Planning commission unanimously recommends rezoning of two Kiowa Boulevard lots to C2 general commercial

Lake Havasu City’s Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously Jan. 2 to recommend that the City Council rezone two adjoining parcels at 21 and 2112 Kiowa Boulevard North from RM (Residential Multifamily) to C2 (General Commercial).

City planning staff told the commission the rezoning request would bring the two remaining multifamily-zoned parcels along that block into conformity with surrounding properties that have already been rezoned to commercial. Staff noted the parcels sit between Runabout Drive and Amapola Drive, face Kiowa Boulevard North and are adjacent to an existing City fire station. No members of the public spoke for or against the application during the hearing.

Susanna Ballard of Ballard Commercial Group, representing the property owner, confirmed the two lots have been combined under a single assessor parcel number and said the rezoning would “open it for a C2 development.” Staff recommended forwarding Land Use Action 19-1874 to the City Council with a recommendation of approval after finding the request meets the applicable sections of the city code.

Commissioner Still made the motion to recommend approval of Land Use Action 19-1874; Commissioner Hardy seconded. After no further discussion, the commission recorded a unanimous vote to forward the rezoning recommendation to the City Council.

The commission’s recommendation does not itself change the parcels’ zoning; the matter will next appear before the Lake Havasu City Council, which will make the final zoning decision.