City reports outline the growth needs for Scottsdale over the next 20 years

Scottsdale officials say the city is well-positioned to handle projected growth over the next 20 years.

Most of the growth will be concentrated in the central and northern parts of the city. The central section of Scottsdale is between Indian Bend and Deer Valley roads, with the less heavily developed northern section extending to the northern city limits.

City officials are in the midst of a process, required under a state law passed in 2011, of assessing its infrastructure and the cost of development-impact fees. Developers pay those fees to hook up to Scottsdale’s water and sewer systems.

The majority of fees will go down, says Gina Kirklin, finance manager for the city’s enterprise funds, specifically the water system. That is based on the five-year planning period under the state law, which will have the effect of minimizing the number of improvements that need to be done in that time frame, and the fact that the city already is mostly built.

Published thus far are the first two parts of the process — a land-use assumptions report and the infrastructure-improvement plan. Both were written by water planner Chris Hassert using data from two consultants’ reports.

Urban residential units, the most densely populated areas, will dominate southern and central Scottsdale, while rural units, the least dense, will dominate in the northern end of the city, the land-use report says.

The forecast sees more than 15,000 new housing units over the next 15-20 years.

Central Scottsdale can expect to see 9,263 new housing units by 2030, more than southern and northern parts of the city combined. The north and south each will have close to 3,300 units.

The land report also says the city could add as much as