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City Announces Re-Zoning Open House Meeting Dates
Updated July 11, 2014. The City of Scottsdale and the State Land Department are conducting joint open houses. We encourage residents to attend the final meeting and learn about important and far-reaching zoning change proposals that will have a major impact on north Scottsdale; especially neighborhoods that border Scottsdale Road, Pima Road, Happy Valley Road, Jomax Road, and Dynamite Boulevard. Specifically, the proposals will add 40 acres of commercial zoning and 75 acres of resort zoning on Scottsdale Road between Happy Valley and Jomax Roads; land that is on the Scenic Drive and part of the planned preserve.
No formal presentation will be made. Staff from the city and state will be available to answer questions, and explain exhibits including maps and diagrams.
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Wednesday, Dec. 17, 4 to 7 p.m., Florence Ely Nelson Desert Park, 8950 E. Pinnacle Peak Road
Friends of the Scenic Drive and GPPA oppose the state’s proposal to new commercial zoning on the Scenic Drive between Jomax and Happy Valley Road. The concerns are that the state’s plan will:
#1. Negatively impact the historic Desert Foothills Scenic Drive, it’s exhibit area, and the proposed memory park.
#2. Extend the northward spread of urban sprawl along Scottsdale Road into suburban areas by adding commercial zoning that is not needed now or will be needed in the future.
#3. Negatively impact Scottsdale’s efforts to purchase land for a planned Scottsdale Road trailhead for the McDowell Sonoran Preserve and to add to the preserve along the Dynamite Boulevard and Scottsdale Road Scenic Corridors.
If you have questions or need directions, don’t hesitate to The Peak.
Related Articles
Scenic Drive Alert, December 1, 2014 (Good summary of major arguments)
More Related Articles and Websites
Scenic Drive Post 1. Roadside Sprawl Heading Our Way? – Published 5/27/2014
Scenic Drive Post 2. Road to Groundhog Land – Published 5/28/2014
Scenic Drive Post 3. Four Henchmen of Urban Sprawl – Published 5/28/2014
Scenic Drive Post 4. Roadside Gorilla – Published 5/31/2014
Scenic Drive Post 5. Dig Reveals Original Sprawl Solution – Published 6/1/2014
Scenic Drive Post 6. Two Game Changers – Published 6/11/2014
Scenic Drive Post 7. After the Crash, An Update – Published 6/12/2014
Scenic Drive Post 8. New Scenic Drive Commercial Zoning? – Published 6/29/2014
Websites
McDowell Sonoran Conservancy (www.mcdowellsonoran.org)
City of Scottsdale, Preserve (www.scottsdaleaz.gov/Preserve
City of Scottsdale, Scenic Corridors (www.scottsdaleaz.gov/Planning/CorridorPlans
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