Commission approves zone change and preliminary plat for 33.7-acre 'Dunes of Bullhead City'; neighbors raise traffic concerns

The Bullhead City Planning and Zoning Commission on Oct. 2 recommended approval of a zone change from C-2 (general commercial) to a Planned Area Development (PAD) with underlying residential zoning, and the preliminary plat for a project called the Dunes of Bullhead City, a 33.7-acre site generally located on the south side of Bullhead Parkway west of Mohave Crossroads.

Planning staff told commissioners the project follows a general-plan amendment the council approved roughly six months earlier to change the site’s designation from commercial to medium/high-density residential. The preliminary plat and PAD request would create 227 lots: 77 detached single-family residences and 150 attached units on individual lots (configured like duplexes with a property line between units). The developers also propose common-area standards, required parking, guest spaces and spaces for boats and…