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WSB <br />& Associates, Inc. <br />EXPERIENCE <br />Community Planning, Zoning, <br />Development Review and WSB <br />Planning, engineering, and design related to municipal land use and infrastructure <br />systems are the primary areas of service for WSB, and has been since our inception in <br />1995. Over the past several years, many of our clients have asked us to formalize our <br />Community Planning offering. To that end, WSB added Kelsey Johnson to our team in <br />2010. Kelsey is leading our efforts related to Community Planning and Zoning, which <br />currently accounts for approximately 1 % of our firm's business. However, based on the <br />synergy between engineering and planning and the ongoing work that we perform for <br />more than 50 communities, we envision this percentage to increase in the near future. <br />Although Community Planning is a newer service offering at WSB, prior to 2008 the <br />firm's business related to zoning code and development review accounted for between <br />20%-30% of the firm's total revenues. This large percentage was directly attributable <br />to the large amount of residential and commercial development that was occurring in <br />the communities that we represent. WSB has extensive experience related to zoning <br />code and development plan review. <br />Firm's Philosophy <br />WSB understands that economic development is vital <br />to the success in any community and in 2011 we are <br />committed to 'finding a way'. We are keenly aware <br />of how our recommendations related to zoning, <br />subdivision code, land use, planning, or engineering <br />matters impact economic development. Therefore, we <br />are thoughtful in our recommendations with regard to <br />how they may impact existing residents and businesses, <br />as well as proposed development opportunities. While <br />we do not advocate for changing regulations to <br />accommodate individual developments, we do <br />recognize that there are situations that should be <br />evaluated against existing circumstances in order <br />to arrive at a recommendation. No regulation can <br />be written for every situation and reasonableness is <br />critical to successful projects. <br />Additionally, WSB is comfortable with using the zoning <br />and subdivision code to foster and enhance economic <br />development and residential growth. We believe in <br />looking at the regulations to see if the past land use <br />and zoning assumptions are acceptable in light of the <br />new economic realities. In some communities, we are <br />evaluating lot size and street/right-of-way widths. In <br />other communities, we have been involved with creating <br />flexible design standards associated with low impact <br />(environmental) developments. Everything in the <br />zoning and subdivision code should be on the table for <br />discussion. We don't believe that you can regulate quality <br />development. Rather, you get qualify development <br />from understanding what the regulations are <br />intending to accomplish and then by adapting them <br />to support a plan that best meets the goals and <br />culture of the community. <br />Experience is <br />