Plat Review
If staffing the Planning Commission Meetings and Pre-Proposal Conferences were half the position as County Planner working for Jefferson County, then doing various reviews on Boundary Line Adjustments, Subdivisions, Site Plans, and other miscellaneous projects for citizens and developers around the County was the other half of the position. These entailed detailed reviews by Planning,…
Pre-Proposal Conferences and Meeting Memos
One additional aspect of working as a County Planner for Jefferson County was being a member of weekly meetings designed for public outreach with County Staff to determine the feasibility of their proposed projects. These meetings were attended primarily by myself, the Zoning Administrator, the County Engineer, the Land Development Inspector, and the Commercial Development…
Planning Commission Meeting Staff Reports
Concept Plans One of the more notable Concept Plans that I processed prior to going before and presenting the Staff Report in front of the Planning Commission was for the establishment of a campground on a 11.65 acre parcel neighboring the Shenandoah River. Click the image to see my work! It should go without saying…
Staffing for Board of Zoning Appeals and Planning Commission Meetings
October 24th, 2024 Board of Zoning Appeals Meeting One major aspect since starting my position as Planning & Zoning Clerk for Jefferson County, West Virginia is being in an administrative role for both monthly Planning Commission meetings and Board of Zoning Appeals meetings. Click each of the images to see my work! One notable meeting…
Using ArcGIS Urban to Demonstrate Solutions to Affordable Housing in Newark, New Jersey
To model one of the pillars of a smart city strategy, planning and engineering, it is possible to use ArcGIS Urban to model the impact of future plans in order to create better decisions regarding the physical structure of our cities. Looking at Newark, New Jersey, a city that notoriously has high rent prices with…
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