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Neighbors press council to enforce zoning over alleged commercial operations at Hercules Field
Summary
Residents said a property at 8226 E. Shea Boulevard (referred to as Hercules Field) has hosted repeated commercial activities inconsistent with its R1‑35 residential zoning and that the city has a business license recorded for the site; they asked council to enforce code rather than "monitor."
Neighbors of 8226 East Shea Boulevard told Scottsdale City Council they have observed repeated commercial activities that they say violate residential zoning, including organized sports coaching, advertising, spectator traffic, field lighting and a construction business operating from the site.
"Monitoring is not enforcement. It's avoidance," Laura Schafer told the council and pointed to city records that she said…
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