Land Use Planning and Zoning
Delta uses its unique community and economic development expertise to provide municipal clients with a sustainable approach to land use planning. The approach combines market, fiscal impact, and geospatial analyses to evaluate and derive an optimal future land use scenario that balances a municipality’s growth demands with its operating and capital improvements budgeting processes. The optimal land use scenario is then codified through Delta’s ordinance-writing capabilities, which entails zoning, subdivision and land development, and design guidelines.
Economic Impact Studies
Delta utilizes the input-output model - Impact Analysis for Planning (IMPLAN) - to determine direct and secondary benefits resulting from new investments or disinvestments in local and regional economies. Our economic analysis has been successfully used to justify federal, state, and private investment in a community.
The economic impact studies quantify potential employment and compensation impacts as well as tax revenue impacts. These analyses assist governmental leaders in evaluating potential investments in communities. Our associates have extensive experience and a practiced understanding of the public- and private-sector approaches to economic development.
Site Development Planning
Our comprehensive planning approach involves an inventory of the community’s assets, including infrastructure, land use, transportation, and community services. We work closely with a community in developing an extensive community involvement process to gather input and formulate recommendations to retain and enhance the community’s quality of life and economic well-being .
Our focus in comprehensive planning is implementation. We develop clear and concise strategies that help a community prioritize its initiatives and accomplish the goals and objectives of the comprehensive plan. Our experience in implementing projects and developing public-private funding strategies positions a community for the successful implementation of its comprehensive plan.
Market Analysis
Whether our client is a local community looking to enhance its downtown business district and diversify its economy, or a private developer looking to develop a specific business on the most desirable site, our market analysis services provide well-informed insight into critical market factors and provide guidance to the community or the developer in determining the optimal use, mix, and design of real estate assets based upon the business needs of the end user. Our market analyses cover a wide range of real estate uses, including retail, commercial, residential, industrial, and brownfields.