Land development handbook: planning, engineering, and surveying

Dewberry & Davis0071494375, 9780071494373

The Definitive Guide to Land Development-Every Detail, Every Issue, Every Setting

Land Development Handbook provides a step-by-step approach to any type of project, from rural greenfield development to suburban infill to urban redevelopment. With the latest information regarding green technologies and design, the book offers you a comprehensive look at the land-development process as a whole, as well as a thorough view of individual disciplines. Plus, a bonus color insert reveals the extent to which land development projects are transforming our communities!
This all-in-one guide provides in-depth coverage of: Environmental issues from erosion and sediment control and stormwater management to current regulatory controls for plan approval, permitting, and green building certification Comprehensive planning and zoning including new development models for mixed-use, transit-oriented, and conservation developments Enhanced approaches to community and political consensus building Technical design procedures for infrastructure components including roads and utilities with a new section on dry utilities Surveying tools and techniques focusing on the use of GPS and GIS to collect, present, and preserve data throughout the design process Plan preparation, submission, and processing with an emphasis on technologies available-from CAD modeling and design to electronic submissions, permit processing, and tracking
Subjects include: Planning and zoning Real Property Law Engineering Feasibility Environmental Regulations Rezoning Conceptual and Schematic Design Development Patterns Control, Boundary, and Topographical Surveys Historic Assessment and Preservation Street and Utility Design Floodplain Studies Grading and Earthwork Water and Wastewater Treatment Cost Estimating Subdivision Process Plan Submittals Stormwater Management Erosion and Sediment Control And much more!

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Table of contents :
Cover……Page 2
Copyright……Page 3
Brief Contents……Page 5
Contents……Page 7
Foreword……Page 48
About the Author……Page 49
Preface……Page 50
Contributors……Page 55
P A R T I
OVERVIEW……Page 60
P A R T I I
FEASIBILITY AND
SITE ANALYSIS……Page 82
C H A P T E R 3
ENVIRONMENTAL SITE
FEASIBILITY AND
ASSESSMENTS……Page 106
C H A P T E R 4
HISTORIC ARCHITECTURAL
AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL
RESOURCE ASSESSMENT……Page 116
C H A P T E R 5
ENGINEERING FEASIBILITY……Page 124
PART II.B. SITE ANALYSIS: ALLOWABLE USE OF SITE
C H A P T E R 6
REAL PROPERTY LAW……Page 158
C H A P T E R 7
COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING
AND ZONING……Page 178
C H A P T E R 8
SUBDIVISION ORDINANCES,
SITE PLAN REGULATIONS,
AND BUILDING CODES……Page 206
PART II.C. REZONING
C H A P T E R 9
THE REZONING PROCESS……Page 216
C H A P T E R 1 0
EXACTIONS,
INFRASTRUCTURE
ENHANCEMENTS, AND FEES……Page 238
P A R T I I I
CONCEPTUAL DESIGN……Page 244
P A R T I V
SCHEMATIC DESIGN……Page 280
C H A P T E R 1 3
BOUNDARY SURVEYS FOR
LAND DEVELOPMENT……Page 318
C H A P T E R 1 4
TOPOGRAPHIC SURVEYS……Page 338
PART IV.B. REFINEMENT OF PREVIOUS ASSUMPTIONS
C H A P T E R 1 5
ENVIRONMENTAL AND
NATURAL RESOURCES……Page 354
C H A P T E R 1 6
IMPACTS TO HISTORIC
ARCHITECTURAL AND
ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES……Page 372
C H A P T E R 1 7
BROWNFIELD REDEVELOPMENT
AND ENVIRONMENTAL
CONSIDERATIONS……Page 380
C H A P T E R 1 8
FLOODPLAIN STUDIES……Page 404
C H A P T E R 1 9
PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING
AND HYDROLOGIC ANALYSIS……Page 416
P A R T V
FINAL DESIGN……Page 466
C H A P T E R 2 1
STORM DRAINAGE DESIGN……Page 514
C H A P T E R 2 2
STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
DESIGN……Page 556
C H A P T E R 2 3
GRADING AND EARTHWORK……Page 602
C H A P T E R 2 4
WASTEWATER COLLECTION……Page 648
C H A P T E R 2 5
WATER DISTRIBUTION……Page 700
C H A P T E R 2 6
DRY UTILITY DESIGN AND
ENGINEERING……Page 750
C H A P T E R 2 7
EROSION AND SEDIMENT
CONTROL……Page 766
C H A P T E R 2 8
CONSTRUCTION AND
CONTRACT DOCUMENTS……Page 818
C H A P T E R 2 9
CONSTRUCTION COST
ESTIMATING……Page 826
P A R T V I
PLAN SUBMISSION
AND PERMITTING……Page 852
C H A P T E R 3 1
ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITS……Page 872
C H A P T E R 3 2
BUILDING PERMITS……Page 882
P A R T V I I
CONSTRUCTION……Page 886
C H A P T E R 3 4
CERTIFICATES OF OCCUPANCY
AND POSTCONSTRUCTION
SERVICES……Page 924
P A R T V I I I
TECHNICAL APPENDICES……Page 934
A P P E N D I X B
STREAM RESTORATION……Page 970
A P P E N D I X C
SOILS……Page 984
A P P E N D I X D
WASTEWATER TREATMENT……Page 1034
A P P E N D I X E
WATER SUPPLY AND
TREATMENT……Page 1068
A P P E N D I X F
CASE STUDY:
MERRIFIELD TOWN CENTER……Page 1100
A P P E N D I X G
TECHNICAL APPENDIX……Page 1138
Project Pages – Land Development Handbook……Page 1174
Index……Page 1190