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Board approves zone change for Raptor Ranch (Bedrock) to allow fuel pumps, vendors and RV improvements
Summary
After a staff presentation and no public opposition, the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a zone change to Commercial General for the 30‑acre Raptor Ranch/Bedrock site, clearing the way for fuel islands, a dog park, outdoor vendor spaces and additional park‑model RV units subject to ADOT encroachment and county standards.
The Coconino County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a zone change March 17 that will reclassify a 30‑acre parcel known locally as Raptor Ranch or Bedrock from G (general) to CG (commercial general).
Assistant Community Development Director Jess McNeely summarized staff analysis and the Planning and Zoning Commission’s unanimous recommendation for approval. McNeely said the requested change would resolve a legal nonconforming status and allow improvements the applicant proposed, including fuel pumps with a canopy, a dog park, vendor spaces for local artisans and park‑model RV units in the existing RV park. She also noted that ADOT encroachment permitting and turn‑lane requirements will govern off‑site transportation improvements.
Applicant Troy Morris told the board the submittal and staff report contain the details and said the project team aims to clean up the site, expand visitor services and provide places for local artisans to sell goods. "We wanna put in the outdoor vending, to give some of our local citizen artisans a place to sell their wares to people that are coming through our place and passing through the Grand Canyon," Morris said.
Staff said county utility and fire service arrangements (wastewater permitted by ADEQ and fire protection by High Country Fire and Rescue) are in place and that water will continue to be hauled because no public water system exists in the valley area. McNeely added that landscaping and dark‑sky‑compliant lighting are part of the planned site improvements.
No members of the public registered comments during the hearing, and the board made the three findings of fact required for a zone change before approving ordinance 2026‑01. The vote was unanimous among members present. The approval allows the applicant to proceed with required permits and ADOT coordination before construction.
