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Cochise College Foundation seeks rezoning and general plan change for two North First Street lots to allow single‑family homes
Summary
The Cochise College Foundation applied to change zoning on two small lots at 100 and 102 N. First St. from general commercial to manufactured home residential and to change the general plan land‑use designation to high‑density residential; Planning & Zoning approved both requests unanimously.
Sierra Vista — The Cochise College Foundation asked the council to approve a rezoning and a general‑plan map amendment to allow single‑family homes on two small properties at 100 and 102 North First Street.
Planning staff presenter Fisher said the two 0.19‑acre parcels are currently zoned general commercial and designated commercial in the city’s Vista 2030 land‑use plan, inherited from Cochise County when the properties were annexed in 1997. The foundation purchased the lots after they were marketed as residential and said the parcels formerly held a manufactured home until it was demolished in 2015.
The foundation proposes to change the zoning to Manufactured Home Residential (to match neighboring parcels) and to change the underlying general‑plan land‑use to High‑Density Residential so it can build single‑family homes in keeping with adjacent residential development. Fisher said the lots are small and likely difficult to develop with commercial uses due to required buffers and setbacks between commercial and residential parcels.
Staff notified property owners within 500 feet and the applicant held a neighborhood meeting on March 6; Fisher reported no public comments were received. Planning & Zoning approved both the rezoning and the general plan amendment unanimously (4–0).
Why it matters: The change would allow in‑fill residential development consistent with the block’s existing residential character and would regularize zoning and land‑use designations the foundation says were inconsistent with how the properties were marketed and used prior to annexation.
What’s next: The matter will be scheduled for council consideration; Fisher noted that the two items are separate votes under the agenda but part of the same presentation and applicant request.
