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25 <br />IOIMarket Street Zoning <br />SuiteD Growth Management <br />ChapelHifl,N.G 27516 Comprehensive Planning <br />919.967.9188 Real Estate Consulting <br />Fax 919.967.9077 <br />~ ~, ~ ~ 1 ® ~ <br />November 24, 2009 <br />(VIA HAND DELIVERY) <br />Mr. Michael D. Harvey, AICP, CZP <br />Orange Couniy Planning Department <br />30bF Revere Road <br />PO Box 8181 <br />Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br />(919) 245-2575 <br />RE: Request for Proposals to Provide Professional Services Related to the Development of a Unified <br />Development Ordinance for Orange County <br />Dear Mr. Harvey, <br />Thank you for the opportunity to submit this proposal to provide professional services related to the <br />development of a Unified Development Ordinance for Orange County. Clarion Associates is a <br />national land use and zoning consulting firm with a strong North Carolina presence. Firm <br />professionals have substantial experience in assisting local government clients in evaluating, drafting, <br />and updating development regulations in North Carolina, the southeast, and nation. We are excited <br />about the prospect of working with Orange County on this project. <br />If we are selected, Roger Waldon, a Clarion Principal working out of our North Carolina office, will <br />manage the project. He will be assisted by Craig Richardson and Leigh Anne King, both professionals <br />in our North Carolina office. <br />We also describe in this proposal the qualifications and experience of Tetra Tech, an environmental <br />management and engineering firm with specialties in stormwater management, erosion control, and <br />flood damage prevention. Available for assistance to Orange County would be Kimberly Brewer, a <br />long-term Orange County resident specializing in water quality issues. Other resources available <br />from Tetra Tech include Jonathan Smith, a stormwater management engineer and Regina Scheibner, <br />a graphic designer and illustrator. <br />As is discussed in more detail in subsequent sections of this response, we have extensive relevant <br />experience in assisting cities and counties in the evaluation and updating of development regulations. <br />Our team's strengths are summarized as follows: <br />We know Orange County well. We live and work here, helped Orange County prepare and <br />adopt its Comprehensive Plan, and have worked to prepare and help implement <br />intergovernmental agreements here (which are important components of this new UDO}. We <br />understand the context intimately. <br />