Council approves fourplex site plan at 13225 N. Main Street; developer says units will be rentals

The El Mirage Common Council approved a conditional use permit and site plan on July 1 for a proposed fourplex (four units) at 13225 North Main Street in the city’s Mixed Use (MU) zoning district.

City planning staff described the project as a 0.73‑acre development with four three‑bedroom units (each about 1,800 square feet), two‑car garages, private patios and perimeter low‑water landscaping. The proposal includes a shared enclosed trash enclosure and building heights of approximately 15 feet, 7 inches (single story). Planning and Zoning recommended approval on June 10 by a 4‑0 vote; no substantial neighborhood opposition was recorded during the council public hearing.

The applicant’s representative, contractor Melissa Sine, and the owner indicated the units will be rental homes and the owner intends rents below current market levels to serve the area. Council members and staff discussed sidewalk, roadway frontage and whether a block wall would separate the development from adjacent undeveloped land; staff said required frontage and infrastructure improvements would be addressed as part of the permitting process.

Why it matters: The site adds housing in an area where council members said additional residential development could spur further investment and improve a stretch of Main Street. The approval lets the applicant proceed to construction-document submittal.

Next steps: Applicant to submit construction documents and obtain building permits; staff to confirm required right-of-way frontage, sidewalk and any public‑improvement dedications as part of building-permit review.

Vote: Motion to approve the conditional use permit and site plan passed unanimously by council.