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Development

A n d re a Roy
D i r ect o r o f D ev el o pm ent

ECO NO MI C D EVELO PMENT
The m i s s i o n o f t he Eco no m i c D ev el o pm ent di v i s i o n i s t o enhance t he qual i t y o f l i f e f o r r es i dent s and t he s us t ai nabi l i t y o f
Ci t y bus i nes s es t hr o ug h t he r et ent i o n and r ev i t al i zat i o n o f exi s t i ng bus i nes s es and nei g hbo r ho o ds and t he pr o m o t i o n,
r ecr ui t m ent , and co o r di nat i o n o f new co m m er ci al and r es i dent i al dev el o pm ent i n t he Ci t y . S t af f i s f o cus ed o n
co m pr ehens i v e eco no m i c dev el o pm ent t hr o ug ho ut t he Ci t y and t ho s e ef f o r t s ar e as s i s t ed t hr o ug h a par t ner s hi p wi t h t he
Hur s t -Eul es s -B edf o r d ( HEB ) Cham ber o f Co m m er ce. S t af f wo r ks i ndependent l y and co o perat i v el y t o m ar ket B edf o r d, t he
Hur s t -Eul es s -B edf o r d ( HEB ) ar ea, No r t heas t Tar rant Co unt y , and t he r eg i o n. The Eco no m i c D ev el o pm ent di v i s i o n pr o v i des
excel l ent cus t o m er s er v i ce t o t he pr i v at e s ect o r dev el o pm ent co m m uni t y , B edf o r d bus i nes s es , pr o s pect i v e bus i nes s es ,
r es i dent s , and v i s i t o r s . Thes e s er v i ces pr o v i de em phas i s o n i m pr o v i ng t he bus i nes s cl i m at e t hr o ug h s peci { c ef f o r t s i n t he
f o l l o wi ng pr o j ect s and act i v i t i es : new dev el o pm ent , r edev el o pm ent , wo r kf o r ce dev el o pm ent , bus i nes s r et ent i o n and
expans i o n, and s m al l bus i nes s dev el o pm ent .

PLA NNI NG A ND ZO NI NG
The m i s s i o n o f t he Pl anni ng and Zo ni ng D i v i s i o n i s t o pr o m o t e t he ef { ci ent and o r der l y dev el o pm ent o f pr i v at e pr o per t i es
and t o enco urag e t he g r o wt h and enhancem ent o f bus i nes s r el at i v e t o t he Ci t y ' s Co m pr ehens i v e Land Us e Pl an. The
Pl anni ng and Zo ni ng di v i s i o n pr o m o t es t he heal t h, s af et y , and g eneral wel f ar e o f t he co m m uni t y by ut i l i zi ng pl anni ng
pr i nci pl es and l and us e pat t er ns dev el o ped i n t he Co m pr ehens i v e Land Us e Pl an, whi ch s t r i v es t o pr ev ent adv er s e o r
undes i rabl e ef f ect s f r o m i nco m pat i bl e l and us es . Pl anni ng and Zo ni ng act i v i t i es ens ur e t hat t her e i s s uf { ci ent s ui t abl e l and
f o r f ut ur e dev el o pm ent , whi l e pr o t ect i ng and i m pr o v i ng t he phy s i cal env i r o nm ent . Thes e ef f o r t s pr o t ect and m ai nt ai n
pr o per t y v al ues and ens ur e t hat l and us es ar e pr o per l y s i t uat ed i n r el at i o n t o o ne ano t her . The di v i s i o n pr o v i des exper t i s e i n
dev el o pi ng po l i cy s o t hat pr o per t i es can be adequat el y s er v i ced by publ i c s er v i ces and f aci l i t i es . Addi t i o nal l y , t hes e
pr o cedur es pr es er v e and as s i s t i n t he dev el o pm ent o f t he co m m uni t y ' s eco no m i c bas e. The di v i s i o n' s cus t o m er s i ncl ude t he
pr i v at e s ect o r dev el o pm ent co m m uni t y , B edf o r d bus i nes s es , pr o s pect i v e bus i nes s es , r es i dent s , v i s i t o r s , and o t her Ci t y
depar t m ent s .
PERMI T S A ND I NSPECT I O NS
The m i s s i o n o f t he Per m i t s and Ins pect i o ns di v i s i o n i s t o o v er s ee pl an r ev i ew and per m i t i s s uance t o ens ur e t hat pr o po s ed
co ns t r uct i o n wo r k m eet s s af et y r equi r em ent s o f t he Ci t y ' s Co de o f O r di nances ; t hat t he pr o ces s i s per f o r m ed wi t h t he
hi g hes t pr o f es s i o nal s t andar ds t o f ul { l l t he needs o f t he co m m uni t y ; and t o pr o v i de except i o nal per s o nal i zed s er v i ce by
pr o v i di ng t i m el y , ef { ci ent and t ho r o ug h bui l di ng i ns pect i o ns . The Per m i t s and Ins pect i o ns di v i s i o n pr o v i des per m i t s and
i ns pect i o n s er v i ces f o r ci t i zens , pr o per t y o wner s , bus i nes s es , co nt ract o r s , and aut ho r i zed ag ent s . Per m i t and i ns pect i o n
s er v i ces ar e pr o v i ded f o r appl i cant s t hat i nt end t o m ake i m pr o v em ent s t o , o r chang e t he o ccupancy o f a bui l di ng o r
s t r uct ur e.

NEI G HB O RHO O D SERVI CES
The m i s s i o n o f t he Nei g hbo r ho o d S er v i ces D i v i s i o n i s t o be r es po ns i bl e f o r addr es s i ng nui s ance and pr o per t y s t andar d
v i o l at i o ns o f t he Ci t y ' s Co de o f O r di nances . Enf o r cem ent o f t he Co de o f O r di nances i s t o pr o v i de r es i dent s and bus i nes s es
wi t h a s af e and heal t hy co m m uni t y . V i o l at i o ns t y pi cal l y i ncl ude, but no t l i m i t ed t o : hi g h g ras s and weeds , t ras h and debr i s ,
di l api dat ed f ences , unl awf ul dum pi ng , un-per m i t t ed s i g nag e, and "j unk" m o t o r v ehi cl es . The m ai n g o al o f enf o r cem ent i s t o
g ai n co m pl i ance wi t h t he Co de o f O r di nances t hr o ug h eng ag em ent , educat i o n, and em po wer m ent ut i l i zi ng co o perat i v e
ef f o r t s , f o l l o w-ups , and l eg al pr o cedur es when neces s ar y . Thi s i s al l do ne i n an ef f o r t t o pr es er v e nei g hbo r ho o d i nt eg r i t y and
t o s us t ai n pr o per t y v al ues .

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