Planning commission approves conditional use permit to widen sales area for Chaparral Terrace storage units

Bullhead City Planning and Zoning Commission on April 3 approved Conditional Use Permit U25-001 to allow a multi‑unit storage building at 1175 Chaparral Drive to sell a portion of the units to residents outside the Chaparral Terrace subdivision but within a designated nearby area.

The permit, as approved, requires that 51% of the units be reserved for Chaparral Terrace property owners and allows the remaining 49% to be sold to residents in adjacent neighborhoods including Riverview and Palo Verde Meadows. The commission approved the permit with staff-recommended stipulations plus two additions: a requirement to record which specific units are deed-restricted when the building application is submitted and a requirement that the applicant install physical barriers to prevent pedestrian access within the rear setback area.

The conditional use permit applies to a parcel recorded as Chaparral Terrace Track 4020, Parcels K and L, described in the meeting packet as zoned R‑1L (planned area development, residential single family limited). According to city staff, the parcel was designated for RV storage on the original 1986 subdivision plat and therefore could be used for open RV/boat storage or for a storage building if the units were restricted to Chaparral Terrace residents. As Johnny (staff member) summarized during the public hearing, "The question that we are here to to talk about is whether the development can expand and be available to people outside this neighborhood, or if it has to remain, only for use of residents within…