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Board adopts planning commission recommendation on US‑95 visual corridor after public debate
Summary
After a lengthy public hearing with competing views from billboard companies and conservation groups, the Board adopted the planning commission’s recommendation to designate US‑95 as a visual corridor beginning at County Third Street north to the county boundary.
The Yuma County Board of Supervisors voted to adopt a minor amendment (case 25‑06) designating US‑95 as a visual corridor from County Third Street to the northern county boundary, following a planning commission recommendation and a contentious hearing focused on billboards and scenic protection.
Senior Planner Javier Barraza outlined two options: (1) restore the corridor to its original extent (Avenue 3E to the northern boundary), which the staff noted had been the historic default, or (2)…
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