Stack and Pack Housing: What Happens in Scottsdale Doesn't Stay in Scottsdale

SB1543’s striker: Arizona wants big corporate HQs, and it’s willing to rewrite the rules statewide to get them—housing, hotels, and all.

In world-renowned Scottsdale, a quiet but powerful legislative shift is taking shape—one that could upend this polished oasis and send shockwaves through cities across Arizona.

At the heart of it is a strike-everything amendment which would rewrite zoning rules in cities like Scottsdale, allowing hotel and multifamily housing developments in industrial z…