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Planning and Zoning Commission recommends rezoning for 2015 Moyo Drive to allow lower minimum density
Summary
On Sept. 3, the Lake Havasu City Planning and Zoning Commission voted 7-0 to recommend that the City Council approve a planned-development rezone and general development plan for 2015 Moyo Drive that would lower the RCHD minimum density from 15 to 10 dwelling units per acre.
The Lake Havasu City Planning and Zoning Commission on Sept. 3 voted 7-0 to recommend that the City Council approve land-use request ID 254913, a planned-development rezone and general development plan for 2015 Moyo Drive that would lower the Residential Commercial Health District (RCHD) minimum density from 15 to 10 dwelling units per acre.
The proposal covers a 0.82-acre parcel addressed as 2015 Moyo Drive (Tract 100, Block 1, Lots 1 and 2) and would create nine two-story homes with ground-floor garages, with a condominium association responsible for common areas. “The general development plan shows 9 barn cave style 2 story homes each with bottom floor garages and Second Floor living. There will be a condo association that will maintain the common dry pool perimeter fencing and landscaping interior walkways,” said Mister Gilbert, city staff, during the commission presentation.
The nut of the matter is the requested exception to the RCHD minimum-density rule adopted by the City Council in 2022. Staff told commissioners the site’s general-plan designation is high-density residential, which lists a range of 10 to 20 units per acre, and that the proposed layout results in “almost 11 units per acre,” within the general-plan range but below the RCHD 15-unit minimum.
Applicant Sam told the commission the property was previously platted and permitted for a different tiny-home layout. “Then the market changed and all the tiny home craze, and that petered out, so I just reverted back to this,” Sam said, describing why the current plan differs from the recorded 15-unit tiny-home plat.
Staff listed three code-compliance conditions if the commission’s recommendation is approved: the development must substantially match the submitted conceptual site plan; staff and other reviewing agencies’ comments must be addressed during design review; and building permits and design-review approvals must demonstrate compliance with city codes, including any required Lake Havasu City Public Works off-site improvements.
Commissioners asked practical questions about density and services. Commissioner Dernett observed that fewer units could reduce demand on water and sewer, saying, “Seems to me like this lower density thing would have less impact on the city overall. Right? Less water usage, less sewer connections, etcetera, etcetera?” Staff replied that infrastructure impacts could be possible but that the present capacity at that specific location was not known.
The commission’s recommendation is advisory; final approval of the zoning change and any platting will be decided by the City Council. Staff also noted that if the council and county approvals proceed, the applicant would file a condominium plat at Mohave County to replace the existing 15-tiny-home plat currently recorded there.
The commission’s motion to recommend approval was made by Mister Lehi and carried 7-0. The item will move to the City Council for final action, where the change in zoning and any related platting will be considered in the council’s process.
