KINGMAN – The Kingman City Council has approved the final plat for the Canyon Palms subdivision. Canyon State Enterprises plans to build on 87 residential lots within a 19-acre parcel.
The subject property lies between Rutherford and Swing Streets to the west and east and north of Interstate 40, and 600 feet south of Airway Avenue and the Coca Cola facility. Interim Development Services Director Mike Rodriguez said the developer intends to build duplex and possibly triplex units on the property already zoned R-4 for high density, multi-family housing.
Vice-Mayor Cherish Sammeli and some council members expressed dismay that the city is only requiring partial rather than full development of the mix of street, gutter and curb infrastructure on the east and west boundary of the housing development. That creates concern that the roadway can be exposed to erosion and other negative impacts on the exterior, while having an incomplete and unsightly appearance.
Staff has been directed to work to develop options, or a plan, to require that all of the necessary infrastructure be constructed upfront, employing some payback method as other development occurs over time.
Rodriguez said Kingman is an exception, and that most other communities he has worked in have required full street infrastructure development with payback plans in place.
Council member Keith Walker made the motion to approve the final plat, saying it’s important to keep projects moving and send a message that the City of Kingman is open for business.
Dave Hawkins
