Planning commission recommends rezoning for 22-unit Palm Lane residences

The Scottsdale Planning Commission on a unanimous vote recommended that the City Council approve a rezoning to allow the Palm Lane Residences, a proposed 22-unit detached housing development at the northwest corner of North 70th Street and East Palm Lane.

The commission’s recommendation follows a staff presentation and an applicant presentation explaining changes made after neighborhood input. Mary Tessier, a planner with the city’s planning department, summarized the proposal and staff’s materials. Applicant representative Lauren Proper Potter described the project, noting the proposed site layout, two-point vehicular access (North 70th and Palm Lane), internal pedestrian circulation, an amenity building with a pool, and a required 35-foot landscape buffer along both street frontages. Potter also said the developer will underground existing overhead power lines along the property’s northern edge.

The commission and applicant emphasized the…