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Scottsdale planning commission recommends striking R‑4 second‑story frontage limit, sends text amendment to council 6‑0
Summary
The commission voted unanimously to recommend a text amendment to the city council that would remove a 30% frontage restriction on second‑story dwelling area in the R‑4 zoning district and align R‑4 language with other multi‑family districts while leaving the 30‑foot height limit unchanged.
The Scottsdale Planning Commission voted 6‑0 on Aug. 13 to recommend that the City Council approve a text amendment to the R‑4 zoning district that would remove a regulation limiting second‑story living area near streets and update R‑4 wording to match other multi‑family zones.
The amendment would strike subsection E‑4 of section 5.804 of the zoning ordinance, which currently restricts “no more than 30% of the frontage dwelling units” from having living space above one story within 50 feet of any dedicated street. Staff and the applicant said removing that sentence would not change the 30‑foot maximum building height or the application of other setback and development…
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