HomeMy WebLinkAbout98-306 RESOLUTION NO. 98-306
A RESOLUTION SETTING FORTH A REZONE OF THE NW¼ NE¼ OF SECTION 17,
TOWNSHIP 15 NORTH, RANGE 19 WEST, FROM A-R/36A (AGRICULTURAl-RESIDENTIAL/
THIRTY-SIX ACRE MINIMUM LOT SIZE) ZONE TO A-R/5A AND A-R/15A (AGRICULTURAL-
RESIDENTIAL/FIVE ACRE AND FIFTEEN ACRE MINIMUM LOT SIZE) ZONES, IN THE
LAKE HAVASU CITY AREA, MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA.
WHEREAS, at the regular meeting of the Mohave County Board of Supervisors held on September
8, 1998, a public hearing was conducted to determine whether approval should be granted to Rezone the
above-described property as requested by Steven M. George of Lake Havasu City, Arizona, and
WHEREAS, this property is located east of State Highway 95 and south of Havasu Heights
Boulevard (Mohave County Route 232). The site is accessed from State Highway 95 via east on Havasu
Heights Boulevard to Sky-View Drive, then south on Sky-View Drive to Wagon Wheel Drive, then east on
Wagon Wheel Drive to Rice Drive, then southeast on Rice Drive through BLM land to the property, which
is located on the east side approximately one and one-quarter (1¼) miles from the intersection of Rice Drive
and Rancho Vista Drive. The property has a storage building and an aircraft landing strip on it, and the
terrain is gently rolling hills. The surrounding land uses consist of vacant land. There are no significant
drainage patterns, and
WHEREAS, the applicant requests this zone change to allow for development. The applicant
proposes to divide the 39.85-acre parcel into four approximately 5-net-acre parcels and one 19.23-net-acre
parcel. The Mohave County General Plan designates this area as a Rural Development Area, and
WHEREAS, a review of FEMA FIRM Panel #040058-3000B indicates the parcel described to be
in Zone C, not in the FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area, 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.
c. The site is adequate for the action intended and the use is consisteht 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.
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WHEREAS, at the public hearing before the Mohave County Planning and Zoning Commission on
August 12, 1998, the Commission recommended APPROVAL for a Rezone subject to the following:
1. Parcels A, B, C, and D will be rezoned A-PU5A (Agricultural-Residential/Five Acre
Minimum Lot Size), and Parcel E will be rezoned A-PUl 5A (Agricultural-Residential/Fifteen
Acre Minimum Lot Size) as shown on Exhibit "A." Parcels A, B, C, and D will each contain
5-net-acres minimum, exclusive of dedicated roads. No more than five parcels will be
created.
2. The submittal and recordation o£ a Parcel Plat prepared in accordance with Article 3.16 of
the Mohave County Subdivision Regulations and I02.04-B of the Standard Specifications
and Details is required.
3. That a 42-foot road right-of-way along the north boundary, a 35-foot road right-of-way along
the west boundary, and 30-£oot road rights-of-way along the east and south boundaries shall
be dedicated to the public and accepted by the Mohave County Board o£ Supervisors. In
addition, 20-foot radius curves are required at all dedicated roadway intersection points.
4. The eight feet adjoining all rights-of-way shall be granted to the public as a Public Utility
Easement (PUE).
5. All rights-o£-way dedicated and public easements granted on the Parcel Plat will be accepted
by the Board of Supervisors upon Parcel Plat recordation.
6. Each parcel shall meet or exceed its respective acreage exclusive of roadways.
7. Each parcel shall have legal access.
8. The applicable flood zone(s) shall be noted on the Parcel Plat.
9. The appropriate zoning, building, environmental, and floodplain permits will be obtaiued
prior to any development. These permits will not be issued until Parcel Plat recordation.
10. The rezone shall not become effective until at least 30 days after final Board of Supervisors
approval for the change in classification, as per ARS ! 1-829E.
11. If the required parcel plat prepared in accordance with Article 3.16 of the Mohave County
Subdivision Regulations and 102.04-B of the Standard Specifications and Details is not
recorded within one year of Board of Supervisors approval, this rezone approval will be void.
All other conditions are to be met upon the development of the property. Before the
approval is declared void, the Board of Supervisors (after notification by registered mail to
the owner and applicant who requested the rezoning) shall schedule a public hearing to grant
an extension, determine compliance with the schedule for development, or cause the property
to revert to its former zoning classification. This action is in accordance with Arizona
Revised Statutes Annotated, Title 11, Chapter 6, 11-832.
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WHEREAS, the notice of hearing was published in The Standard, a ne~vspaper of general
circulation in Kingman, Mohave County, Arizona, August 22, 1998, and posted August 21, 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 Tuesday, September 8, 1998, APPROVED this Rezone as recommended by the Mohave County Plazu~ng
and Zoning Conm~ission and outlined herein.
ATTEST: MOH~T~ERVISORS:_
James~aborsk~ ~ ~