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101Market Street Zoning <br /> Suite D Growth Management <br /> Chapel Hill,X C 27516 Comprehensive Planning <br /> 919.967.9188 Real Estate Consulting <br /> Fax 919.967.9077 <br /> C L A R I O N <br /> November 24, 2009 <br /> (VIA HAND DELIVERY) <br /> Mr. Michael D. Harvey, AICP, CZP <br /> Orange County Planning Department <br /> 306F 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 />