1st Step Taken for State’s Zoning Switch Plan

 

February 28, 2015

scottsdale_logoScottsdale and the state placed two requests on the agenda of the Wednesday, February 25 meeting of the City of Scottsdale Planning Commission meeting. The requests were included as “non-action” items, which means that no votes were taken. City and state planning staff made presentations on the two requests and answered questions that were posed by commission members. No public comments were taken.

It is not known when the two requests will become “action” items for the planning commission. If and when the commission votes on the requests, the next step will be consideration by the the City of Scottsdale City Council.
l 9-ZN-2014 (State Trust Land – North Scottsdale)
Request by owner (ASLD) for a Zoning District Map amendment to rezone approximately 4,020
acres of State Trust Lands from various existing zoning clarifications to various proposed zoning
classifications to be consistent with the approved General Plan amendment case 4-GP-2002. Staff
contact person is Jesus Murillo, 480-312-7849. Applicant is Arizona State Land Department,
Mark Edelman, 602-542-6331.

20-ZN-2014 (Scottsdale McDowell Sonoran Preserve)
Request by the City for a Zoning District Map amendment to rezone approximately 22,300 acres of
McDowell Sonoran Preserve lands from the various existing zoning classifications to the
Conservation Open Space, Environmentally Sensitive Lands (COS!ESL) zoning designation. Staff
contact person is Jesus Murillo, 480-312-7849. Applicant is City of Scottsdale, Kroy Ekblaw,
480-312-7064.

 Feb. 26, 2015 Planning Commission Notice and Agenda

Video Recording of Presentations by State and City

This is a high level presentation to the planning commission. It does provide excellent background information about the cases and the processes that are involved in acquiring State Trust Land. The placement of commercial and resort/tourism zoning on Scottsdale Road, the Scenic Drive, is not discussed, nor the reasons for the “switch” of locations from east of  Pima to the Scenic Drive. If you know where to look, you will see in one of the first maps the zoning is indicated east of Pima and then on later maps it is shown on the Scenic Drive. So for purposes of understanding the negative impact of the switch on the Scenic Drive and existing neighborhoods, the recording is not helpful. However, if you want to learn more about the overall transactions and there backgrounds, it is very helpful.

To access the recording click on the link below. Then under Audio/Video, click on “Planning Commission Regular Meeting. Feb. 25, 2015. A window will open and the video will begin to play. To skip to the part of the meeting of interest, click on item #4. 19-2N-2014 (State Trust Land …)

Planning Commission Information & Video Recording

 

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Author: Les Conklin

Les Conklin is a resident of north Scottsdale He founded Friends of the Scenic Drive, the Monte de Paz HOA and is the president of the Greater Pinnacle Peak Association. He was named to Scottsdale's History Maker Hall of Fame in 2014. Les is a past editor of A Peek at the Peak and the author of Images of America: Pinnacle Peak. He served on the Scottsdale's Pride Commission, McDowell Sonoran Preserve Commission, the boards of several local nonprofits and was a founding organizer of the city's Adopt-A-Road Program.. Les is a volunteer guide at the Musical Instrument Museum.

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