GOVERNMENT APPLICATIONS AND APPROVALS

We have successfully prepared, processed and expedited development projects through state and local
government application processes.  Some of the entitlement applications and approvals are listed below.
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Commercial, Office, Mixed Use & Utility Projects
ALICO
Project Size:               
 11,000 acres
Project Location:        Lee County, Florida
Services Provided:     Principal author for a Development of Regional Impact
(DRI) application, strategic plan, and zoning application for 11,000 acres.  Exten-
sive research and collaborative efforts for the master concept plan preparation,
project representation and public workshops and with the review agencies. Once
this property was chosen for the Florida Gulf Coast University, the project was
revamped and now includes two approved Developments of Regional Planning.

ALICO CROSSINGS
Project Location:       
Lee County, Florida
Services Provided:    Project manager/lead planner for a multi-disciplinary team
securing approval of a zoning application.  Also responsible for zoning plans,site
design and presentations at the public hearings.

BARTOW REPOWERING
Project Location:       
 St. Petersburg, Florida
Services Provided:    Land use manager for the first of a phased application for
local government approval of a repowering project.  Extensive coordination with
project engineers, client and local government agency reviewers.
 

CENTRAL FLORIDA TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT
Project Size:                 
1,600 square miles
Project Location:        Levy, Citrus, Marion, Sumter, Lake, Hernando, Pasco,
Pinellas, Hillsborough and Polk Counties, Florida
Project Description:  This study involved transmission line corridors and routing
studies related to a proposed nuclear power plant in Levy County, Florida.  Multiple
69-kV, 230-kV and 500-kV transmission lines across 10 counties.  Thousands of
miles of alternatives were studied resulting in about 200 miles of transmission lines.
Services Provided:    Roles included assistant project manager, lead planner and
assistant planner. Work included designing all study areas, identifying most of the
candidate corridors, coordinating field reconnaissance in an area the size of Rhode
Island, enhancing the project review methodology, extensive research and
analysis, community outreach, land acquisition research and crafting the text
template for seven applications to the state for site certification (these became
chapters in an overall application for the proposed nuclear power plant). Thousands
of miles of alternative corridors and then routes were established and analyzed
with the goal of finding corridors and routes for these proposed transmission lines
that minimize their overall impact on the area, including homes, and natural and
cultural resources.

CYNWYD AIRPORT
Project Location:       
 Lee County, Florida
Services Provided:    Project manager/planner for alternative commercial/office
master plans, and the zoning application.  Presentations at the public hearings.

CYNWYD DANIELS PARKWAY
Project Location:       
 Lee County, Florida
Services Provided:    Project manager/planner preparing the master concept plan
and zoning application.  Represented project at the public hearings.
   

DANPORT CENTRE
Project Size:               
 259 acres
Project Location:        Lee County, Florida
Services Provided:     Project manager/lead planner on a multi-disciplinary team
for multiple alternative master plans and a DRI amendment.

ENTERPRISE LEHIGH
Project Location:       
 Lehigh, Florida
Services Provided:    Project manager/lead planner for a multi-disciplinary team
securing zoning approval for this commercial site in Lehigh, Florida. Provided
office, residential and commercial master concept planning as well as presen-
tations at the public hearings.

EXPLORATION POINT
Project Size:               
 4,763 acres
Project Location:        Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
Services Provided:     Dual roles on this innovative mixed use project.  Author of
two versions of a new land development code land use category for this develop-
ment and proposed amendments to other sections of the City codes.  One version
is conventional and the other is form-based.  Extensive coordination with the site
designers in their development of the Pattern Book for the project.
 

FERNANDINA BEACH CONTAINER PORT
Project Location:        Nassau County, Florida
Services Provided:
    Planner providing economic projections within a multi-
disciplinary team securing a Preliminary Development Agreement for a
Development of Regional Impact and the local approvals.  

GLADES POWER PARK
Project Size:   
             5,000 acres
Project Location:       Glades County, Florida
Services Provided:   
 Prepared a local government approval feasibility study.  
Authored the application for local government approval of a new 1960 megawatt
coal fired power plant located five miles northwest of Moore Haven.  Revisions to
the local government land development codes were required. The application and
code amendments were approved but the state need determination was
unsuccessful.

GULF COAST TOWN CENTER
Project Size:                244 acres
Project Location:        Lee County, Florida
Services Provided:
    Lead planner on a multi-disciplinary team securing
comprehensive plan and zoning approval for this regional mall property. Developed
the zoning concept plans with the developer and architect’s input.  Extensive issue
research and responses to staff opinion that the project was not compatible with
the Comprehensive Plan.  Multiple days before the Hearing Examiner with new
issues posed by staff as the hearing progressed.  A full day of testimony and a
PowerPoint presentation.  Endless and creative responses to issues.  Project was
approved by Lee County and is currently under construction.  

