BZA CONSULTANTS, LLC.
                                      PLANNING & ZONING SERVICES

BZA Consultants, LLC promotes both the careful development of land and the preservation of natural resources. To accomplish this, BZA Consultants, LLC is involved in a variety of programs, including current and long range planning, economic development, and zoning administration.  Our role also includes the dissemination of this information to the public, and coordination with local, county, regional, state, and federal officials.  

Current Planning
Staff reviews development plans and conducts site visits to determine compliance with local regulations. During this time Planning Staff works closely with the applicant to address potential conflicts with zoning codes, land division codes, or the Comprehensive Master Plan, and prepares reports and agreements as needed.  In this program area, Staff also compiles a Case Supplement that accompanies the agenda to each Plan Commission member.
    
Long Range Planning
Also referred to as Comprehensive Master Planning, this program area deals with the long-term aspects of community planning.  It includes master planning, code writing, housing, road and transit planning, resource protection, economic development, policy planning, strategic planning, budgeting, coordination with capital improvement budgeting, statistical forecasting, social welfare, feasibility studies, report writing, grant writing and grant administration, and intergovernmental cooperation.  
  
Economic Development
This program area assists with fostering activities intended to retain, pursue, enhance, and attract investment in the community to ensure a stable or growing tax base along with job retention and creation. More specifically, this program area is responsible for grant writing and administration to support economic development initiatives.

Zoning  
The Zoning program area is responsible for the review and administration of permits, providing customer service and assistance through the permit process, enforcement of zoning code provisions, and staffing.