1st Step Taken for State's Zoning Switch Plan

Posted By Les Conklin on Feb 28, 2015

February 28, 2015

Scottsdale 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