Graham County planning commission approves multiple rezonings, tables two RV-park proposals after ADEQ ruling

The Graham County Planning and Zoning Commission on Thursday recommended approval of multiple rezoning requests affecting properties across Desert Hills, Wilcox and other parts of the county and tabled two proposed RV-park projects after a state environmental review raised a substantial treatment-cost requirement.

The commission voted to forward favorable recommendations to the board of supervisors for rezoning requests that would allow multifamily housing, a commercial event venue and a small manufactured-home/RV area. Separately, the commission voted to table an RV-park application by Justin Wyatt after a representative said the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) told the applicant the project would require a "million dollar nitrogen recapture system." Another RV-park request by Howling's Camarillo LLC was tabled until the February meeting while paperwork and a sale finalize.

Why it matters: The rezonings would create additional development capacity for multifamily housing and event-related commercial uses where the county previously listed properties as general or single-family. The ADEQ requirement and lack of sewer in much of the county are key constraints for any expansion of RV or park-style camping uses.

What the commission decided

- Rezoning requests recommended for approval included an application by Tri County Materials to rezone roughly 2.50 combined acres to multifamily residential to accommodate future housing near Discovery Park Boulevard; a rezoning by Artesia Estates to allow a duplex on a half-acre parcel; parcels owned by the Ponce Family Trust to allow multifamily zoning along Sanchez…