Commission approves Rock Creek site plan with storage units and tiny homes on wheels

The Navajo County Planning and Zoning Commission approved the final site plan for SP25‑001, a 9.86‑acre portion of the Rock Creek project near White Mountain Lake, authorizing 205 storage units, 109 parking spaces and 10 tiny homes on wheels.

Catherine, a county planner, told the board the proposal ‘‘includes 205 storage containers, a 109 parking spots, and 10 tiny homes on wheels’’ and that staff recommended approval subject to 15 conditions. She said the county had received no public comments on the site plan at the time of the presentation.

Commissioners asked whether tiny homes on wheels would be movable or permanent and how those units would be permitted. Cody Cooper explained that the storage units are intended to be permanent structures permitted through the International Building Code, while tiny homes on wheels ‘‘are kind of the smaller cabin styles’’ that qualify under RV standards and are permitted through RVIA procedures; he said they can be anchored on‑site and could remain moveable in theory.

Applicant representative Doug Brimhall said developers expect to use the tiny homes to house workers temporarily during construction and that storage units will be site‑built. After a public comment period with no speakers, a commissioner moved to approve the site plan per staff recommendations; the motion carried by voice vote.

Next steps: the applicant must meet the 15 conditions in the staff report and follow normal permitting for building, site improvements and occupancy.