By Doug McMurdo | Kingman Daily Miner
Fripps Ranch developer George Ripps made an often compelling but ultimately rejected argument in support of his most recent request for a subdivision zoning variance at a public hearing before the city council Tuesday night.
Mayor John Salem said he personally supported Ripps’ plan to build 10 homes on 2.8 acres along Southern Avenue rather than the six he was originally given authority to develop, but voters rejected the denser development in a referendum 15 years ago.
Since then, Ripps has made other attempts to change the zoning along Southern Avenue and North Central Street, where the lots are zoned for 20,000 square feet at a minimum.
