Planning Regulatory Reform: 100+ Recommendations for a County's Land Use Process
Leadership Case Study
A county's regulatory and land use procedures were creating bottlenecks for businesses and developers. A structured assessment, grounded in more than 40 stakeholder interviews and a 10-jurisdiction benchmark, produced over 100 recommendations the county committed to executing.
Leadership experience. This engagement was delivered by a Washington, DC-based management consulting firm where Altus's founder previously served in executive leadership. We share it to show the experience our leadership brings. It is not presented as Altus Workforce Solutions contract performance. Client details are anonymized.
The challenge
Inefficiencies in the county's regulatory procedures were creating unnecessary bottlenecks for businesses and developers. Leadership needed an objective view of where the process broke down and what peer jurisdictions were doing differently.
The approach
- Stakeholder engagement. Conducted more than 40 stakeholder interviews from mid-January through early March 2023.
- Benchmarking. Analyzed the county's performance relative to 10 peer jurisdictions.
- Governance. Ran five committee meetings between December 2022 and February 2023.
- Roadmap. Delivered recommendations, goal-setting guidance and sample implementation roadmaps.
The outcomes
- More than 40 stakeholder interviews completed
- Performance benchmarked against 10 peer jurisdictions
- Over 100 recommendations presented to the County Executive
- County commitment to execute the recommendations
Why it matters for Altus clients
Reform starts with evidence people trust. Broad stakeholder input and peer benchmarks give leaders a defensible basis for change and a clear sequence for acting on it.