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Council adopts Flying Fortress Parkway construction standards and approves assessment approach for Phase 2
Summary
Council approved Ordinance 19‑98 setting construction and access standards for Flying Fortress Parkway to promote safety and signal spacing, and adopted an assessment approach (option 3) for Flying Fortress Parkway Phase 2 that limits charges south of Grand Canyon Road as a compromise to reduce impacts on smaller parcels.
The Kingman City Council voted May 5 to adopt Ordinance 19‑98, a staff‑proposed ordinance that sets construction and access standards for the future widening of Flying Fortress Parkway aimed at limiting vehicular conflict points and allowing synchronized signal progression. Robert, a city project lead, told the council the ordinance seeks half‑mile spacing between major signalized intersections and to limit driveway access; he summarized the goal as avoiding the traffic and access problems seen on Stockton Hill Road.
Councilors discussed possible clarifying language regarding left‑turn lanes and medians; staff indicated such language could be added and returned for council consideration if council requested. After discussion the ordinance was approved by a voice vote.
The council also considered a separate but related public‑improvements assessment for Flying Fortress Parkway Phase 2. Staff presented three assessment methodologies: (1) full‑project frontage allocation; (2) area-based allocation within a half‑mile band; and (3) a frontage-based approach excluding parcels south of Grand Canyon Road (a concession tied to prior ADOT project limits). Councilors expressed concern for fairness to small landowners and favored option 3 as a compromise. Council adopted that approach, which reduces assessment exposure for properties at the south end while keeping the city’s net cost roughly neutral relative to the ADOT change‑order scenario because of how ADOT cost responsibilities were negotiated.
Council members said choosing the option was a tradeoff between equitably distributing costs and facilitating development of a key industrial/commercial corridor. Vice Mayor Samaly said option 3 was a “good compromise” that protected smaller parcels while recognizing the interchange work’s role in making the area developable.
The ordinance and assessment decision set the technical standards for future development along Flying Fortress Parkway and established how preliminary assessment liabilities will be calculated if properties develop within the 10‑year assessment window. Staff said the city intends to construct the Parkway in concrete for long‑term durability and that final assessments will be determined after construction and if parcels develop.
Sources: Staff presentation by Robert and council discussion at the May 5, 2026 Kingman City Council meeting.
