The problem
The owner controlled the parcel but not the assumptions. A prior yield study had been run off a zoning map without confirming utility capacity, and the pro forma had been built on a door count the site could not support.
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What we did
We started with constraints rather than concept, mapping wetlands, grade, easements, and utility service boundaries before anyone drew a lot line.
We met with staff in a pre application setting and put the hardest question first, so the answer arrived while the plan could still absorb it.
We rebuilt the yield study against confirmed capacity, phased the plan against the infrastructure timeline, and revised the entitlement schedule around the hearing calendar.
We carried the application through staff review, the neighborhood meeting, and the public hearings, and reported findings to the client at each milestone.
Outcome
The plan was approved with conditions the client had already priced, and the phasing let the first section record while the balance of the infrastructure was still under design.
- Approved doors
- 212 doors
- Time to entitlement
- 1.2 yrs to entitlement
"They told us the number we did not want to hear in week three. That saved us a year and most of a design budget."