Planning commission recommends city council review of 102-unit multifamily plan at Shops at Lake Havasu

The Lake Havasu City Planning and Zoning Commission on Oct. 15 voted 6-0 to recommend that the City Council consider a planned development rezone and amended general development plan for a 102-unit multifamily project at 5601 Highway 95 in the Shops at Lake Havasu.

The commission's recommendation covers a request to permit six modular three‑story residential buildings with a mix of one- and two‑bedroom units, a maximum building height of 32 feet above the approved building pad, and an exception to the municipal requirement for covered parking for residential units.

City planning staff presented the proposal and said the subject property measures 4.54 acres on the west side of the mall, just south of Walmart, and is currently developed with a theater, restaurant and parking. Planning staff reported the site sits in a general commercial plan-development (C-2 PD) area and that the city's general plan designates the location as commercial mixed use. The applicant proposes 102 units in six buildings with exterior access; the structures will be delivered using modular construction, staff said.

Staff also provided parking calculations for the mall and said the property currently has 713 parking spaces more than the code requires. Staff said the project would remove 322 existing spaces and…