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Planning Commission Regular Meeting, April 22, 2026

Votes on Continuance of Environmentally Sensitive Lands (NAOS) Text Amendment, 4-3

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What happened

The Scottsdale Planning Commission recommended approval to City Council of a conditional use permit for the St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church multipurpose building at 525 North 74th Street (Case 11-UP-2025), a roughly 6,000 sq ft indoor basketball/community facility up to 30 feet t…

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
Scottsdale, AZ
Governing body
Advisory (makes a recommendation)
Date
April 22, 2026
Decisions
3 zoning decisions
Outcome
Voted, 4-3

Projects in this meeting (1)

St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church Multipurpose Building

Recommended 6-1
2 conditions of approval

Meeting Summary

The Scottsdale Planning Commission recommended approval to City Council of a conditional use permit for the St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church multipurpose building at 525 North 74th Street (Case 11-UP-2025), a roughly 6,000 sq ft indoor basketball/community facility up to 30 feet t…

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Key Decisions (3)

Continued

Continuance of Environmentally Sensitive Lands (NAOS) Text Amendment

Vote: 4-3
Approved

Right-of-way and easement abandonment on East Cactus Road

Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Approved

Conditional Use Permit for St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church Multipurpose Building

Vote: 6-1Conditions attached

Development Activity (1)

St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church Multipurpose Building

Other

Market Signals (2)

Infrastructure

Wildfire fuel mitigation on natural area open space (NAOS) lands…

Sentiment

Commissioners raised concerns about a 30-foot institutional structure being out…

Who Spoke (14)

ChairCommissioner · 4Staff · 2ApplicantPublic

On the record: the chair, 4 commissioners, 2 staff members, the applicant, and a member of the public.

Agenda scorecard

ZoneWire called 2 of 2 land-use forecasts on this agenda.

E. Cactus Road plan amendment

Case 44-363
ApprovedZoneWire called it
freeApproved2 conditions of approval
2 conditions, the audio at the vote, and this case's history
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525 N. 74th St conditional use permit

Approved 6-1ZoneWire called it
freeApproved 6-12 conditions of approval
2 conditions, the audio at the vote, and this case's history
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