Scottsdale P & Z Newsletter: August 30

Tuesday, Aug. 30

New Cases

Near McDonald Drive and Granite Reef Road. The applicant is requesting a non-major General Plan amendment to the City of Scottsdale General Plan 2001 to change the land use designation from Commercial to Mixed Use Neighborhoods on a 1.26 acre site.

CASE#8-GP-2016

Near Scottsdale Road and Dove Valley Road. The owner is requesting approval to abandon 30-feet of excess roadway easement along the western edge of parcel 216-51-298.

CASE#10-AB-2016

Meeting Agendas & Minutes

To view City Council agendas and minutes, visit ScottsdaleAZ.gov and search “City Council agendas and minutes.”

For Planning Commission agendas and minutes visit ScottsdaleAZ.gov and search “Planning Commission.”

For agendas and minutes of the Development Review Board, visit ScottsdaleAZ.gov, search “Development Review Board.”

For the Board of Adjustment’s agendas and minutes, visit ScottsdaleAZ.gov, search “Board of Adjustment.”

The above hearings are held in the City Hall Kiva, 3939 N. Drinkwater Blvd.

The Oct. 5 Planning Commission hearing will be held at Copper Ridge Middle School, located at 10101 E. Thompson Peak Pkwy.

Historic Preservation Commission hearings are held in One Civic Center, 7447 E. Indian School Road. For more information, visit ScottsdaleAZ.gov and search “Historic Preservation Commission.”

Please call 480-312-7000 to confirm the date and time of the hearing.

My Neighborhood

Find real-time information about construction activity, development requests, building permits, code enforcement notices and crime activity. Visit our online map and simply enter an address or intersection and see all activity submitted to the city for the last six months.

Major General Plan Amendment Cases, Process, & Timeline

State Statute requires that all major General Plan amendments be presented at one City Council hearing per calendar year – the same calendar year in which they are initiated. There are two major General Plan amendment requests this year. The first, Desert Mountain Parcel 19 (5-GP-2016), has been initiated by a private applicant. The second, City of Scottsdale General Plan 2035 (Case 6-GP-2016), has been initiated by the City of Scottsdale.

Desert Mountain Parcel 19 (Case 5-GP-2016)

5-GP-2016 is a request by the applicant to change the land use designation from Employment, Office, Commercial, Developed Open Space and Rural Neighborhoods to Suburban Neighborhoods and Developed Open Space (Golf Course) on a 93 acre site located north of the northeast corner of Cave Creek Road & Pima Road. The applicant is also requesting a rezoning in order to develop a 190-unit single family residential community with an integrated, 18-hole short game (par-3) golf course and clubhouse. For more information on Desert Mountain Parcel 19 (5-GP-2016), please see the Case File Sheet.

Scottsdale General Plan 2035 (Case 6-GP-2016)

Public meetings began in August on Scottsdale General Plan 2035. State law requires the city update its General Plan every 10 years. The General Plan is the primary tool for guiding future development and the character of the city over the next 20 years.

A citizen Task Force completed the draft General Plan 2035 in November 2014. The city is launching a six-month process that may lead to its adoption. Public meetings include a City Council study session on Aug. 30 to discuss community-suggested changes to the draft plan.

Additionally, three open houses are planned in September for further community review and input on the draft plan. The Planning Commission will hold public hearings in October and a City Council hearing regarding adoption of the plan could take place in December.

If adopted by the City Council, General Plan 2035 would be sent to the voters for ratification in 2017 or 2018 per Council direction.

The public can review the draft Plan and submit feedback at General Plan 2035. Learn more information about the plan and upcoming public meetings on the Case Info Sheet. For more information, contact Project Coordination Liaison Sara Javoronok, at 480-312-7918, or sjavoronok@scottsdaleaz.gov.

Resources

The zoning administrator is responsible for the administrative function of enforcing and interpreting the provisions of Scottsdale’s Zoning Ordinance. Official written zoning administrator interpretations can be found at ScottsdaleAZ.gov, search “zoning interpretations.”

Review the city’s General Plan at ScottsdaleAZ.gov, search “General Plan.”

Character Area Plans can be found at ScottsdaleAZ.gov, search “Character Area Plans.”

Active and archived projects with case numbers can be found at: eservices.ScottsdaleAZ.gov/eServices/Cases/Default.aspx

For a complete list of recently submitted cases: eservices.ScottsdaleAZ.gov/eServices/cases/weeklyreports.aspx.

Click on the case name and go to the online case fact sheet; then click on the coordinator’s name to submit comments.

Get an overview of Scottsdale’s planning process at ScottsdaleAZ.gov, search “Building Resource Center.” Reach P & Z Link at planninginfo@ScottsdaleAZ.gov.