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RESOLUTION NO. 98-25
A RESOLUTION SETTING FORTH AN EXTENSION OF TIME FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT
ON THE N¼ OF SECTION 14, EXCEPT THE NORTH 42 FEET, IN TOWNSHIP 19 NORTH,
RANGE 18 WEST, FOR A NATURAL GAS-FIRED POWER GENERATION STATION IN AN M-
X (HEAVY MANUFACTURING) ZONE, IN THE MOHAVE COUNTY GENERAL AREA,
MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA.
WHEREAS, at the regular meeting of the Mohave County Board of Supervisors held on February
2, 1998, a public hearing was conducted to determine whether an Extension of Time for a Specific Use
Permit should be granted for the above-described property as requested by J. Brent Gifford, P.E., Project
Manager for Arizona Public Service (APS) of Phoenix, Arizona, and
WHEREAS, the Citizens Utilities Company, Electric Division, Kingman, Arizona, has sold a
portion of the property to Arizona Public Service (APS) and APS will build the generation site, and
WHEREAS, this property is located west of Interstate 40 and south of Yucca Drive, between Yuma
Road and Centennial Road. The site is accessed from Interstate 40 via the Griffith Road Interchange, then
west on Griffith Road to Apache Road, then north on Apache Road to Yucca Drive, then west on Yucca
Drive to the site, located on the south side between Yuma Road and Centennial Road. The property is vacant
and relatively flat, sloping slightly to the southwest. There are no significant drainage patterns. The
Mohave County General Plan designates this area as an Urban Development Area, and
WHEREAS, this Specific Use Permit was conditionally approved by the Mohave County Board of
Supervisors on December 4, 1995 per BOS Resolution No. 95-497, and
WHEREAS, the applicant requested in a letter dated October 14, 1997, that the Specific Use Permit
be extended for one year. The letter stated that Arizona Public Service (APS) anticipates a start construction
date in the first quarter of 2000, and
WHEREAS, the property owner has not accomplished any of the conditions of approval as required
by BOS Resolution No. 95-497, and
WHEREAS, this will be the first Extension of Time for this property, and
WHEREAS, a review of FEMA FIRM Panel #040058-2600B indicates the parcel described to be
in Zone A, in the Special Flood Hazard Area, and
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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 complies with the Mohave County General Plan.
c. The site is adequate for the action intended and the use is consistent with the surrounding
land uses and terrain.
d. The site has legal access.
e. There are no significant environmental features affecting the site, except for the noted
Special Flood Hazard Area.
f. This request complies with the Extension of Time Policy.
WHEREAS, at the public hearing before the Mohave County Planning and Zoning Commission on
December 10, 1997, the Commission recommended APPROVAL for an Extension of Time for a Specific
Use Permit subject to the following:
1. Compliance with the conditions of BOS Resolution No. 95-497.
2. This Extension of Time will be in effect until December 4, 2000.
3. The zoning for the Citizens Utilities Company (CUC) parcel and the Arizona Public Service
(APS) parcel will have to be vested separately.
WHEREAS, the notice of hearing was published in The Standard, a newspaper of general
circulation in Kingman, Mohave County, Arizona, January 17, 1998, and posted on January 16, 1998, 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, February 2, 1998, APPROVED this Extension of Time for a Specific Use Permit as
recommended by the Mohave County Planning and Zoning Commission and outlined herein.
MOHAVE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
ATTEST:
Carol S. Anderson, Chairman