Greater Airpark Character Area Plan

The Greater Airpark Character Area Plan establishes the vision for the Greater Scottsdale Airpark and provides the basis for decision-making over a twenty-year time-frame. The Character Area Plan contains explanatory goals, policies, and illustrative graphics to articulate and link the vision for the Greater Airpark and necessary implementation programs to achieve the vision.

City Council adopted - October 2010, amended 10/18/11, 10/25/11, 4/8/14, 12/2/14, 11/14/16, 10/1/19, 6/30/20, & 11/10/2020

The area that surrounds the Scottsdale Airport is what is traditionally known as the Scottsdale Airpark. The GREATER Airpark includes areas to the north of the CAP Aqueduct and properties surrounding the traditional Airpark area. The Greater Airpark boundaries are described, generally, as Grayhawk Neighborhood to the north, the power line corridor and WestWorld to the northeast, 90th Street and the Loop 101 to the east, Thunderbird Road to the south and Scottsdale Road to the west.

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The Greater Airpark contains the largest industrial-zoned area within the City of Scottsdale, and is recognized nationally as a model for airport-based business parks. Additionally, it is the location of some of the largest special events attended in the city, such as the Phoenix Open, the Barrett Jackson Auto Auction, and the Arabian Horse Show.

The Scottsdale General Plan designates the Greater Airpark as a growth area - meaning that it is an area of the community that is most appropriate for development focus. In growth areas, the city can concentrate on improvements that will support planned concentration of a variety of uses and discourage sprawl.