By Henry Brean | Arizona Daily Star
Rio Rico’s largest landowner has withdrawn a sweeping development plan for the community that drew strong opposition from local residents.
Earlier this year, Andrew Jackson asked Santa Cruz County for a series of zoning changes to allow mixed-use commercial, residential and industrial developmenton more than 3,550 acres of mostly vacant ranch land he owns along Interstate 19 in Rio Rico.
The county’s Board of Supervisors was scheduled to consider the proposal on Aug. 15, but that hearing was canceled on Monday, after the landowner pulled back his applications for a specific zoning plan and a major comprehensive plan amendment.
In his email to the county, Jackson did not give a reason for the move or indicate whether he intends to redraft or resubmit his plans at a later date.
