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City Council Regular Meeting and Work Study Session, October 20, 2026

Approved: Direction to City Attorney on data center regulations, passed

3h 47m33,285 words
43 mentionsmotion to approveresidentialsubdivisionindustrialapprovedcommercialcomprehensive planzoningland useconditional useScottsdale, AZ
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What happened

On October 20, 2026, Scottsdale approved Direction to City Attorney on data center regulations.

Scottsdale City Council adopted Resolution 13772 authorizing GLO easement abandonment AB-0003-2026 at the northwest corner of Dixileta Drive and Scottsdale Road, enabling a 14-lot single-family subdivision on 17.5 acres, with a $49,744 abandonment payment (voice/electronic vote,…

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
Scottsdale, AZ
Governing body
Final authority
Date
October 20, 2026
Decisions
4 zoning decisions
Outcome
Approved, passed

Projects in this meeting (1)

GLO easement abandonment AB-0003-2026, Dixileta & Scottsdale Rd

Approved
2 conditions of approval

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GLO easement abandonment AB-0003-2026, Dixileta & Scottsdale Rd

Adopted Resolution 13772 authorizing abandonment of GLO easements within a 17.5-acre site (seven parcels) at the northwest corner of Dixileta and Scottsdale Road to enable a 14-lot single-family subdivision with an internal street. Applicant pays $49,744 based on city valuation policy of $1/sq ft. Mayor requested future agenda discussion of the city's practice of charging for GLO abandonments.

  • applicant to dedicate additional right-of-way per the Transportation Master Plan
  • payment of $49,744

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Key Decisions (4)

Approved

GLO easement abandonment AB-0003-2026, Dixileta & Scottsdale Rd

Vote: passed2 conditions attachedMoved by Lisa Borowski
Approved

Consent agenda items 1-20 (excluding 8), incl. Select Education Use Permit

Vote: passed
Approved

Direction to City Attorney on data center regulations

Vote: passed
Other

Scottsdale Water present and future work study

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Development Activity (2)

14-lot single-family subdivision at Dixileta & Scottsdale Rd

Residential

Select Education micro-school

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Market Signals (3)

Infrastructure

Scottsdale water fund balances fell from about $222M to a…

Infrastructure

Scottsdale lacks sites and power for hyperscale data centers (200+…

Infrastructure

Scottsdale has about 58,000 AF of annual assured supply headroom;…

Agenda results

Who spoke

18 distinct speakers; 9 identified names.

All speaker roles: 1 Chair, 5 Staff, 1 Witness, 1 Mayor, 3 Public, 4 Councilmember, 1 Clerk, 1 Applicant, 1 Unknown.

Identified name roles: 3 Staff, 1 Witness, 1 Mayor, 3 Councilmember, 1 Applicant.

Speaker sample: Krista Cross, Applicant.

8 more identified names in Pro: 3 Staff, 1 Witness, 1 Mayor, 3 Councilmember.

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Zoning terms (10)

43 recorded timestamps

  • motion to approve (2 timestamps)
  • residential (6 timestamps)
  • subdivision (3 timestamps)
  • industrial (5 timestamps)
  • approved (5 timestamps)
  • commercial (10 timestamps)

Decision moments (4)

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