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.
Utilizing contract planning services is an efficient and effective response to meeting temporary or ongoing needs for professional assistance as a result of increased or decreased workload, budget constraints, staff turnover, or sickness. Whether your community needs assistance with development review, code enforcement, a comprehensive plan update, revisions to your land use regulations, design of a municipal park or a downtown revitalization strategy – MDS can help!
- 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 and the needs of your community.
- During economic downturns (reduced development review activity), your community will not be burdened with the 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.
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.
- Planning Department Administration
- Fee Structure and Procedure/Organization Analysis
- Development Review (Current Planning)
- Comprehensive Plan Preparation and Updates
- Downtown Revitalization Plans
- Area and Corridor Plans
- Ordinance Preparation and Code Revision
- Development Standards and Design Guidelines
- Code Enforcement and Community Enhancement
- Public Facilitation/Community Engagement/Consensus Building
- Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
- Project Management
- Customer Service Support
- User-Friendly Public Info Guides & Resources
- Geographic Information Systems (ArcGIS)
- Grant Writing
- Economic Development Programs
- Customer Service Support
- Planning Department Staff Training/Technical Assistance
- Intergovernmental Coordination
- Technical Assistance and Training to Planning Commissions, Board of Trustees, Board of Adjustments, Parks and Open Space Commissions, Staff and Elected Officials
- Economic Development Programs
- Community Relations/Public Outreach and Negotiations