PIMA — Wanting to first have a zoning plan in place, the Pima Town Council opted to deny an exemption to its temporary moratorium on multi-family development.
“There’s a reason that we put in a moratorium. We’ve got to get things figured out in front of Planning and Zoning, and where we want multi-family and what we want our little Town of Pima to look like in the future,” said Councilman Lucas Hoopes.
The request was from Boyd Bryce, who said he plans to develop two duplexes on 15,000-square-feet of commercially-zoned land at 80 N. Main.
He said he’s been working with town staff for more than a year on the plan, which offers two parking spaces per unit, and he’s ready to begin development immediately.
The council also delayed action on the preliminary plat for a new 40-acre subdivision planned for northwest of Riverback. The subdivision would include 40 new homes, constructed in three phases.
The issue for the council was access to the subdivision, as the only way in is 400 West, a privately held, unpaved, narrow road that is not under the control of the developer. The council voted unanimously to postpone action on the final plat, pending more information on the roads in the area, until its May meeting.
