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Chino Valley planning commission approves Perkins Ranch rezoning and conditional use permit for private airfield
Summary
After extended public discussion on noise, water rights and monitoring, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted 5–2 to approve a rezoning of about 390 acres for Perkins Ranch and a conditional use permit to allow a privately owned airfield with phased buildout and operational limits.
The Chino Valley Planning and Zoning Commission voted 5–2 on Feb. 3 to approve a zoning change and a conditional use permit that will allow Perkins Ranch to build a privately owned airfield and associated uses on roughly 390 acres east of Perkinsville Road and Forest Service Road 318A.
The commission approved ZC 2025-03 (rezoning the cited acreage from single-family residential 2-acre minimum to agricultural residential AR‑36) and CUP 2025-05 (a conditional use permit for an airfield) following a multi-hour staff presentation, technical briefings from the applicant and public questioning. Commissioner (speaker 3) moved to approve the zoning change and the CUP; both motions were seconded. Roll-call votes for both items recorded five affirmative votes (Commissioners Stotts, Morabito, Metters, Vice Chair Pesiak and Chair Merritt) and two dissenting votes (Commissioners Ditta and Zamudio).
Why it matters: The approvals allow Perkins Ranch Inc. to construct and operate a phased airfield intended to keep thousands of acres in long-term family ownership while permitting limited aviation-related development. Supporters argued the project…
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