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Recent Assignments

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Recent Consulting Projects

Recent Consulting Projects

Recent Consulting Projects

  

Buckley, Washington

· Sign Code Update, May 2020

· Landscape Code Update, January 2020


Bellingham, Washington

· Subdivision Title Code Update, June 2018


Carbonado, Washington

· Townwide Re-addressing, May 2020

· Fee Schedule Update, April 2020

· Codification of Ordinances from 2005-2020, April 2020

· Carbonado Best Available Science and Critical

  

Buckley, Washington

· Sign Code Update, May 2020

· Landscape Code Update, January 2020


Bellingham, Washington

· Subdivision Title Code Update, June 2018


Carbonado, Washington

· Townwide Re-addressing, May 2020

· Fee Schedule Update, April 2020

· Codification of Ordinances from 2005-2020, April 2020

· Carbonado Best Available Science and Critical Areas Ordinance, June 2015.

· Carbonado Economic Development Plan, June 2015.

· Town of Carbonado Municipal Code Update, June 2015 

o Complete updates to four full Titles (Title 14 Development Code, Title 16 Environment, Title 17 Subdivisions, and Title 18 Zoning) and chapters within five other Titles. The new Municipal Code complies with the WA Regulatory Reform Act, the Land Use Petition Act, the latest ICC standards, the GMA, and the 2014 Department of Ecology Standards. In total, the project included updates to 64 chapters in 9 Titles

· 2015 Carbonado Comprehensive Plan Update, June 2015 with Adamson and Associates. 


Enumclaw, Washington

· Sign Code Update, March 2018


Gig Harbor, Washington

· Residential Development Code Amendments, Phase 2, November 2019

· Residential Development Moratorium Code Amendments, July 2018

· Customer Service Handouts (12 handouts), January – June 2016

· Parks, Recreation and Open Space Plan, March 2016


Monroe, Washington with BHC Consultants

· Unified Development Code including several new Chapters, September 2018

· Design Standards, May 2018


Orting, Washington

· Orting Comprehensive Plan Update and Mixed-Use Town Center North Subarea Plan, August 2019

· Orting Market Analysis Study, March 2019


Puyallup, Washington

· A suite of new codes including new building height standards, school impact fee exceptions for senior housing, gross vs net density zoning requirements, adoption of administrative approval of final plans, increases SEPA threshold and short plat threshold limits. 


South Prairie, Washington

· Shoreline Master Program Update, June 2019

· Hazard Mitigation Plan Update, December 2020

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Contract Planning Services

Recent Consulting Projects

Recent Consulting Projects

  

Buckley, WA On-Call Planner – from 2018


Carbonado, WA Town Planner and Land Use Administrator – 

from 2015


Orting, WA City Planner – 2018-2019


South Prairie, WA Town Planner – from 2016


Wilkeson Town, WA Planner – from 2016

  

Administrative Services

· Administrative Flow Charts for all Major City Functions 

· Codification of Ordinances

· Code Dr

  

Buckley, WA On-Call Planner – from 2018


Carbonado, WA Town Planner and Land Use Administrator – 

from 2015


Orting, WA City Planner – 2018-2019


South Prairie, WA Town Planner – from 2016


Wilkeson Town, WA Planner – from 2016

  

Administrative Services

· Administrative Flow Charts for all Major City Functions 

· Codification of Ordinances

· Code Drafting    

· Code Enforcement Letters and Citywide Programs   

· Fee Schedule Updates

· Financial Policies


 Current Planning Review 

· Function as Land Use Administrator and staff reviewer 

· Function as SEPA Responsible Official

· Developer/Municipal interface  

· Prepare all notifications, SEPA determinations and staff reports and present to PC/CC/HE

Regional Representation 

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Hearing Examiner Services

Recent Consulting Projects

Hearing Examiner Services

  

Pacific County, Washington – from 2016-2020


Kenmore, WA – co-examiner with Olbrechts and Associates


Pro-tem Hearing Examiner


In her capacity as pro-tem hearing examiner for Olbrechts and Associates, Ms. Terrell acts as the hearing examiner and issue decisions or assists Mr. Olbrechts by drafting decisions under his name. In the last few ye

  

Pacific County, Washington – from 2016-2020


Kenmore, WA – co-examiner with Olbrechts and Associates


Pro-tem Hearing Examiner


In her capacity as pro-tem hearing examiner for Olbrechts and Associates, Ms. Terrell acts as the hearing examiner and issue decisions or assists Mr. Olbrechts by drafting decisions under his name. In the last few years, Ms. Terrell has conducted nearly a hundred hearings and written over 200 decisions for cities and counties all over Western Washington. Ms. Terrell was on the team that wrote the EIS appeal decision in Black Diamond, WA for the King County’s largest ever subdivision application. Present O&A clients include the Cities of Auburn, Bellingham, Black Diamond, DuPont, Edmonds, Federal Way, Fife, Fircrest, Kenmore, Lakewood, Mill Creek, Monroe, Mount Lake Terrace, Port Townsend, Renton, and Woodinville, Mason and Snohomish Counties and the Seattle School District.


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