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Board sends proposed military-influence map and zoning definition back to planning commission to comply with state law

5902008 · October 6, 2025
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Summary

The Board voted to send proposed amendments that would add a defined "influence area" for military installations to the county comprehensive plan and zoning ordinance back to the Planning Commission for formal initiation and review.

The Yuma County Board of Supervisors voted on Oct. 6, 2025, to return two related items to the Planning and Zoning Commission: a proposed amendment to the Yuma County 2030 Comprehensive Plan to add an "influence area" for military installations and a text amendment to the Yuma County Zoning Ordinance to add the same definition and incorporate corresponding boundaries into the official zoning map and GIS zoning layer.

Senior planner Javier Barraza told the Board the amendments respond to changes in state law—House Bill 2548, effective Sept. 14, 2024—which expand notification requirements and define an…

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