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Council approves one-year bar conditional use permit for Poor Decisions in Old Town with noise, parking limits
Summary
Scottsdale City Council approved a one-year conditional use permit allowing Poor Decisions to operate as a bar in Old Town Scottsdale, with stipulations including a 75-decibel limit measured from the west side of Craftsman Court, a one-year expiration, and a recorded 26-space parking agreement held by a single property owner.
Scottsdale City Council on May 6 approved a conditional use permit allowing the Poor Decisions restaurant at Craftsman Court in Old Town Scottsdale to operate as a bar for one year, subject to stricter operating conditions including a 75-decibel noise limit and a recorded parking agreement.
Council emphasized the location’s history of bar uses and negotiatied stipulations intended to protect neighboring retail and restaurants while preserving the operator’s business. The council noted the use had previously existed at the site under prior operators and that the planning commission recommended approval earlier in April.
City staff told council the property is within the Downtown district with the Downtown Overlay; the proposed bar use requires a CUP and additional off-site parking because bar use has a higher parking requirement than the…
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