Arizona Property Development and Zoning Regulations
The considerable amount of financial resources and time involved in real estate investment and development leaves no room for error. Property owners, developers, investors and lenders need to minimize their risks and costs, especially in the current real estate and economic climate.
That is why so many real estate owners and professionals choose Earl, Curley & Lagarde, P.C., for their zoning and development process needs. Our staff of attorneys and planners has extensive experience and knowledge in all land use matters, including zoning and development entitlements. We assist clients with processing applications for rezoning, use permits, variances, site plans, subdivisions, building permits, and Arizona state trust land leases and purchases. We represent our clients at the required city staff meetings, neighborhood outreach efforts and public hearings before commissions, boards, hearing officers and city councils.
Our work includes processing the full spectrum of development projects from single family residential, multifamily, commercial, office, industrial, retail, regional shopping center and institutional projects, as well as large master-planned communities. The firm has participated in the entitlement processing for the development of some of the largest and most strategic properties in Arizona.
Our Practice and Services
Zoning ordinances are notoriously complex; complicating the matter further is the fact that each city has its own set of zoning regulations, design review and building codes. Working with Earl, Curley & Lagarde, P.C., eliminates this potential for confusion over differing and unique municipal and county codes and ordinances. We have the zoning ordinances and development regulations for every Arizona city in our office, and we are thoroughly familiar them. We help clients through the entire rezoning, design review, site plan and building plan review processes, as well as applying for use permits and variances.
Obtaining zoning entitlements is a large part of our practice. Whether we are seeking higher entitlements to improve property values or increase development opportunities and flexibility, or working on signage and wireless communication entitlements, we can get the job done efficiently and effectively.
Many clients retain our firm to research and prepare written zoning analysis and verification for properties in which they are interested or to protect their investments. Additionally, our attorneys are called to provide expert testimony on land use in condemnation cases and in contractual disputes.
We can manage the entire development review process, including design review, site plan review and permitting. Our attorneys also have significant experience with processing subdivision plats through cities and counties in Arizona.
Earl, Curley & Lagarde, P.C., also negotiates development agreements with Arizona cities and counties on behalf of their development clients. Some notable projects with development agreements negotiated by our attorneys include the Scottsdale Fashion Square, Camelback Colonnade, Biltmore Fashion Park, Arizona Mills, Scottsdale Fiesta Power Center, Del Webb's Sun City Grand, the Tartesso, Douglas Ranch and Verde Santa Fe master planned communities.
To make an appointment with our zoning and land use lawyers, please call our Phoenix office at 602-903-3077 or contact us online.
All photos on this website are of projects zoned by Earl, Curley & Lagarde P.C.
