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Commission recommends mixed-use rezone for 97 'barn-cave' single-family units; commissioners flag parking and traffic questions
Summary
The Planning and Zoning Commission on Feb. 5 voted 7-0 to recommend a rezone and general development plan to allow 97 detached single-family "barn-cave" units with deep RV garages on a 15.92-acre parcel at 40 Retail Center Boulevard, while flagging parking and traffic concerns.
The Lake Havasu City Planning and Zoning Commission voted 7-0 Feb. 5 to recommend that the City Council approve a planned-development rezone and general development plan for 40 Retail Center Boulevard, a 15.92-acre parcel proposed for 97 detached single-family units with on-site recreation improvements (land-use action ID 254644).
The applicant seeks MU-GPD (mixed-use general plan development) zoning to permit a high-end, barn-cave–style residential product with attached deep RV garages and an HOA to maintain common areas. Staff said the parcel is currently zoned for a manufactured-home park (RMH) and that the proposed density is consistent with the city’s medium-density residential general-plan designation.
Why it matters: The project would add a specialty second-home product to the North Side market and is proposed in the same master development as a nearby gym…
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