Harrison Brand Zoning & Entitlement Strategy
Evergreen, Colorado

Know your options
before you commit.

Most people ask "is this allowed?" — the better question is "what are all my options?" Before you sign anything, let's map the full picture: every path, every approval route, every possibility your property holds.

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$1M–$100M+ Project scale managed
25+ Years in high-stakes commercial construction
CO & CA Multi-state project experience

25+ years in high-stakes commercial construction — let that experience work for your project.

What I Do

Four focus areas

01

Zoning Analysis

Before you sign anything, let's find out what the zoning actually says. I review designations, use tables, and overlay requirements so you know exactly what's permitted — and what approval process applies if it's not.

02

Entitlement Strategy

Need a rezoning, conditional use permit, or variance? I help you map out the most realistic approval path before you've spent money on architecture or engineering — so you're not redesigning after a denial.

03

Project Planning

Good entitlement strategy only works when it's coordinated with your project timeline and budget. I help owners and teams sequence the right approvals at the right time — before costly commitments are made.

04

Development Advisory

I support owners and project teams through planning commissions and agency coordination. If you need someone who's dealt with active facilities, public operations, and multi-agency environments — that's the background I bring.

Before You Commit

Before You Sign the Lease or
Close on a Property

Many zoning and entitlement problems only appear after money has already been committed to design, architecture, or tenant improvements.

Harrison Brand helps owners, brokers, and investors confirm early:

  • whether a proposed use is actually permitted
  • what approvals may be required
  • how long the process realistically takes
  • what risks could delay or derail a project

A short review early in the process can prevent months of delay and unnecessary cost.

Typical clients include
  • Brokers with property under contract
  • Buyers in due diligence
  • Owners evaluating a new tenant or use
  • Small developers preparing a submittal
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The Process

One path to approval.
Several ways to waste your money.

Most property owners start with the wrong professional. An architect without zoning confirmation. A contractor who skips entitlement. A lawyer who knows the code but not the board. Each path looks reasonable — until it isn't.

01Hire Architect First — $40K drawings before zoning confirmed
02Real Estate Agent — finds the perfect site in the wrong zone
03County Planning Desk — generic code info, no strategy
04Contractor "Figure It Out" — stop-work order mid-build
05Submit Plans Yourself — returned 3x for corrections
→Harrison Brand — zoning confirmed, path mapped, approved.
$47K–$120K

Average cost of taking the wrong path — in wasted professional fees and carrying costs before the first denial

14–22 mo

Typical time lost before an owner discovers their approach won't work — often after architecture is complete

Weeks

From first conversation to a clear, written entitlement strategy — before you've committed to anything

The entitlement process has a logic to it. Once you understand the sequence, the risks become manageable — and the path forward gets clear.
Selected Experience

Project environments

LAX Airport infrastructure
Aviation

Airport Infrastructure

Active public facilities · federal and local agency coordination · multi-agency oversight

University and technical facilities
Higher Education

University & Campus Facilities

Research and academic facilities · institutional review · sensitive operations

Pine Summit camp and resort
Hospitality & Faith-Based

Camp & Resort Development

Recreational zoning · land use entitlement · nonprofit facility development

Retail and commercial development
Retail & Commercial

Mixed-Use & Retail Development

Live retail environments · phased construction approvals · tenant coordination

Ryan Blair
About

Ryan Blair

Principal, Harrison Brand LLC

Ryan spent over two decades with Swinerton — a national construction firm with deep roots in Colorado — managing public works contracts in the $100M+ range. His project environments included active airports, university campuses, and major healthcare facilities.

These are places where you can't just shut things down. Construction has to work around ongoing operations, with full public coordination and multiple agencies signing off at every stage. That experience shapes how Harrison Brand works: thorough preparation before submission, honest assessment of what an approval process will actually require, and practical guidance that holds up when things get complicated.

Harrison Brand works with property owners, commercial brokers, investors, small developers, and project teams who want to understand what they're getting into — before they're too far in to turn back.

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"As a small business owner myself, I want the same advantage for my clients that the big firms have — strategy and thoroughness, not billable man hours."— Ryan Blair
Project Sectors
AviationActive public facilities · federal & local agency coordination · operational continuity
Higher EducationUniversity campuses · research facilities · institutional review
HealthcareActive medical facilities · infection control · complex regulatory requirements
Retail & CommercialLive retail environments · phased construction approvals
Mission-Driven & CommunityProgram continuity · stakeholder coordination · nonprofit facilities
EntertainmentTheatre, studio & venue · performance facilities · complex use entitlement
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You don't need a fully baked plan to reach out. If you're looking at a property, thinking through a development, or just not sure what a zoning designation means — that's exactly the right time to call.

Or email directly: rblair@harrisonbrandllc.com

Contact Details
Phone(720) 785-3572
Emailrblair@harrisonbrandllc.com
LocationEvergreen, Colorado
How I work

I take a limited number of projects at a time. That's intentional — it means you get real attention, not a template. Initial conversations are always no-obligation.