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Planning commission approves 8‑space RV park north of Benson
Summary
The Cochise County Planning and Zoning Commission approved a special use request to formalize an existing eight‑space recreational vehicle park on 24 acres north of Benson, with conditions covering hours, sanitation, vegetation and space limits.
The Cochise County Planning and Zoning Commission voted to approve docket SU25‑06, a special use authorization to formalize an existing recreational vehicle (RV) park at 908‑912 Landau Lane, about 1.5 miles north of Benson.
The approval, made during the commission’s public meeting, allows a total of eight RV spaces on the roughly 24‑acre property owned by applicant Julie Wyckoff and includes four staff conditions: limit the park to eight spaces; require quiet hours; maintain sanitary conditions; and retain perimeter open space with drought‑tolerant vegetation.
Staff planner Matt Taylor told the commission the property is zoned RU‑4 with rural plan designations and that, aside from density, the proposal complies with the county’s development standards for manufactured home and RV parks. Taylor said staff did not receive opposition from nearby property owners but noted an inquiry from the Tres Alamos Community Alliance.
Julie Wyckoff, the property owner and applicant, spoke at the hearing and described how the site has been used for years. “We live right next door to this property. We’re immediately north of it across the Cornfield Canyon Wash,” Wyckoff said, adding that the family maintains quiet rules and prohibits campfires and trash burning. She said the existing well and infrastructure will serve the additional sites and that the manufactured home on the parcel would be removed.
Commission discussion focused on access, water and trash service. Taylor confirmed the property abuts state land and noted the applicant had consulted the Arizona State Land Department. Wyckoff said the well and a shared 1,000‑gallon septic system would serve the park and that she maintains the access road.
Commissioner Markzke moved to approve the request with the conditions recommended by staff; the motion was seconded and passed. The chair announced the decision and reminded attendees that an aggrieved party may appeal to the Board of Supervisors within 15 days.
The approval legitimizes an existing clustered, low‑impact RV use on the property but does not change zoning; any future modifications or expansion beyond the approved eight spaces would require additional permitting and possibly a modification to the special use authorization.
For next steps, the applicant will proceed with required permits and is subject to the county’s standard timelines and permitting conditions.
