The Scottsdale Development Review Board on Nov. 6 approved the Arden Scottsdale site plan, landscape plan and building elevations after the applicant made revisions to address board and neighbor concerns.

The board approved the application per staff‑recommended stipulations after staff and the applicant described several changes since the project’s prior review. The applicant said it increased the eastern setback from 6 feet to 10 feet (14 feet measured from the first floor with an allowable 4‑ft overhang), created an approximately 10‑foot‑wide planting area along the east property line, reduced sidewalk width from 6 to 4 feet on that side and relocated and added a guest parking space (increasing the guest count from four to five). The applicant also said it revised retaining‑wall placement to enlarge plantable area and will convey existing off‑site sheet flow from adjacent condos through an on‑site conveyance as part of the developed site.

Taylor Earl of Earl and Curley, the applicant’s representative, told the board his team worked with staff and nearby residents to address the concerns raised at the project’s October hearing and in subsequent comments. Earl said the design changes create continuous clearance along the eastern elevation, expand planting area and improve tree viability, and that the project will provide standard on‑site retention while accepting existing flows from neighboring properties.

Board members praised the revisions as improvements. One member asked staff to explore whether the city’s frontage open space definition could be made more flexible for L‑shaped urban infill parcels to reduce the need for lengthy PAD or rezoning processes; staff agreed to bring the topic back for discussion at a future agenda. No members of the public spoke during the meeting on this item, though the applicant said it had engaged with at least one adjacent neighbor (identified in the record as Mylene) before the hearing.

The board voted to approve the Arden Scottsdale plans by roll call; all voting members present returned affirmative votes and the motion passed.