72-unit apartment to be developed by Hans E. Brutsche on land owned by County District 3 Supervisor Randy Garrison
The Verde Independent newspaper, in a story written by staff reporter Jason W. Brooks, has provided detailed information regarding the potential development of a 72-apartment complex on about five acres of land located between the Yavapai College Verde Valley Campus, Haskell Springs Road and Hidden Springs Lane. As many as 14 units of the complex may be set aside for use by Yavapai Community College students and staff.
The land is owned by Yavapai County Supervisor Randy Garrison and the complex will be developed by Hans E. Brutsche. Mr. Brutsche has been working with the the Clarkdale Community Development Director Ruth Mayday for “some time” on the project.
The plan is ready to be submitted to the Clarkdale Design Review Board, which normally meets the first Wednesday of each month. However, all Clarkdale commission meetings are on hold during COVID-19 pandemic social distancing shutdown.
According to Mrs. Brooks story in the Verde Independent, “it’s unclear when things will move forward, but Brutsche’s plan, should it get approval from the Design Review Board, would then need site-plan review for conformances by town staff, and a Planning Commission hearing on a re-zoning request to move from R-1L, or single family residential-limited, to R-3.” Then, it must be submitted to the Town Council for final approval.
The site plan includes open space in the center, along with a clubhouse, with apartment buildings around the perimeter. As many as 14 units may be used by Yavapai College students and/or staff, so direct trips out of the complex onto Black Hills Drive, would be minimized. The report estimates fewer than 100 trips in or out of the complex in a typical day.
Source: Verde Independent, April 1, 2020, reporter Jason W. Brooks. The sketch below was furnished to the Verde Indpendent by the developer.
