Quartzsite Planning and Zoning Commission Meets to Review Local Land-Use Items

The Town of Quartzsite's Planning & Zoning Commission gathered Tuesday evening, March 17, 2026, at the Quartzsite Council Chambers on 465 N. Plymouth Ave. for a regular session centered on zoning code and local land-use items.

The commission, a volunteer body charged with reviewing development proposals, zoning code changes, and recommending actions to the Town Council, convened at 5:00 PM. Specific agenda items, staff reports, and any motions or recommendations forwarded to the council were not released ahead of publication; the full agenda was posted through the Town of Quartzsite's website prior to the meeting.

The March 17 session marks one of the commission's periodic reviews that shape how land is used and developed across Quartzsite. When zoning questions affect properties that carry a Quartzsite mailing address but fall within unincorporated La Paz County, a separate jurisdiction enters the picture. The La Paz County Planning and Zoning Commission, which meets at the Board of Supervisors Meeting Room at 1108 Joshua Avenue in Parker, handles those county-level cases independently. A 2020 example illustrates the distinction: the county commission, under Chairwoman Chonna Marshall, took up Docket Z2020-003 involving a David and Gail Culver property at 52110 Quail Dr. in Quartzsite, reclassifying it from RA-40 to R-1 after the Community Development Office identified an existing zoning map error. La Paz County waived the application fees because the rezoning corrected a county error, not an applicant request.

Historical minutes offer a window into how the Town of Quartzsite's commission operates. At its March 16, 2021 regular meeting, held at 295 E. Chandler Street, Chairperson David Collier called the session to order at 2:00 p.m. with Vice-Chair John "Skip" Gallup, Commissioner Dennis Kuehl, Commissioner Eileen Minke, and Commissioner Nancy Nichols present. Two commissioner seats were listed as vacant that day. Assistant Town Manager Cliff O'Neill was the staff member on hand. The meeting adjourned at 3:25 p.m., and the minutes were certified on April 20, 2021.

The commission's 2026 roster was not confirmed in materials available before publication. Anyone interested in serving on the volunteer body can contact Quartzsite Town Hall at 928-927-4333 or write to PO Box 2812, Quartzsite, AZ 85346; a background check is required for all applicants.

The official minutes and any zoning recommendations from the March 17 session are expected to be filed with the Town Clerk and posted to the town's website following approval at a subsequent meeting.