Engineering update flags unregulated subdivisions, potential maintenance reductions and long-term development pressure

Feb 21, 2025

County staff described areas developed by records of survey—so-called unregulated subdivisions—where age and parcel sizes have left roads unimproved; staff outlined maintenance burdens, the possibility of removing lightly used roads from the maintenance list and the development history that created many small parcels.

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Cochise County engineering staff used part of the Feb. 20 update to explain the county’s inventory of unregulated subdivisions—areas created by records of survey where lots were split before modern platting rules—and the maintenance challenges those areas present.

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