Over the past 25 years Frank Liszczak has served as a public and private sector planner, participating as a principal planner, consulting planner or project manager. The following projects and activities illustrate the depth and breadth of the projects Frank has been involved in a variety of capacities and for a range of clients. Projects for some private clients are omitted in respect of client confidentiality where requested.
 

Recent Policy and Land Use Plans

• West Yellowhead Corridor Evaluation, 2005 – A development capability assessment on behalf of the Provincial government to identify tourism / commercial sites adjacent to east gates of Jasper National Park.

• City of Medicine Hat MDP, 2004 - Rationalizing the City’s Growth Management Strategy was a key component of this MDP.

• MD of Lesser Slave River Poplar Lane Area Structure Plan, 2004 – A future land use plan for an 18 sq. km,  historically flood-prone community in the MD.  Identified safe development areas, conditional and non-developable areas using flood-management modeling.

• Spring Creek Properties Ltd. Environmental Impact Statement, 2003 – Co-author along with Wildlife and Company for a  pre-development environmental assessment of residential land development in Canmore, AB. 

• Vermilion Intermunicipal Development Plan, 2003 – An Intermunicipal Development Plan between the County of Vermilion River #24 and the Town of Vermilion covering a fringe area of over 3,600 hectares.

• Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo Regional Infrastructure Plan, 2003 – Preparation of population projections and development capacity for Fort McMurray to build-out done in conjunction with a projected infrastructure needs assessment plan.

• Yellowhead County Evansburg Area Structure Plan, 2003 – A future land use plan for an active community in Yellowhead County experiencing a transition in governance and development opportunities

• Cypress Hills Fringe Area Structure Plan, 2003 – A Plan for future land use for 257km² of native rangeland undergoing development pressures surrounding Alberta’s Cypress Hills Provincial Park

•  Hinton West Area Structure Plan, 2002 – an intermunicipal  land use plan for 2200 hectares of Crown and private land straddling the Yellowhead Highway, focusing on recreational, commercial and industrial opportunities.

• Speargrass II Area Structure Plan (Draft), 2002 – a country estate on
  160 acres incorporating constructed wetlands in a parkland meadows concept with 44% of the developable land as open space (principal planner)
• Hinton West Joint Area Structure Plan (Draft), 2002 – an intermunicipal land use plan for 2200 hectares of Crown and private land straddling the Yellowhead Highway, focusing on recreational, commercial and industrial opportunities (principal planner)
• Subdivision Design for the Protection of Alberta’s Shorelands, 2001
  a planning contribution to a publication for the Bow River Water Quality Council (Bow River Project) identifying the potential for more ecologically sensitive subdivision and development options for rural landscapes (consulting planner)
• MD of Bighorn policy review and design guidelines for the Hamlet of Harvie Heights, 2001
  a community based land use zoning and MDP policy review for future commercial and hotel development adjacent to Banff National Park (project manager and principal planner)
• MD of Big Lakes; Joussard Area Structure Plan, 2001
  a future land use plan in response to increasing pressures for tourism demands on a small community on the south shore of Lesser Slave lake, Alberta (principal planner)
• Southshore ASP, 2001
  An infill development plan for 500 hectares of resort recreational and commercial/residential on the southeast shore of Lesser Slave Lake, Alberta (principal planner)
• Town of Canmore Town Centre Enhancement Plan, 1998 - a land use strategy and urban design exercise focused on developing the long term potential of downtown Canmore (planning dep’t manager)
   

Environmental and Land Conservation Experience

• Drafting and negotiating conservation easements on behalf of Strathcona County and the Town of Canmore, 1994-99
• Integrating Municipal Planning and Land Conservancy, The Strathcona County Experience, 1996 - a compendium document of land use techniques suitable for conservancy of environmentally significant land
• Contributor to AACIP Municipal Environmental Assessment document, 1996
• Strathcona County Environment and Industry workshop, 1996; organizer
• Public presentations on environmental/conservation issues:
  - Community Futures Conference, Waterton, 2001;
  - CPAA conference, Red Deer, 2001;
  - Caring for Our Water and Land Millenium Conference, Guelph, 2000;
  - Environmental Law Centre private conservancy conference, Edmonton 1994/1998;
  - SAMPA conference, 1997;
  - Caring for Home Place conference, 1996

