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Camp Verde council approves land donation for water tanks, zoning tweak and road-work restrictions; raises pesticide questions for river restoration
Summary
The Camp Verde Town Council on April 2 approved a donated 58.86-acre site for two 500,000-gallon water storage tanks, exempted large (20+ acre) subdivisions from the PAD review when no zoning changes are requested, adopted restrictions on work in newly paved streets, approved a tamarisk-mitigation MOU amid insecticide questions, and authorized a temporary administrative assistant for Community Development.
Mayor Dee Jenkins called the Town of Camp Verde Mayor and Common Council to order at 6:00 p.m. on April 2, 2025, and the council moved through a full agenda that resulted in unanimous votes on several land-use and administrative matters.
The most consequential policy move was approval of Resolution 2025-1171, a development agreement with Verde Commercial LLC for the donation of about 58.86 acres (parcel 403-22-035Q). Utilities Director Jeff Low said the site is intended to host two 500,000-gallon storage tanks and a pump station to serve the Verde Commercial subdivision; applicant Blake Carroll confirmed the land donation. The motion to approve the resolution passed on a 7-0 roll-call vote.
Council also approved Ordinance 2025-A503, an amendment to the Planning and Zoning Ordinance that exempts subdivisions developing on vacant lots of 20 acres or more from the Planned Area Development (PAD) process so long as they do not request changes to parcel sizes, setbacks, or other use-district requirements. Acting Senior Planner Cory Mulcaire told the council staff had identified a drafting error and recommended the exemption to avoid unnecessary PAD reviews for large, standard subdivisions. The ordinance was adopted 7-0 after staff clarified a scrivener's error in subsection lettering.
In another land- and infrastructure-related action, the council adopted Ordinance 2024-A497 to add restrictions on work…
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