Land and Urban Planning

Teamwork that results in innovative solutions that work is our approach to each project.

Our professional Planners, who are AICP certified, will work closely with you and our in-house team of Architects, Civil Engineers, Ecologists, and Landscape Architects to address all of your land design needs.

We consider marketplace direction in relation to regulatory comprehensive plans and land development codes to determine opportunities and constraints for development to achieve an innovative design that meets your needs and is permittable.

Planning Markets

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  • Land Development
  • Commercial Facilities
  • Education Facilities
  • Health Care Facilities
  • Institutional Facilities
  • Industrial Facilities and Industrial Parks
  • Offices and Office Parks
  • Mixed Use Development
  • Parks and Recreation
  • Master Planned Communities
  • Residential Subdivisions

For more information contact:

Jim Farr, AICP, Vice President

941 747-2981

Email: info@georgefyoung.com

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Comprehensive Capabilities

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  • Land Use Consulting and Management of Entitlements:

    • Feasibility studies including physical/legal constraints and opportunity  evaluation(s)
    • Comprehensive plan amendments
    • Management of entitlements (Planned Unit Developments, Transfer of Development Rights)
    • Study of land use alternatives and options
    • Analysis of existing developments (remaining entitlements, zoning conditions, study of local demographics, property comparisons, etc.)
    • Annexations and vacations
    • Evaluation of owner/developer’s proforma requirements

     

  • Zoning Consultation:

    • Research and verification of existing zoning, allowable uses, min. setbacks, max. building heights, parking requirements, etc.
    • Research into any district overlay regulations
    • Changes/modifications to existing zoning and planned development zonings
    • Rezoning and site plan approval process assistance
    • Awareness/research into local political climate

     

  • Master Planning and Special Studies Consulting:

    • Traditional Neighborhood Development (TND) planning and consulting
    • Pedestrian Oriented Development (POD) planning and municipal incentives
    • Transit Oriented Development (TOD) planning and consulting
    • Community recreational planning
    • Municipal park planning
    • Conceptual density studies and master planning
    • Infill planning and neighborhood blending