Planning commission backs rezoning at Shops at Lake Havasu, limits some uses on vacant outparcels

Lake Havasu City planning staff and the Planning and Zoning Commission on Sept. 18 recommended that the City Council approve a major plan development amendment that would rezone part of the Shops at Lake Havasu from a planned development (PD) to the underlying C-2 General Commercial district and create a new C-2 PD for three vacant outparcels with specific use restrictions.

The change would remove Tract 2396 (APN 120-61-002), which includes PetSmart, Beals and Cactus RV, from PD 0500200008 to the C-2 district, and rezone Tract 2392, Block 1, Lots 5, 6 and 8 (APNs 120-54-005, -006 and -008) from the existing C-2 PD to a new C-2 PD that disallows storage units, warehousing and wholesale distribution, and outdoor storage uses on those three vacant lots. The staff report recommended the same prohibition on freestanding signs along Highway 95 that applies to the original PD remain in place. The commission voted 6-0 to forward the recommendation to the City Council.

The vote follows a staff presentation that concluded the application met the requirements of "14 0 5 0 4 L." Stuart Schmeling, planning staff, explained the requested…