The Prescott Valley Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously Jan. 12 to forward PDP25-005 (Quad City Christian Church) to the Town Council with the attached stipulations after staff and the town engineer answered commissioner questions about traffic and access.

Development Services Director Stacy Bristow noted the traffic impact analysis (TIA) was not included in the commission packet because it was still being vetted; Town Engineer John Latier told commissioners the TIA was submitted that afternoon and staff would review it for inclusion in the Town Council packet. Latier said staff is coordinating internal circulation, the potential for joint-use driveways and possible future median openings to accommodate development in the area.

Planner Britney Cleveland described the proposal as a modification to a previously approved PDP for a pad area north of the high school. She said the property is about nine acres, the building height would be about 34 feet, and that architects provided elevations showing an approximately 43,000-square-foot building with a 750-seat auditorium plus offices, education space and youth activity areas.

Jason Price, lead pastor for Quad City Christian Church, said the congregation already meets nearby in a district facility and that the church has recorded an easement with the school district (HUSD) to use school driveway access; he also said midweek youth programming is planned but that peak church service traffic would be off-peak relative to weekday school arrival/departure times. Price said the easement has been recorded with the town and that the church has an agreement with the school.

Commissioners asked whether the proposal represented a change from the original 2007 PDP (staff confirmed the prior approval was for commercial uses and this is a different use) and pressed staff on how the proposed access interacts with the Glassford Hill / Long Look intersection and Bradshaw Mountain High School access. Latier said the TIA will be reviewed and that staff will ensure circulation does not create backups to the adjacent signalized intersection.

After discussion, the commission moved and seconded to forward PDP25-005 to Town Council with the stipulations and conditions discussed; the clerk recorded a unanimous roll-call vote in favor. The item will now proceed to Town Council for final action.