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What is it with Planners and Planned Unit Developments? CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5 on the land in question,let alone forms of development that are consistent with the community's vision. Developers cannot afford to waste their time or capital on project proposals with a low chance of regulatory approval. If an outmoded municipal zoning code specifies a 50'minimum setback,no developer in his right mind is going to waste time developing a pedestrian- friendly design proposal with building entrances set at the sidewalk. Time and time again,developers tell me:"Tell us what you want,and that's what we'll bring you."The appropriate place for us to tell the development community what we want is in carefully considered comprehensive plans and zoning ordinances that are adopted with the consensus of our communities. We'll never get significant volumes of smart growth development until developers can build it"by right"with little risk of disapproval. If cities are,in fact,becoming more receptive to smart growth development patterns(and I think we are),why aren't more of us publishing smart growth zoning codes as an incentive to the development community to bring us smart growth development proposals? First,there are few good model ordinances—APA ought to be helping with this. There are more and more good examples out there all the time,but finding one that's appropriate for your community is still a hit or miss proposition. Second,I believe that many city staffs like forcing developers through the PUD process,because it provides leverage to negotiate concessions such as additional right of way for street improvements. Finally,we cannot discount the fact that the PUD process creates the ideal form of government for the visionary planner:a benevolent dictatorship—with the planner as benevolent dictator. new D ,ii , : ' Dan Cornejo is starting his own firm,Cornejo Consulting. Dan has 25 years public sector planning 1 0...�r�lar+almenta:: '' ' experience in the United States and Canada. For the past five years, Dan directed the Community Award& i�CibIdljS; ; Planning practice area of Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc(SEH). In his new venture, Dan will focus his . s efforts and expertise towards providing highly personal and specialized community planning and b rths PUbk abgl design services in the Twin Cities metro and other large-to medium-sized communities. li Qb pars l' yhrl Amy Denz recently joined 1000 Friends of Minnesota as the new Land Use Planner.She will be coordinating a new program at 1000 Friends called Growing by Design,which will offer planning li Sharathe littjp h$ *h services, including CommunityViz technology,to communities in Minnesota's Growth Corridor. Prior well as the bt Whet I+bnr ;- to her move to 1000 Friends,Amy was a planner principal with the Minnesota Department of it`Bil*WplBntil»Fa66 .I Natural Resources(DNR), coordinating the Wild and Scenic Rivers Program.Amy replaces Molly 4¢ur news ii'1eldox ' McCartney,who has taken a planning position with the City of Minneapolis. g0.01190.0.*!,4. ..511j1MIlliiiiNIDlltiiilliPi Ken P. Doresky joined the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency as a housing development officer in " "BI multifamily on July 9. Before that he was employed as the community development specialist by t rinelaslon:lnthehext � :: the City of New Hope for 31/2 years.Jon Sevald has joined Sherburne County as their County qe pf*n g'1 Planner. Previously, he was employed by the City of Andover as their Planning/Administration Minnesota ii Intern. Garneth Peterson,AICP, has joined SRF Consulting Group, Inc. as an environmental ' planner. Her new e-mail address is>rneterson @srfconsultinecom. • LAND USE PLANS v; Resource Comprehensive Planning . O. • ORDINANCES Development Regulations • Strategies • DEVELOPMENT REVIEW Site Planning&Design Development Review Corporation • STAFF SUPPORT • EAws.AUARs,ELSs ` �' Annexation Ann Perry • ANNEXATIONS Northwest Associated Consultants, Inc. Dean Johnson • EXPERT TESTIMONY 5775 Wayzata Blvd., Suite. 555, St. Louis Park, MN 55416 14001 Ridgedale Drive, Suite 300,Minnetonka,MN 55305 Ph:952.595.9636 Fax:952.595.9837 planners @nacplanning.com (952) 513-9548 • (fax) 513-9549 • rscmn @spacestar.net i 6, :: , + vial D111 9 ":*s,A n .,u • ` III; 7 c .... .: re planning 14. .°d September 2004 minnesota