For more information contact:

Linda Schaut, CEcD
Executive Director

Greater Dallas County
Development Alliance
207 N. 9th Street, Suite B
Adel, Iowa 50003

Phone: (515) 993-3009
Fax: (515) 993-2804


 

 

 

Clyde Evans


Director of Community Development
Hired for the position July 1991

Duties and Responsibilities: Reviews and prepares recommendations on plans for development including site plans, plat, master plans, planned unit developments and proposed rezonings to assure conformance with all applicable ordinances and to provide appropriate land use and orderly growth; acts as liaison between the City and developers, coordinating input from any City departments which may be affected by development proposals; responds to public inquiries regarding zoning and subdivision regulations, current and future development activities and plans, and applicable standards and policies affecting development within the City; administers department activities and projects by providing supervision and direction to staff; prepares and reviews legal documents for final approval by the City Attorney, including such things as zoning ordinances, easements, covenants and other documents; attends meetings of the City Council, the City Plan and Zoning Commission and other boards and commission as needed; makes recommendations to Plan & Zoning Commission and other boards and commissions as needed; makes recommendations to Plan & Zoning Commission and City Council pertaining to developing land use code enforcement; acts as a representative of the City in pursuit of a sound economic base for the community and in the integration of the into long-range metropolitan and regional plans; and develops, recommends and implements plans for revitalization of declining neighborhoods within the City.

Education

  • Kaskaskia Community College, Centralia, Illinois: Associate in Arts, 1972
  • Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana: Bachelor of Science - Urban & Regional Studies, 1974

Associations

  • American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP)
  • American Planning Association (APA)
  • Urban Land Institute
  • Polk County Housing Trust Fund Board Member
  • Dallas County Housing Trust Fund Board Member
  • Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization
  • Mid-Iowa Development Fund Board Member
  • Greater Dallas County Development Alliance (President)

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