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2007 Update - Summary of Changes
- Require aggregate base course under curb and gutter for consistent subgrade.
- Screen utility cabinets and back flow prevention devices and locate away from view.
- Incorporate new Downtown Design Guidelines, as applicable.
- Require a clear zone between the built and natural environments for fire prevention.
- Incorporate new Fire Code requirements; these may have significant implications for high rise buildings.
- Incorporate new Land Divisions Ordinance requirements, as applicable.
- Modify plant palette for medians and ROWs to minimize contact with vehicles and pedestrians.
- Clarify maintenance responsibilities (for privately funded landscaping.
- Clarify landscape irrigation requirements for neighborhood traffic management applications.
- Add new temporary fencing requirements.
- Update Stormwater Storage Waiver and In Lieu Fee policy.
- Update round about design graphic.
- Add bus stop accessibility and lighting requirements.
- Incorporate applicable Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements throughout DS&PM.
- Clarify material requirements for sewer lines.
- Add requirements for waterline joint deflections.
- Incorporate digital submittal requirements for Fire plans.
- Incorporate a process for obtaining grading permits for septic systems and require their location outside of NAOS.
- Add requirements for sound walls located within ESL area.
- Add requirements for grading cuts and fills for Single Family Residential construction.
- Create a separate chapter identifying and referencing Fire Department requirements.
- Require all new pavement be machine placed, and eliminate option for hand-worked asphalt.
- Clarify process for assigning addresses for properties, especially with changes from apartments to condos; identify process for enforcing address changes.
- Establish standards for maintenance vehicle access to drainage facilities.
- Modify List of Recommended Plants for Downtown.
Questions or Comments? Contact Anabel Martinez at 480-312-2786 or e-mail anamartinez@scottsdaleaz.gov.
