Clarion Associates has worked on numerous projects aimed at revitalizing and redeveloping historic areas. Our expertise includes: crafting historic district zoning and regulation guidelines, economic analysis of historic restoration, integrating new development projects, and developing heritage tourism initiatives. Our combination of talents in real estate economics, urban planning, and land-use law allows us to develop creative solutions to difficult historic preservation questions. Members of the firm appear regularly on national panels to discuss preservation issues sponsored by a range of organizations, including: the Appraisal Institute, National Trust for Historic Preservation, the Conservation Fund, and many others. Principals have produced significant publications on the issue: A Handbook on Historic Preservation Law, published by the Conservation Foundation, and the National Center for Preservation Law. Preparing a Historic Preservation Ordinance, published by the American Planning Association. Preparing a Historic Preservation Plan, published by the American Planning Association. Clarion has developed historic preservation ordinances and plans in these communities: Park City, Utah; Georgetown, Colorado; Sarasota, Florida; Baltimore, Maryland; Savannah, Georgia; Claremont, California; Covington, Kentucky; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Iowa City, Iowa. Much of our preservation work involves market analysis and valuation of heritage sites for their tourism potential, development of heritage tourism plans, and redevelopment of historical sites. Some of our significant projects: Natchitoches, Louisiana, Heritage Plan Goodwill Plantation, South Carolina Roycroft Inn, East Aurora, New York Arkansas Heritage Tourism Plan Savanna Army Depot, Savanna, Illinois State of Victoria, Australia Vermillionville, Louisiana Lima, Ohio Taliesin, Spring Green, Wisconsin Dymaxion House, Wichita, Kansas Wichita, Kansas Armour Estate, Lake Forest , Illinois Temple of Music and Art, Tucson, Arizona Fort Sheridan, Illinois Old Main Study, Dubuque, Iowa Chicago Incentive Study: Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois Following are descriptions of several historic preservation projects: Historic Preservation and Zone District Regulations, Georgetown, Colorado Preservation regulations that had been in place for more than a decade needed revision to reflect modern preservation practices and new development forms. Clarion was also retained to draft new zoning regulations for a large commercial site on the edge of town to ensure that new development there is compatible with the old town, surrounding natural areas, and residential neighborhoods. Client: Town of Georgetown Design and Development Guidelines, Savannah, Georgia As pressure for new development grew in Savannah's historic neighborhoods, the city wanted new preservation rules. Clarion Associates worked with other consultants to prepare new construction design and development guidelines. We were responsible for analyzing existing economic conditions for real estate development, identification of likely development sites, and analyzing the impact of the guidelines on future development patterns in the historic district. Client: Historic Savannah Foundation Heritage Plan, Natchitoches, Louisiana Natchitoches ranks among the most historically and architecturally significant small towns in the South, with a rich heritage derived from French, Spanish, and American settlement. Historic preservation has always been important for the town, and it now supports a thriving heritage tourism trade. The city, however, faced challenges related to redevelopment, historic landmark designation, and planned highway improvements. We worked with other consultants, the city, and community members to develop goals, objectives, and strategies to preserve the historic district and integrate new development. Client: Community Planning and Research Preservation Plan and Ordinance Review, Sarasota, Florida Incorporating preservation elements into the city's comprehensive plan was important to maintaining Sarasota's historic character. Clarion conducted extensive public outreach to focus discussion on key preservation issues. We also wrote recommendations for amendments to the Sarasota Historic Preservation Ordinance. Client: City of Sarasota Russian Consultation on Historic Preservation Techniques To encourage the adoption of objective, understandable systems of land use in Russia, the U.S. Agency for International Development supports projects to show how zoning rules can be integrated with environmental protection and historic preservation controls. Principals of Clarion Associates worked with the Planning and Development Collaborative (PADCO) in Washington, D.C., to show how historic preservation could be integrated with zoning systems under Russian law. We traveled to Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Novgoroad to organize a sample project, and to draft a manual on comparative systems of market-oriented historic preservation. Client: U.S. Agency for International Development