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Council adopts general plan amendment and rezones Harlequin Drive lot to allow duplex
Summary
The Prescott Valley Town Council unanimously approved a general plan amendment and rezoned Lot 1306 on Harlequin Drive to permit a single-story duplex, citing compatibility with the town's housing plan; a resident raised concerns about existing duplex tenants but the council approved the measures and set the ordinance to take effect in 30 days.
The Prescott Valley Town Council on March 26 authorized a general plan amendment and adopted an ordinance to rezone a lot on Harlequin Drive to permit a duplex development.
Britney Cleveland, PlannerOne with the town’s Development Services department, presented the proposal to reclassify the property from low-density residential to community commercial for the general plan amendment and to change the zoning from RL (residential single-family limited) to RS (residential and services) for the site at Lot 1306, Prescott Valley Unit 4. Cleveland said the request fits the town’s housing strategies and the recently adopted Prescott Valley housing plan, describing duplexes as a “missing middle” housing type that can support affordability; staff noted a forecasted rental demand of about 2,000 units by 2040.
With no members of the public in the chamber who wished to speak during the 9a public hearing, the council moved to authorize the mayor to sign Resolution No. 2026-2447 to amend the planning designation, a motion that passed unanimously.
At the separate public hearing on the zoning change, one attendee told council there are already three duplexes in the block and said those units are “very disruptive,” claiming they housed formerly incarcerated renters who had caused noise and late-night disturbances. The attendee did not provide names or documented evidence; council members did not cite additional corroborating information on the record. That allegation remained unresolved in the hearing.
Councilman (speaker 10) moved to read Ordinance No. 2026-977 by title on two occasions and place it on final passage; the motion passed unanimously. The ordinance changes the town zoning map (CMC 25-009) for Lot 1306 from RL to RS and states it will become effective 30 days after passage and approval according to law.
The council’s discussion emphasized that the lot serves as a transitional buffer between commercial property and single-family homes, and that the applicant agreed to setbacks requested by the Planning and Zoning Commission to improve safety. No appeals or further conditions were announced at the meeting; staff and the applicant will proceed under the ordinance’s timetable.
