Clarion, in partnership with ACP Visioning+Planning, led a team to update the Comprehensive Plan for Charleston County, South Carolina that was awarded the 2010 South Carolina Outstanding Planning Project for a Large Jurisdiction. The update is the result of a 14-month process that involved extensive public participation and coordination with adjacent jurisdictions. The plan’s noteworthy

In July, the City of Wilson and Iredell County were awarded the Outstanding Planning Award by the NCAPA in the Small and Large Community category, respectively, for their recent Comprehensive Plans. The Town of Morrisville was awarded the Outstanding Planning Award in the Implementation category for its work on its Town Center, which included numerous

The recently adopted Portsmouth VA Zoning Ordinance drafted by Clarion received an Innovation Award from VAPA at its 2010 state conference. In identifying the code’s noteworthy features, VAPA highlighted the code’s emphasis on building form over use; its facilitation of re-development consistent with the community’s desired form; its approaches to addressing nonconformities in a built

In October, the City of Henderson, Nevada was awarded the DeBoer Award for Planning Excellence by the Nevada APA Chapter. Prepared by Clarion, one of the most notable features of the city’s new code is the sustainable development point system. All new major developments must attain a minimum point total based on compliance with a