Doyle Administrative Approval PAD

Position Paper
On

Administrative Approval for PAD

Reduced Processing Times are Critical for Large Scale Non-Retail Developments

Economic Development agrees with this request to have site plans in a Planned Area
Development (PAD) be approved administratively. The information | received from Greater
Phoenix Economic Council, Arizona Commerce Authority and site selectors support the need to
reduce site plan processing times to meet aggressive build-to-suit timelines. If our process is
not competitive with other Cities, it could/would be a discriminator. This is especially
important for larger scale development, e.g. data centers, distribution/warehouse, and
fulfilment centers. These developments put time as priority one when making final decisions to
approve a site. Currently, Glendale, Goodyear, Surprise and Buckeye are actively competing for
the same projects. El Mirage needs to reduce permitting times to remain competitive. This is
especially true when pursuing leads with Glendale. The Wolf properties offer land at the same
price, better infrastructure and permitting fees within three weeks of submittal.

Greater Phoenix Large Scale Non-Retail Market

According to GPEC prospect analysis, 80% of large scale (+250,000sf) developments pursue
existing structures over build-to-suit. El Mirage has no existing inventory putting us in the 20%
of leads. Many Cities e.g. Surprise, Goodyear, Glendale are building Spec buildings to meet the
growing demand for existing buildings. JFL Properties is also looking to build smaller office spec
buildings. For El Mirage to be competitive within the 20% of build-to-suit projects in the Greater
Phoenix market, we must streamline our processing times and look for ways to improve
services.

homas P Doyle, MBA a
Economic Development Manager

City of El Mirage