ZONING & ENTITLEMENT
Zoning issues can arise when you least expect them, without any action on the part of the owner and they can be diverse in nature. When they arise, they can impact the most modest request for an addition by a homeowner or the largest scale commercial developments. Whatever your zoning issue, BDR is prepared to address them and keep your project on track.
While many zoning issues can be addressed through local approval processes, these processes vary greatly and they can be intimidating and time consuming. BDR helps make sense of it all. We are equipped to analyze each situation and work with local staff toward reasonable solutions. Where special approvals are necessary, BDR works to place their clients in the appropriate process with the greatest chance for success. We offer full service turnkey solutions from project design to project approval for every potential process you might encounter. Our experience, local knowledge, contacts with City and County staff, and relationships with local decision makers help soften the gauntlet, keep these projects on track, and save our clients’ time and money. Examples of local special approval processes managed by BDR are as follows:
– Special Use Permits
– Rezonings/Conditional Rezonings
– Community Unit Plans
– Conditional Use Permits
– Board of Zoning Appeals
– Proffer Amendments
– CAR Certificates of Appropriateness
DUE DILIGENCE & PROPERTY REPORTS
Local Due Diligence Experts
Zoning Due Diligence is a critical component of the real estate development process. It plays a prominent role in understanding property value and development potential. It also provides needed assurances or protections to lenders, banks, financiers, insurers and buyers.
Zoning regulations are complex and they frequently change. This, along with the complexity of the framework in which local zoning information is housed or decisions are made, can make due diligence efforts time consuming and frustrating for even the savviest owner, developer or related service professional.
We make the process easy. Our past experience, local knowledge, and contacts with City and County staff ensure the most timely due diligence efforts possible.
We make it our business to stay on top of complex and changing regulations. We scrutinize the findings of local officials and we know what questions to ask to ensure the accuracy of zoning determinations.
Customized Property Reports
BDR prepares property reports by performing zoning background research, assembling applicable existing local documents or approvals, and requesting any needed confirmations. This might include: applicable zoning regulations, certificates of occupancy, certificates of zoning compliance, past special approvals and any proffers/ordinances/conditions, building permits, POD’s/site plans, CAR certificates of appropriateness, etc. But we don’t just assemble existing information. We evaluate your needs and respond with guidance that is specific to your request. Where compliance issues are found we can recommend a course of action. Should a special approval be needed, we give guidance on how to pursue the approval and the time frame associated with it. BDR also provides assistance, including project management for special approvals such as special use permits, rezonings and Board of Zoning Appeals actions.
LAND USE PLANNING
Each new development site presents its own set of challenges. Your development goals vary from development to development according to the market in which the site is located and local regulations can vary based on the location. BDR can help you pull together a plan that responds to the unique context of your project and location.
We will work with you within these constraints to develop a project that best suits your needs and best matches your vision. BDR has an extensive network of design experts and can custom assemble a team to address the individual needs and budget of your project. BDR works with these professionals in order to complete your development project planning, including:
– Site Selection and Related Feasibility Studies
– Subdivision Planning and Design