CPA250008 Handout Memo Final
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DATE:
November 4, 2025
TO:
Planning & Zoning Commission
From:
Paola Jaramillo, Planner
SUBJECT:
CPA250008 - Hassayampa Ranch
Agenda Item: #11
Since publishing the staff report, staff has received a letter of opposition, an email of
opposition, and two petitions of opposition with 100 confirmed signatures. Only 9
properties are within the 300’ buffer of the subject site, a finalized opposition map will
be presented during the BOS hearing.
The concerns expressed include the use of land as industrial for this site and the
environmental impact to the area, the traffic impact, and the reduction of property
values and quality of life for current residents.
Attachments:
Tentative Opposition Map (1 page)
Opposition Letter (3 pages)
Opposition Email (2 pages)
Petition from Change.Org (4 pages)
Petition #2 (14 pages)
CPA250008 Hassayampa Ranch OpposiƟon Map
*Final opposiƟon map will be presented during the BOS Hearing
9 ProperƟes in opposiƟon within the 300’ buffer.
11/04/2025
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Paola Jaramillo Quintero (PND)
From:
Cherisse Campbell <ladyhawk3seas@gmail.com>
Sent:
Wednesday, October 29, 2025 8:51 PM
To:
Paola Jaramillo Quintero (PND)
Subject:
MCPA2500008 - Hassayampa Ranch
Attachments:
PetitionOpposingMCPA250004_2500008.pdf
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Greetings Paola,
My name is Cherisse Campbell. I own the following parcels in the Hassayampa Ranch community in Tonopah, AZ: 504-
09-028P, 504-09-028A, 504-09-027G, and 504-09-027J. I am not merely a resident, but am also a small business owner,
whose livelihood is threatened by this Major Comprehensive Plan Amendment. My personal land and my business
property borders right up against the area targeted for industrialization.
My neighbors (Ronald and Kathy Fletcher) and I together wrote a petition opposing this MCPA proposal. Ron and Kathy
mailed out a physical copy to nearby property owners who will be directly impacted by this, and it is my understanding
that they emailed you a copy of that petition yesterday with the physical signatures. I created an online version of the
petition for electronic signatures of anyone with an interest in my small hatchery business or the conservation of the
environment, particularly the Hassayampa. Here is a link to the online petition: https://c.org/9R6Stq75hH which remains
active so that additional individuals who care about this matter can continue to sign. I will attach to this email a copy of
the petition as well as an exported list of verified electronic signatures from the online petition (but at the time of this
email, you would need to actually follow the link for proof that these signatures are indeed verified).
The success of my hatchery depends upon the health and stress-free existence of my free-range birds, which will
undoubtedly be compromised if this proposal is approved. In the petition, my neighbors and I went into some detail
about how industrial operations will impact the environment, domestic animals as well as native wildlife, particularly
birds. This includes the birds at my hatchery, which exercise natural mating, nesting, and young-rearing behaviors not
unlike wild turkeys; natural life cycles which big industry WILL disrupt. It will stress the birds to a far greater degree than
even the recreational and sporadic festive activities of nearby residents do. It will be far more constant, hazardous, and
toxic. Their flight response will be continuously triggered, their immune systems constantly stressed, and even if they
could continue producing and living under the strain... in good conscience, I wouldn’t want to continue putting my birds
through such trauma, so I would likely be forced to close my hatchery doors.
Furthermore, during further personal research into the potential environmental impact of this planned industrial
development, I came across Arizona Game And Fish Department's Arizona Wildlife Conservation Strategy, and the
Hassayampa Conservation Opportunity Area became of particular interest. The site of this MCPA cuts right through this
Hassayampa COA, which provides vital habitat, migratory pathways and stopover sites for various species, including
those of greatest conservation need. To name just a few species I have personally seen in the area (a couple of which
have even nested on/near my properties) include the Western Burrowing Owl, listed as a National Bird of Conservation
Concern and currently protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act along with the Great Horned Owl, and also the
Southwestern Willow Flycatcher, which is protected under the Endangered Species Act. Other protected species
recorded in the Hassayampa COA include the iconic Gila Monster and Sonoran Desert Tortoise, amongst many others.
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Based on the reasons expounded upon in the written petition and the supplemental reasons and information I've
provided in this email, it would be irresponsible on a number of levels to permit this rezoning and allow such a
destructive project to move forward in this area.
