Character Area Plan
What Is It?
Originally adopted by the City Council in 1984, updated in 2009 and 2018, and again most recently in 2023 and now 2024 (in two phases), the Old Town Scottsdale Character Area Plan (formerly Downtown Plan) serves as the comprehensive policy document that guides growth and development decisions for Scottsdale’s downtown. As an adopted Character Area Plan, the Old Town Scottsdale Plan incorporates community goals and policies consistent with (but not duplicative of) Scottsdale’s General Plan, yet specific to the special attributes of Old Town Scottsdale and how it functions.
City Council adopted - February 2024