-27 and 33-36, Township 21 North, Range 17 West, and Sections 3-10, 15-22 and 27-34, Township 20 North, Range 17 West, and WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Co~nission is required to recommend to the Board of Supervisors a County land use General Plan which is designed to conserve natural resources, to insure efficient expenditure of public funds, and promote the health, safety, convenience, and general welfare of the public, and WHEREAS, during the late 1970's and early 1980's, a series of Area plans were proposed and developed as compliments to or are more detailed expansions of the Mohave County Plan, accepted " t. ... . . PAGE 2 OF 13 BK 2059 PG 225 (FEE~92-29+9~) Resolution No. 92-194 Page 2 as a portion of the Mohave County Planning Ordinance, Ordinance 306, which was approved September 7, 1965, and WHEREAS, Arizona Revised Statutes (11-824) designate that "the Board may adopt the County Plan as a whole, or by successive actions adopt separate parts of the plan...". Area Plans were developed and adopted for the Lake Havasu area, north westerly of Lake Havasu City; Mohave Valley North (most of which is within Bullhead City); and Sacramento (Golden) Valley. During the same time period, an ambitious Area Plan was proposed for the Kingman area. Research and meetings were prepared and conducted; but nothing was completed, and WHEREAS, within the boundaries of that proposed plan, a certain number of activities have subsequently occurred. The major ones are as follows: 1) Expansion of the Kingman City limits. 2) Special zoning, management and transfer of title at the Airport. 3) Completion of Interstate 40. 4) Extensive transfer of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land to private ownership. 5) Industrial growth at the Airport and along Interstate 40, south of Kingman. 6) Approval of a ten (10) square mile Area Plan, known as Hualapai Mountain Ranch, adjacent to and including the Valley Vista subdivision. 7 ) Approval of a Kingman Area Plan north of Avenue, from Stockton Hill Road to Highway 66. Jagerson ,. .,~ ,-.', " ~ 'Ii! .. . . PAGE 3 OF 13 BK 2059 PG 226 (FEE~92-29~9,) Resolution No. 92-194 Page 3 8) Preparation for the Long Mountain Area Plan extending North between the Cerbat Mountains and "old" Highway 66, tying into the Hualapai Mountain Ranch plan. 9) Activity in the area served by Hualapai Mountain Road. 10) Activity South of Kingman: A. Industrial growth B. Subdivision activity C. Extensive land transfer from BLM to private ownership. WHEREAS, it is the last item mentioned, Item 10, that is the focus of this resolution. Because it is centered in the McConnico area, that name will be used for the Area Plan change. For the sake of continuity of plan area, the McConnico plan will extend from the southern City limits, Sections 25-27 and Sections 33-36, all in Township 21 North, Range 17 West and Sections 3-10, 15-22 and 27-34, in Township 20 North, Range 17 West. The plan area is slightly more than four (4) miles wide, East to West, and approximately eight ( 8) miles North and South. It abuts the Kingman City limits on the north, the proposed regional park on the Northwest to the Golden Valley Area Plan on the west, a solid block of BLM administered land on the East, and a continuation of mixed land ownerships to the South, and WHEREAS, this area, contiguous to Kingman, has had an independent development pattern. It is in the mouth of Railroad Pass and has served as a terminal for many activities. McConnico '~: -":"."..~ t "l ," . . PAGE BK -4- OF 13 2059 PG 227 (FEE~92-29+9+) Resolution No. 92-194 Page 4 Station was an early A&P railroad station and was a freight and passenger stop for local mines and ranches. When a spur line was extended to Chloride, it started at McConnico and went up Golden Valley to maintain "railroad grades". Old Trails Highway followed the railroad to McConnico, then onto Yucca and Topock. This described route became Route 66, but in the 1930's the route designation of 66 branched off at McConnico. Later, in 1952, the 66 Route returned to the Old Trails Highway route. Interstate 40 has since replaced the function of Highway 66. McConnico was always a part of Highway 66 regardless of the branch taken, and WHEREAS, long before Europeans came to this area, "Railroad Pass" was part of an extensive Indian trade route. It was a gap in the mountains and there were year round springs. The first Spanish priest in the area, was guided through this route in 1776. This passage became the route of the Transcontinental railroad. Other utilities found the same conveniences of grade, so that two trans-state pipelines (Transwestern and Four