Lake Havasu Council approves major amendment, clears way for 90‑acre Pittsburgh Point waterfront plan

Lake Havasu City Council on Tuesday approved a major amendment to the city’s general plan and a planned‑development rezoning that clear the way for a proposed 90‑acre mixed‑use community on Pittsburgh Point.

The council voted 5‑2 to amend the general plan and then approved the rezoning and development agreement by the same margin after an evening of presentations, neighborhood comment and council questions about shoreline access, infrastructure and the timing of a planned second bridge.

Developer representatives said the plan, led by Falcon Eye Ventures, converts a long‑vacant former golf course into a hospitality‑first master plan that includes a resort, village‑scale commercial space, more than 300 residential units in the central area and a resort‑related island designation along the southern shoreline. The team said it has redesigned the proposal in response to community and planning commission input, removing proposed gates, shrinking commercial intensity, increasing open space and expanding shoreline easements.

"100% of the shoreline will have public access," counsel John…