The owners of Primrose Peaks Estates, a planned development off of Interstate 17 near Beaver Creek Road in Rimrock, withdrew their application for zoning approval from the county on Friday, Feb. 28.
The withdrawal follows a Yavapai County Planning & Zoning Commission meeting the previous week, when opposition from residents led to the commission voting 9-0 against recommending the development to the county Board of Supervisors.
“We have heard the concerns of the local community and look forward to working together with the Beaver Creek [Property Owners] Association and Rimrock residents in an effort to reach practical and reasonable solutions for all concerned,” wrote Ellen Simon, one of the owners of Rimrock Properties, in regards to the withdrawal. Rimrock Properties owns Primrose Peaks Estates.
“I appreciate the applicant’s willingness to continue their work with the community,” David Williams, director of development services for Yavapai County, stated in a press release. “Yavapai County values all of the comments that have been received from the public with regards to this application.”
Opponents of the development organized a group, Say No To PPE, which showed up with several members at the Feb. 20 Planning & Zoning meeting. They argued that the proposed development would not lead to more affordable housing in the area, would increase the density of Rimrock, would affect the environment, geology and archaeology, create increased noise and traffic in the area and lead to residents being in danger due to the close proximity to Rimrock airport.
“Our work is not done yet,” Say No To PPE posted on their website after the meeting. “The commissioners thought that this is a good project but that the infrastructure is inadequate to support it and that they need more community buy-in. They implored the developer to work with the community to resolve some of our concerns. We need to see if the developer will initiate contact and input from the community and resubmit the project with changes.”
