Land Development Requirements
PH&C reads the zoning ordinance and land development code for a parcel and lists what you can build and what will need a hearing.
Before an owner prices a site, someone has to read the ordinance. PH&C does that review. The product is a short memo covering the zoning district, the permitted uses, the bulk limits, and the approval path, with every item that needs relief marked.
What PH&C handles
- Confirming if the intended use is permitted by right, by conditional use, or by special exception.
- Checking density, building height, setbacks, impervious coverage, and parking ratios against your concept.
- Identifying buffers, street trees, planting requirements, and stormwater rules that reduce usable area.
- Determining whether subdivision, land development, a variance, or a rezoning is required.
- Listing the studies staff will expect on the first submission, such as traffic and stormwater.
- Noting outside agencies whose approval runs alongside the municipality’s.
- Estimating the approval timeline.
What you get
- A clear view of what can be built and what cannot.
- A side-by-side comparison when you are choosing between two parcels.
- An early estimate of approval time and risk.
- A list of requirements that carry cost, ready for your budget.
How it connects
The review is part of site analysis and feasibility. Once you own the site and are ready to file, land development and zoning approvals manages the submission. The cost of ordinance requirements belongs in an opinion of probable cost. To review a parcel before you buy, contact PH&C.