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Assistance Orange County, North Carolina
<br /> We are pleased to prepare oproposal for Orange County
<br /> to assist in the preparation of o new Unified Development
<br /> Ordinance. In this proposal we describe services that we
<br /> are pn*pone6 to offer immediately, and also identify
<br /> options for the County's consideration oo work proceeds i.
<br /> subsequent phases ofUC>[) production.
<br /> We understand Orange County's regulatory context very
<br /> vvali. We assisted the county in preparation and adoption
<br /> of the current Comprehensive Plan. We have worked on
<br /> intergovernmental o0neennenb involving Orange County,
<br /> Hillsborough, [orr6onn, and Chapel Hill. The project
<br /> manager for Clarion's work on this initiative will be Roger
<br /> VYo/clon, who served osChapel Hill's Planning Director for
<br /> two decades prior to imining Clarion Associates in 2005.
<br /> YVe are currently working with the Town nf Hillsborough on
<br /> preparation ofits UDC}. We have been advising Chapel
<br /> Hill regarding growth management strategies.
<br /> And we understand what it takes to craft UDO that meets community goals. [|ohon has extensive
<br /> experience in drafting of development codes for communities in North Carolina, the southeast, and
<br /> across the notion:
<br /> • We have written zoning regulations for cities and counties in North Carolina, the
<br /> southeast, and the notion that are vvell-i||ontrohed, written in plain English, and made
<br /> available through web-base d technology (including codes in Cary, NC; Mooresville,
<br /> NC; Folly Beach, SC; Rock Hill, 5[; Franklin, TN; Greenville, 3C; Alachua, FL;
<br /> Louisville/Jefferson County, KY; Fort Collins, CO. Colorado Springs, CO; Anchorage,
<br /> AK; and Henderson, N\8.
<br /> • We have re-tooled development codas for growing communities, to encourage
<br /> development and redevelopment that is consistent with the community's planning and
<br /> development objectives (including codes in Folly Beach, SC; Rock Hill, SC; Cary, N[;
<br /> Mooresville, NC; Alachua, FL; and Franklin, TN).
<br /> • We have in-depth knowledge of "best prochces" on land development issues generally,
<br /> and in designing workable solutions for communities in substantive "best practices"
<br /> areas vve believe are important to the project, such as:
<br /> " |n8U development (Clayton, MO; Overland Pork, KS; Kock Hill, SC; Greenville, SC; Oak
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<br /> a Form-based design (Jefferson County/Louisville, k3/ Carson City, NV; Mooresville, NC)
<br /> ° Mixed-use development (Colorado Springs, CO; Montgomery County, MD; Henderson,
<br /> NV; Franklin, TN; Cary, N[; Rock Hill, SC), and
<br /> v Landscaping and parking (Rock Hill, SC; Cary, NC; Franklin, TN\.
<br /> Comprehensive reviews and oo6oteo of development regulations are nno'or undertakings that must be
<br /> carefully considered and systematically pursued. They are more technical in noh/ro than
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