La Paz County weighs Salome rezoning for tow yard on Highway 60
Oscar Perez’s bid to rezone a Salome parcel for a tow and storage yard would put a commercial use on Highway 60 and set a precedent for the corridor.
A tow yard proposal on Highway 60 has put one Salome parcel at the center of a bigger question: how much commercial growth La Paz County wants to allow along a rural corridor that still shapes daily travel, business access and the look of the community. Oscar Perez is seeking to rezone APN 305-17-014 at 54001 Highway 60 from Rural Agricultural to Regional Commercial for a future tow and storage yard.
The case came before the La Paz County Planning and Zoning Commission on its June 4 agenda as docket Z2026-08, and the item was marked continued from May. That alone showed the request was still working through county review before it moves farther in the zoning process. The commission met at 4 p.m. in the La Paz County Board of Supervisors meeting room at 1108 Joshua Ave. in Parker.
If the commission recommends approval, the proposal will move to a Board of Supervisors public hearing set for Monday, July 6, 2026, at 10 a.m. The county’s process gives the Planning and Zoning Commission a recommendation role on rezoning applications, while the Board of Supervisors has final approval over zoning and use permits in unincorporated areas.
The site sits in Section 19, Township 4N, Range 16W, in District 3 under Supervisor Holly Irwin, who serves as vice-chairman of the board. That placement matters in western La Paz County, where long distances, sparse development and highway access carry more weight than they do in larger urban areas.
The zoning change would not simply alter a map color. Under La Paz County’s C-2 Regional Commercial district, outdoor storage of products, materials, vehicles or equipment is permitted, along with storage yards, contractor’s yards, parking lots and shipping containers used for storage only. That framework helps explain why a tow and storage yard is being tied to a commercial rezone instead of remaining in Rural Agricultural.
For Salome, a community of about 730 people spread across 33.3 square miles, the decision carries outsized local impact. La Paz County’s estimated population was 16,711 on July 1, 2025, and U.S. Route 60 remains one of the region’s key transportation corridors, carrying local access, commuter travel and freight movement. County officials are now deciding whether this parcel should help serve that traffic or stay part of the county’s lower-intensity land-use pattern.
The rezoning request is landing amid other county business as well. The same June 4 agenda also listed Resolution No. 2026-11 on new fees and Ordinance No. 2026-01 on county building codes, underscoring that La Paz County is making several land-use and regulatory decisions at once. For Highway 60, the Perez parcel may become an early test of how far commercial development is allowed to stretch in Salome.
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