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Cochise County approves rezoning of 369-acre site west of Douglas for industrial use to support port of entry
Summary
The Board of Supervisors approved a rezone and comprehensive-plan change for 369 acres west of Douglas to allow light industrial uses for warehousing tied to a proposed port of entry. The board removed a 100-foot landscape-buffer condition and left buffer details to permitting.
The Cochise County Board of Supervisors on June 3 approved a request to change land-use and growth-area designations for roughly 369 acres about 2.5 miles west of Douglas and rezoned several parcels to LI (Light Industry) to accommodate warehousing and logistics connected to a planned port of entry.
The rezone (zoning ordinance 25-08) and associated amendments (docket CPA 25-02 and RZ 25-04) were approved after the board struck a planning-and-zoning commission recommendation requiring a 100-foot landscape buffer along property lines adjacent to established residences. Supervisor Kathleen Gomez made the motion to approve the package; the motion was seconded and the board voted to approve the item, as amended.
Why it matters: the site lies near a long-studied location for a new port of entry. Supervisors and the applicant said industrial development there would provide warehousing and logistics support to the port and spur local economic activity. Nearby residents raised concerns about buffers and traffic; county staff said landscape buffers can be negotiated during permitting, while building setbacks are set by zoning regulations.
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