Lake Havasu City begins required 10-year general plan update; consultants outline 18-month schedule and outreach

The Lake Havasu City Planning and Zoning Commission on May 7 received a kickoff briefing from Logan Simpson, the city’s consultant for a statutorily required general plan update that must be refreshed every 10 years.

The presentation described the update’s scope, schedule and public outreach strategy, and solicited commission involvement in workshops, technical review and community promotion. Consultants said the process will include an existing-conditions report, a sequence of visioning and scenario workshops, a 60-day draft review period, and an eventual council adoption and voter ratification step for jurisdictions of this size.

Terry Hogan, lead consultant with Logan Simpson, said the general plan is a “30,000 foot policy document” that establishes the community’s long-range vision for growth and guides zoning, capital improvements and other implementation steps. Hogan told commissioners the plan will address the statutory elements for a city of Lake Havasu’s population, plus additional topic areas the state requires for communities above certain…