I shared the online petition to my business Facebook page and have received 613 reactions in four days from individuals
supporting our opposition to this MCPA. Below is a snapshot for your convenience (including the photo from the
hatchery property I used for the petition and the number of reactions received thus far, as well as the top comment),
but to see the full post and all comments and reactions (list of supportive names), you can follow the link to the public
post:
https://www.facebook.com/C3Hatchery/posts/pfbid0NxB1CK97qQUk6CpJpPPoynXvySDiunc1kNvZ31CdCYntgypSyaEFTU
wUJJ4pnJtql
I appreciate you taking the time to carefully consider our concerns.
Respectfully,
Cherisse C. Campbell
Opposition to MCPA Hassayampa Ranch Case No. CPA2500008
12 October 2025
Petition to the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors
TO: The Honorable Members of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors
RE: Opposition to Major Comprehensive Plan Amendment Application Case No. CPA2500008
We, the undersigned property owners and residents of Maricopa County, Arizona, hereby file this
petition to formally oppose the Major Comprehensive Plan Amendment Hassayampa Ranch,
Case No. CPA200008, which seeks to change land usage and eventually rezoning approximate
2,077 acres that are identified as Parcel # 504-03-010A and 504-03-010B from residential to light
commercial.
The proposed amendment is incompatible with the existing character and general welfare of our
community, and we believe it is not in the best interest of Maricopa County residents for the
following reasons:
1 - Environmental Impact
The development of this parcel threatens to disrupt the quality of life for residents and the
diversity of habitats and ecosystems for domestic animals, wildlife, and desert landscape. In
addition, it will also increase air pollution from additional traffic, and it will put further strain on
an already burdened groundwater level.
The introduction of outdoor lighting has detrimental effects on the desert ecosystem by
disrupting natural behaviors, interfering with food webs, and altering plant and animal life
cycles. It disorients not only nocturnal species, such as bats, affecting their mating and
pollination activities, but also the internal magnetic compass birds use for navigation,
reproductive success and survival. Light pollution also disrupts circadian rhythms in animals and
plants, leading to physiological changes and increased mortality. Additionally, it obstructs view
of the night sky, impacting astronomical observations.
Noise pollution will be amplified, caused by industry activities directly and also by the increased
traffic of humans and vehicles in the area. Noise pollution has a major impact on both domestic
and wild animals. Not only does it trigger the flight response in animals, evicting them from their
habitats and disrupting nesting and rearing behaviors, thereby increasing the mortality of young
or preventing birth altogether, it also interferes with the ability of wild animals to hear vital
sounds, limiting their ability to detect prey and predators. Noise pollution has even been proven
to change the characteristics of animals (birds, frogs, insects, etc.) that use vocalizations during
social behaviors. Anthropogenic noises often conceal the vocalizations that birds use to attract
mates and announce territorial ownership. This has reduced mating success in birds while it has
also forced some species to change their behaviors altogether, whether it be the sound frequency
they produce, affecting mate selection and thereby having evolutionary consequences, or
choosing a quieter time of day to sound their mating call, which again, narrows the chance of
mating success, particularly as those “quiet times” become less and less frequent.
Furthermore, this development would produce and exacerbate electromagnetic noise, which
disrupts bee populations, their communication methods for foraging efficiency in particular, and
also interferes with magnetic compass orientation in birds (as does polarized light reflected from
shiny surfaces, like the windows of industrial buildings), altering migration routes and timing
Opposition to MCPA Hassayampa Ranch Case No. CPA2500008
12 October 2025
and reducing reproductive and foraging success. Electromagnetic noise also affects the growth
and development of juvenile birds.
Natural resource depletion (specifically water, a limited resource to begin with in a desert
environment) and habitat encroachment caused or exacerbated by this development cannot be
ignored. This will lead to further habitat loss and ecological changes for all local and migrating
organisms.
All of the external costs described above affect species interactions and population dynamics,
and can completely destabilize ecosystems. As stewards of this planet and key drivers of
destructive environmental impact, it is our responsibility to curtail or prevent environmental
tipping points, the collapse of natural ecosystems. And industry should be held most accountable
as it is industrial development and activity that produces the most harmful and consequential
impacts to the environment.
2 - Traffic and Infrastructure Strain
The requested amendment (eventual rezoning) will significantly increase traffic congestion on, N
339th Ave., Tonopah/Salome Rd., Indian School Rd., and N 335th Ave., creating a public safety
hazard for pedestrians, cyclists, equestrians, and motorists. The current infrastructure is not
designed to accommodate high volume traffic of any kind, especially commercial trucks.
3 - Negative Impact on Property Values and Quality of Life
Typically, the introduction of industrial buildings causes a reduction in the value of surrounding
residential neighborhood properties. Commercial construction for light industrial use that may
include a warehouse, data center, sand and gravel and/or a power generation facility is a poor fit
for our residential community that will degrade the peaceful enjoyment of our properties.
