Planning commission approves Pine Canyon 9‑hole amenity CUP amid reclaimed‑water concerns

The Flagstaff Planning and Zoning Commission voted to grant a conditional use permit for a nine‑hole private golf amenity at Pine Canyon, approving PZ24‑00124‑08 in accordance with staff findings and two conditions.

Staff planner Ben (Planning & Development Services) told the commission the project would place a 9‑hole pitch‑and‑putt course on a 20.86‑acre portion of a 126‑acre tract in the Rural Residential (RR) zone as a private amenity for a planned residential development. The proposal includes about 4 acres of turf, a multi‑use health and wellness path, ponds and streams, and no new buildings. Ben said the proposal preserves about 68–69% of forest canopy on the amenity tract, exceeding the 50% preservation target in the zoning code, and that final preservation will be evaluated at civil plan review.

The project relies on reclaimed water under an amended user agreement. Mac McNamara, engineering section, Water Services, said the amended agreement reduces Pine Canyon’s annual reclaimed‑water allotment from roughly 360,000,000 gallons to about…