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Commission tables Rancho Del Rio RV-park application pending legal review of access
Summary
The commission continued Docket SU25-10, an application for a 12-space RV park on Calle Anciello (Rancho Del Rio), citing unresolved legal questions about ingress/egress over private easements and access validation; the item was tabled to the July meeting for legal clarification.
The Cochise County Planning and Zoning Commission voted to table Docket SU25-10, the Rancho Del Rio proposal for a 12-space, low-impact RV park on an approximately eight-acre parcel off Calle Anciello near Huachuca City, and will revisit the application at the commission’s July meeting pending legal clarification about access rights.
Planning staff presented the application and site plan, describing a clustered, low-impact design with two proposed septic systems, a single-family residence/clubhouse, on-site nature trails and limits on density that required a code waiver because RU4 standards would otherwise restrict RV spaces on an eight-acre parcel. Staff reported 21 mailed notices with one opposing respondent (owns three parcels) and seven in favor.
Applicant Pamela Colabella said the project would be family-owned, emphasize ecological stewardship, use dark-sky-compliant lighting, restrict quiet hours from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m., and rely on the family-maintained Calle Anciello access that runs across adjacent parcels.
Neighbors and multiple speakers opposed or raised concerns, focusing on access, legal right-of-way and easement questions, road width and safety for large RVs, seasonal flooding at multiple creek crossings (including reported historical USGS flood levels), and potential impacts to wells and the local water table. Eleanor Angel, an adjacent owner, and attorney Corey Larson representing neighbors said there is no legal access for commercial traffic and that the recorded easement does not allow commercial use; they asked the commission to consider that the proposal would put commercial traffic on private residential easements.
County civil counsel Bert Whitehead advised the commission to seek clarification from the County Attorney’s Office and recommended tabling the item if legal access cannot be confirmed, because an approval could be interpreted as authorizing use of private easements for commercial traffic.
Commissioner Lindbach moved to table the item pending legal clarification; the motion passed and the commission set the continuation for the July meeting. Commissioners cited the need for the county attorney to confirm whether recorded easements or deed restrictions limit commercial use and whether permitting can resolve the question. Staff said access and right-of-way validation can be addressed during permitting, but the commission opted for a legal check before final action.
