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Minimum Criteria for Industrial Park Certification
Note that the criteria listed below are only the minimum criteria. The documentation that
is required for each criteria can be found in the document entitled Items Required for
Certification which is provided after MSC has received the Letter of Intent from the
applicant.
1. The industrial park must be a minimum of 100 subdividable acres with at least one
parcel in the park being a minimum of 20 developable, contiguous acres.
2. The developable acreage must be located outside of the 100-year flood zone.
3. The industrial park must be available for sale or lease (with a documented price and
terms) to prospective industrial investors. If the industrial park is only available for lease,
the lease term must be a minimum of 25 years.
4. The industrial park must be zoned appropriately or be able to be rezoned for industrial
use within 90 days (if applicable).
5. The industrial park must be directly served or be able to be served within six months by
a road that is compatible with standards for tractor-trailer access (80,000 pounds /
20,000 pounds per axle).
6. To market the industrial park as rail served, the industrial park must be served or be able
to be served within 12 months by rail.
7. The industrial park must be served or be able to be served within six months by
industrial quality power (a minimum of three-phase electric service).
8. The industrial park must be served or be able to be served within six months by natural
gas.
9. The industrial park must be served or be able to be served within six months by water
infrastructure and a water system with a minimum excess capacity of at least 300,000
gallons per day.
10. The industrial park must be served or be able to be served within six months by
wastewater infrastructure and a wastewater treatment plant with a minimum excess
capacity of 200,000 gallons per day.4
11. The industrial park must be served or be able to be served within six months by a
minimum of DS-1 or T-1 telecommunications infrastructure.
12. The industrial park’s developable acreage must be free of recognized environmental
concerns or have a plan for mitigation.
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Septic tanks are not an acceptable wastewater treatment solution.
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13. The industrial park’s developable acreage must be free of wetlands or have a plan for
mitigation or be able to be mitigated within 90 days. If the schedule for mitigation is
longer than 90 days, mitigation must be completed prior to certification.
14. The industrial park’s developable acreage must be free of threatened and endangered
species or have a plan for mitigation or be able to be mitigated within 90 days. If the
schedule for mitigation is longer than 90 days, mitigation must be completed prior to
certification.
15. The industrial park’s developable acreage must be free of areas of archaeological or
historical significance or have a plan for mitigation or be able to be mitigated within 90
days. If the schedule for mitigation is longer than 90 days, mitigation must be completed
prior to certification.
16. The industrial park’s developable acreage must have soils compatible with industrial
development.
17. A Master Development Plan that shows the location of park access roads, easements,
utilities (existing and proposed), and proposed lot locations and sizes (total and
developable acreage) must be submitted. The Master Development Plan should take
into consideration and note the location of development limitations, such as wetlands,
floodplains, and permanent easements.
18. A set of draft protective covenants that at a minimum address the following: building
type, landscaping, parking, outdoor storage, setback specifications, and sign control
must be submitted.
2013 Program Schedule
Kick-off Meetings April 9-10, 2013
Deadline to Submit Letter of Intent May 3, 2013
Applicant Receives Phase II Site Evaluation Materials Week of May 19, 2013
Deadline to Submit a Phase II Evaluation Application June 28, 2013
Site Visit Week of July 28, 2013
Applicant Receives Notification of Selection Status /
Week of September 8, 2013
Invitation to Proceed
Deadline to Submit a Phase III Certification Application September 2014
Applicant Receives Notification of Certification Decision 4th Quarter 2014
Announcement Event or Press Release TBD
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Recertification
In order to remain certified, every site and park will have to be recertified upon expiration of the
current certification. All sites will have to be recertified under the current program guidelines at
the time of recertification.
In most cases, the certification expiration will be five years from the date of the Army Corps of
Engineers Jurisdictional Determination letter regarding wetlands.
• It is important to note that the property control document(s) must be in effect for the
duration of the timeframe indicated by the Jurisdictional Determination letter.
• The Phase I environmental document must have a report date that approximately
coincides with the date of the Jurisdictional Determination letter (based upon the
judgment of MSC).
If the Jurisdictional Determination letter has not been received, the expiration will occur five
years from the property control document or Phase I environmental document.
The expiration date for each certified site will be indicated in the certification letter provided to
each applicant.
Program Contacts
If there are any questions regarding the materials or the application process, please contact:
Lindsey Myers John Hutchinson
McCallum Sweeney Consulting Gulf Power
(864) 553-7038 (850) 444-6750
lmyers@mccallumsweeney.com JLHUTCHI@southernco.com
This is a program of Gulf Power Company Economic Development Fund, Inc.
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