Scottsdale Residential Site Design Improvement Requirements

Single-family residential development must incorporate the following site design improvements:

1. Site design that minimizes exterior heat gain through the elimination of asphaltic paving materials and the shading of at least fifty (50) percent of all parking, walkway and patio surfaces by mature trees and/or shade structures.
2. Exterior water conservation measures including but not limited to water harvesting.
3. Limiting the use of non-native plant materials to a maximum of five (5) percent of the total lot area and that such materials will be placed in courtyards surrounded by buildings and walls at least six (6) feet in height.
4. Building and site design using passive solar control techniques such as, but not limited to, overhangs, recessed doors and windows, architectural screens in front of areas of glass, and earth mounded against the base of the building walls.