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Maricopa supervisors approve plan change for Hassayampa Ranch amid neighbor objections
Summary
The Board approved CPA 25‑0008 to change about 2,077 acres near Tonopah from a long‑standing master‑planned community designation to industrial, with staff citing regional infrastructure and economic trends; neighbors raised water, wildlife and noise concerns and vowed continued scrutiny at rezoning.
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors on Dec. 12 approved a comprehensive plan amendment for Hassayampa Ranch (CPA 25‑0008) that redesignates roughly 2,077 acres near the Tonopah‑Arlington area from a decades‑old master‑planned community to an industrial land‑use category.
Planning director Tom Elsworth told the board the request reflects changing economic and infrastructure patterns in the area, including adjacent sand‑and‑gravel operations, nearby mines and the planned Belmont industrial designation to the west. "The proposed industrial designation is compatible with the region's emerging land use pattern," Elsworth said, and the planning and zoning commission recommended approval 8–0.
The applicant, represented by attorney Wendy Riddell, said the site was…
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