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Kingman board rescinds right‑in/right‑out restriction for proposed Hualapai Mountain Road fueling station after traffic study
Summary
The City of Kingman Board of Adjustments voted unanimously March 12 to rescind a right‑in/right‑out access restriction for a proposed convenience store and fueling facility on Hualapai Mountain Road after a city engineer’s review of a traffic impact analysis found full turn movements feasible and required turn‑lane construction and a fair‑share contribution to a future signal.
The City of Kingman Board of Adjustments voted unanimously March 12 to rescind a previously imposed condition that would have limited ingress and egress to right‑in/right‑out for a proposed convenience store and fueling facility on Hualapai Mountain Road near Eastern Street.
The action followed a staff presentation and review of a traffic impact analysis (TIA) submitted to the city engineer. Acting City Engineer Mike Garman said the TIA supported full (all‑turn) movements at the site and identified required mitigation: construction of a dedicated right‑turn lane at the Wallapai Mountain Road and Eastern Street approaches to the site and participation by the developer in the fair‑share cost of a future traffic signal. “There’s actually two turn lanes that are being warranted,” Garman said, explaining one lane would serve the site access and the other would serve the westbound movement on Wallapai Mountain Road to prevent traffic backup onto Eastern Street.
Why it matters: The Board’s November 7, 2024 approval of the variance (VA24‑0002) had included a stipulation restricting access pending review of a TIA. The March 12 staff report and the city engineer’s supplemental memorandum concluded the restriction was not warranted based on the submitted analysis, prompting staff to request reconsideration and rescission of the earlier stipulation.
Staff told the board the property is vacant, is part of the original incorporated town site, and was zoned C‑2/C2 HMR on earlier maps. The TIA was submitted to the city engineer on Dec. 20, 2024; the staff report was completed March 12, 2025. Staff also said external and internal agencies had submitted no comments on the reconsideration as of the report date. Public notice of the reconsideration was published in the Kingman Daily Miner on March 12, 2025; property owners within 300 feet were notified on March 10, and a sign was posted on the site on March 11, 2025.
Board members asked several operational and safety questions during discussion. Board members expressed concern about left‑turn movements from and into the site at the existing double‑yellow location and about traffic speed on Wallapai Mountain Road; those concerns were discussed but did not change the staff recommendation. The acting city engineer said the access location would be adjusted to meet city spacing requirements, that the developer may need to relocate the driveway farther from the intersection, and that a traffic signal was projected to be warranted in the future for which the developer would participate in costs.
The motion before the board was to rescind the November 7, 2024 condition requiring right‑in/right‑out only access and to allow full turn movements as permitted by the city engineer’s review of the TIA. The board approved that motion by voice roll call; members recorded as voting to approve were Chair Fredrickson, Board Member Helton, Vice Chair Wes Maroney and Board Member Russell. The board’s approval includes conditions noted in the city engineer’s memorandum requiring the dedicated right‑turn lane(s) and participation in the fair‑share cost of a future signal.
What remains: Staff indicated the applicant will need to submit a site plan and building permits, subject to the city engineer’s review and the design standards cited in the City of Kingman Zoning Code. The development will be required to construct the traffic improvements identified in the TIA and to meet city spacing and design requirements for access points.
Speakers quoted or prominently referenced in this report include acting City Engineer Mike Garman and city planning staff. The applicant was identified as Greg Fritz of Seabury Fritz Architects and the property owners as the Shuffler family; neither the applicant nor the property owners spoke substantive new testimony during the reconsideration presentation recorded in the transcript.
Outgoing steps for the project will be handled through the city’s standard site‑plan and permit review process; a future signal and exact construction scope will be determined in design and engineering review.