Area Structure Plans

• South Shore ASP, 2001 (principal planner)
• Joussard ASP, 2001 (principal planner)
• Simms ASP, 2001 (principal planner)
• South Cooking Lake ASP, 1995 (principal planner)
• Collingwood Cove ASP, 1996 (project manager)
• Ardrossan ASP, 1996 (project manager)
• Baytree ASP, 1989 (principal planner)
• Town of Falher North ASP, 1989 (principal planner)
• Town of McLennan South ASP, 1988 (principal planner)
• Town of Falher Central ASP, 1987 (principal planner)
• Village of Donnelly East ASP, 1987 (principal planner)
• City of Grande Prairie Resources ASP, 1984 (principal planner)
• County of Grande Prairie ASP, 1983 (principal planner)
• Town of Sexsmith North ASP, 1982 (project manager)
• Town of Sexsmith West ASP, 1982 (project manager)
• Town of Beaverlodge Southeast ASP, 1982 (project manager)
• Town of Beaverlodge Industrial ASP, 1982 (project manager)

Land Use Bylaws

• Town of Canmore Land Use Bylaw, 1999 (planning dep’t manager)
• ID #19, 20 Land Use Bylaw, 1989 (principal planner)
• Town of Beaverlodge Land Use Bylaw, 1989 (principal planner)
• Village of Girouxville Land Use Bylaw, 1987 (principal planner)
• Village of Donnelly Land Use Bylaw, 1989 (principal planner)
• Town of Falher Land Use Bylaw, 1986 (principal planner)
• Town of High Prairie Land Use Bylaw, 1984 (principal planner)
• Village of Hythe Land Use Bylaw, 1981 (principal planner)
• Village of Wembley Land Use Bylaw 1981 (principal planner)

Municipal Development Plans

• Town of Canmore MDP 1998 (planning dep’t manager)
• Town of Beaverlodge GMP, 1982, 1990 (principal planner)
• Town of Falher GMP, 1985 (principal planner)
• Village of Donnelly GMP, 1985 (principal planner)
• Town of Girouxville GMP, 1985 (principal planner)
• Town of High Prairie GMP, 1984 (principal planner)
• Town of Sexsmith GMP, 1982 (principal planner)
• Town of Wembley GMP, 1982 (principal planner)
• City of Grande Prairie GMP, 1982 (principal planner)
• City and County of Grande Prairie Joint GMP, 1982 (principal planner)
• Village of Hythe GMP, 1981 (principal planner)

Area Redevelopment Plans

• Downtown Grande Prairie ARP, 1983 (project planner)
• Calgary Bankview ARP, 1980 (project planner)

Annexation Briefs

• Town of Falher Separation Application, 1987 (consulting planner)
• Village of Donnelly Annexation Brief, 1986 (consulting planner)
• Town of Beaverlodge Separation Brief, 1983 (consulting planner)
• Town of Wembley Annexation Brief, 1981 (consulting planner)

Other Studies, Reports Research

• Town of Canmore Bow Valley Trail Commercial Study, 1998 - a Canmore overall commercial policy document that set the blueprint for later MDP and LUB policy (planning manager and project planner)
• Strathcona County Transition Area Master Plan, 1995 - a land use plan for a 31km2 fringe area adjacent to Sherwood Park that integrates land development while protecting important natural features (principal planner)
• Sherwood Park RDA Plan,1994 (Draft) - a land use plan to rationalize the future use of potentially surplus lands resulting from the review of the Edmonton RDA (principal planner)
• Strathcona County Lakes Management Plan, 1993 - a land use and policy plan for a 300 km2 watershed in the Cooking Lake Moraine area of the Edmonton metro region (principal planner)
• Population analyses for the municipalities of Beaverlodge, 1989; Sexsmith 1988; McLennan, 1987 and 1988 - historical patterns, future trends and implications for policy and economic development (principal planner)
• Southeast Watershed Ecosystem Assessment, 1992 - of a background assessment in support of the Strathcona County Lakes Management Plan, 1993. (project manager)
• A Survey Of Individual On-Site Sewage Disposal For Four Lakefront Hamlets In The Cooking Lake Moraine, 1992 - survey and analysis of individual sewer capability in advance of communal sewer installations (principal planner)
• 49 by 94; A Submission to Upgrade Highway No. 49 by 1994, 1989 - A joint submission by 12 area municipalities to the Minister of Alberta Transportation and Utilities (principal planner)
• Improvement District of Birch Hills No. 19 Oil and Gas Study, 1988 (principal planner)
• Improvement District No. 20 Oil and Gas Study, 1988 (principal planner)
• County of Grande Prairie Oil and Gas Study, 1990 (principal planner)
• An Analysis of Public Housing Availability in the City of Grande Prairie, 1982 (principal planner)
• Grande Prairie Industrial Parks, An Urban-Rural Comparison, 1981 (principal planner)
• City of Calgary Inner City Area Redevelopment Plan Background Reports, 1979/80 - communities of Sunalta, Scarboro, Lower Mount Royal, Connaught/Beltline, Bankview, Cliff Bungalow (project planner)