Corners) cross here to go through Sitgreaves Pass and the Davis/prescott power line also traverses this plan area, and WHEREAS, land ownership is the usual Mohave County pattern, with (i. e. checkerboard ownership) local adjustments. At the present time, it is private (fee) or BLM. Two State sections lie on the northeasterly boundary, and are not included in this specific plan. The key, or .l].eart of the land ownership and 0,' l' -C-'" , ' ,.' . . PAGE 5 OF BK 2059 PG 13 228 (FEE~92-2949+) Resolution No. 92-194 Page 5 thereby the need for this plan is a proposed exchange of BLM lands, constituting six (6) square miles. The result of this exchange will be a block of fourteen (14) square miles of fee land served by Interstate 40 and the Santa Fe Railroad, and WHEREAS, existing zoning remains a complex pattern along old Highway 66 and the frontage roads north of McConnico interchange. Many commercial uses related to prior access onto old Highway 66 are now vacant or serving other purposes. Several mobile home/R- V parks continue to function. A sand drag race track is a newer use (1987) as well as several truck stops or truck terminals. The zoning, southeasterly of the Santa Fe right-of-way and southeasterly of Oatman Road, is A-R/36A in Sections 4 and 5, Township 20 North, Range 17 West. The A (General) zone remains except for specific rezones. There are twenty nine (29) separate structures used as residences in this planning area other than in organized subdivisions. Walnut Creek Estates subdivisions are zoned A-R and contain sixty eight (68) homes. All of the recorded Walnut Creek residential lots are greater than one (1) acre and would be classified suburban in the proposed plan. Additional one (1) acre lot subdividing in the Walnut Creek area is in process, and WHEREAS, the Bureau of Land Management, Kingman Resource area management plan indicates two ( 2 ) utility corridor boundaries through this area. A two (2) mile wide corridor t'l ,.' , . . -. Resolution No. 92-194 PAGE 6 OF 13 BK 2059 PG 229 (fEE~92-29+9+) Page 6 includes the Davis/Prescott power line and goes through the heart of this plan area; however, a "corridor" can only be maintained if the BLM has administrative control over an area. A second two (2) mile wide corridor touches the southwest corner of the plan area, following the EI Paso Natural Gas line route. The two other pipelines that are not shown in a corridor are otherwise mentioned in this report, and WHEREAS, at present, water supply to this area is limited to a few wells, very limited supply from Kingman "excess" water and a franchised water company for part of the Walnut Creek subdivisions. The Walnut Creek water company has local wells, and a well site parcel in Golden Valley. Adequate water for extensive development has not been located within the plan area. Water has been proven to exist in Sacramento (Golden) Valley. A few miles to the west, numerous five (5) acre well sites were reserved by the City of Kingman in Sacramento Valley and a possibility for agreement for development of some of those well sites is one consideration, and WHEREAS, a prominent feature of the area is the open sewer ponds established by the City of Kingman more than forty (40) years ago and still in use. These tanks have obviously impacted the ground water table for those properties which lie within the drainage pattern from these sewage tanks. These properties exhibi t an abnormally high nitrate level which has d~g:t::ated eJ.ot -;C;'T::'--;--:-'~ "-:"'":":",~r-:';~~_~-:; '-f'l . . Resolution No. 92-194 Page 7 PAGE 7 OF 13 BK 2059 PG 230 (FEE~92-29~9~) sizes of one (1) acre or more per lot for "Walnut Creek" developments, and WHEREAS, for planning purposes this area is divided into a number of units that are either formed by physiographic features or man made barriers or features. The physiographic features are the series of canyons and their related washes that constitute the approach to Kingman, the drainage channels and the mountainous terrain. These physiographic features are instrumental in determining the location of highways, railroads, and utility lines. The latter are the second set of determinants. The man made feature that has dominated this area for a century is the Santa Fe Railroad. When the Santa Fe double tracked their system in the 1940's, the East bound lines were separate to create an easier grade. This line separation has created a pocket of land which includes an area of nearly one (1) mile wide and three (3) miles long. The distinct planning areas are: 1. The area, including the interchange area, north of the McConnico Interchange and westerly of the Santa Fe right-of-way 2. The area southwesterly of the McConnico interchange and west of the Santa Fe right-of-way and accessible to Oatman Road (old 66). 