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JOAN MC CALL, MDHAVE COUNTY RECORDER
11/07196 01 :23P PAGE 1 OF 2
MOHAVE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
RECORDING FEE 0.00
RESOLUTION NO. 96-320
A RESOLUTION SETTING FORTH A REZONE OF PARCEL 17-6, DIAMOND M RANCHES,
UNIT 2, IN SECTION 17, TOWNSHIP 21 NORTH, RANGE 10 WEST, FROM A-Rl36A
(AGRICUL TURAL-RESIDENTIALITIDRTY-SIX ACRE MINIMUM LOT SIZE) ZONE TO A-Rl..
9A (AGRICULTURAL-RESIDENTIAL/NINE ACRE MINIMUM LOT SIZE) ZONE, IN THE
MOHA VE COUNTY GENERAL AREA, MOHA VE COUNTY, ARIZONA.
WHEREAS, at the regular meeting of the Mohave County Board of Supervisors held on November
4, 1996, a public hearing was conducted to determine whether approval should be granted to Rezone the
above described property as requested by E. R. Bruce, representing George Horstmyer of Great Falls,
Montana, and
WHEREAS, this property is located approximately 40 miles east of Kingman and north ofInterstate
40. The site is accessed from Interstate 40 via north on Fort Rock Road to Dimnond M Ranch Road, then
north on DiaInond M Ranch Road approximately nine-tenths (0.9) mile to the property, located on the east
side. The property is vacant and the terrain is gently rolling hills. The surrounding land uses consist of
vacant land and several scattered residences. There is a gas transmission station and an electric transmission
station to the south. There are several minor drainage patterns crossing the property, and
WHEREAS, the applicant requests this zone change to allow development of the property. The
applicant proposes to divide the 38.88-acre parcel into three 10-plus-acre parcels. The Mohave County
General Plan designates this area as a Rural Development Area, and
WHEREAS, a review of FEMA FIRM Panel #040058-2425B indicates the parcel described to be
in Zone D, not in a Special Flood Hazard Area but an area of undetermined flooding, and
WHEREAS, based upon the Planning and Zoning Commission's recommendation, the Board of
Supervisors denied a similar rezone in this area, and
WHEREAS, this item was first heard at the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting on August
14, 1996, and was recommended for denial. At the Board of Supervisors meeting on September 3, 1996,
the BOS referred this item back to the commission at the request of the applicant. Mr. Bruce believes that
the commission did not adequately consider that Yavapai County allows land splits down to 2 acres and that
the roads are better than the surrounding landowners have indicated, and
WHEREAS, the following described Findings of Fact are for the above captioned item:
a. All notices have been advertised and posted according to regulations.
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b. The proposed action and effect complies with the Mohave County General Plan.
c. The site has legal access.
d. There are no significant environmental features affecting the site.
WHEREAS, at the public hearing before the Mohave County Planning and Zoning Commission on
October 9, 1996, the Commission recommended DENIAL for a Rezone based upon the following:
I. Inadequate roadway network.
2. Incompatible with the surrounding area.
3. This rezone sets a precedent for this area.
WHEREAS, the notice of hearing was published in The Standard, a newspaper of general
circulation in Kingman, Mohave County, Arizona, October 19, 1996, and posted October 18, 1996, as
required by Arizona Revised Statutes and the Mohave County Zoning Regulations.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Supervisors, at their regular meeting
on Monday, November 4, 1996, DENIED this Rezone as recommended by the Mohave County Planning
and Zoning Commission and outlined herein.
MOHA VE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
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