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Kingman council directs staff to pursue focused five‑year infill incentive program
Summary
Council instructed staff to craft a five‑year infill incentive program focused on four corridors with up to 50% fee reductions to attract job‑generating development, with staff to return with detailed reporting and tracking measures.
Kingman City Council on Tuesday directed staff to develop a targeted five‑year infill incentive program aimed at encouraging redevelopment and job‑generating commercial projects in four corridors.
Planning staff presented background on the city’s infill program and reviewed legal authority under Arizona Revised Statutes 9‑4‑99.10. Jason Hoskins, planning staff, told the council the program would be designed to reduce certain building fees for qualifying projects and to target mixed‑use, commercial and other job‑generating development in strategic areas. "We're looking for a 5‑year program allowing upwards to a maximum of a 60% reduction, 50% if we were to do it across the four areas," Hoskins said.
Hoskins identified four focus areas: the Hualapai Mountain/Andy Devine–Eastern Avenue corridor, West Beale (I‑40 to city limits), Airway (Stockton Hill to North Rainbow), and Bank Street (Kino to Gordon). He said staff would exclude low‑job‑yield project types (for example, self‑storage and routine sign changes) and emphasize projects that produce sales tax and employment gains. Hoskins said past iterations of the program waived fees for roughly 100 permit applications, but that new commercial construction accounted for fewer than 12 new build projects in the prior period; staff said historical recordkeeping was limited and that improved tracking will be part of any new program.
Council members broadly favored a "medium" option that would apply the program to the four focused areas rather than a citywide approach. "I'm leaning towards the medium," Councilmember Seely said, arguing that a consistent, five‑year program would reduce confusion and give applicants time to develop projects. Several council members added that the program should exclude grants for routine tenant improvements or sign upgrades when the property is an existing business unless the work clearly creates substantial new jobs or sales tax revenue.
Council did not adopt an ordinance or resolution Tuesday; instead it gave staff direction to draft program details, including specific eligibility criteria and annual reporting so council can evaluate outcomes. Staff said it will return with draft language and tracking metrics for future council review.
