Orangedale Lounge Conditional Use Permit

At a glance

• What: Resolution No. 13752, a live entertainment Conditional Use Permit (UP-0001-2026) for the Orangedale Lounge, a bar of about 1,556 square feet in a Planned Community Center Environmentally Sensitive Lands zone on Bell Road, with a 168 square foot patio.
• Outcome: Approved 7/0 on September 22, 2026 with limits on live music: 8:00 p.m. on weekdays and 9:00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, all other stipulations remaining.
• Next: Nothing pending in the record read.

Background

Senior Planner Steinke presented. Staff stipulations: maximum 65 decibels, no propped-open doors or windows, no external speakers linked to live entertainment. The Planning Commission approved the permit 6-1 on August 12, 2026 with a stipulation limiting live entertainment to Friday and Saturday; the applicant asked Council to remove that stipulation. Slides show 282 parking spaces required and 416 provided.

Public comment

• Todd Heroldt (Scottsdale resident) opposed, citing effects on the natural environment and wildlife, and gave Council a handout.
• David Boland (representing The Ridge at McDowell Mountain) opposed, citing operating hours and music amplification, and asked Council to remand the item to the Planning Commission if the stipulations were not clear.

Motions

• Councilwoman Dubauskas moved to adopt with added stipulations that live music be Monday through Thursday only, end at 8:00 p.m., with a 65 decibel level outside the premises. Councilwoman Whitehead seconded, then withdrew her second.
• Councilwoman Whitehead made an alternate motion to adopt with live music limited to 8:00 p.m. on weekdays and 9:00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, all other stipulations remaining. Vice Mayor McAllen seconded. Carried 7/0 with Mayor Borowsky, Vice Mayor McAllen, and Councilmembers Dubauskas, Graham, Kwasman, Littlefield and Whitehead in favor.

Sources

• City Council regular meeting and work study session minutes, September 22, 2026: https://ww2.scottsdaleaz.gov/Assets/ScottsdaleAZ/Council/current-agendas-minutes/2026-minutes/09-22-26-approved-regular-and-work-study-minutes.pdf

Log

2026-09-22 - City Council

Public hearing, two opponents, approved 7/0 with the revised music hours above.