Planning commission continues text amendment on internalized community storage to July 9

The Scottsdale Planning Commission continued a proposed zoning text amendment that would allow internalized community storage facilities — with accessory vehicle storage and limited warehousing — in the Commercial Office (CO) zoning district to a date certain of July 9 for further work and clarification.

Staff presented the request and recommended denial. Mary Tessier of the planning department told the commission the amendment would add new permitted uses to the CO district and, in staff’s view, “is inconsistent with the purpose of the commercial office zoning district,” could “negatively impact the land use compatibility” and appears tailored to benefit a single catalyst parcel rather than address a citywide land-use need. Tessier’s presentation quantified existing allowances elsewhere in the city: internalized storage is already permitted in several commercial and industrial districts (about 4,149 parcels), vehicle storage in some districts (about 2,577 parcels) and warehousing in others (about 2,654 parcels). Tessier also said the applicant has proposed…