Meeting Summaries
Scottsdale · 2025-02-20 · other

Development Review Board - February 20, 2025

Summary

Summary

  • The Development Review Board (DRB) reviewed and approved minutes from the January 9, 2025 meeting with a unanimous vote of 6-0.
  • Item 13D 2024 (The Loop) was approved with a vote of 5-0 after Councilwoman Littlefield recused herself.
  • Item 31D 2024 (Scottsdale Promenade), a proposal for a new retail and restaurant building, was also approved with a vote of 5-0.
  • Public comments were accepted for non-agendized items, but no action was taken by the board on these items.
  • A reminder was issued regarding the next meeting scheduled for March, which is a month from the current meeting.

Overview

The Development Review Board convened to maintain development quality in Scottsdale, focusing on design aspects and compliance with policies. During the meeting, the board approved the minutes from the previous meeting and two major development proposals. The Loop and Scottsdale Promenade projects received favorable votes from the board members, contributing to the ongoing development in the area. Public comments were encouraged but did not lead to any board actions.

Follow-Up Actions/Deadlines

  • Next meeting scheduled for the third Thursday in March 2025.
  • Public comments for non-agendized items can be submitted electronically or in person prior to the meeting.

Transcript

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everybody the purpose of the development
review board is to maintain the quality
of development in Scottdale by reviewing
all of the development aspect I'm sorry
design aspects of a proposed development
and the relationship of the design
components to the surrounding
environment and Community the board also
reviews all of the preliminary plats for
subdivisions to assure conformance to
policies and ordinance requirements the
agenda consists of the Roll Call public
comment on non- agendized items the
administrative report minutes approved
at a prior meeting and the action items
the roll call vote will be taken after
each item's motion alone will call each
board member's name and indicate their
desired vote for that item item after
the vote has been counted the Leone May
read out the final tote
vote citizens wishing to speak during
public comment time or to speak
specifically on any agenda item may fill
out a blue request to speak
card like this
one and take it to the staff uh can find
it at the staff table and you must do
this before the agenda item is to be
discussed citizens interested in
submitting a written comment on any item
May submit a yellow comment card in
person to the staff table prior to the
beginning of public testimony when
called please come to the podium state
your name and address and then begin
speaking groups wishing to speak should
elect a spokesperson to represent the
views of the group to facilitate the
meeting your comment will be limited to
three minutes for individual speakers
with one additional minute for each
additional individual present at the
meeting who has contributed their time
to a representative speaker for up to a
total of 10 minutes I remind our
audience that the board board's review
relates to design matters and does not
include consideration of existing zoning
District designations zoning
entitlements or the allowed uses within
the zoning districts the board's motion
may be to approve to approve with
modified stipulation
to den or to deny the request or to
continue the case thank you for your
interest and your time and we will now
begin the meeting with a roll call Vote
or I'm sorry with a roll
call Council councilwoman Littlefield
here Vice chair
brand commissioner young here board
member paser here board member faki here
board member Mason here board member
Robinson
here six present thank
you thank you very
much the next item on our agenda is
public comment for non- agendized items
citizens May address the members of the
development review board during public
comment this is a Time reserved at the
beginning of the meeting for citizens to
comment on non- agendized items that are
within the development review board's
jurisdiction and it is limited to a
total of 15 15 minutes Arizona state law
prohibits the development review board
from discussing or taking any action on
these non- agendized items speakers May
submit a blue request speak card in
person prior to the
meeting to the beginning of the
meeting public testimony is limited to
three minutes per speaker when the
comment is also is also being accepted
for non- agendized items and may be
submitted in person at the hearing or
excuse me
electronically at the development Review
Board website this is written comment
here written comment submitted
electronically will be emailed to the
development review board board
members first item is Administrative
Report with Mr Brad Carr thank you
councilman Littlefield um and board
members welcome I just want to extend a
thank you for Council little uh Council
little Phil for attending today on on
such short notice appreciate that and
also extend a thank you to commissioner
young this is your last time with us for
this rotation anyway uh we'll see you
back soon I'm sure um but we are
planning to have a meeting um not two
weeks from now but uh would be a month
from now so the second uh meeting which
is the third uh Thursday in March so uh
plan to have you intendance for that
meeting otherwise that concludes my
administrative report thank you thank
you Mr car um next on our agenda is the
minutes we're looking for approval for
the January 9th 2025 development review
board regular meeting minutes do I have
a
motion I move that we approve the
minutes of the
uh last meeting on January the 9th
202 any comment councilwoman Littlefield
yes commissioner young yes board board
member paser yes board member faki yes
board member Mason yes board member
Robinson yes motion passes
60 thank
you okay minutes passed action
items how the action item agenda works
the development review board may take
one vote to act on all the items on the
continuance agenda and or consent agenda
or may remove individual items for
further discussion as appropriate the
development review board takes uh
separate action on each item on the
regular agenda persons interested in
speaking on any agenda item May submit a
blue request to speak card in person
prior to the beginning of public
testimony those wishing to speak are
customarily given three minutes to speak
on each item additional time may be
granted to to a designated speaker
representing two or more persons and
please submit the cards together persons
interested in submitting a written
comment on any item May submit a yellow
card under written comments in person in
order to begin the public testimony or
may submit electronically at the
development Review Board website but
that can be no later than 90 minutes
prior to the meeting because we have to
be able to gather it
up first on we have a consent agenda
contains two items the first one is 13d
2024 which is the loop and the second is
31d
2024 the scussel prominade councilwoman
lowfield I'll need to recuse myself for
item number one before you do a vot
thank you um for item number three the
loop need to take off come back
uh do I have any questions or
presentations regarding this councilman
little uh staff is happy to present if
the board uh would like to but otherwise
we'll entertain a motion if there is one
okay do I have a motion to accept uh
item three which is 13d 2024 the
loop or questions if you have
questions I'll make a motion to accept
item number
three um
Dr case 13d 2024 the loop per the staff
recommended stipulations after finding
that the development applications meet
the applicable design review board
criteria do I have a
second I
second any discussion questions or
comments then may I have a roll call
vote please councilman Littlefield yes
board member keer yes board member faki
yes board member Mason yes board member
Robinson yes motion passes 5 Z thank you
thank
you okay would you bring the other guy
back this guy can come
[Laughter]
back thank
you and the final item on our agenda for
this this afternoon is item 31d 2024
Scottdale
prominade uh request for approval for
site plan landscape plan and building
elevations for a new one-story retail
and restaurant building with a
drive-thru and approximately
8,265 Square ft of building area within
an existing commercial shopping center
and it is located at
16243 North Scottdale Road has a planned
Regional Center PRC zoning are there any
questions or comments from the board
regarding this
project may I have a motion Council
Littlefield I'll move to approve case
31d 2024 per the staff recommended
stipulations after finding that the
development application meets the
applicable development re review board
criteria may I have a second I
second any additional comments or
concerns then I'll take a roll call vote
councilman Littlefield yes commissioner
young yes board member paser yes board
member Mason yes board member
Robinson yes motion passes 5- Z thank
you thank you very much this concludes
our agenda for this afternoon and thank
you all for attending and uh I have a
motion to adjourn
motion to adjourn so moved thank you so
much