Yavapai supervisors approve Black Canyon City travel center with conditions after heated public debate

The Yavapai County Board of Supervisors on Aug. 20 approved a permanent and transferable use permit for a multi-component travel center in Black Canyon City, after lengthy testimony from neighbors, planners and the project team and a board debate that produced several added conditions.

The project from the applicants, represented in the meeting by architect John Riddell and developer Vikram Takar, would build a convenience store with a fast-food restaurant, fuel dispensers, EV charging and small kiosk retail across four parcels totaling roughly 22 acres. Development Services staff told the board the site straddles C2 and R2 zoning and that a use permit was the appropriate path because of pending comprehensive-plan amendments.

The board’s decision followed months of citizen participation and an…