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Planning commission recommends rezoning for 32‑lot Ranch Gate subdivision, citing preserved washes and added open space
Summary
The commission unanimously (7–0) recommended a zoning map amendment to allow a 32‑lot subdivision on about 40 acres (Ranch Gate 40). Staff and the applicant said clustering around wash corridors, added natural area open space, emergency access and DRB lighting review address neighborhood concerns about drainage, dark skies and traffic.
The Scottsdale Planning Commission unanimously recommended City Council approve a zoning district map amendment (ZN‑2024) to allow the Ranch Gate 40 subdivision, a 32‑lot single‑family project on roughly 40 acres in the Dynamite Foothills character area.
Staff (Jeff Barnes) said the proposal would change zoning from R1‑130 ESL to R1‑35 ESL and highlighted three wash corridors on the site, a 100‑foot‑average scenic corridor along 128th Street, and roughly 3.87 acres of natural area open space above the minimum requirement. The plan reduced an initial…
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