Kingman Planning and Zoning approves storage CUP, two rezonings and ordinance change to meet SB 1162 timelines

The City of Kingman Planning and Zoning Commission on an unspecified date voted to approve Conditional Use Permit CUP24-006 for a 51,600-square-foot climate-controlled self-storage building and to approve two separate rezoning requests and a staff‑initiated text amendment to the zoning code required by Arizona Senate Bill 1162.

The actions mark local approvals for a private storage project south of Hualapai Mountain Road, a city-initiated rezoning of roughly 16 acres along Bank Street to Community Business (C2), and a neighborhood rezone on Stockton Hill Road and Florence Avenue proposed by Delmonico Real Estate LLC. Commissioners also approved an amendment to the city zoning code that sets administrative completeness and decision timelines to comply with SB 1162.

Conditional Use Permit (CUP24-006) Planning staff presented CUP24-006, an application by Angle Homes for a climate-controlled storage facility to be built on about 1.32 acres approximately 300 feet south of Hualapai Mountain Road and east of Mission Boulevard in the C2 Hualapai Mountain Road overlay. Staff described the proposal as a single 51,600-square-foot building with required landscaping and on-site retention. The site plan shown to the commission is conceptual; final materials and elevations will be reviewed during ministerial site‑plan review. Staff advised the facility would generate very little traffic, meets setback and parking requirements (the site proposes 16 spaces where the code-based requirement would be about 10), and would not create public‑health, safety or welfare issues.

During the public hearing, Robert Bennett, owner of D and L Storage (also identified in public remarks as Walapai Mountain Storage), spoke at length about longstanding zoning disputes involving his own property and past litigation. Commissioners asked staff questions about access and whether the adjacent road (Washington/Mission frontage) would be required to be improved; staff said the applicant would be required to improve any frontage across their property. A commissioner noted concerns about the frequency of vehicle trips associated with storage facilities and their placement relative to road investments but said the site is off the main corridor and that the proposal did not appear to have public opposition.

The commission approved CUP24-006 by roll call: Chair Elizabeth Goss — approve; Vice Chair Jen Swapp — yes; Commissioner Deborah Siksta — yes; Commissioner Noble — yes; Commissioner Scott McCoy — yes; Commissioner Waters — approve. Outcome: approved.

Bank Street rezone (RZ24-003) City staff presented a city-initiated request to rezone about 16 acres of parcels along Bank Street from Rural Residential (RR) to Community Business (C2). Staff said the change follows direction from the City Council and aligns the zoning with the Kingman General Plan 2040 designation of the corridor as regional commercial. The staff report noted existing and emerging commercial and institutional uses in the corridor, including churches and an animal hospital, and recommended the commission forward a recommendation of approval to the mayor and city council.

No members of the public offered testimony on the rezone during the hearing. Commissioners discussed traffic concerns raised by the presence of an existing school crossing and the potential for additional crossings near future development. Staff said a traffic analysis would be provided on request and that an engineering/traffic presentation already is scheduled for a future meeting. Commissioners and a member with commercial-broker experience said available C2 parcels are limited and characterized the rezone as consistent with prior infrastructure investments along Bank Street.

The commission voted to approve the rezone (motion forwarded as approval by the Planning and Zoning Commission): Chair Elizabeth Goss — approve; Vice Chair Jen Swapp — yes; Commissioner Deborah Siksta — yes; Commissioner Noble — yes; Commissioner Scott McCoy — yes; Commissioner Waters — yes. Outcome: approved (to be forwarded per process to mayor and city council where applicable).

Delmonico rezone (RZ24-004) Applicants Summer and Daniel (Dan) Delmonico asked to rezone roughly 1.18 acres at the northeast corner of Stockton Hill Road and Florence Avenue from a mix of R16 (single-family) and C1 (neighborhood convenience) to C2 (community business). Staff said the rezoning conforms to the general plan and would encourage infill development; a parallel general-plan amendment (GP240001) to change the small portion designated medium-density residential to local commercial was being processed administratively.

