Conservation Development

A growing portion of Brauer & Associates, Ltd. work is with local cities and counties to reshape their approach to private development to foster greater preservation and protection of the natural environment, and realize other desired public values. Under the banner of open space design/conservation development, the firm’s strategy focuses on leveraging traditional development controls to entice developers into a more collaborative track that results in win-win-win outcomes for the city, developer, and regulatory agencies. Brauer & Associates has been increasingly successful in leading communities and developers toward outcomes that result in public values not otherwise achievable under standard development practices – all within the context of developments that are economically viable and marketable. These efforts are leading to changed philosophies in the way local  policies are written and how new tools can be used to position municipalities to take a more assertive role in the development process to achieve their vision. 

Most recently, the firm has been working with the cities of Minnetonka, Lino Lakes, Scott County, and Oak Grove on conservation development and open space planning approaches and representing the communities’ interests in private development projects.

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