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Board approves Golden Valley minor land division over neighbor objections about road and privacy
Summary
Supervisors approved a minor land‑division rezoning in Golden Valley that will convert a 3‑acre parcel zoning to one‑acre minimums after supporters and the applicant argued the change is consistent with neighboring parcel sizes; opponents cited privacy and road maintenance concerns.
The Mohave County Board of Supervisors voted Jan. 6 to approve a minor land‑division rezone in Golden Valley (BOS Resolution 2025‑005) after a divided Planning and Zoning Commission had recommended denial.
Applicant Janelle Warren asked to split a roughly five‑acre property into smaller parcels, and argued during the hearing that nearby properties have already been split and that the proposal would preserve median values and could allow stick‑built homes. “Almost all surrounding properties have been split to smaller parcels already,” Warren said, adding she had offered to meet neighbors and invited questions during the process.
Neighbors who live on Ship Drive objected, focusing on road maintenance, privacy and existing lot patterns. “Our road was told it was maintained; it is not maintained and it is awful,” said Cammy Camuda, a nearby resident. Several residents said additional driveways would increase maintenance costs for the unmaintained portion of the road and could increase emergency‑service burdens.
Planning and Zoning staff and the applicant’s supporters noted the proposal would maintain one‑acre minimums under AR zoning and that adjacent parcels already had similar lot sizes. Director Scott Hultry reminded the board the Commission’s denial was 8–1 at the hearing because the applicant was not present to answer some of the commission’s questions. The board nonetheless voted to approve the rezoning, with Supervisor Littmann saying he believed the request was “reasonable.”
During discussion, Supervisor Don Martin told the board that Golden Valley has a substantial aquifer and said concerns that the area lacks water were “not true,” a point that several other residents and speakers disputed in the Kingman hearing earlier in the meeting but that board members characterized as a district‑specific observation.
Action and next steps: The rezone approval permits the applicant to pursue a minor land division and subsequent platting steps. If the applicant proceeds to plat, applicable public‑works, water adequacy and septic permitting rules will apply during the preliminary/final plat stage.
