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Site Engineer

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Civil engineer who does site delevopment

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Public

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Local, State, and Federal

Roads, Utility, hospital

Purpose - service to the public

Paid for through taxes and bonds

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Private

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Company or individual

Residential, commercial, industrial

Purpose - make money

Paid for through private investors/ loans

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four parts of a development team

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Legal team
Business team
Design team - site team
construction team

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Greenfield development

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develop a site that has never been used before

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Redevelopment

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currently developed but will repurpose

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Continuous development

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used for hopsitals, schools
they frequently expand

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Brownfield development

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previous developed w/ known contamination

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What is a zoning ordinace

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specify the type of development that is allowed for a site

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4 main zoning categories

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Agriculure
R1 - residential
C1 - commercial
I1 - Industrial

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What is a setback

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minimum horizontal distance between building line and property boundary lines or right of way

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The reason you wont get approval to change the zoning requirements

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design issue- you can apply for a variance if you can’t meet design requirements

must prove to zoning board that there is a hardship to meet the requirments

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How to change zoning land use agriculture to residential

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Must go through rezoning, need community approval in public meeting

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Parcel -

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a lot, tract of land to be developed or is currently developed

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Plat

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drawing showing boundary of the parcel

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Easement

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owner of the parcel grants access to other entities (usually public utilities) to provide access

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Right of way (ROW)

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strip of land usually owned by public agencies for transportation/ utilities

18
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Eminent Domain

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the right of a local state or federal agency to purchase your property for a public works project

19
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Due diligence

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is one of the first steps to do prior to purchasing a site. (fully investigate the parcel for numerous issues)

20
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What do you investigate in due diligence

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Zoning issues
Endangered species
Soil types
Hazardous waste
Flood plain
Ordinance issues
Wetlands
Utilities

21
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Environmental site assessment and what are 4 components

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many lenders require a ESA prior to lending money

  1. Records review
  2. Site reconnaissance - walk around the site
  3. Interview former owners and neighbors
  4. Report
22
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3 geotechnical concerns

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Soil Types
Soil strength
GWT

23
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Methods to evaluate Geotechnical concerns

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USDA web soil survey

Field investigation

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