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Qualifications of
<br />Leigh Anne King, AICP, LEED® AP
<br />Clarion Associates
<br />Leigh Anne King is a Senior Associate with Clarion Associates. She is a planner who has experience
<br />working with local governments on planning initiatives including: sustainable community land use plans,
<br />growth management strategies, affordable housing programs, development ordinances and design
<br />guidelines, school siting, and open space planning. She was the lead author of two award winning plans
<br />for Iredell County and Wilson, North Carolina. She has spoken at several national and state -level
<br />conferences on the topics of affordable workforce housing and local food systems.
<br />Project Experience
<br />• Comprehensive and Sustainable Community Plans: Camden County, NC; Clemmons, NC;
<br />Fredericksburg, VA; Hanover County, VA; Iredell County, NC, Manassas, VA; Rock Hill, SC, Tupelo, MS;
<br />Union County, NC; Waxhaw, NC; Wilson, NC
<br />• Growth Management Strategies: Eastern Orangeburg County, SC; Rock Hill, SC; Hillsborough and
<br />Orange County, NC
<br />• Neighborhood and Small Area Plans: Emerald Isle, NC; Chapel Hill, NC (five neighborhood conservation
<br />districts), Wake Forest, NC
<br />• Zoning Ordinance Updates and Design Standards: Henrico County, VA; Orange County, NC; Powhattan
<br />County, VA; Biloxi, MS
<br />• Impact Fee Programs Inclusionary Zoning and Linkage Fee Programs: Beaufort County, SC; Islamorada,
<br />FL, Lee County, FL; Marathon, FL; Palm Beach County, FL
<br />• Other Planning Efforts: BRAC Regional Alliance Infrastructure Integration Plan; Local Area Regional
<br />Transportation Plan for Western Union County, NC; Davidson County — Nashville, TN Open Space Plan
<br />Professional History
<br />• Senior Associate, Clarion Associates, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 2005 — present
<br />• Research Assistant, Center for Urban and Regional Studies, University of North Carolina,
<br />Chapel Hill, 2004 -2005
<br />• Research Intern, The Conservation Fund, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 2004
<br />• Land Use Projects Coordinator, The Conservation Fund, Arlington, Virginia, 2000 -2003
<br />• Master of Regional Planning, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
<br />• Bachelor of Arts, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
<br />Publications
<br />• Green Infrastructure Plan Evaluation Frameworks, Journal of Conservation Planning, March 2005
<br />(published under maiden name — Leigh Anne McDonald)
<br />• White Papers on Housing Diversity and Affordable Housing for the Rocky Mountain Land Use Institute,
<br />incorporated into the Model Sustainable Community Development Code
<br />• Workforce Housing and the Courts, Planning and Environmental Law, October 2011
<br />Professional Associations
<br />■ LEED Accredited Professional
<br />Member, American Planning Association (APA) and North Carolina Chapter (NC -APA)
<br />Member, American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP)
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