The Cottonwood Planning and Zoning Commission approved a conditional use permit and design review for a hotel at the northeast corner of State Route 89A and Mingus Avenue at its April 17 meeting.
The proposed Hampton Inn and Suites will sit on a 1.82-acre lot and include 80 guest rooms with 85 off-street parking spaces. The plan includes a fenced pool and the average building height is expected to be 37 feet. The conditional use permit would allow the hotel to increase its building height from two-and-a-half to three stories.
Bradon Welker, of Sunridge Hotel Group, mentioned that they had previously developed the Springhill Suites Marriott in Cottonwood on Sixth Street.
“It’s been a great property so far and the reviews have been great,” Welker said. “The community members have reached out to us, too, and said they’re glad that they have more rooms for their family to stay in.”
Vice Chairman Randy Garrison stated that he didn’t believe the hotel on Sixth Street was a great idea when it was proposed, but that “it’s turned out to be an awesome addition to that neighborhood and it’s already starting to cause some other properties to clean up, rejuvenate and build.”
The board agreed that the intersection of State Route 89 and Mingus Avenue traffic is a good connector to bring traffic to Old Town.
“I think it’s going to be an excellent opportunity for Cottonwood to get a little more visibility with the hotel and hospitality industry,” Commissioner Robert Nelson said.
Chairwoman Lindsay Masten stated that the addition of the hotel will help shape a neighborhood that doesn’t exist yet, but could in the future. She appreciated the plan’s use of a stone facade to blend it into the natural landscape and surroundings.
Both the conditional use permit and design review were approved unanimously.
