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0 ® Oe . j Calvin, Giordano 6 Associates. Inc. if XCEPTIONAL SOLUTIONS ® . O COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING & EAR BASED AMENDMENTS ® CGA has prepared Evaluation and Appraisal Reports (EARS) and EAR- :114. _ ® based Amendments for the Towns of Malabar, Medley, Lake Park, and . {� ,\ ' !,s ,i=_ ® Surfside, the Cities of Hollywood, Pahokee, Sunny Isles Beach and .�'t ;. _ .� .,I Weston, Martin County and St. Lucie County. Our Comprehensive 0 Planning team has a reputation for knowledge of state procedures and 1_1% ® success in State approval of Evaluation and Appraisal Reports and r-=';'<: ° _ afeia " comprehensive plan amendments. —' ® ® CGA is a leader in implementing HB697 requirements for energy efficiency and greenhouse gas reduction 0 strategies in Comprehensive Plans. Our EAR-based Amendment work with the City of Weston and the ® Town of Medley and the first Comprehensive Plan for the Town of Loxahatchee Groves has been used as examples by DCA and cited in the University of Florida publication Greenhouse Gas Reduction and O Energy Conservation:Development Impacts Under Florida HB 697. 0 The report specifically notes strategies included in the new comprehensive plan ® for Loxahatchee Groves such as requiring land use changes to be reviewed ® i Ns-wYGuett 'A "c.etCrnm..- based upon energyefficiency and discouragement of sprawl, developmentment to be "transit-ready" along major routes, and maintaining agriculture to reduce heat 0 144 island effects. UF noted the CGA-authored amendments to the Medley ® Comprehensive Plan, prepared through Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR)- ® d based Comprehensive Plan Amendments, included strategies such as alternate • energy production as an allowed use in Industrial land uses and requiring 0 energy efficiency in new buildings. Noted Weston policies include developing ® review criteria for placement of photovoltaic cells, and maintaining and ® _ _ _�� improving the City's extensive bikeway network with access to significant o .--E- ®,,,,,, ora commercial, employment, and recreational centers. ® Public participation is key to Comprehensive Planning success. Our Comprehensive Planning team has a reputation for sensitivity and neutrality in facilitating productive public participation with passionate ® stakeholders. Our previous public participation experience includes neighborhood meetings with residents ® during the Surfside EAR and EAR-based Amendment Process. CGA has well-developed relationships with the agencies that review Comprehensive Plans, and we understand the balance between Sunny Isles 0 Beach's and state objectives. We are also well-versed on state legislation including SB 360 passed in 2009. ® LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS/AREA-WIDE REZONINGS .- _ CGA offers our expertise in going beyond just traditional zoning practices and E_—.-- 1 !)Lt'1��1 0 delivering products that, through form-based methods, seek to maximize the ---- }• t�'It opportunities available within the City's context. A new zoning code, in ,- reflecting a population in with the existing economic needs as it has, should =—. _ ,':?I_;t-.. p; provide the residents with the framework for urbanization where access to M=— ;;; .i.1 It 1!Q; I ® goods and services is facilitated for the pedestrian and not maintained as one o-- ', "'�1, {i t I ® that is automobile-dependent. It is important that the zoning code also ri,'� t II°;p1 O addresses quality of life issues and quality of environment, because together A,_';'�!11 I't�-t')�; '-,, Irl; Ili 11 !1,10 I- these can aide in ensuring continual investment in the City, both from "1-1-:'f,+.' - - ' 0 businesses and corporations and, more importantly, from generational civic Quin_';l`"1I:_•Ii ® investments - the type of capital that invests in community history, identity and �� rJ ® character. O RFQ#12-04-02,Planning and Urban Design Page 41 2