3. The area easterly of the McConnico Interchange and Interstate 40 to the easterly plan area boundary. 4. The remainder of the township along Interstate 40 and the Santa Fe. _-~ -C-'" ( , . . . Resolution No. 92-194 Page 8 5 . Regional recreation areas PAGE 8 OF 13 BK 2059 PG 231 (FEE~92-29~94) A. The firing range B. The mountain reserve C. The Boulder Springs area WHEREAS, the land ownership pattern for the plan area is an intermix of private and BLM administered lands. However, a land exchange in process between the BLM and private owners would result in a consolidation of private lands about two (2) to three (3) miles in width, and six (6) miles in depth, along the Santa Fe Rail Road. This plan proposal is being coordinated with the BLM. Existing land uses and existing zoning are fixed in some locations by terrain and long established uses: Planninq Unit One: This area is served by frontage roads. The combination of terrain, rights-of-way, drain channels, sewer ponds, mine claims, old property boundaries and old commercial and industrial uses limit this area for any other than similar purposes now in use and additional commercial uses. This area should be the urban core, to include shopping facilities, multifamily uses in addition to existing patterns. All of this will be contingent on adequate water supply and offsite sewage disposal. The limits of the traffic interchange impact area would extend approximately one quarter (~) mile South of the traffic interchange road intersection with Oatman Road, extending to McConnico Road (a subdivision road intersecting Oatman Road). A line would then extend from the above referenced McConnico Road projected to Interstate 40. Existing truck service facilities are in this unit. This Planning Unit One could become a neighborhood shopping center for properties to the West, served by Oatman Road and for residential uses wi thin this planning area. The location is too close to Kingman to consider larger shopping facilities. ( " The proposed plan for Golden Valley indicates an area of six (6) square miles, directly West of McConnico, designated as urban. All of the plan area West of Interstate 40 and the McConnico interchange should be suburban, one (1) acre or larger lot areas. . ~ - 1 , 1 ; , 'I i 1 ! j i , I i ,1 i < -! I ; ,~ 1 i I j I I 1 I I i ',- . . PAGE 9 OF 13 BK 2059 PG 232 (FEE~92-29~94) Resolution No. 92-194 Page 9 Planninq Unit Two: This unit has access from Interstate 40, existing frontage roads and Oatman Road (old 66 from the 1930's to 1952). It abuts Planning Unit One on the Northeast and includes single family lot subdivisions recorded and in process. Because this is the only part of this plan area sui table for res idential type development, provisions should be made for adequate water supply and sewage disposal. It is indicated as suburban (one to five acre lots) on the proto plan recommended by the Commission and approved by the Board of Supervisors. With the availability of additional water there is no reason that this area will not continue to grow as a complete residential community. As example, walnut Creek Unit 3 is being processed designated for community development (one acre lots). Planninq Unit Three: At present this planning uni t is primarily a mixture of BLM and private lands. It lies east of Interstate 40 and east of the west bound Santa Fe tracks. A large portion of it lies between the east and west bound Santa Fe rights-of-way which are approximately a mile apart at this location. For this land to be economically and functionally usable, it will require a major highway ingress, egress, service roads, utilities, an assured water supply and a method of sewage disposal compatible with uses contemplated. The most logical purpose of this planning unit is to be an industrial area or one or more industrial parks, or remain as is. Al though this document is a plan and therefore does not restrict use concepts in terms of the more rigid confines of zoning terminology, it would be appropriate to keep in mind the recently approved preamble to the Mohave County Manufacturing Zones, as follows: "The principal purpose of this zoning district is to provide for general manufacturing uses in locations which are suitable and appropriate, taking into consideration the land uses on adjacent or nearby properties, access to major street or highway, rail service or other means of transportation, and the availability of public utili ties. It is the intention of the Mohave County Board of Supervisors to