Land Use and Entitlements
— HOW OUR LAND USE CONSULTANTS DETERMINE PROJECT FEASIBILITY —
Land Use and Entitlements
When a potential real estate development is being considered by a land owner or developer, there are many factors that can make or break a project’s feasibility and potential success.
Our highly experienced staff can identify, research, and analyze these factors to provide concrete information on project feasibility.
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Entitlements
The Urban Land Institute defines entitlements as:
The Entitlement Process
Entitlements can be a major factor in the ultimate land use, viability, and value of your property. The entitlement process can be highly complex and confusing, and involves steps that vary from one place to another.
Our land use experts understand the entire entitlement process and can navigate a development project from raw land to full entitlements.
Generally, development projects are subject to multiple layers of regulation that must be navigated in sequence.
Typical sequential entitlements are as follows:
—STEP 1—
Adherence to the community/regional Comprehensive Plan and Future Land Use Plan
—STEP 2—
Appropriate Zoning Designation to allow for the intended land use
—STEP 3—
Various land development regulations/approvals
that involve:
- Site Plan Approval
- Preliminary and Final Plat Approval
- Civil Engineering Plans Approval
- Other approvals depending on local regulations and conditions of the property
—STEP 4—
Permitting Processes
including:
- Approval of Building Plans
- Issuance of Construction Permits
- Approval of a Certificate of Occupancy
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Our land use consultants can assist a developer with any aspect of the entitlement process by handling
- Complex Zoning Change Applications
- Comprehensive Plan changes
- Coordination (Project Management) of architects and engineers for timely submittals of all technical documents
- All Permit Applications
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