In 2023, the City applied for and was awarded a grant from the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation to assist in the updating of the findings and analyses from prior joint land use planning efforts.  The Final Study Area Map posted below illustrates the primary areas evaluated in the current study, though the housing assessment is countywide. 

Since completion of the first Joint Land Use Plan (JLUP) in 1996, the JLUP has guided compatible development within the City of Yuma and Yuma County, ensuring development adjacent to Marine Corps Air Station Yuma (MCAS Yuma) and the Barry M. Goldwater Range did not negatively impact the mission of the installation. In 2019, MCAS Yuma completed an updated Air Installations Compatible Use Zones update (2019 AICUZ), which recommended development restrictions far greater than the previously, mutually agreed upon 1996 JLUP. 

Since the adoption of the 1996 JLUP, the operations of MCAS Yuma and the needs of the area communities have evolved. Thus, facilitating the need for a new, mutually agreed upon plan which will help protect the operations of the military installation, while also enabling and fostering growth within the area communities. Therefore, this initiative aims to create a community-driven, strategic planning process between Marine Corps Air Station Yuma (MCAS Yuma), the City, and other area communities, with the intent of identifying new, long-term compatible development opportunities which will continue to reduce operational impacts on lands adjacent to military reserves.

Public input presentations related to the 2025 JLUP, held in May, August, and December of 2024, have been posted below for review.  In addition, the summary results of the Community Questionnaire and Fact-Finding Exercise also have been posted. Initial findings regarding the housing assessment were presented for input at the December 5 public meeting.

In January of 2025, the JLUP working group and steering committee began finalizing study recommendations and a countywide housing assessment associated with the project, a preliminary draft of which was posted in around that time. In mid-April of this year, the working group and steering committee began review of a draft of the full study report, summarizing technical analyses and the findings previously presented, along with recommendations for the consideration of local governments and the base to increase compatibility and safety in the region.

Please note: The completion of the 2025 JLUP does not effectuate any changes to any current rules or regulations in the cities or Yuma County.  It does include recommendations for the cities and the County to consider implementing in a subsequent phase of the joint planning effort, which would follow public input and consideration by the Planning and Zoning Commissions and elected officials. 

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