Planning commission recommends denial of Canyon Vista preliminary plat over utility, access and code issues

The Sedona Planning and Zoning Commission on May 20 recommended denial of the Canyon Vista preliminary plat (case PZ2300005), an 11‑lot cluster subdivision proposed for approximately 5.72 acres at 463 Brewer Road. Commissioners voted unanimously to forward a recommendation of denial to the City Council, citing failure to meet multiple Land Development Code (LDC) standards and outstanding agency comments.

Assistant planner Megan Gates presented the staff report. The application would convert a vacant 5.72‑acre parcel zoned RS‑10 into an 11‑lot single‑family cluster subdivision. Staff noted the project differs from an earlier abandoned application (an 8‑lot traditional subdivision) and that the current submittal lacks required information in several areas. Key staff findings included non‑compliance with Article 7 subdivision requirements, concerns about lot orientation and irregular lot shapes, insufficient access easement widths for Lot 5 (track C did not meet the…