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REZ 930-25 — Lane Jensen (split to create a half-acre residential parcel)

The commission heard REZ 930-25, a request by Lane Jensen to rezone portions of two parcels (APNs provided in the record) from general land use to rural residential (RR) to create a 0.5-acre parcel for a home. Jensen was not present; a staff member described the request as consistent with recent parcel consolidations and stated the property has adequate area for the proposed split. No public opposition spoke at the hearing. A commissioner moved a positive recommendation, the motion was seconded, and the commission approved by voice vote. The item will be forwarded to the Board of Supervisors.

REZ 939-25 — Clyde and Paula England (commercial manufacturing to match current use)

The commission also recommended approval of REZ 939-25, requested by Clyde and Paula England to rezone a contiguous 5-acre parcel to commercial manufacturing to reflect the existing England & Sons welding and trailer sales operation at 4661 South U.S. Highway 191. Staff described the rezoning as “cleanup” to align zoning with long-standing commercial use; commissioners noted surrounding parcels are already zoned commercially. A favorable motion was moved and seconded and carried by voice vote.

Other procedural items

Several additional applications were set up for the next meeting and will be assigned formal setup identifiers. Planning staff reminded applicants that items heard by the commission will also be considered by the Board of Supervisors for final action.

Speakers, authorities and clarifying details are provided below for each item.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Graham County Planning and Zoning 8-20-25","oneSentenceSummary","The Graham County Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval for two rezoning requests: Lane Jensen to split parcels for a half-acre residential lot, and Clyde and Paula England to rezone property for commercial-manufacturing use to match an existing fabrication business.","taxTitle","Graham County, Arizona","taxId",27861,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6585612,"Commission endorses rezoning for storage units along US 191 despite neighbor concerns about road access and dumping",787,2218000,3005000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5606796-979fca7f91ea0df6c347b93d97f88c10&start=2218&end=3005","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5606796-979fca7f91ea0df6c347b93d97f88c10/thumbnail_2218000.jpg","/articles/6585612/Graham-County/Arizona/Commission-endorses-rezoning-for-storage-units-along-US-191-despite-neighbor-concerns-about-road-access-and-dumping","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6585612-d9b97963004b6846f184a437da44dcc7/orig.mp4?Expires=1773613411&Signature=ZjqOXY5CGJM8ywbmokyFbh~rN4~HFejKJruSYpNNslRU2hwE6W6R~Put-0lo~I0H8guNsssW-zlTKMlxDwkdNwEDwGWenRq~SeqecjMZD8VdLhI9FyFf0lIKkXevxxaH3k8TD~FKIMkdTKhZNj8qxmMh-C-6PSAUKc4OkLn~xRNe8Huxa77iwcf5mypeAM9covkPJTRSxlmaYzor192ebzDB-aEOO-0y6wM87ZwlJqVF1cUM~hjDrJZndSrHL6MKb0c4Ul9GN8ES1gmpYE11VUj34tSFzpacBAIm-1B5gTnfk~B5t1lLzSCyCLet8cwvkPbUJSJ0LD-05ibDizNCLw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Graham County Planning and Zoning Commission on Wednesday voted to recommend approval of rezoning case REZ 940-25, allowing a 5.5-acre portion of a larger parcel to be rezoned from general use to commercial manufacturing for development of storage units along U.S. Highway 191.

Applicant’s plan and access

Applicant Shauna Taylor told the commission she and her family purchased the property last year and plan to build a residence on the northern portion of the parcel and storage units along the highway frontage. Taylor said she spoke with the Arizona Department of Transportation and that ADOT granted permission to use an existing paved access easement about 800 feet south of Morning Dove Lane; “Nothing would be off of Morning Dove as it would be completely fenced in around there,” she said.

Neighbors’ objections

Several neighbors spoke in opposition at the public hearing. Marlene Flowers, who lives at 639 East Morning Dove Lane, said Morning Dove Lane is a primarily single-lane private road that the county does not maintain and that additional traffic would worsen existing problems with illegal dumping and road damage. “Putting a storage unit out there is gonna increase that,” Flowers said, adding that the lane has only one or two places to pull off and that children from nearby homes walk the road to South Stafford School District stops.

Michael Bertoldo, representing family interests in a nearby estate, said his family owns part of Morning Dove and asked the commission to require a deed restriction ensuring future development would not be able to access the property from Morning Dove. “I’d like to request a deed restriction to state in the future that that can happen,” Bertoldo said.

Project details and mitigation measures

Taylor told commissioners the development would start small and expand if demand warranted; she estimated possible buildout at up to 800 individual units over time but said she would begin with a smaller number of buildings. Unit sizes she cited include mostly 10-by-10 units, some 5-by-10s and a few 20-by-20s; she said the facility would not offer RV or boat storage. Taylor described planned security measures including a perimeter chain-link fence with barbed wire, automatic gates with keypad access, lighting and security cameras, and said she is willing to follow county lighting restrictions to preserve the night sky near her proposed house site.

Commission action and next steps

A commissioner moved a favorable recommendation and the motion was seconded. The commission voted by voice to forward a positive recommendation to the Graham County Board of Supervisors. The commission advised the applicant to attend the supervisors’ meeting; the commission announced the supervisors will hear items on Monday, Sept. 2 at 8:00 a.m.

