Planning commission backs rezoning to allow mobile-home sales and storage on SR 89

The Chino Valley Planning and Zoning Commission on April 7 voted unanimously to forward a recommendation of approval to the Town Council for ZC2026-02, a rezoning request that would change about 3.06 acres at 3280 North State Route 89 from Commercial Light (CL) to Commercial Heavy (CH). The rezoning was requested by Permit Pushers on behalf of CHM Homes (also referred to as Oakwood Homes).

Jessica Beran, senior planner for the Town of Chino Valley Development Services, told the commission the site currently hosts a manufactured-home sales and storage operation and that the use had previously relied on a conditional-use permit that has since expired. According to staff, rezoning to CH would allow the existing use to continue by right, remove the need for a new conditional-use permit, and align the parcels with the 2040 General Plan's light-industrial designation.

Beran said the applicants plan to combine the two parcels and complete site improvements, including a permanent site-built office, and that the project will be subject to a subsequent site-plan review. She told the commission a neighborhood meeting on March 5 produced no public comments. Staff recommended forwarding approval to the Town Council subject to conditions listed in Attachment A (lot combination, required site improvements including the permanent office, drainage and engineering requirements).

No members of the public spoke during the item’s public-comment period. A commissioner moved to recommend approval “as presented, subject to the staff report and conditions in Attachment A,” and another commissioner seconded. Roll call votes recorded each present commissioner voting yes; the commission’s recommendation passed unanimously.

Action and next steps: The commission’s recommendation will be considered by the Town Council. The rezoning request will then proceed through the council’s public-notice and decision process and, if approved, will be followed by site-plan review and required engineering approvals before any new construction or site modifications occur.