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Planning Commission will Approve Ritz-Carlton

by Diana Balazs The Arizona Republic Dec. 3, 2007

"It could be a Merry Christmas for developers of the Ritz-Carlton Paradise Valley Resort with the Paradise Valley Planning Commission poised for a possible vote Dec. 18. But first, the commission will review 39 stipulations required of the developers, plus residential guidelines governing height, setback and other issues tonight at a 6 p.m. work study at Paradise Valley Town Hall, 6401 E. Lincoln Drive. Scottsdale-based Five Star Development wants to build a 225-room Ritz-Carlton resort hotel, 15 1-acre home sites, 46 luxury detached homes, and 100 resort patio homes on about 110 acres northwest of Lincoln Drive and Scottsdale Road. On Dec. 18, there will be a 6 p.m. study session to review a new plan booklet detailing the project, followed by a 7 p.m. public hearing. The commission could end up voting that night to forward a recommendation to the Town Council."

POP bets that the Planning Commission will vote to recommend Council approval as Ritz-Carlton has requested unless something dramatic happens between now and 18 Dec.