Intro to Land Development
In this video, I will discuss what a land development engineer does at the very start of a project and dive a little into the thought process behind a project. This video is meant to be an introductory course into Land Development engineering for college students and interns.
Below is a high-level order breakdown of a land development project:
1. Due Diligence Studies
2. Preliminary Concept Plan Development
3. Zoning / Preliminary Site Plan Approval (Local Municapality)
4. Engineering Design Development
5. Construction Plan Development
6. Local Government Approval Process / Comment-Responses
7. Construction Approval
8. Construction Certifications
9. Project Closeout
Very important items you need to begin a project (typically):
Topographic / Boundary Survey
Geotech Report
Environmental Study
Traffic Study
Utility availability (water, sewer, etc)
Watershed model / local drainage reports
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