Help share our experiences and lessons learned from updating development regulations that were more than 40 years old.
With large ships, shifting course is not always easy to do and it takes a lot of people working together to make it happen. Much like changing the course of a large ship, updating a comprehensive development code isn’t always easy. There are several moving parts and competing interests which can seem overwhelming to navigate. Join us as we share the keys that helped us successfully navigate a major update for a 40-year-old code. This includes assembling the right team, building momentum, engaging with the development community, finding creative ways to capture layers of feedback, and – of course – gaining critical buy-in for comprehensive change. We’ll also share some lessons learned along the way.
Aaron Bloxham
Invited Speaker
Aaron Bloxham is the Principal Planner with the City of McKinney. He joined the team in 2014 as a current planner and has advanced to the level of a Principal Planner. He was a member of the team that worked on ONE McKinney Comprehensive Plan Update, oversaw the latest Impact …
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Aaron Bloxham is the Principal Planner with the City of McKinney. He joined the team in 2014 as a current planner and has advanced to the level of a Principal Planner. He was a member of the team that worked on ONE McKinney Comprehensive Plan Update, oversaw the latest Impact Fee update in 2019, and served and the project lead for the New Code McKinney update. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Urban Planning from the University of Utah.
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Jennifer Arnold
Invited Speaker
Jennifer Arnold, AICP, is the Director of Planning with the City of McKinney. She first joined the city in 2007 as a long-range planner and has advanced to her current role as Director. She has overseen several high-profile projects within the City of McKinney that have been critical to shaping …
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Jennifer Arnold, AICP, is the Director of Planning with the City of McKinney. She first joined the city in 2007 as a long-range planner and has advanced to her current role as Director. She has overseen several high-profile projects within the City of McKinney that have been critical to shaping the city’s growth, including the Town Center Study, the Northwest Sector Study, ONE McKinney 2040 Comprehensive Plan, and the recently adopted New Code McKinney Update. She holds a master’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning and a Bachelor of Science degree in Renewable Natural Resources from Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas.
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Matt Goebel
Invited Speaker
Matt Goebel, AICP, is a planner and attorney in the Denver office of Clarion Associates, and a Director of the firm. He works principally in the areas of planning, zoning, and historic preservation. His numerous projects have included development codes for dozens of large and small jurisdictions around the country. …
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Matt Goebel, AICP, is a planner and attorney in the Denver office of Clarion Associates, and a Director of the firm. He works principally in the areas of planning, zoning, and historic preservation. His numerous projects have included development codes for dozens of large and small jurisdictions around the country. Mr. Goebel is co-author of Rules that Shape Urban Form and Aesthetics, Community Character, and the Law, published by the American Planning Association, and also principal author of award-winning studies of regulatory barriers to affordable housing and the economic benefits of historic preservation.
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