Lake Havasu City Violated AZ State Law & General Plan with Refuge Annexation Agreement

Lake Havasu City Violated AZ State Law and General Plan with Refuge Annexation Agreement

Ø  The proposed Refuge Annexation and Agreement between the City of Lake Havasu and City Center is in violation of Arizona State Law and the Lake Havasu City General Plan.

Ø  Refuge property owners had previously filed a complaint against LHC for zoning irregularities. That has been amended to include the violations of the General Plan and filed in Mohave County Superior Court.  

Ø  The City’s General Plan stipulates that the land to be annexed is classified as “Resort Residential” that specifically “does not allow RV Resorts or mobile home parks”.   The zoning for the parcels and the Annexation Agreement allow for an RV Park.  This does not conform to the General Plan and is in direct violation of its own classification. 

Ø  The City’s annexation of the parcels for use as an RV Park violates A.R.S. §9-462.01(F) as it is inconsistent with the General Plan, inconsistent with the City’s Future Land Use Plan, inconsistent with the goals of said plans and is contrary to the established policies of the City. 

Ø  The General Plan prohibits "RV Resorts or mobile home parks" in areas defined as "Resort Residential," the granting of conditional use permits to City Center for an RV park, and the City's expressed intent to grant such use permits, would violate Section 14.44.050 if acted upon as intended. 

If the City truly believes they can operate outside their own General Plan, a plan that is a LEGAL MANDATE, what does that mean for YOUR neighborhood?

Could they approve an RV Park, a racetrack – or ANYTHING ELSE – right behind your home with a simple majority vote of the City Council?

VOTE NO