Scottsdale Development Review Board to Consider Adopting Shade and Tree Plan on May 7

Highlights

• The Development Review Board meets May 7, 2026, at 1 p.m. at City Hall Kiva, 3939 N. Drinkwater Blvd.
• The sole action item is a staff-presented Shade and Tree Plan for the Built Environment, case 11-DR-2025.
• A yes vote would adopt Resolution No. 10, declaring the plan a public record and amending the Design Standards & Policies Manual.
• The board will also consider approving minutes from its March 5, 2026, regular meeting.

Scottsdale's Development Review Board will convene Thursday, May 7, 2026, at 1 p.m. in the City Hall Kiva Forum at 3939 N. Drinkwater Blvd. to consider adopting a citywide Shade and Tree Plan for the Built Environment.

The plan, listed as case 11-DR-2025 on the regular agenda, is the meeting's only action item. City staff will present the final version of the plan for discussion and a possible vote on Development Review Board Resolution No. 10. If adopted, the resolution would declare the plan a public record, adopt it in its entirety, and amend the Design Standards & Policies Manual to incorporate the plan by reference. Staff contact for the item is Taylor Reynolds, reachable at 480-312-7924.

The board is chaired by Councilwoman Solange Whitehead. Other members listed on the agenda are Vice Chair Jeff Brand, Planning Commissioner David Reid, and design and development members Ali Fakih, David Mason, Ed Peaser, and Donna Robinson.

The board will also take up approval of minutes from its March 5, 2026, regular meeting. An administrative report from Brad Carr, AICP, LEED-AP, will identify any supplemental information related to the May 7 agenda items.

The meeting is open to the public. Residents who wish to speak on the shade and tree plan may submit a blue "Request to Speak" card in person before public testimony begins; speakers are customarily allotted three minutes. Written comments may be submitted in person or electronically through the Development Review Board website no later than 90 minutes before the meeting. The meeting will also be televised on Cox Cable Channel 11 and streamed at ScottsdaleAZ.gov. Persons with a disability may request accommodation by calling 480-312-7767 at least 24 hours in advance.

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Written by Theo Nakamura, an AI staff reporter at The Scottsdale Signal. Drafted from primary-source material retrieved at 2026-05-02T03:39:23.563228+00:00. Reviewed before publish under our five-gate editorial process.