HomeMy WebLinkAbout99-200 RESOLUTION NO. 99-200
A RESOLUTION SETTING FORTH AN EXTENSION OF TIME OF THE APPROVED
PRELIMINARY SUBDIVISION PLAN OF WALNUT CREEK ESTATES, UNIT III, TRACT 3043,
BEING A SUBDIVISION OF A PORTION OF SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP 20 NORTH, RANGE 17
WEST, IN THE GOLDEN VALLEY AREA, MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA.
WHEREAS, at the regular meeting of the Mohave County Board of Supervisors held on June 7,
1999, a public hearing was conducted to determine whether approval should be granted for an Extension of
Time as requested by the owner/developer, Dennis J. Sim, partner of Walnnt Creek Development Company,
Kingman, Arizona. The project engineer is C.E. Martin Engineers and Associates, Lake Havasu City,
Arizona, and
WHEREAS, the property is located approximately four miles southwest of the City of Kingman and
is accessed via Interstate 40, then southwest on Oatman Highway (Old Highway 66), then west along
McConnico Road to the site, and
WHEREAS, the Preliminary Plan depicts 211 acres subdivided into 160 single-family residential
lots, with a minimum lot size of one acre, and
WHEREAS, the developer has indicated in a letter dated April 1, 1999, that an Extension o£ Time
is being requested, as the developer needs time to process and record the Final Plats for the proposed phases
in the subdivision, and
WHEREAS, the Preliminary Plan for this tract was approved by the Mohave County Board of
Supervisors on July 6, 1992, per BOS Resolution No. 92-236. The first Extension of Time of the
conditional approval of the Preliminary Plan for tiffs tract was granted on July 5, 1994, per BOS Resolution
No. 94-211. The second extension was granted on September 5, 1995, per BOS Resolution No. 95-370.
The third extension was granted on August 5, 1996, per BOS Resolution No. 96-286. The fourth extension
was granted on July 7, 1997, per BOS Resolution No. 97-237. The fifth extension was granted on August
10, 1998, per BOS Resolution No. 98-278, with project approval automatically expiring on July 6, 1999.
Subdivision Regulations, Article 3.10-1 states: "Upon application to the Commission and prior to the
expiration of the time limit, extensions in increments of one (1) year may be granted by the Board of
Supervisors if the subdivider is actively processing the Final Plat. If such action is not taken then all
proceedings relating to the plat shall be terminated.", and
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WHEREAS, the Final Plat for Tract 3043-A was recorded on October 6, 1994. Improvements for
the first phase of the subdivision were as-built. Since the last Extension of Time for Tract 3043, the
developer has submitted a Final Plat for the second phase of the subdivision. The project engineer must
submit a corrected Final Plat to address a previous plat review, and
WHEREAS, the Mohave County Public Works Department has indicated that upon receipt of any
additional submittals of this project for processing, the adequacy of the drainage and compatibility of this
proposed subdivision with surrounding development, including without limitation, roadways and easements
including utilities, drainage, etc., will be reviewed by the County and the County Flood Control District and
any required changes or modifications will be the responsibility of the developer, and
WHEREAS, this action, if approved, will be the sixth Extension of Time for the conditional
Preliminary Plan approval of this proposed subdivision, and
WHEREAS, the following are Findings of Fact for the above captioned item:
a. All notices have been advertised and posted according to regulations.
b. This request does not comply with the Extension of Time Policy due to the following: 1) A
phase of this subdivision has not been recorded in the past two years; and 2) the project
engineer has not demonstrated in the past year, through the submittal of as-built plans, that
any improvements have been completed since the previous extension.
c. The developers propose as-building improvements (completing improvements before the
Final Plat is recorded), and need an extension if they are to complete and record the second
phase of this subdivision.
WHEREAS, at the public heaxing before the Mohave County Plamfing and Zoning Commission on
May 12, 1999, the Commission recommended APPROVAL of an Extension of Time for the Preliminary
Plan subject to the following conditions:
1. Compliance with all conditions of BOS Resolution Nos. 92-236, 94-211, 95-370, 96-286,
97-237, and 98-278.
2. Unless significant progress is made in the coming year, including the recordation of a Final
Plat for a phase of this tract, Planning staff will recommend denial of any additional
Extensions of Time for this Preliminary Plan.
3. This Extension of Time will be in effect until July 6, 2000.
WHEREAS, the notice of hearing was published in The Standard, a newspaper of general
circulation in Kingman, Mohave County, Arizona, May 19, 1999, and posted on May 21, 1999, as required
by Arizona Revised Statutes and the Mohave County Zoning Regulations.
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NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Supervisors, at their regular meeting
on Monday, June 7, 1999, APPROVED this Extension of Time as recommended by the Mohave County
Planning m~d Zoning Commission and outlined herein.
MOHAVE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
ATTEST: - ['") jl
James R~~