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Scottsdale council to take up residents' petition alleging commercial sports operation at 8226 E. Shea
Summary
Residents told the City Council that a home at 8226 E. Shea Boulevard has become a commercial sports-training and storage site in violation of R1-35 residential zoning. Council voted to agendize a citizens petition and asked staff to investigate neighborhood concerns.
The Scottsdale City Council voted May 4 to place a citizens petition on a future meeting agenda after residents said a home at 8226 E. Shea Boulevard has been converted into a commercial sports-training facility and construction storage in violation of R1-35 residential zoning.
The petition, which speaker Michael Shaffer said carried “upwards of about 20 signatures,” alleges the property no longer functions as a residence. “The matter is simple. It's no longer a residence. It's become a commercial 35 zoning,” Shaffer told the council during the public-comment period. Multiple neighbors called the property “Hercules Field” and said it is advertised as a commercial facility under the name Hercules Contractors.
Why it matters: Neighbors said the site has created traffic, noise, lighting and…
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