MIROMAR OUTLET
Project Location:        
Lee County, Florida
Services Provided:     Project manager/lead planner for a multi-disciplinary team
securing a DRI amendment and rezoning for the Miromar Outlet parcel (part of the
Timberland and Tiburon DRI).

PELICAN BAY
Project Size:               
 2,104 acres
Project Location:        Collier County, Florida
Services Provided:    Planner working closely with the project attorney on a
substantial deviation from existing approvals for the commercial element of this
mixed use development to move unused square footage from the south
commercial tract to the north commercial tract.

PELICAN BUSINESS PARK
Project Location:
       Lee County, Florida
Services Provided:     Project manager/lead planner on a team securing zoning
approval. Provided extensive coordination and commercial site design.  

PINK SHELL
Project Location:
       Fort Myers Beach, Florida
Services Provided:    Lead planner and expert witness testimony for zoning
amendments for the renovation of an existing resort on Fort Myers Beach.  

RED COCONUT
Project Location:        
Fort Myers Beach, Florida
Services Provided:    Lead planner on a multi-disciplinary team securing revisions
to the proposed land use plan text.. Provided extensive coordination with the town
planner, project attorney and Department of Community Affairs. Responsible for
multiple master plans and proposed property development guidelines.
 

RESORT ON CAREFREE BOULEVARD
Project Location:       
 North Fort Myers, Florida
Services Provided:    Rezoning to a planned development. Overall project
manager, rezoning and site plan development oversight for an innovative resort
incorporating recreational vehicles and manufactured housing.  

RODINA
Project Size:               
 27,000 acres
Project Location:        Hendry County, Florida
Services Provided:     Lead planner on a multi-disciplinary team developing the
initial conceptual master plan and entitlement strategy.  Significant environmental
issues require innovative solutions.  Multiple presentations and workshops with the
property owners.
 

SNOOK BIGHT MARINA
Project Location:       
 Fort Myers Beach, Florida
Services Provided:     Lead planner, application support and expert witness
testimony for the renovation of an existing marina on Fort Myers Beach.

TIMES SQUARE REDEVELOPMENT
Project Location:        
Fort Myers Beach, Florida
Services Provided:     Working with an architect and attorney developed a
strategic plan for the heart of Fort Myers Beach following a series of hurricanes.  
Alternative development scenarios with both technical and graphic support were
presented to the Town Council for consideration.

TRAMMEL CROW - SOUTH FORT MYERS
Project Location:        
Lee County, Florida
Services Provided:     Author of a commercial and industrial land use study,
comprehensive plan amendment, and expert witness testimony for a mixed-use
development in South Fort Myers.
 

WEST COUNTY ENERGY CENTER
Project Location:       
 Palm Beach County, Florida
Services Provided:     Lead planner for the local government approval of two
new, state-of-the-art, natural gas-fired combined-cycle generating units.  Extensive
coordination with project engineers, client and agency reviewers. Prepared
applications and master plans for local government development approvals.

WYNNWOOD
Project Location:         
Estero, Florida
Services Provided:      Project now includes Belle Lago, a 447 unit community,
Osprey Cove, a multi-family development and a 228,000 square-foot WalMart.  
Project manager/lead planner for a multi-disciplinary team securing zoning
application approval for this site in Estero, Florida.  Developed residential concept
plans, zoning plans for the commercial and residential segments of the
development, and commercial master plans.  


Large Scale Residential  Projects (2,000 units+)

ARBORWOOD
Project Size:               
 2,534 acres
Project Location:        Fort Myers, Florida
Services Provided:     Overall contract and project manager for a multi-disciplinary
annexation into the city of Fort Myers and a CDD have been approved.  
Connectivity
     research.  Primary author and coordinator for the text of land
development regulations for a land use category created for this development.
 

ESTUARY DRI
Project Size:               
 6,500 acres
Project Location:        Lee County, Florida
Expert witness for Lee County for the comprehensive planning and zoning aspects
of this proposed development.  Worked closely with the County Attorney's office
and consulting attorneys.


HERITAGE BAY
Project Size:               
 2,562 acres
Services Provided:     Lead planner on the multi-disciplinary team securing zoning
and DRI approval for this mixed use development on an existing mining site.  
Authored the land development regulations and PUD document.  The thirty-third
draft version was adopted by Collier County.
 

MIROMAR LAKES
Project Size:               
 1,805 acres
Project Location:        Lee County, Florida
Services Provided:     Project manager/lead planner for a multi-disciplinary team.
Submitted and negotiated a rezoning and DRI application for a golf course
community and commercial site design. Collaborated with the golf course architect
and other team members in developing segments of the master concept plan.  
Extensive coordination with the airport regarding a Chapter 150 study. Project
manager/DRI coordinator for the 500-acre addition to Miromar Lakes and a related
comprehensive plan amendment. Extensive work with the local planning and zoning
staff members and with and DCA.  In both cases, testified before the LPA,
Hearing Examiner and Board of County Commissioners.