promote industrial growth that will benefit the community and not subject it to unexpected hazards or other conditions that would affect adversely the public health, safety and general welfare." ..,-,---- - ,'- >,.. I' ,I I 1 " . . PAGE 10 OF 13 BK 2059 PG 233 (FEE~92-29494) Resolution No. 92-194 Page 10 Planning Unit Three is divided into 3a and 3b only because 3b has access problems separate from the northerly land ownership complex designated for industrial development. Planninq Unit Four is a possible reserve expansion area should the need arise or it should remain as is for the foreseeable planning time span for rural/future development. Planninq Unit Five: To have any planning area flanked by a number of regional type recreation facilities is a unique circumstance. The uses delineate the limits of this community area and provide recreational outlets. The McConnico Planning Unit will also become the access to these facilities and can provide improved roads and support facilities for their use. Unit Sa: A firing range was established at this location more than twenty (20) years ago and will be a community asset for as long as there is a need for it. Unit 5b: This proposed regional park in the rugged lava, basalt and tuff rocks westerly of Kingman was first proposed in recent years in a Board of Supervisors planning report dated March, 1967. The concept again appeared in the 1970 Kingman plan and in subsequent city plans and in current BLM proposals. This is beyond the exterior boundary of the plan area but forms an important future buffer to plan expansion. Unit 5c: When Kingman was young, the extent of family recreation was how far you could go with horse and buggy on the dirt roads, refresh yourselves and the horses and return before nightfall. A site of local pilgrimage was Boulder Springs which lies in Section 16 (T20N, RI7W). It is an area of historical interest and continues to flow as a spring. A plan recommendation would be for the BLM to protect it as a historical and recreational site. The BLM resource plan designates it as a camp grounds. WHEREAS, three (3) areas of Unit 5 be designated for regional recreation, and WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission at their meeting on May 13, 1992 did recommend APPROVAL of the amendment of the "'T ..--......:-., . ~-~"':"':""~~r_.' -. .. ( , ., . ~. (' -J . ".::~~1.'~'-": . . Resolution No. 92-194 PAGE 11 OF 13 BK 2059 PG 234 (FEE~9,-29~9~) Page 11 McConnico Area Plan as presented to the public and based on the following conditions: 1. That the densities of the existing subdivisions, within the plan area, shall not increase without an approved amendment to the area plan. 2. That the metes and bounds parcels shall be allowed to split only if the area plan indicates a higher density is possible or with an approved amendment to the area plan. 3. That this area plan be included as part of the planning consultant's overall growth coordination plan. 4. That the public open spaces shall be designated at this time as Mountain Preserves and Parks as depicted in the plan. 5 . That any interior major arterials be designated as eighty-four (84') foot right-of-ways and public utility easements and any major county highways be designated as one-hundred (100') foot right-of-ways and public utility easements. 6. That any interior minor arterials be designated as outlined in the Mohave County Subdivision Regulations under CLASSIFICATIONS OF ROADWAYS. 7. That the "Golden Valley Waste Water Master Plan Volume II" boundary should be extended to the east bound Santa Fe Right-of-way. 8. That an agreement be made to annex this area into an existing fire district. WHEREAS, the notice of hearing was published in the Kingman Daily Miner, a newspaper of general circulation in Kingman, Mohave County, Arizona on May 17, 1992, and posted May 15, 1992 as required by Arizona Revised Statutes and Mohave County Zoning Regulations. I,' ~. . . Resolution No. 92-194 PAGE 12 OF 13 BK 2059 PG 235 (FEE~92-29~9~) Page 12 NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Supervisors, at their regular meeting on Monday, June 1, 1992, approved and adopted this amendment to the Mohave County General Plan, Kingman Area Plan, McConnico element as recommended by the Mohave County Planning and Zoning Commission and outlined herein. MORAVE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ~ I ATTEST: -~ I' Me eNNICO AREA PLA. --rn1) , · ,Jf iM'~~~,';!)i.jf~,j~~~i}, , ' I ,I :- --P : r:; ~~:}Jb-r L: i :\,' "'~"..' ! r / 3D ,;[::t'~.- ~/~ II I // 'l1 ~ -~"", . .. . ' KINGMAN CITY LIMITS', 't,. , - - 'y , . I . 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