M A D R O N A
PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT SERVICES

Port Townsend • Washington


RICHARD MARC SEPLER, AICP
President

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EDUCATION

University of Washington,
Seattle, Washington.

Master of Urban Planning, 1990.

  • Thesis: "Public Participation in Planning: The Development of a Critical Perspective."
  • Editor, Urban Design and Planning Magazine

Bachelor of Arts
Architecture, 1988.

  • Graduated Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa

Bachelor of Arts
Political Science, 1988.

  • Graduated Cum Laude

CERTIFICATIONS

American Institute of Certified Planners, # 11048

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Planning Association
Past President, Olympic Peninsula Section

AWARDS

HONOR AWARD

Physical Plans Category, American Planning Association, Planning Association of Washington
Joint Annual Awards, 1991.

Port Townsend Urban Waterfront Plan. Project Manager, co-author, primary illustrator.

MERIT AWARD

Editor 1989-1990.

Journalism Category,
American Planning Association,
Planning Association of Washington

Joint Annual Awards 1992.

Urban Design and Planning Magazine, 1989-1990, 1990- 1991.

11TH ANNUAL COLLEGE AWARD

Group Project, College of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Washington, 1990.

Seattle Central Waterfront: Restoring a Community Vision.
Co-author, primary illustrator

SPECIAL SERVICE RECOGNITION AWARD

Dept of Urban Design & Planning
University of Washington, 1990.

EXPERIENCE

Richard Sepler is the president of Madrona Planning & Development Services Inc., an eight member planning and design firm with offices in Seattle and Port Townsend, Washington. As a planner and designer, he has developed a unique blend of cross-disciplinary skills encompassing environmental analysis, site design, community relations and comprehensive planning. Mr. Sepler's planning and design work has won several American Planning Association Awards.

As Madrona's president, Mr. Sepler has been the project lead/site planner for several large residential and commercial subdivisions and planned unit developments, as well as for a number of jurisdictional projects. A former planning director, he has demonstrated experience in the permitting and approval process and has authored both zoning codes, comprehensive plans and subdivision ordinances. Concurrent with his practice, Mr. Sepler is also an Adjunct Faculty member of the Department of Urban Design and Planning at the University of Washington, where he has taught courses on site planning, subdivision design, and small town planning.

TEACHING / LECTURES

LECTURER (Part-Time) - Department of Urban Design and Planning, College of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Washington

  • Taught URBP 507, General Urban Planning Lab, Spring Quarter 2002
  • Taught URBP 598 D, Planning Studio Prep, Winter Quarter 2002
  • Originated and taught URBP 498, Introduction to Site Planning, Summer Quarter 2001
  • Originated and co-taught URBP 498B, The Land Use Permitting Process, Summer Quarter, 2000.
  • Originated and taught URBP 498, Sustainable Site Planning, Summer Quarter 1998-1999.
  • Originated and taught URBP 498, Site Planning for Subdivisions and Planned Unit Developments, Summer Quarter, 1994-1997.
  • Originated and taught URBP 498 F, Planning in a Small Town: Issues, Methodologies and Techniques, Summer Quarter, 1996.

SPEAKER - Design and Develop Fish Friendly Sites, Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties in conjunction with King County, April 2001

INSTRUCTOR - Sustainable Building Advisor Certificate, Seattle Central Community College, October 2001

SPEAKER - Cost and Benefits of Design Review, Washington Chapter, American Planning Association, September, 2001 Conference

SPEAKER - Ethics in Planning, October, 2000.
Washington Chapter, American Planning Association, 2000 Conference.

SPEAKER - Building Sustainability into Neighborhood and Subdivisions, Associations of Washington Cities (AWC), Annual Conference, June 2000.

MEMBER - Professionals Council - Department of Urban Design and Planning, University of Washington, 1999 - Present.

SPEAKER - Creating Livable Sustainable Communities While Managing Growth, Workshop, Growing Smart: A Conference for Citizens Working Together to Stop Sprawl and Create Livable Communities, sponsored by 1000 Friends of Washington, June 1999.

INSTRUCTOR - Sustainable Site Planning Workshop, American Planning Association, National Planning Conference, April 1999.

BOARD MEMBER - Community Planning Advisory Board, Educational Outreach Program, University of Washington, 1995-present.

INSTRUCTOR - Integrating Salmon Recovery and Land Use Planning, Certificate Program in Community Planning, University of Washington, 1999.

INSTRUCTOR - Site Planning: Theory and Practice, Certificate Program in Community Planning, University of Washington, 1994-1999.

INSTRUCTOR - Integrating Theory and Professional Practice, Certificate Program in Community Planning, University of Washington, Winter Quarter 1998-1999.

INSTRUCTOR - With a Water View, Landscape: A Watershed Perspective, Workshop, Washington State University - Cooperative Extension, 1995-1999.

INSTRUCTOR - Removing the Barriers to Smart Site Development, Workshop, Sustainable Building Northwest Conference, sponsored by King County Solid Waste Division, 1997.

LECTURER - Department of Landscape Architecture, College of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Washington.

  • Originated and taught LARCH 402, Site Planning as if People Mattered, Winter Quarter, 1997.

PANEL MEMBER - Cutting Edge Approaches to Open Space and Greenbelts, Uniting for Open Space Planning in Washington Conference, sponsored by 1000 Friends of Washington, October, 1995.

PROJECT PANEL - Innovative Development Projects and Techniques, The Quality Urban Environment Conference, sponsored by King County and the Urban Land Institute, Puget Sound District Council, March, 1994.