Highlights
- Crown Castle filed case 22-UP-2003 to renew a conditional use permit for a Type 4 wireless facility at 39730 N. Cave Creek Road.
- The facility is concealed within a 30-foot-tall artificial cactus on a roughly 26-acre site zoned Open Space Environmentally Sensitive Lands.
- The address is the Desert Mountain Club, a private country club in north Scottsdale.
- The renewal appeared on the Planning Commission's March 25, 2026 regular agenda; staff contact is Keith Niederer at 480-312-2953.
Crown Castle is seeking renewal of a conditional use permit for a wireless tower disguised as a 30-foot artificial cactus at 39730 N. Cave Creek Road, the address of Desert Mountain Club, a private golf and country club in north Scottsdale.
The application, case 22-UP-2003, appeared on the Scottsdale Planning Commission's March 25, 2026 regular agenda. The request covers an existing Type 4 Alternative Concealment Wireless Communication Facility concealed within the artificial saguaro on a roughly 26-acre parcel zoned Open Space Environmentally Sensitive Lands District.
The site's ESL designation reflects its position in the McDowell Sonoran Preserve corridor, where the city imposes stricter design and visibility standards on structures, making the faux-cactus concealment a condition of the original permit rather than an aesthetic choice.
Applicant contact for the renewal is Todd Daoust at 602-549-9054; city staff contact is Keith Niederer at 480-312-2953.
What is a Type 4 Alternative Concealment Wireless Facility?
Under Scottsdale's zoning code, a Type 4 Alternative Concealment Wireless Communication Facility is a cell tower designed to look like a natural or architectural feature, in this case, a saguaro cactus, rather than a conventional monopole or lattice structure. The designation requires a conditional use permit and periodic renewal, giving the city ongoing review authority over the installation.
No staff recommendation was included in the published agenda item text. The Planning Commission's next scheduled opportunity to act on the case would follow any continued hearing date set at the March 25 session.
Where to find them
- Desert Mountain Club · desertmountain.com · Instagram · Facebook
Sources
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- City of Scottsdale retrieved 16/05/2026 03:51
- clubs.ifma.org retrieved 16/05/2026 03:51
- Desert Mountain Club (official site) retrieved 16/05/2026 03:51
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