Developers seek major general-plan amendment to convert 88-acre island golf course to resort, mixed-use community

Falcon Eye Ventures asked the Lake Havasu City Planning Commission at a public hearing to amend the Lake Havasu City general plan for an 87.9-acre parcel at 1040 McCulloch Boulevard North, seeking to change the designation from open space and park to commercial mixed use, resort residential and resort-related island to allow a resort-anchored mixed-use development. The planning staff opened the hearing and said no action would be taken today; a second required hearing and the associated planned-development rezoning are scheduled for Nov. 5, 2025.

The proposed plan calls for commercial uses at the northwest corner of the site adjacent to McCulloch and Beachcomber boulevards with roughly 62,000 square feet of retail, a central residential area with “over 300” dwelling units (the applicant specifically cited 103 multifamily units) and a resort area on the more visible eastern shoreline featuring a resort facility and bungalow units. The applicant also said it will preserve a 15-foot public shoreline access easement across the entire frontage as required by the island-body beach zoning district.

The parcel was formerly operated as a golf course on leased state land, the city staff report said; after abandonment the Arizona State Land Department auctioned the tract in September 2023 and the current applicant purchased it. Staff told commissioners that under Arizona law and the Lake Havasu City general plan, amendments affecting property larger than 40 acres and located outside the city’s original platted area must be processed as a major amendment, which triggers a more extensive public-review process and two hearings. Staff said the proposed amendment is in conformance with many…