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City of Sedona

City seeks three Planning and Zoning Commission members

September 3, 20220

Sedona News – The city of Sedona seeks applicants for three seats on the Planning and Zoning Commission as two…

City seeks one Planning and Zoning Commission member

April 7, 20210

Sedona AZ (April 7, 2021) – The city of Sedona seeks applicants for one seat on the Planning and Zoning…

Analyzing City’s Legal Right to
Ban OHVs on Public Roads
By Tommy Acosta
Mea Culpa! Mea Culpa! Mea Maxima Culpa! I screwed up. Blew it. Totally made a fool of myself. Missed the boat. I am talking about my editorial on the OHV fight, No Legal Traction on OHVs. I assumed that it was ADOT that would make a decision on whether the city could legally ban off road vehicles from our public roads like S.R. 89A and S.R. 179. Man was I off. ADOT has nothing to do with allowing or disallowing the city to do so. ADOT’s response to me when I asked them to clarify their position, was curt and to the point. “ADOT designs, builds and maintains the state highway system,” I was told. “It is not our place to offer an opinion on how state law might apply in this matter.” It was a totally “duh” moment for me when I realized that that the decision or judgement on the OHV ordinance, would involve the state and not ADOT. Chagrinned I stand. The crux of the matter then is whether the city can effectively use a number of standing state laws that can be interpreted to determine whether the city can legally ban the vehicles or not. Read more→