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Planning Commission Regular Meeting, September 23, 2026

Recommends approval: Conditional Use Permit for 67-foot faux eucalyptus wireless tower at Walmart parcel, unanimous

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On September 23, 2026, the Planning Commission recommended approval of Conditional Use Permit for 67-foot faux eucalyptus wireless tower at Walmart parcel (unanimous).

The Scottsdale Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend City Council approval of a conditional use permit (case UP-0008-2026) for a 67-foot-tall faux eucalyptus wireless communication tower disguised at the Walmart parcel west of Loop 101, south of Frank Lloyd Wright an…

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
Scottsdale, AZ
Governing body
Advisory (makes a recommendation)
Date
September 23, 2026
Decisions
1 zoning decision
Outcome
Recommends approval, unanimous
Next step
Final board vote (pending)

Projects in this meeting (1)

67-foot faux eucalyptus wireless tower

Recommended
1 condition of approval
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Conditional Use Permit for 67-foot faux eucalyptus wireless tower at Walmart parcel

Planning Commission recommended City Council approval of a conditional use permit for a new type 4 alternative concealment wireless communication facility disguised as a 67-foot-tall faux eucalyptus tree (63-foot pole with branches to 67 feet) with associated ground-mounted equipment. Site is on...

Key Decisions (1)

Approved

Conditional Use Permit for 67-foot faux eucalyptus wireless tower at Walmart parcel

Vote: unanimous1 conditions attached

Development Activity (1)

Faux eucalyptus wireless communication tower at Walmart parcel

Infrastructure

Market Signals (2)

Infrastructure

Verizon, T-Mobile, and AT&T all have significant coverage/5G gaps in…

Commercial Demand

SBA Communications secured a 30+ year lease with Walmart with…

Agenda results

15355 N. Northsight Blvd conditional use permit

Case UP-0008-2026
Approved
freeApproved1 condition of approval

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Who spoke

10 distinct speakers; 4 identified names.

All speaker roles: 5 Commissioner, 1 Clerk, 2 Staff, 1 Applicant Rep, 1 Chair.

Identified name roles: 2 Staff, 1 Applicant Rep, 1 Commissioner.

Speaker sample: Shahzad Mahmood, Applicant Rep.

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Zoning terms (6)

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  • public hearing (1 timestamps)
  • land use (1 timestamps)
  • zoning (2 timestamps)
  • conditional use (2 timestamps)
  • commercial (3 timestamps)
  • approved (1 timestamps)

Decision moments (1)

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