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Commission denies request to allow semi‑truck parking in a residential rural neighborhood after public opposition
Summary
Docket SU25‑08, a special‑use authorization to allow semi‑truck parking on an 18‑acre parcel off Mezcal Road (3281 Monte Vista Trail), failed after commissioners weighed strong neighborhood opposition and infrastructure concerns; staff had recommended approval with conditions but the motion failed on a tie.
The Cochise County Planning and Zoning Commission declined to approve SU25‑08, a special‑use authorization that would have allowed semi‑tractor‑trailer parking at 3281 West Monte Vista Trail, an 18‑acre parcel in a rural residential neighborhood west of Mescal Road.
Planning staff said the property is zoned RU‑4 and described a plan showing truck parking in a cleared northeast corner of the lot. Staff recommended approval with conditions intended to reduce off‑site impacts, including a limit of five tractor‑trailers on site at a time, idling limits, gravel surfacing of the parking area to reduce dust, planting drought‑tolerant trees along east and north property lines, and…
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