About Us

The principals of Bell David Planning Group have over fourty-five years experience in long range and current planning. We boast a wide range of multi-disciplinary public and private sector experience in the following areas: Evaluation and Appraisal Reports; Comprehensive Planning; Land Use; Land Development Regulations; Annexations; Development Application Review; Facilitation; Grantswriting; and, Special Planning Studies.

Mr. Jerry Bell, AICP, Principal, is a highly regarded urban planner with extensive comprehensive and land planning experience. Mr. Bell served, or is serving, as the Project and/or Functional Manager for EARs for the following municipalities: City of Miami (Functional Manager); City of Hialeah; City of Aventura (Functional Manager); City of Hialeah Gardens; City of Oviedo; City of Royal Palm Beach; City of South Miami (Functional Manager); City of Port Richey; Village of Biscayn Park; Village of El Portal (Functional Manager) and; Indian Creek Village (Functional Manager).   Mr. Bell is managing, or has managed, the preparation of EAR-based amendments for the City of Hialeah, City of Hialeah Gardens, City of Aventura, Town of Lake Park, City of Port Richey, Village of Tequesta, Town of Manalapan and Indian Creek Village.   In recognition of his expertise and experience with the new EAR-requirements, Mr. Bell served on a panel regarding the EAR requirements at the 2005 Florida Chapter of the American Planning Association (FAPA) Conference in St. Petersburg. In addition he served as project manager for Deltona Community Strategic plan & as an element manager for the Town of Cutler Bay Comprehensive Plan.

Mr. Alex David, AICP, Principal, brings expertise acquired over 17 years with Miami-Dade County and Miami-Dade County Public Schools. Consulting experience includes: Evaluation and Appraisal Reports; revisions to municipal land development regulations for the City of Hialeah Gardens, Village of Tequesta and Indian Creek Village; a Building Moratorium Study; Annexation Applications and Reports for both public (City of Doral) and private clients; and other planning and development related consulting services. Mr. David served as Project Manager for the City of Aventura and Indian Creek Village EARs and assisted in establishing the Planning and Zoning Department for the Town of Cutler Bay.  Mr. David has participated in sessions at the 1999, 2003 and 2005 Florida Chapter of the American Planning Association Conferences. His wealth of relevant urban and town planning and intergovernmental coordination experience brings the ability to navigate through the bureaucracy of local and state agencies and obtain required data in an expeditious manner.

Mr. David is currently serving as Chair of the Miami-Dade County Planner’s Technical Committee, on the FAPA Gold Coast Section Board, as a member of the Miami Beach Design Review Board and the Miami-Dade County MPO Transportation Aesthetics Review Committee. In addition he served as project manager for Deltona Community Strategic plan & as an element manager for the Town of Cutler Bay Comprehensive Plan.