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Major General Plan Amendment: 1912 S. Arizona Avenue
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SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION:
Summary Recommendation
Following a public hearing, approve the request to amend the City of Yuma General Plan to change the land use designation from Low Density Residential to High Density Residential, for the property located at 1912 S. Arizona Avenue. (GP-44756-2025) (Community Development) (Alyssa Linville)
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STRATEGIC OUTCOME:
This General Plan amendment furthers the City Council’s strategic outcome of Safe and Prosperous by providing an adequate mixture of land uses.
REPORT:
(This is a Major Amendment to the City of Yuma General Plan. Per A.R.S. 9-461.06 H “…a major amendment to the general plan shall be approved by affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the members of the governing body of the municipality.”)
This is a Major General Plan Amendment request by Brittani Lee, on behalf of T3AZ, LLC, to change the land use designation from Low Density Residential to High Density Residential for approximately .72 acres, for the property located at 1912 S. Arizona Avenue, Yuma, AZ.
The existing Low Density Residential land use designation supports the following types of zoning: Low Density Residential (R-1-5, R-1-6, R-1-8, R-1-12 and R-1-20), Residential Estate (RE-12, RE-18) and the Residence-Manufactured Housing (R-MH-6, R-MH-8, R-MH-10, R-MH-12, R-MH-20) districts.
The proposed High Density Residential land use designation supports the following types of zoning: High Density Residential (R-3), Residence-Manufactured Housing (R-MH), Recreational Vehicle Subdivision (RVS) and Manufactured Housing Park (MHP) districts.
On January 8, 2024, the Planning and Zoning Commission approved a Conditional Permit for this site to allow 15 multi-family dwelling units in conjunction with an established business activity within the General Commercial (B-2) zoning district. At the time the applicant intended to locate their main business office at the site as the business activity.
Building permits for that project have been submitted and site development is underway. The applicant’s intent in changing the land use designation now is to pursue a rezone of the site from General Commercial (B-2) to High Density Residential (R-3) to allow for the conversion of the commercial office into a residential dwelling unit, for a total of 16 dwelling units on the site.
On April 13, 2026, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted to recommend APPROVAL (5-0), with one vacancy, of the General Plan amendment request to change the land use designation to High Density Residential.
Public Comments- Excerpt from Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes (3/13/26):
QUESTIONS FOR STAFF - None
APPLICANT/APPLICANT’S REPRESENTATIVE - Tom Cockburn, 1700 S. 1st Avenue Suite #200, Yuma, AZ was available for questions.
“Chairman Chris Hamel asked for confirmation that the project had previously been approved with a commercial component and asked if the current proposal would remove the commercial component and replace it with additional residential units. Cockburn replied yes.”
PUBLIC COMMENT - None
“Motion by Commissioner Chelsea Malouff-Craig, second by Vice Chairman John Mahon to close the public hearing GP-44756-2025. Motion carried unanimously, (6-0) with one absent.”
Public Comments- Excerpt from Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes (4/13/26):
QUESTIONS FOR STAFF - None
APPLICANT/APPLICANT’S REPRESENTATIVE - Brittani Lee, 1700 S. 1st Avenue, Yuma, AZ, was available for questions.
PUBLIC COMMENT - None
“Motion by Commissioner Lorraine Arney, second by Commissioner Luis Cuevas to APPROVE GP-44756-2025 as presented. Motion carried unanimously, (5-0) with one absent and one vacancy.”
FISCAL REQUIREMENTS:
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$ 0.00 |
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FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT:
NONE
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS NOT ATTACHED TO THE CITY COUNCIL ACTION FORM THAT ARE ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK:
NONE
IF CITY COUNCIL ACTION INCLUDES A CONTRACT, LEASE OR AGREEMENT, WHO WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ROUTING THE DOCUMENT FOR SIGNATURE AFTER CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL?
☐ Department
☐ City Clerk’s Office
☐ Document to be recorded
☐ Document to be codified
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Acting City Administrator: |
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Jennifer Reichelt for John D. Simonton |
05/11/2026 |
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Reviewed by City Attorney: |
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Richard W. Files |
05/11/2026 |