3 variance
Case BA-0003-2026
Denied 3-3Not forecast
freeDenied 3-3moved by West1 condition of approval
Scottsdale Meetings
Board of Adjustment, August 5, 2026
Denies Echols front-yard setback variance at Exeter Blvd & 68th Place, 3-3
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What happened
The Scottsdale Board of Adjustment denied both variance applications on its regular agenda. Case BA-0003-2026 (the Echols variance at the corner of East Exeter Boulevard and North 68th Place) sought to reduce the front setback from 30 feet to 16 feet for a residential addition; a…
Meeting key facts
- Jurisdiction
- Scottsdale, AZ
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- August 5, 2026
- Decisions
- 2 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Denied, 3-3
Projects in this meeting (2)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearings11783 East Barrel Avenue
Denied 5-1Open this projectFollow free
Echols front-yard setback
Denied 3-31 condition of approval
Open this projectFollow free
Free sample: decision 1 of 2
Echols front-yard setback variance at Exeter Blvd & 68th Place
Applicant requested a variance to reduce the required 30-foot front yard setback on the shorter (north) frontage to 16 feet to allow a 342 sq ft addition (170 sq ft in the setback) to an existing legal nonconforming single-family residence at the corner of East Exeter Boulevard and North 68th Place...
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Meeting Summary
The Scottsdale Board of Adjustment denied both variance applications on its regular agenda. Case BA-0003-2026 (the Echols variance at the corner of East Exeter Boulevard and North 68th Place) sought to reduce the front setback from 30 feet to 16 feet for a residential addition; a…
Key Decisions (2)
Denied
Echols front-yard setback variance at Exeter Blvd & 68th Place
Vote: 3-3Conditions attached
Denied
RV garage variances at 11783 East Barrel Avenue
Vote: 5-1
Development Activity (2)
Echols residence addition
Residential
11783 East Barrel Avenue RV garage
Residential
Market Signals (3)
Housing Demand
In the Whitwood neighborhood, owners are demolishing 1950s corner-lot homes…
Sentiment
Board members noted rigid state-statute variance criteria leave little discretion…
Infrastructure
A previously unrecorded 1986 drainage easement covering the south ~25…
Who Spoke (14)
ChairBoard Member · 5Staff · 3ClerkAttorneyApplicant's RepPublic
On the record: the chair, 5 board members, 3 staff members, the clerk, an attorney, the applicant's representative, and a member of the public.
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded voteThis season: 2 of 2 (100%) forecasts called in this county.
11783 E Beryl Ave variance
Case BA-0007-2026
Denied 5-1Not forecast
freeDenied 5-1moved by Hayes
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