Scottsdale planning commission recommends approval for Finish Line Auto Club development plan amendment over objections about on-site sales and church parking

The Scottsdale Planning Commission voted 5-2 to recommend that City Council approve a development plan amendment for the Finish Line Auto Club at 17600 North Perimeter Drive, moving the entitlement from a single multistory building to multiple lower-scale buildings focused on private car storage and associated clubhouse space.

The item drew public comment and questions from commissioners about potential on-site car sales and impacts to a neighboring church’s parking. The commission first rejected a motion to continue the case and then approved a recommendation to council with stipulations attached to the staff packet.

Casey Steinke, planning project manager with the City of Scottsdale planning department, told the commission the property lies in the Perimeter Center area and is currently governed by a Planned Community District with an underlying I-1 (Industrial Park) base district. “We are simply trying to amend the previously approved development plan,” Steinke said, explaining the request is for a zoning district map amendment to amend the prior development…