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RESOLUTION NO. 97-167
A RESOLUTION SETTING FORTH A ZONING USE PERMIT ON THE WEST END OF THAT
PORTION OF GOVERNMENT LOT 4 LYING BETWEEN INTERSTATE 15 AND OLD
HIGHWAY 91, IN SECTION 32, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 16 WEST, FOR AN OFF-
PREMISE SIGN IN A C-2 (GENERAL COMMERCIAL) ZONE, IN THE ARIZONA STRIP AREA,
MOHA VE COUNTY, ARIZONA.
WHEREAS, at the special meeting of the Mohave County Board of Supervisors held on June 16,
1997, a public hearing was conducted to determine whether a Zoning Use Permit should be granted for the
above-described property as requested by Joseph V. Hamilton of Mesquite, Nevada, being represented by
William J. Roper of Kingman, Arizona, and
WHEREAS, this property is located between Interstate IS and County Highway 91 east of the
Arizona/Nevada state line. The site is accessed from County Highway 91 directly to the north. The property
is vacant; it is abandoned state right-of-way and slopes slightly to the south. The surrounding land uses
consist of Interstate IS to the north, Nevada and the City of Mesquite to the west, vacant land to the east and
the Fairview Mobile Homes Estates to the south. There are no significant drainage patterns, and
WHEREAS, the applicant requests this Zoning Use Permit for an off-premise sign in a C-2 (General
Commercial) zone. The Mohave County General Plan designates this area as a Rural Development Area
and an Outlying Community. Interstate IS is designated a scenic route, as shown on Exhibit V.7, Scenic
Routes and Vistas, page 54, Mohave County General Plan, and
WHEREAS, Mohave County Zoning Regulations, Section 2l-B-5, Regulations for General
Commercial or C-2 Zone, states that any parcel zoned C-2 fronting on or along a state highway that comply
with the lot area requirements for C-2H zone, may have display uses permitted in the C-2H zone, and
WHEREAS, a review ofFEMA FIRM Panel #040058-0200B indicates the parcel described to be
in Zone C, not in the FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area, and
WHEREAS, Note: The Mohave County Board of Supervisors have not approved an off-premise
sign since the implementation of the current General Plan, 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.
b. The proposed action and effect does not comply with the Mohave County General Plan.
c. The site is adequate for the action intended.
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d. The neighboring area contains other like land uses similar to the above-proposed action.
e. The s~te has legal access.
f. There are no significant environmental features affecting the site.
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WHEREAS, at the public hearing before the Mohave County Planning and Zoning Commission on
May 14, 1997, the Commission recommended DENIAL for a Zoning Use Permit based upon the following:
1. Interstate 15 is designated a scenic route, as shown on Exhibit V. 7, Scenic Routes and Vistas,
page 54, Mohave County General Plan.
2. Scenic Resources Goals and Policies.
Goal 9: To preserve, protect and enhance scenic routes and vistas that characterize
the rural beauty of Mohave County.
Policy 9.2: The County should preserve and enhance designated scenic
routes that provide attractive natural and man-made vistas through the design
and placement of roadways, private development and signage.
WHEREAS, the notice of hearing was published in The Standard, a newspaper of general
circulation in Kingman, Mohave County, Arizona, May 17, 1997, and posted on May 16, 1997, as required
by Arizona Revised Statutes and the Mohave County Zoning Regulations.
WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors at their meeting on June 2, 1997, received public comment
in support of the signs and information that there were existing off-premise signs in the area. After receiving
these comments, the Board continued this item to the June 16, 1996 meeting.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Supervisors, at their special meeting
on Monday, June 16, 1997, APPROVED this Zoning Use Permit subject to the following conditions:
1. This Zoning Use Permit is for one sign to be located any place on the property provided that
the sign is a minimum of one thousand feet (I 000 feet) from any existing off-premise sign.
2. Applicant must obtain an off-premise sign permit from the Arizona Department of
Transportation.
MOHA VE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
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Carol S. Anderson, Chairman
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