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UDO Assistance( Orange County, North Carolina 5 <br /> SCHEDULE/TIMEFRAME <br /> We understand the timeframes that have been put in place by the County, and which are <br /> displayed in the Request for Proposals. We are ready to begin work immediately, and continue <br /> our engagement with the County through the first half of 2010. The schedule set forth in the <br /> RFP is aggressive, but can be accomplished with close collaboration. We are on-board for <br /> helping staff produce a draft UDO in June, 2010. <br /> We believe that our close proximity.to county offices, and our previous working relationships <br /> with county staff, advisory boards, and elected leadership, will allow us to be efficient in the use <br /> of our resources and allow us to be of immediate help to staff upon execution of a contract. <br /> ROLE8 AND RESPONSIBILITIE8 <br /> If the Clarion team is selected for the effort, Clarion Associates would be the prime contractor. The <br /> project would be managed out of the Chapel Hill, North Carolina office. We also offer the option of <br /> involving Tetra Tech in the county's work, to assist on approaches and illustrations related to <br /> environmental issues. <br /> FIRM DESCRIPTIONS <br /> Clarion Associates, «C <br /> Clarion Associates is a national land-use and zoning consulting firm founded in <br /> 1992, with offices in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Denver and Fort Collins, <br /> Colorado, and affiliate offices in Chicago, Cincinnati, and Philadelphia. No firm <br /> in the country matches the combination of land use and zoning, urban design, <br /> real estate economics, community development and planning experience of its <br /> principals. Clarion is particularly known for its expertise in: Land <br /> • Innovative zoning and development code revisions; Development Ordinance <br /> • Design of "user-friendly' development codes; <br /> • Design of development codes to make them procedurally efficient; <br /> • Design of development standards to address community character; <br /> • Design of mixed use development regulations; <br /> • Development of form-based regulations; <br /> • Design of aesthetic regulations; ROCKHIM <br /> • Incorporation of neo-traditional principles into codes and plans; <br /> • Design of innovative approaches to parking and buffering; <br /> • Protection of sensitive lands, open space, and historic resources; <br /> • Design of regulations to protect existing neighborhoods; <br /> • Performance standards / innovative growth management systems; <br /> • Historic preservation issues; and <br /> • Legal issues and growth management. <br />