Planning commission recommends rezoning of 90-acre Pittsburgh Point site after debate over shoreline access and buffers

The Lake Havasu City Planning and Zoning Commission on Dec. 3 unanimously recommended that city council approve a major general-plan amendment and a planned development rezone for 1040 McCulloch Boulevard North, a roughly 90.5-acre parcel on Pittsburgh Point that the applicant proposes to redevelop as a mixed-use waterfront community anchored by a resort.

The developer, represented at the hearing by attorney John Berry and a Falcon Eye Ventures representative, told commissioners the revision would reclassify the site from Open Space/Park to a mix of Commercial Mixed Use, Resort Residential and Resort-Related Island. Berry said the plan would provide about 67,000 square feet of commercial space, more than 300 dwelling units (including approximately 90 multifamily units), and a resort area, and that the project is supported by a 99-page general development plan submitted to staff. “A 100% of the shoreline will be accessible to the public,” Berry said during the presentation, adding that shoreline access would be implemented through recorded public easements and plats reviewed by the city attorney.

Why it matters: the commission’s recommendation (both the major plan amendment and the zoning rezone passed 7–0) moves the project to the City Council for final action on Jan. 13, 2026. If council approves the rezoning and ordinance exhibits, the…