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Board approves Lake Havasu City rezoning for warehouse; residents and conservation group warn of wildlife and traffic impacts
Summary
The board approved rezoning to allow a warehouse distribution center in the Lake Havasu City vicinity. APX West said the project would remediate county asphalt tailings, donate land for a future fire station and veterans facility, and create jobs; neighbors and a wildlife‑refuge group warned of traffic, noise and ecosystem risks.
The Mohave County Board of Supervisors voted to approve a rezoning request that will allow a warehouse distribution center on a parcel near Laughlin Ranch Road in the Lake Havasu City vicinity.
APX West representative John Gaul told the board the project would repurpose an existing county asphalt tailings area, build roughly two 40,000 ft2 facilities (the presentation described a larger possible footprint), donate two acres to the Desert Hills Fire Department for a future fire station and 15 acres for an Arizona veterans facility, and create mid‑level management jobs (APX estimated about 100 initial employees). The developerpresented a traffic analysis estimating about 34 large trucks per day and projected roughly $200,000 in annual property tax revenue to the county at buildout. Gaul said each facility would draw low water demand—about 3 acre‑feet per year per facility—and that the plan was modified after community feedback to remove access to Fathom Drive and use London Bridge Road instead.
During the public hearing, Joanne Fetti of the Friends of the Bill Williams River and Havasu National Wildlife Refuge said the refuge—established in 1941 and celebrated this year—lies roughly a half‑to‑one mile away and that added noise, light and traffic risked disrupting threatened species and the refugeecosystem. Tom Roger and other residents said they walked the site and supported the project after changes were made, emphasizing remediation and the donation to the fire department; other residents and speakers urged the board to seek alternative industrial sites farther from the refuge and the lakefront.
Supervisors expressed appreciation for the developermaking changes after the planning commission and for the proposed public benefits. After discussion and public comment the board approved the rezoning by voice vote.
What happens next: staff will implement the conditions of approval and any required site improvements, and the developer will proceed with required engineering, permitting and road improvements on London Bridge Road.
