Request for Qualifications: Updates to the Unified Development Code


The City of Statesville invites qualified, professional firm(s) or organization(s) who can assist the city in its efforts to update, modernize and codify the City of Statesville Unified Development Code (UDC). The city originally had a zoning and subdivision ordinance until the first Unified Development Code was adopted in 2010.

Further, the city seeks to identify qualified consultants who have extensive experience in creating/updating UDCs, strong knowledge of North Carolina General Statutes (NCGS) and new development trends, good facilitation skills and experience with public meetings and outreach, quality graphic design abilities, and efficient project time management.

All respondents to this Request for Qualifications (RFQ) are subject to the instructions communicated in this document and are cautioned to review the RFQ in its entirety and follow instructions carefully.

This RFQ includes the following sections:

  1. UDC Background
  2. Scope of Services
  3. Content and Format of Qualification Package
  4. Selection Process
  5. Evaluation Criteria

View the full Request for Qualifications

Submissions

Questions and Clarifications Due Date: March 11, 2024

RFQ Due Date: March 25, 2024 by 4:00pm, marked "UDC UPDATE"

Mailing Address

City of Statesville

Attn: Sherry Ashley, Planning Director

227 S. Center Street

Statesville, NC  28677

Physical Location

City Of Statesville

Attn: Sherry Ashley, Planning Director

227 S. Center Street

Statesville, NC  28677

(Flash drive delivery location only)

Email

[email protected]

Additional Resources

2019 Mobility + Development Plan

2023-2028 Statesville Strategic Plan

2045 Land Development Plan

Current Unified Development Plan

Development + Land Use Profile

Downtown & NC 115 Streetscape + Master Plan

Real Estate Market Analysis Report

Unified Development Code Analysis

Recreation + Parks Master Plan



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