Planning commission approves three land-use permits, forwards Raptor Ranch zone change to supervisors

Coconino County’s Planning and Zoning Commission on Jan. 28 approved three conditional use permits and recommended a zone change for a long-standing commercial property near Valley.

The commission unanimously approved CUP 25-047 following staff presentation and applicant confirmation that he agreed to conditions. Commissioners recorded no public comments on that case and moved directly from staff findings to a motion to approve by Commissioner Walsh, with the motion carrying unanimously.

The panel also approved CUP 25-057 for the Workman Goat Farm at 6499 Lumberjack Boulevard in Mountain View Ranches. Planner Sophie Cozza told the commission the applicants, Alyssa and Brandon Workman, intend to keep up to 20 miniature goats on the 2.02-acre parcel to produce and sell goat milk; existing animals and management practices were reviewed during a staff site visit. Commissioners pressed staff and the applicants about manure management and noise, noting the county’s zoning ordinance section 3.3.d requires active management and that offspring are not counted until four months of age. After debate over whether to issue a three- or five-year permit, the commission set a three-year term and approved the CUP unanimously.

Finally, the commission approved CUP 25-058 for a fuel island and related commercial upgrades at Raptor Ranch (applicant Troy Morris) and voted to forward zone change ZC 25-008 (General to CG 10,000) to the Board of Supervisors for final action. Staff told commissioners the property has decades of commercial uses (historic Bedrock City elements), and the proposal includes six park-model units, an expanded market/restaurant and signage improvements. The commission approved two waivers requested by the applicant—a signage waiver and a pavement waiver that permits compacted gravel across much of the site while requiring concrete beneath fuel pumps—and added a condition requiring a bulletin board with “leave no trace” information for visitors. Commissioners asked staff to confirm ADEQ involvement in underground storage-tank permitting and ADOT review of any required highway encroachment or turn-lane improvements.

Throughout the meeting, staff emphasized that environmental and safety regulation for fuel tanks and spills remains under ADEQ jurisdiction and that county building permits accompany those state reviews.

The commission closed the study session without further public comment and adjourned at 7:03 p.m.

Actions approved at the meeting will be reflected in formal hearing minutes and any conditions attached to the CUPs will be enforced by county staff.