Airport/Industrial Park Proposal

Perkins/ERAU propose to construct a private airfield/industrial park on Perkins Ranch at the eastern border of the Town of Chino Valley. This requires a Rezoning and a Conditional Use Permit for approximately 366 acres along Perkinsville Road.

Residential areas are within two miles and the Garchen Buddhist Institute overlooks the airfield.

The development is in four phases:

              Phase 1: Construct a paved 5,000’ by 75’ runway, a parking apron for 25 aircraft, lights and navigational equipment, vehicle parking areas, and an access road, to be completed within 5 years.

              Phase 2: Construct a 10,000 sq ft hangar, other smaller buildings, light manufacturing bays, office suites, Research and Development building, additional vehicle parking, and a fire station.

              Phase 3: Construct a multi-tenant research park and industrial center with commercial and office buildings.

Phase 4: Expansion of about additional 100 acres for advanced manufacturing.

The airport will be initially used for flight training by ERAU student pilots.

Phase 1 will be used for student training (touch and go), there will be 110 landings and 110 take-offs per day (5:30 am – 11:30 pm). That is 80,000 flight operations per year! If bad weather prohibits flying for a couple of days those missed flights could be made up in following days.

Phases 2-4 would create a large industrial site on the east side of Chino. This is leapfrog development that creates urban sprawl and fragments wildlife habitat. It is totally inconsistent with our rural character.