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Votes at a glance: Fountain Hills Town Council actions
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Summary
Summary of formal actions taken: consent agenda approved 6‑0; Turf Paradise wagering approved 5‑1; Planning & Zoning and other appointments approved 6‑0; Aspen rezoning approved 5‑1; downtown overlay and rezoning approved 6‑0.
Key votes taken by the Fountain Hills Town Council at the April meeting:
- Consent agenda (excluding Turf Paradise): Approved by roll call, 6–0.
- Turf Paradise (Parkview Tap House) — Request for off‑track pari‑mutuel wagering: Approved, 5–1. Motion approved with no immediate local requirement added for gambling‑treatment programming; the council provided local consent for the state permitting process.
- Planning and Zoning appointments (Scott Schlossberg, Nick Proctor): Approved, 6–0.
- Community Service Advisory Commission reappointment (Craig Rodolfi): Approved, 6–0.
- Strategic Planning Advisory Commission reappointments (Jeff Yazzetta, Joe Reyes, Polly Bonnet): Approved, 6–0.
- Rezoning of ~20 acres (former Fountain Hills Unified School District property to R‑110A for 25 single‑family lots): Approved, 5–1. Stipulations include single‑story restriction, floodplain/non‑developable notes and a cap of 25 lots; staff will require preplat engineering studies.
- Downtown overlay (Chapter 27) text amendment (density 35 units/acre; block cap 15 units/acre): Approved, 6–0. Council asked staff to return with clarifying language and options for ground‑floor commercial requirements.
- Rezoning downtown properties to the new overlay: Approved, 6–0.
Votes are taken from the meeting roll calls recorded in the transcript.
