PROP 403 WINS Election
UPDATE July 22, 2026
Prop 403 WON by over 60% of the vote. The Sedona Cultural Park is now protected from residential development and will remain open for hiking, biking, and other recreational and cultural activities.
More than 1400 residents signed the Initiative petition to put Prop 403 on the ballot. The City of Sedona sued to stop the vote, but the residents won. Now the natural beauty of this last great scenic open space in the city can be protected for current and future generations.
The City said it wanted community input about how to develop the Cultural Park, and now it knows what the residents want. We hope the City respects the overwhelming expression of support and moves forward with plans to make it a world class Cultural Park.
“We are grateful to the many residents who worked to put Prop 403 on the ballot.” said Bill Noonan, author of the Ballot Initiative. “We also thank the Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest for representing us in our successful defense against the City’s lawsuit to stop the vote. – Bill Noonan
THANK YOU RESIDENTS
We are grateful to the many volunteers who circulated the petitions and all the Sedona residents who signed it. The Cultural Park was created by a vote of the residents in 1995 so they should vote again if the City wants to take it away.
See what we stand to lose if this development moves forward
High Density Housing
The City of Sedona Wants to Build Hundreds of Apartments In The
Park
THE CITY OF SEDONA WANTS TO BUILD HUNDREDS OF APARTMENTS INSIDE SEDONA’S ICONIC CULTURAL PARK. RED ROCK VIEWS WOULD BE REPLACED WITH MULTI-STORY BUILDINGS. YOU CAN STOP THAT OUTRAGEOUS PLAN BY VOTING YES ON PROP 403 WHICH PRESERVES THE CULTURAL PARK AS A CITY PARK. OVER 1400 RESIDENTS SIGNED THE PETITION TO PUT PROP 403 ON THE BALLOT, AND IT SURVIVED A LAWSUIT FILED BY THE CITY TO STOP YOU FROM VOTING ON IT. USE THIS HARD-FOUGHT OPPORTUNITY TO STOP THE CITY FROM BUILDING APARTMENTS IN THE PARK BY VOTING YES ON PROP 403.
Our Initiative
PROP 403 Will Stop Development Only In The
Cultural Park
The Sedona Cultural Park should be saved as one of the last great scenic open spaces in the city. The initiative PROTECTS it as a city park and recreation facility that will remain open to the public. Residential development or overnight camping is prohibited. the park can only be used for recreational and cultural activities, such as hiking, biking, museums, film festivals AND MUSICAL EVENTS. THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT TO OPERATE AN AMPHITHEATER OR ANY OTHER VENUE IN THE PARK.
The Traffic Impact
Stop the traffic jams high-density housing will cause6.6
Vehicle trips per unit per day
2838
Additional daily vehicle trips
430
Proposed Housing Units
Source: Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Trip Generation Manual and Traffic Impact Study for multi-family housing at nearby Madole-Rigby property in Sedona.
Relocate It
There are Better Locations for Housing
THE CITY ALSO HAS 320-350 UNITS OF LOCAL HOUSING UNDER CONSTRUCTION, CONSIDERATION OR DEVELOPMENT OUTSIDE THE CULTURAL PARK (PINON LOFTS, NAVAJO LOFTS, VILLAGE AT SADDLEROCK CROSSING, VILLAS ON SHELBY, JORDAN LOFTS, GOODROW, SUNSET LOFTS, AND 2411 89A). THE BALLOT INITIATIVE WILL NOT STOP DEVELOPMENT AT THESE AND OTHER MORE SUITABLE SITES . IT ONLY PROTECTS THE CULTURAL PARK FROM RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.
Source: Page 8, City presentation at outreach meeting July 2025
City Spending
Staggering Waste of Public Money
THE CITY WRONGLY CALLS HOUSING IN THE CULTURAL PARK “AFFORDABLE.” THE MOST RECENTLY APPROVED “AFFORDABLE” HOUSING IN SEDONA COST OVER $800,000 PER UNIT. CONSTRUCTION ON THE ROCKY, HILLY TERRAIN OF THE CULTURAL PARK WILL BE EVEN MORE EXPENSIVE. IT WOULD LIKELY BECOME THE MOST EXPENSIVE MONEY PIT IN THE HISTORY OF THE CITY.
The Dells: A Better Location
The City says it wants to build “affordable housing” on the rocky, hilly terrain of the Cultural Park. You can’t build “affordable housing” on expensive land. The Dells near the water-treatment plant is better-suited for affordable housing with flat terrain that reduces costs.
Read the Full Initiative Text
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