The field of land development has many components to it that are involved with getting a project from just an idea to actually being constructed.…
There are many steps and factors involved with the design of a stormwater management system. The following are ten common terms used in the area…
A grading plan is a construction plan that shows a site contractor how to grade a new land development project. It shows what areas of…
A stormwater basin (sometimes referred to as a detention basin or a detention pond) is a man-made area of graded earth that is designed to…
Karst topography refers to land that is prone to sinkholes which are empty pockets that form underground due to the presence of certain types of…
A zoning ordinance is a set of regulations established by a municipality that determines what people are allowed to do within their property. With regard…
Impervious area is considered to be ground cover that allows little to no rainwater that falls upon the surface of this cover after a rainfall…
Infiltration rate is the speed at which rainwater is able to be absorbed into and travel vertically through the ground and toward the groundwater level.…
A construction cost estimate in land development is an itemized breakdown of the costs of the site work for a proposed project. Besides being able…
A traffic engineer is the person who is involved in the design and analysis of traffic systems. This person designs new traffic light signalizations and…