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HESOLUTION NO. 92-305
WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors of Mohave County met in Regtllar Session
this 8th day of September, 1992, and; :
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WHEREAS, in written and oral testimony during town hall m~tings and
public hearings on the General Plan Committee, the citizens of Lake H vasu City
have strongly supported the preservation and enhancement of public rec eation use
and access to and along the shoreline of Lake Havasu along Pittsburg Point and
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WHEREAS, Lake Havasu City is participating in a study to det rmine the
feasibility of converting all or a portion of Pittsburg Point and Body Bach areas
to public park ] and, and;
WHEREAS, said study is to evaluate land use alternatives and re ommend a
preferred alternative to address the feasible conversion of all or a ortion of
Pittsburg Point and Body Beach areas to public park land, and; i
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WHEREAS, the Scope of Work for said study stipulates that al~ land use
alternatives must include provisions for a shoreline preservation zone rnd public
access corridors and associa ted parking areas, and I
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WHEREAS, the Mohave C~ounty Board of Supervisors desires to sypport the
City Council of Lake Havasu City in its Resolution to: i
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Assert and reconfirm Lake Havasu City's policy and expectatiO~ that all
alternatives considered in the Pittsburg Point/Body Beach Study in lude plan
features which accomplish the Lake Havasu General Plan policy and strategies
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Preserve and enhance public access, enjoyment and use of the lake shorel~ne by:
a. Establishment of a publicly acquired open space system ~ound the
perimeter of the Island and along Body Beach by public cquisition
and/or preservation of land and water access along the sh reline of
Lake Havasu. i
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Identification and preservation of significant environmental I resources
associated with the lake shoreline.
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c. Establishment of publicly acquired and owned parking areas add publicly
acquired and owned access corridors to the lakeshore park I and open
space system from public roadways and by means of a public pedestrian
pathway system.
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Resolution No. 92-305
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Lake Havasu City is committed to carrying out the aforementioned policy and
objectives by means of the City's participation on the Pittsburg Point/Body
Beach Study Steering Committee and the City's subsequent preparation,
adoption and implementation of an Island Specific Area Plan amend ent to its
General Plan based on the Pittsburg Point/Body Beach Study's preferred
alternative during the FY 92/93 fiscal year.
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Wherever possible, the shoreline Hrea nece, ssary to provide shoreline ~ccess and
use by the general public referred to herein shall be acquired by the public
and shall include a minimum distance of 1200 feet inland from the igh water
line at the shore. ~
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 8th day of September, }992.
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MOHA VE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
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, Chairman
Lois J. Hubba
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