We are concerned that these negative externalities will lead to a decrease in our property values
and diminish the overall quality of life in our neighborhood.
Noise and light pollution not only have an impact on domestic animals and wildlife (as described
in paragraph 1), but they also have a negative impact on human health, particularly mental health
induced by sleep disturbances and stress, which in turn can compromise the immune system and
exacerbate physical ailments or conditions like cardiovascular disease and diabetes, as well as
cognitive problems like attention deficits and memory impairment. Health effects which would
hurt the residents of the community nearest this development the most; a neighborhood made up
predominantly of people who have escaped the city, and its harmful negative externalities,
specifically for physical and mental health reasons, their very own welfare or that of their
families. This development puts these people at the highest risk of health deterioration and early
death.
4 - Inconsistency with Comprehensive Plan
We maintain that this application is not consistent with the Maricopa County Comprehensive
Plan. The plan designates this area for residential use. The proposed change represents an
inappropriate spot-zoning action that deviates from the county’s long-term vision as stated in the
MCC Plan on the Maricopa County website.
Opposition to MCPA Hassayampa Ranch Case No. CPA2500008
12 October 2025
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The current amendment (rezoning) plan is not promoting development that
considers adverse environmental impacts on the natural and cultural
environment, preserves highly valued open space. It does not improve air
quality nor minimize noise impacts. It is not compatible with natural
environmental features and will lead to their destruction. It does not protect
or preserve existing water resources. Lastly it does not preserve existing
habitat areas of wildlife and/or desert plant species.
For these reasons, we urge the Board of Supervisors of the Planning and Zoning Commission's to
reject the recommendation for approval of the Major Comprehensive Plan Amendment and deny
the application for Case No CPA2500008.
Electronic signatures verified by Change.org at https://c.org/9R6Stq75hH (Online petition was
published 10/22/25 and remains active, so there may be additional signatures by the dates of the
hearings):
Name
Postal Code
Country
Signed On
Cherisse Campbell
85354 United States
10/22/2025
David Campbell
85388 United States
10/23/2025
Andrew Dent
85395 United States
10/23/2025
April Fennell
85250 United States
10/25/2025
Matt Bokemeier
93901 United States
10/26/2025
Rhiannon Schurig
85281 United States
10/26/2025
kendra beasley
85029 United States
10/26/2025
Therese Mathews
74159 United States
10/26/2025
Sandra Charbonneau
98388 United States
10/26/2025
Rebecca Haynes
86314 United States
10/26/2025
Karen Schmitz
76239 United States
10/26/2025
Indigo Taylor-Noguera
92544 United States
10/26/2025
A Hyde
84315 United States
10/26/2025
Linda Miller
85375 United States
10/26/2025
Gina Ryhal
98203 United States
10/26/2025
Christina Brundege
59401 United States
10/27/2025
Andrea Tracey
85302 United States
10/27/2025
Chris Meyer
78233 United States
10/27/2025
Opposition to MCPA Hassayampa Ranch Case No. CPA2500008
12 October 2025
Elinor Hobart
85282 United States
10/27/2025
Holly Muehlhausen
30531 United States
10/27/2025
Joy Ragazi
98004 United States
10/27/2025
Leticia Jimenez
90505 United States
10/27/2025
kat peralta
86409 United States
10/27/2025
carole bastian
16930 United States
10/27/2025
Regina Whitman
85142 United States
10/27/2025
Katrina Lenniger
99709 United States
10/27/2025
Josh Pyle
85338 United States
10/28/2025
Edna Parker
97361 United States
10/28/2025
Dawn Wright
49058 United States
10/28/2025
Tina Smith
6078 United States
10/28/2025
Paul Augustine
85379 United States
10/28/2025
Marcia Ouellette
47906 United States
10/28/2025
Constance Draper
85207 United States
10/28/2025
Kras End
98160 United States
10/28/2025
Krista Nutt
85207 United States
10/28/2025
Mary Stanistreet
93003 United States
10/28/2025
Amber Ramzy
72032 United States
10/28/2025
Shanna Franks
85051 United States
10/28/2025
Heather Jones
74074 United States
10/28/2025
Jenniene Ritacca
97756 United States
10/28/2025
Shirley Sarmento
97756 United States
10/28/2025
Jennie Brooks
97756 United States
10/28/2025
Hanna Perkins
97760 United States
10/28/2025
Priscilla Moreno
85008 United States
10/29/2025
Yolanda Lawrence
30030 United States
10/29/2025
Becky Hilliard
46763 United States
10/29/2025