shueman
Libra
HDF Gold Supporter
Born To Drive...
   
Alta Loma CA
Posts: 17,228
APPD 2.15
Post Rank: 4
NADA
|
 |
Posted: July 16 2006,11:18 am |
Post # 1 |
   |
And you thought the river was congested now.... 
More homes on the way
BY DAVID BELL
Saturday, July 15, 2006 10:40 PM MDT
First of a three-part series examining growth and water issues in Mohave County.
Mohave County could be looking at upwards of 485,000 new homes, and a population of more than 1 million people if every proposed subdivision comes to fruition.
In response to a request by the Arizona Corporation Commission, the Mohave County Planning and Zoning Department provided a list of proposed subdivisions in the unincorporated portions of the county.
The list shows 60 proposed developments, ranging in size from the 3,042 home Chaparral Mesa subdivision in the Hualapai Valley area, to the 4,210 home Mesa Verde subdivision proposed for south Mohave Valley.
The list does not include the five developments totaling 130,000 new homes proposed by Rhodes Homes, the 25,00 home Ranch at White Hills and 26,000 home Mardian Ranch projects both by developer Leonard Mardian, and the Dorado Development of anywhere between 1,242 and 4,750 housing units proposed by LLL Management out of Las Vegas.
Using a standard 2.47 people per household - the same standard Lake Havasu City uses to determine population - every development would result in 1.2 million new people moving into the county. According to 2005 estimates by the U.S. Census Bureau, Mohave County's current population is 187,200.
Three subdivisions are proposed for the Lake Havasu City area.
€ The 3,703 home North Pointe subdivision is proposed by Read Homes and will be located in the Desert Hills area off London Bridge Road, north of Price Drive.
€ Located a few sections over in the same tract is the proposed 3,802 home Paradise Trails subdivision.
€ The largest proposed subdivision for the Lake Havasu City area is the 3,815 home Sagebrush Trails.
Although not on the list, another planned development in the area is the 260 home Ranchos Havasu development in Havasu Heights. Developer Veronica Polidori said the development is currently in the engineering phase.
“We will break ground (in the) first quarter of 2007 to put in infrastructure,†she said. “We'll tie into an existing water company, Todd Bremner with Double R in Yucca. After we put in the infrastructure, we'll turn it over to them. All the 1-acre lots will be on septic.â€
Polidori is also developing 6.35 acres between Home Depot and the proposed mall site into 1.25-acre commercial lots. “We're moving dirt in now and those lot should be online and ready to go in two to three months,†she said.
The Topock area is also targeted for development with Arizona Gateway (3,808 units), Topock Village Estates (4,190 units) and Mohave Valley Commons (4,212 units.)
While the number of proposed developments is growing, Mark Winkleman, Arizona State Lands Commissioner, said his agency is not looking to move the majority of its inventory in Mohave County.
“We have plenty of land up there but we're not focused on the outlying areas. We have so much in the cities we're looking to deal with,†said Winkleman. “We get contacted about the land near Las Vegas all the time. We have no plans at the present time to dispose of that land. We are going to focus on the things that make sense from a real estate standpoint, not just to capture a filing fee.â€
Only 18 percent of Mohave County land is in the private sector. The federal government (Bureau of Land Management) is the majority landowner with 61 percent, followed by other public lands at 8 percent, the state with 7 percent and Native American tribal land at 6 percent.
So long Havasu; hello Martinez..... 
|
12-25-2025 Three Word Post.....The Next Generation.... (Rep.#20,039) from: BigDog