Clarifying details from the record

- Parcel and location: 5.5-acre portion of a larger parcel east of U.S. Highway 191, highway frontage near Morning Dove Lane.
- Access: ADOT-granted easement approximately 800 feet south of Morning Dove Lane; applicant said all access would be off the highway easement.
- Proposed uses and limits: metal storage buildings (no RV/boat storage); majority 10x10 units, some 5x10 and 20x20 units; applicant said facility would start small and could expand (applicant cited up to 800 units as a maximum buildout scenario).
- Security and operations: chain-link fence with barbed wire, automatic keypad gate, lighting and cameras; applicant indicated willingness to comply with county lighting ordinances.
- Concerns requested by neighbors: deed restriction to prevent future access from Morning Dove Lane; concern over increased illegal dumping and road safety on the largely unmaintained, single-lane Morning Dove Lane.

Speakers","Graham County planning commissioners recommended rezoning 5.5 acres to allow storage units fronting U.S. Highway 191. Neighbors objected to increased traffic, illegal dumping, and safety on Morning Dove Lane; applicant said access would use an ADOT easement 800 feet south and described security measures.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6585616,"Graham County planning commissioners back private airstrip for Kilburg Canyon property",988,868000,1856000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5606796-979fca7f91ea0df6c347b93d97f88c10&start=868&end=1856","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5606796-979fca7f91ea0df6c347b93d97f88c10/thumbnail_868000.jpg","/articles/6585616/Graham-County/Arizona/Graham-County-planning-commissioners-back-private-airstrip-for-Kilburg-Canyon-property","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6585616-f26bf7a55f8498b55a39e82064572e78/orig.mp4?Expires=1773613411&Signature=Hs3gBz3Hwmc~MGeg2tNHOurJiiReY2CbI27QuFCEVjv25R7gPcOMft8Uwotj11B-S5bu7O6pSdW08XA5~wpQ9cp3DWDO0FfHAvnEKQTZZc8Uy81kpUjQ7p~Q9qT5FmAtn3LJGWiQ--8YlaWR~nFzG7Lty6ov5xcIWQpQsjGjuPiwCJ1~I83EMNJtQoqKRumjbuczj-RaiRLGleSQYdO5EpaAwMu1OeZOEV4xfq1eRE-80R37G5pnh6BMyk999-7-0I3sJuZSW6CbTf1DBUHcdVqTV48q2UgtDBEsapHKFJaN7GN0ZlLtog8l0SKEAVSKXNYG1PanMha1n771oWXuGA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Graham County Planning and Zoning Commission on Wednesday recommended approval of Special Use Permit SUP 25-03, allowing Larry Wilson to establish a private airstrip on a 161-acre parcel at 42427 West Kilburg Creek Road in Kilburg Canyon.

The permit would authorize a roughly 1,200-foot runway on Wilson’s property in the southwest corner of rural Graham County, near the Gallero Mountain range and about 1 mile east of Pinal County. Wilson told commissioners he is the only intended user and described safety and regulatory controls that apply to private pilots and aircraft maintenance. “It’s only 1,200 feet long,” Wilson said, explaining the runway is constrained by terrain and that extending it further would require using a neighbor’s land.

Neighbors and opposition: why it mattered

Wilson acknowledged a written objection from his immediate neighbor, Danny Carrasco, who operates a cattle ranch directly west of the proposed runway. Commissioners discussed potential effects on livestock and on people traveling on nearby private ranch roads; one commissioner noted aircraft and helicopters regularly pass over local ranches and said livestock typically adapt. Wilson said the departure path would pass over Carrasco’s stock tank area and corral and estimated that, once airborne, the aircraft would climb to “probably somewhere between 500–1,000 feet” above the neighbor’s property.

Wilson also explained he has sought an identifying number from the Federal Aviation Administration and emphasized that FAA review of the site is limited to identifying hazards; “All they do is, they look at your proposal and check for factors in the area that might be adverse,” he said, and that the FAA identifier “is in no way any sort of a permission or… easement.”

Commission discussion and conditions

Commissioners pressed Wilson on hangar and house plans. Wilson said a steel storage building on-site would initially store building materials for a house he plans to construct and later serve as a hangar. Commissioners noted the site is in a rugged canyon with few nearby habitable structures and discussed noise and safety trade-offs; one commissioner described rural airstrips as lifelines in emergencies. No formal permit conditions were read into the record during the commission’s discussion.

Vote and next steps

A commissioner moved a “positive” recommendation and another seconded. After brief discussion, the motion carried by voice vote. The commission noted that items heard at today’s public hearing will be forwarded to the Graham County Board of Supervisors; the commission announced the supervisors’ meeting on Monday, Sept. 2 at 8:00 a.m. for final action on items heard today.

Clarifying details from the record

- Parcel/address: 161 acres at 42427 West Kilburg Creek Road, Kilburg Canyon (north half of Section 17, T10S, R19E).
- Proposed runway length: 1,200 feet (applicant stated constraint due to terrain).
- Nearby land/use: neighbor Danny Carrasco operates a cattle operation immediately west; Carrasco’s stock tank and corral are within the departure corridor and were described by the applicant as roughly three-quarters of a mile from the runway’s departure end.
- FAA: applicant obtained an FAA identifier; applicant and commissioners said FAA review does not create an easement or federal right to use neighboring land.
- Improvements: applicant described an eventual steel building to serve as a hangar and storage; house pad and septic installed but house walls not yet built.

Speakers","The Graham County Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of a special-use permit for a 1,200-foot private airstrip on Larry Wilson’s 161-acre parcel in Kilburg Canyon after hearing concerns from a nearby neighbor about cattle and noise.","actionData","errors"]

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