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Board denies proposed removal of US 95 visual-corridor designation after strong public and military concerns
Summary
The board voted to deny minor amendment case 24-06, which would have removed US Highway 95 from the 2030 Comprehensive Plan's visual-corridor map, and directed staff to return with a revised amendment that preserves scenic protections for northern segments after residents, conservationists and Yuma Proving Ground raised objections.
The Yuma County Board of Supervisors on April 7 denied a proposed minor amendment (case 24-06) that would have removed US Highway 95 from the 2030 Comprehensive Plan visual-corridor designation. After an extended public hearing the board directed staff to prepare a revised amendment that retains scenic protections for key northern stretches adjacent to federal lands and military ranges.
Planner Javier Barrazas explained that the item grew out of a mapping discrepancy: a corridor segment had been depicted on the map but not…
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