HomeMy WebLinkAbout98-071 RESOLUTION NO. 98-71
A RESOLUTION SETTING FORTH A ZONING USE PERMIT ON THE N~ AND THE N¼ S~
OF LOT 33, ORO ACRES, AMENDED, A SUBDIVISION OF SUNWARD HO! RANCHES, IN
SECTION 6, TOWNSHIP 22 NORTH, RANGE 16 WEST, FOR A DOG KENNEL IN AN A-R/4A
(AGRICULTURAL-RESIDENTIAL/FOUR ACRE MINIMUM LOT SIZE) 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 a Zoning Use Permit should be granted for
the above-described property as requested by Larry and Juanita Tabor of Kingman, Arizona, and
WHEREAS, this property is located east of Stockton Hill Road between Calle Alamo m~d Calle
Castano. The site is accessed from Stockton Hill Road via east on Cactus Wren Road to Cherum Road, then
north on Chemm Road to Calle Castano, then east on Calle Castano to Avenida Ramirez, then north on
Avenida Ramirez to the site, located on the southwest comer of Avenida Ramirez and Calle Alamo. The
property has a single-family residence on it, along with several dog kennels, and there are several horses
being kept. The terrain is relatively flat, sloping slightly to the southeast. The surrounding land uses consist
ora few scattered single-family residences and vacant lots. There are no significant drainage patterns, and
WHEREAS, the applicant requests this Zoning Use Permit for a dog kennel in an A-R/4A
(Agricultural-Residential/Four Acre Minimum Lot Size) zone for keeping existing family dogs. Mohave
County Zoning Regulations, Section 27.M, requires a Zoning Use Permit when five or more dogs are being
kept. The Mohave County General Plan designates this area as a Suburban Development Area but the Long
Mountain Area Plan designates this area as RR/5A (Rural-Residential/Five Acre Minimum Lot Size), and
WHEREAS, a review of FEMA FIRM Panel #040058-2155B indicates the parcel described to be
in Zone C, not in the FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area, and
WHEREAS, this item was heard by the Board of Supervisors at their meeting on December 1, 1997,
and was referred back to the Planning and Zoning Commission for further review. This was done at the
request of Mr. Sondgeroth, Chairman of the Planning and Zoning Commission, because there ~vas additional
information that the Commission did not have available when they first considered this item. This
information included a petition and photographs submitted by the applicant, 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 complies with the Mohave County General Plan.
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c. The site is adequate for the action intended and the use is consistent with the surrounding
land uses and terrain.
d. The neighboring area contains land uses similar to the above-proposed action.
e. The site has legal access.
f. There are no significant environmental features affecting the site.
WHEREAS, at the public hearing before the Mohave County Planning and Zoning Commission on
January 14, 1998, the Commission recommended DENIAL for a Zoning Use Permit based upon the
following:
1. The proposed kennel does not fit into the residential nature of the neighborhood.
2. The opposition from the surrounding property owners.
3. The general condition of the area around the mobile home and where the dogs are being kept.
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, DENIED this Zoning 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
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