GordonDerr emphasizes early, comprehensive regulatory analysis, careful permitting strategy formulation and permit expediting to help clients achieve their land use planning goals. Up-front analysis affords innovative or alternative permitting strategies that minimize cost, time, and uncertainty. The firm's planners are leaders in collaborative project management and permitting.

Focused Knowledge and Experience

  • Project management for development applications and master plans.
  • Development of feasibility studies for due diligence.
  • Preparation of regulatory compliance narratives and related documents.
  • Identification, review and coordination of technical studies and environmental documents.
  • SEPA and NEPA analysis and compliance.
  • Preparation of SEPA checklists and mitigations for threshold determinations.
  • Land use entitlements and permitting.
  • Shoreline, wetlands and environmentally sensitive areas permitting.
  • Presentations at public meetings and hearings.
  • Coordination of efforts with agency staff and concerned citizens.

Representative Projects Include:

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