Fountain Hills council approves appointment to planning-and-zoning, history commission appointments, cut-and-fill waiver and 2025 meeting calendar

The Fountain Hills Town Council took several formal actions on routine items, including appointments, a land-development waiver and the 2025 meeting schedule.

On agenda item 9a, the council moved and seconded a motion to appoint Matthew Corrigan to fill a Planning & Zoning Commission vacancy. The motion passed on roll call with one recorded 'Nay' from Councilmember McMahon and other members voting in the affirmative.

On agenda item 9b, the council approved appointments to the History and Cultural Advisory Commission, appointing Bonnie Klein, Tony Lepore and Peter Gallagher. The roll call for that item recorded unanimous approval.

Agenda item 9c was a staff-requested waiver of subdivision ordinance section 5.03, which limits cut-and-fill to 10 feet by right. Staff described a proposal for lot 26 at 15325 East Westridge Drive where portions under the house and patio would require up to roughly 15–18 feet of fill to achieve a single-level primary living area and to accommodate retaining walls. Staff said the impacted neighboring properties are primarily across a wash more than 700 feet away and recommended approval. Architect Rick Schreiber spoke in support, citing the lot—s steepness and the owner—s health needs. The council voted to approve the waiver.

The council also reviewed and adopted the proposed 2025 meeting calendar (first and third Tuesdays, customary summer break in July and most of August) after brief discussion about holiday-week scheduling and staff capacity; the calendar passed on roll call.

All recorded motions and roll-call tallies are reflected in the meeting record; no ordinances were adopted during this session.