PELICAN LANDING
Project Size:               
 2,792 acres
Project Location:        Lee County, Florida
Services Provided:    Project manager/lead planner and author of a commercial/
industrial land use study and successful comprehensive plan amendment.

PELICAN PRESERVE
Project Size:               
 1,017 acres
Project Location:       Fort Myers, Florida
Services Provided:     Lead planner and author of the city staff review of a
proposed DRI amendment and comprehensive plan amendment.  Presented the
staff recommendation to the Planning Commission.

RIVERWOOD AMDA AND INCREMENT 1
Project Size:               
 1,288 acres
Project Location:        Charlotte County, Florida
Services Provided:     Project manager/lead planner for a multi-disciplinary team
securing development approvals for this planned golf course community.
Developed zoning concept plan for the overall project and site plans for individual
tracts. Drafted, with team input, a Bald Eagle management plan, zoning
documents.  Testified before the LPA and Board of County Commissioners.
 

RIVER'S EDGE (now Gulf Harbour)
Project Size:                548 acres
Project Location:        Lee County, Florida
Services Provided:     Project manager/lead planner securing a DRI amendment.
Provided major revisions to this riverfront golf course community's site plan.
 

STONEYBROOK
Project Size:               
 904 acres
Project Location:        Lee County, Florida
Services Provided:     Project manager/lead planner for a multi-disciplinary team
securing multiple DRI amendments and zoning application approvals for this
community in Estero, Florida. Collaborated with the golf course architect to create
the Master Concept Plan.


Other Residential  Projects (Less than 2,000 units)

CEDAR HAMMOCK
Project Location:        
Collier County, Florida
Services Provided:     Project manager/lead planner for a multi-disciplinary team
zoning application, zoning plans, and PUD document. Provided coordination with

golf course architect and testified at the public hearings.  

DEVONWOOD
Project Location:        
Lee County, Florida
Services Provided:     Site plan and development approval for this residential project.

HERITAGE PALMS
Project Location:        
Lee County, Florida
Services Provided:    Project manager/lead planner for a team securing
development approvals for this 27-hole golf course community. Coordinated with

the golf course architect in developing the master concept and zoning plans.  
Collaborated with the developer to craft the property development regulations and
exceptions to the land development codes.  The project was first approved in Lee
County, annexed into
the City of Fort Myers, then an additional nine holes and
residential development were added and that property was annexed and added to
the existing approved PUD.  

LAGO DEVELOPMENT ORDER
Project Location:        
Lee County, Florida
Services Provided:     Lead planner supporting the first phase of engineering
approval of this very low-density development on five-sections in eastern Lee

County.  Extensive research into decades of approvals of the on-going excavation
to determine which conditions should be incorporated into the local government
approval and identify additional conditions to address county concerns.

MOODY RANCH
Project Location:       
 North Fort Myers, Florida
Services Provided:     Project manager/lead planner.   Approval strategy and
community site design.  Submitted and negotiated the rezoning.  Many meetings
with neighborhood groups to respond to their concern about compatibility and the
impact of the proposal on existing area residents.  Multiple days of public hearings.
  

STONEYBROOK NORTH
Project Location:        
North Fort Myers, Florida
Services Provided:     Project manager/lead planner.  Lead a collaborative site
plan effort with alternatives ranging from a golf course focus to an equestrian
community to a family-oriented community. Multiple revisions responding to
changing priorities and community concerns.  Seven full days of public hearing
before the Hearing Examiner including testimony and exhibit presentation,
responses to opposing council and supporting the other team members.  

VASARI COUNTRY CLUB
Project Location:        
Bonita Springs, Florida
Services Provided:     Lead planner on a multi-disciplinary team securing zoning
approval. Developed the site design for this golf course community through a
collaborative process.  Submitted and supported the rezoning including multiple
responses to staff concerns including the golf course maintenance facility.  

VILLAGES AT COUNTRY CREEK
Project Location:        
Lee County, Florida
Services Provided:     Project manager/lead planner for a multi-disciplinary team
securing the zoning and development approvals for this golf course community.
Cedar Hammock
Devonwood
Heritage Palms
Lago
Moody Ranch
Vasari Country Club
Villages - Country Creek
Alico AMDA
Arborwood
Danport
Exploration Pointe
Heritage Bay
Miromar Lakes
Miromar Outlet
Pelican Landing
Riverwood
Pelican Preserve
River's Edge
Gulf Coast Town Center
Alico Crossings
Bartow Repowering
Central Florida Project
Central Florida Project
Central Florida Project
Pink Shell
Red Coconut
Resort on Carefree Blvd
Snook Bight Marina
Trammel Crow South
Times Square
West County Energy Center
Enterprise Lehigh
Cynwyd Airport
Glades Power Park
Fernandina Beach Port
Danport
Exploration Point
Rodina
Pelican Bay
Miromar Outlet
Stoneybrook
Wynnwood