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09-15-08 Release: Solis/Waterview and 68th St. substation cases begin formal hearings

  Sept. 15, 2008



  Contact: Pat Dodds, Public Affairs Officer

 

  Solis/Waterview and 68th Street
  substation cases begin formal hearings

Initial public hearings on development standards are set this week on the proposed Solis Scottsdale Resort and Residences northeast of Camelback and Scottsdale roads, followed by zoning and abandonment applications in October and November that propose the relocation of an electrical substation from the Solis site to 68th Street and Indian School Road.

Hearing dates are:

  • Sept. 18 before the Development Review Board to consider amended development standards for the Solis development site only. The board will not consider any actions related to the proposed 68th Street substation at this meeting. The meeting begins at 1 p.m.

  • Oct. 1 before the Scottsdale Planning Commission to consider a rezoning request for the Solis site, abandonment of alleys and a portion of Buckboard Trail north of Camelback Road, and a proposed alley abandonment related to the proposed 68th Street substation. The meeting begins at 5 p.m.

  • Nov. 18 (tentative, depending on Planning Commission actions) before the Scottsdale City Council, also to consider both the rezoning and the two abandonment requests. Council meetings begin at 5 p.m.

All meetings are at City Hall, 3939 N. Drinkwater Blvd.

The Solis project, formerly known as Waterview, is a proposed mixed-use development of condominiums and a resort hotel on about 11.5 acres along the southern bank of the Arizona Canal north of Camelback Road.

The developer also has proposed moving an existing Salt River Project substation from the Solis site to a new location at the northeast corner of 68th Street and Indian School Road. While SRP substations are not subject to city approval, the proposal would require the city to abandon an affected alley. Such abandonments are subject to City Council approval.

SRP and Arizona Public Service representatives will be present to provide information on projected power demands for the Downtown and surrounding area.

The most recent plans for the Solis project propose six buildings, including the resort hotel and condominiums. The current plans include 250 hotel rooms, 151 condominiums, 16 penthouses, restaurants, meetings rooms, a spa and underground parking, as well as canal bank improvements and a one-acre public park.

The City Council on Aug. 18 considered a request to take a formal position against the substation relocation and notify the Salt River Project. The Council elected not to send a letter and will decide the issue during the planning process, as the Solis development and the alley abandonment cases move to the Council for approvals.

For more information on the Solis proposal and case files, go to http://www.scottsdaleaz.gov/downtown/projects/Waterview_at_Scottsdale.asp.

For more information on the alley abandonment case, go to http://eservices.scottsdaleaz.gov/cases/casesheet.aspx?caseid=35521.

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