Municipal Planning Services
McCool Development Solutions, LLC has established an unmatched reputation of providing efficient and cost-effective municipal planning services to communities in Colorado. We offer our municipal clients the right tools and services to help them develop a practical yet innovative approach to address their particular planning and community development needs. We provide the right mix of services to complement any community's existing resources.
Our firm currently serves as town planning consultants for the Towns of Morrison, Coal Creek, Gilcrest, Fraser and Johnstown. Our firm Principal, Carrie McCool, serves as the JPRC Coordinator for the City of Lakewood and Town of Morrison Joint Project Review Committee (JPRC).
Utilizing contract planning services is an efficient and effective response to meeting temporary or on-going needs for professional assistance resulting from increased workload in times of growth influxes, budget constraints, staff turnover or sickness.
Other benefits include:
- Cost savings to your community since development review costs are appropriately placed on the developer—not your community.
- Demand responsive staffing can be adjusted in response to changing workloads.
- During economic downturns (reduced development review activity), your community will not be burdened with costs of employees with little to do.
- Access to resources and expertise that communities cannot afford to maintain in-house.
- Enables a planning department to function efficiently with minimal in-house staff.
McCool Development Solutions, LLC specializes in assisting small communities manage large workloads in times of growth influxes. Our staff's extensive background in the public sector provides us with the unique perspective and ability to protect the interests of the small communities dealing with the pressures of growth while expediting planning and community development projects. We have the expertise and resources to review plans on an expediting schedule resulting in review and approvals that are back on track.
Yes! Various communities turn to MDS for municipal planning services because it makes economic sense and is efficient for both the municipality and customer. Our innovative approach to contract planning is cost effective because development pays its own way; thereby minimizing use of general fund monies. If you are currently struggling with issues created by your growing community and influx of development proposals, then we ask that you contact us so we can discuss how McCool Development Solutions, LLC can produce significant savings over hiring your own staff.
- Planning Department Administration
- Fee Structure and Procedure/Organization Analysis
- Development Review–Overload/Expedited Permit or Case Processing
- Comprehensive Plan Preparation and Updates
- Downtown Revitalization Plans
- Area Plans and Specific Plans
- Ordinance Preparation and Code Revision
- Development Standards and Design Guidelines
- Code Enforcement and Community Enhancement
- Market Analysis and Assistance
- Public Facilitation/Community Engagement/Consensus Building
- Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
- Project Management
- Customer Service Support
- Grant Writing/Funding Assistance
- Economic Development Programs
- Community Relations/Public Outreach and Negotiations