GOOD EVENING COGS E-Newsletter Reader.
This newsletter has multiple new
development/rezoning cases for your
review that might impact where you
live. Also we reviewed the Desert
Discovery Center public meeting last
night and reminded you that tonight
begins the second public meeting.
Thanks for reading!
Current Hot Issue: The “Desert
Discovery Center Scottsdale”
contracted group is presenting their
mission in a second public meeting
tonight 6:30
pm to 7:30 pm
in the Highlands Church-Student
Center/High School Room at 9050 E
Pinnacle Peak Rd.
More information is available at
www.scottsdaleaz.gov/construction/desert-discovery-center
If it duplicates the public meeting at
the Museum of the West last
night—audience questions you can
expect to be discussed are (1) Why
aren’t locations other than in the
McDowell Sonoran Preserve being
considered? (2) Where would the
funds come from to pay for the
project? (3) Why has the size of the
complex increased from the original
2007 to include a commercial
restaurant, retail shop and night
amphitheater activities? (3) Will our
taxpayers approve to pay the projected
million dollar plus annual operating
expenses? (4) If the area subdivisions
strongly oppose the Preserve location,
will another location be considered?
(5) Why are some council members
opposed to a public vote on this large
public investment?
DDC
Public Meeting last night.
The question and answer period
following the staff/DDCS group
presentation became a charged
environment several times. A large
majority of the audience speakers
asked challenging questions that were
answered with, “We
have made no decisions on that”
and “We
are only in the
concept stage”.
Nancy Vorhees, Windgate resident, took
the microphone to read a lengthy
statement describing decisions already
apparent to residents in her area such
as the Gateway Trailhead location and
the inclusion of commercial features
(restaurant, retail shop and night
time use of an amphitheater). The DDCS
responded that these uses “would
not be commercial but municipal uses”.
Three speakers involved in tourism
spoke in favor of the concept and
described the projected value as a
tourist destination. The
“tourist destination” as a
[commercial] focus was challenged by
some audience members as being
contradictory to the mission of the
McDowell Sonoran Preserve. The
re-location of the restaurant and
retail shop to be across Thompson Peak
Parkway in an existing retail area was
promoted by some audience members. Go
Daddy, Bob Parsons, was suggested as a
contact to pursue that option. The
rambunctious exchanges continued
beyond the planned meeting time.
COGS predicts that the public meeting
tonight in northern Scottsdale will be
even more animated as Preserve area
homeowners attend en masse.
CELEBRATING NON-PROFITS.
Saturday, April 23rd –a busy weekend
over the Arizona Canal in the
Waterfront/Southbridge area.
2016 Original Taste
(food & wine tasting) event is from 7
pm to midnight with proceeds to
multiple charities. Details at
www.ex70phx.comm/the-original-taste
. During the daytime will be
The Executive Council Charities
in the Waterfront area and in Old
Town,
The
Farmers’ Market 8 am
to 1 pm to showcase more Scottsdale
non-profits. . The groups will explain
their focus, receive your recognition
and describe their services provided
to the citizens of Scottsdale.
HOW WILL THESE NEW CASES IMPACT YOUR
NEIGHBORHOOD OR BUSINESS?
Northern Scottsdale: SE corner Dove
Valley/Scottsdale Rd. Rezone 14
acres from Commercial to Urban
Neighborhood & Cultural/Institutional
Public Use. Case #4-GP-2016 and
C-2-ESL amendment to Medium Density
Residential ESL (R-3-ESL) Case
#9-ZN-2016. 15501 N. Dial
Blvd & 15450 N. Greenway-Hayden Loop
request to rezone from Industrial Park
to Planned Unit Development on 10.29
acres. Case 8-ZN-2016.
Central
Scottsdale:
10915 & 10965 E Shea
La Bella Breeza
request to change land use from rural
Neighborhood to Suburban (from R1-35
to R-3) on 4 acres near the SW corner
of 110th and Shea. Case 5-GP-2015 &
17-ZN-2015. 11250 E Arabian Park
Drive
Hunkapi Farms
request for Conditional Use Permit for
community building and recreational
facility to operate a non-profit
equine therapy program on 5 acres.
7515 E Cholla Lane request for
variance on required front yard
setback for single family home. Case
4-BA-2016. 7342 E Shea #109
request for Conditional Use Permit for
new wine and beer lounge
Gwin Wine and Beer.
Southern Scottsdale:
8340/8350 E. McDonald Drive
rezone to allow 36 dwelling units to 4
stories on a 1 acre site (formerly
Voltaire restaurant). NE corner
Camelback Rd/Scottsdale Rd
requesting Downtown Incentive Infill
District on 1.8 acres by approving
Property Development Standards
regarding incline stepback Case
#1-11-2016. 7805 E Northland
Drive/Villa Monterey request to
add French doors, front patio in
Historic Property Case #5-HP-2016.
DEVELOPER NEIGHBORHOOD OPEN HOUSE TO
ATTEND:
Wolf Spring Ranch NE corner 93rd
Street and Cactus Road.
Thursday, April 28th 6 to 7 pm at
Desert Mountain High School-main foyer
12575 E via Linda. This project is to
allow 76 lots on 18.67 acres. Send
comments to
kniederer@scottsdaleaz.gov if you
cannot attend.
For the Coalition of Greater
Scottsdale (COGS) Board of Directors,
Sonnie
Kirtley, Chair e-mail
sonniek@cogsaz.net
Coalition of Greater Scottsdale
8924 E. Pinnacle Peak Rd., Suite G5, PMB 518
Scottsdale, AZ 85250
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