The City of Kingman Municipal Utilities Commission voted June 22 to approve a recommendation to extend water service to an unsubdivided parcel tied to an application from Dion Locke (ENG25-0036), staff said. The commission’s action follows a city policy that requires City Council authorization before water service is extended to an unsubdivided parcel.

City staff said the city engineer reviewed the applicant’s preliminary engineering plan and found it “in compliance with the city’s utility regulations as well as the rules set forth in the Arizona Administrative Code.” City staff added, “Everything’s good to go.” The extension would supply a single fire hydrant and a domestic service connection for an office on the narrow parcel on Harrison near Kingman Academy and a UES equipment yard, staff said. “Looks like the hydrant qualifies,” staff said during questions from commissioners.

Commission discussion focused on the scope of the requested service and whether special facilities (booster pumps, storage tanks) would be required. Staff said the city’s regulations are intended to ensure the city will not be on the hook for major improvements such as storage tanks or booster pumps and that the plans before the commission did not propose such facilities. After brief questions, a commissioner moved to approve the request; another commissioner seconded the motion. The commission then voted in favor, and the chair announced the motion was approved.

Under the city’s water service policy discussed during the meeting, final authorization for service to an unsubdivided parcel rests with the City Council. Staff described the Municipal Utilities Commission review as a required step in the administrative sequence before council action.

The commission did not request additional changes to the submitted engineering plans. The approved recommendation will proceed to the next required steps under the city’s policy and the applicable state administrative code.