Understand the local rules
Consider the applicable zoning, development standards, and review requirements before deciding on a path.
Services
Focused planning support for the question ahead.
Whether you’re reviewing a plan, working through an application, or preparing for a public meeting, we can help you consider the options and identify useful next steps.
A useful place to begin
Every community has its own context.
Local rules, existing plans, and the people involved help shape what is possible. Our research and materials are built around the place and question in front of you.
Make the process clearer
Bring together the steps, audiences, and meeting materials that help people take part in a planning decision.
Use what is already known
Review existing maps, plans, and public information to identify useful context and questions that need a closer look.
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Planning direction
Turn a broad planning question into a practical path for discussion, adoption, or implementation.
Examples
- Comprehensive and focused plan updates
- Plan and policy implementation support
- Review of existing maps, plans, and public information
- Implementation roadmaps
- Decision memos and staff-ready presentations
Good fit
A defined planning question, plan chapter, policy topic, or implementation challenge.
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Zoning & development guidance
Help city teams amend, interpret, and apply zoning and development codes, or help property owners and development teams understand how those rules apply to a project.
Examples
- Unified Development Code and ordinance amendments
- Zoning and development code interpretation
- Site-development and subdivision standards review
- Code updates aligned with community plans and policy goals
- Property and project guidance on applicable zoning requirements
- Development-review procedures and applicant guidance
Good fit
City teams updating or applying their codes, or property owners, developers, and project teams working through a zoning or development question.
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Community & stakeholder engagement
Create a more useful bridge between technical planning work and the people affected by it.
Examples
- Public meeting and stakeholder engagement support
- Planning and zoning commission and council materials
- Board and commission presentation support
- Comment synthesis and plain-language summaries
Good fit
A decision with a known audience and a realistic engagement window.
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Permitting & application support
Help private applicants move projects through the city’s planning and development review process, or help city teams review applications and coordinate that process.
Examples
- Applicant support with requirements and supporting materials
- Review-comment tracking and applicant response coordination
- Planning application review and staff support for cities
- Cross-department development-review coordination
- Development guides and application checklists
- Development-review and permit-tracking process improvements
Good fit
Property owners, developers, and project teams navigating city requirements, or city staff who need additional planning and application-review capacity.
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Flexible planning capacity
Add a focused planning partner when a city or company needs momentum without building a large project team.
Examples
- Development plan review against existing codes and standards
- Permit application review and staff support
- Scoped research and analysis
- Meeting and board support
- Plan or code audits
- Staff guidance and cross-department coordination
- Recurring staff assistance and deliverable editing
Good fit
A defined scope, cadence, and primary point of contact.
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Grant and RFP/RFQ Support
Help shape project narratives, understand requirements, and organize supporting materials for grant applications and responses to requests for proposals (RFPs) and requests for qualifications (RFQs).
Examples
- Grant opportunity and requirement research
- Project descriptions and application narrative support
- RFP/RFQ response outlines and requirement checklists
- Proposal and qualifications narrative review and editing
- Supporting-document coordination
- Application and response timelines and submission checklists
Good fit
A planning-related project, funding opportunity, or RFP/RFQ response with an identified deadline.
Working together
Support shaped around your needs.
We’ll talk through your question, the people involved, and your timing, then agree on the support and next steps that make sense for your project.