Difficult Sites to Develop – Difficult/Increased Costs, Yes, but So Rewarding….

Land development has gone on for so many years and the present rate of it is quickening. The result is that a lot of properties are no longer unavailable. As an upshot, there is an increasing necessity to be both creative and persistent about your ideas regarding your property’s future development. 

Some of the challenges to overcome:

• Geographic challenges – Steep slopes  (Steep terrain – generally in excess of 12%)
• Excessive run off of rain or snow melt
• Poor soils (Incompatible with proposed development)
• Wetlands – floodway limitations
• Environmentally unhealthy (toxic soils) – Brownfield site
• Visual obstructions
• Macro / Micro climate issues

 Administrative challenges –

• Zoning
• Land use requirements
• Legalities
• Development limitations
• Circulation limits
• Site mobility (i.e. handicapped issues)

Adjacent challenges –

• Proximity
• Nimby – ism
• Un-desired adjacent uses

Other challenges –

• Natural or man-made obstacles (i.e. trees – vegetation, structures, etc)
• Noise – excessive (i.e. road – highway, airport, rail road)
• Many others…

These and many other challenges can be overcome, however additional costs may crop up (i.e. time, money, patience, unexpected studies and / or special consultants). In the end, the results may be very satisfying with an enhancement of your proposed use and the happiness of the end product.

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