Robert N Brown, FAICP
City Planning Consultant
ZONING
As someone who has spent deacdes both writing and administering zoning codes for local goverrnment, Robert Brown brings a unique and balanced perspective to the job of updating local zoning regulations. The result is the creation of zoning regulations that meet the interests of the community and the needs of businesses and property owners -- always in a manner that can be easily administered by local government officials. Some examples of the regulations written or refined by Robert Brown are as follows.
Sign regulations that balance community preferences with the needs of business
Wireless communication tower and antenna regulations
Wind turbine regulations
Townhouse regulations (for Cleveland and suburban communities)
Urban agriculture regulations, which became a model for communities across the country
Institutional-Research District regulations for “eds and meds” development
Food truck regulations
Licensing regulations mandating landscaping, fencing and visitor-oriented signs for existing“pay” parking lots
Design review regulations setting consistent standards and processes citywide
Home occupation regulations, liberalizing opportunities for home-based businesses
Bicycle parking regulations, requiring the addition of bike racks to automobile parking places
Correctional halfway house regulations, permitting and limiting this ofen poorly regulated use
Pedestrian retail overlay district, successfully implemented in several city neighborhoods
Green development district regulations, modeled after LEED ND standards
Digital billboard regulations, focusing on the removal of nonconforming billboards
Live-work overlay district, facilitating re-use of obsolete warehouse space