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Council votes 6–1 to waive vertical-curve and sidewalk requirements for Meadow Hills subdivision
Summary
Developers seeking to plat a new 20-lot Meadow Hills subdivision won a council waiver allowing roll/rolling curbs instead of vertical-curb transitions and elimination of sidewalks; council discussed ADA, pedestrian safety and the ordinance appeal process before voting 6–1 to approve the waiver.
The City of Nogales council on May 7 approved a developer’s request to waive two provisions of the 2024 Nogales development standards for a proposed 20-lot Meadow Hills subdivision, allowing roll curbs (instead of vertical curb transitions) and eliminating the required sidewalk along the lots.
The decision matters because it changes how the right-of-way will be finished in that subdivision: councilmembers debated pedestrian safety, ADA access and whether the standard ordinance should be changed citywide or handled as a one-off waiver.
Developer Michael Karam, who said he has…
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