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Commission Approves Middlemarch Guest Lodging Special Use with Conditions
Summary
The Cochise County Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously approved SU25-32 to permit guest lodging on a 36-acre RU-4 parcel near Tombstone, limiting camping to nine sites and imposing quiet-hours, sanitation, and permitting conditions after public comment about water and alcohol liability.
The Cochise County Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously to approve docket SU25-32, a special use authorization permitting guest lodging on a roughly 36-acre parcel on Middlemarch Road northeast of Tombstone.
Staff presented the application for applicant Michael (Mike) Dewsbury and recommended approval with conditions, citing the county zoning factors and noting the property’s RU-4 zoning and rural comprehensive-plan designation. Staff said the proposal would allow up to nine campsites by right, and the applicant proposes a 2,000-square-foot multipurpose building for bathrooms, showers, food and visitor services.
In public comment,…
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