Tag: land use

What’s a CPP and Why Should You Care?

Long before new development breaks ground, local governments adopt policies that guide how they will plan and encourage development to happen.  The policies are called Countywide Planning Policies or CPPs for short.  And if you are at all concerned with how the County and your City get developed, you should want to know more. Now […]

Toyer Strategic Questions County Buildable Lands

Housing, especially the cost of housing, is a big issue these days.  And that issue could get even bigger. In the lead up to Snohomish County’s forthcoming “major” update to its comprehensive growth plan, the County is first responsible for producing a Buildable Lands Report that looks at how the County has developed over time.  […]

Zoning & Small Business

Ran across a story covering another example of zoning issues small businesses (especially those run out of homes and garages) can encounter when they assume that because they operate from home, they are a home based business or home occupation. Should you run into problems like this, we can help.  Our firm works with small […]

More on the National Housing Shortage

Nationwide #housing availability and affordability is a major economic and social issue. In some locations, it’s a crisis. Our company advises developers, but we also advise communities. And we’ve worked with a few #economicdevelopment organizations and cities in Iowa that recognize housing and population are keys to their future success. We aren’t involved in this project but we’ve been […]