Dan Delmonico addressed the commission during the public hearing, saying the intent is to allow a custodial care facility (overnight stays) operated by Community Bridges. He said building plans were under way and the target opening was Sept. 1; he described an expected configuration of a 16-bed facility in the westerly building and an 8-bed facility in the easterly building, and said Community Bridges committed about $1.5 million while the owners would invest roughly $1.2 million in improvements. Staff clarified that the rezone notice process does not require notice of specific future uses, only the rezoning request itself, so neighbors were not specifically notified about the proposed custodial-care use.

Commissioners asked about overnight stays and whether notice practices meant neighbors knew the use planned; staff confirmed the rezone notice is general. Commissioners expressed interest in outreach but also noted there were no public commenters at the hearing. The commission voted to approve the Delmonico rezone: Chair Elizabeth Goss — approved; Vice Chair Jen Swapp — yes; Commissioner Deborah Siksta — yes; Commissioner Noble — yes; Commissioner Scott McCoy — yes; Commissioner Waters — approved. Outcome: approved (will proceed per code and any required subsequent permitting).

Zoning code text amendment to implement SB 1162 (Z024-0003) Staff presented a text amendment to Kingman’s zoning code to implement Arizona Senate Bill 1162. The amendment creates required timelines for administrative completeness reviews and for final action on rezoning applications: an initial 30‑day deadline for the city to determine administrative completeness after submittal, a 15‑day review period for subsequent resubmittals once the applicant responds to incompleteness findings, and a prescribed 180‑day window for the council (or approval body) to act once an application is complete. Staff said timelines are counted in working days and that the change is intended to reduce lengthy holds on entitlement actions and encourage predictable processing; staff also said the department intends to meet or beat the new timelines.

Commissioners asked procedural questions about working days and whether the timelines could force extra meetings; staff said the 180‑day period is intended to be sufficient and that an application is not “deemed complete” until staff finds it administratively complete (timelines are paused while an applicant amends an incomplete submittal). The commission approved the text amendment: Chair Elizabeth Goss — approved; Vice Chair Jen Swapp — yes; Commissioner Deborah Siksta — approved; Commissioner Noble — yes; Commissioner Scott McCoy — yes; Commissioner Waters — yes. Outcome: approved (staff will forward per ordinance process as required).

Votes at a glance - CUP24-006 (Angle Homes, 51,600 sq ft storage facility on 1.32 acres): approved by roll call (6–0). Parcel: County Assessor Parcel Number 321-06-085. Staff recommended conditions 1–14 (to be enforced at site-plan review). - RZ24-003 (Bank Street rezone, city-initiated, ~16 acres RR → C2): approved by roll call (6–0). Staff will forward recommendation per council process. - RZ24-004 (Delmonico rezone, ~1.18 acres R16/C1 → C2 to allow custodial care): approved by roll call (6–0). Applicant indicated Community Bridges intends to operate overnight custodial-care beds; further permitting and site-plan review required. - Z024-0003 (Zoning code amendment to implement SB 1162 timelines): approved by roll call (6–0). Key procedural changes: 30‑day initial administrative completeness determination; 15‑day resubmittal review periods; 180‑day deadline for final action once complete. Working days specified.

What happened next / context All four items passed at the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting with unanimous roll-call votes. The Bank Street rezone and the Delmonico rezone are rezoning actions that, under the city’s process, may proceed to subsequent steps (for Bank Street staff indicated it will be forwarded to the mayor and city council as required). The CUP was eligible for Planning and Zoning approval because the application had been noticed and filed before a change making council the approval body. Several commissioners requested staff follow up on traffic impacts along Bank Street, including concerns about existing and future school crossings; staff said a traffic presentation is scheduled for a future meeting.

Speakers quoted in this report spoke at the commission meeting and are identified in the article’s speaker list below. Direct quotes reflect the transcript used for this report.