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I’m no mindreader but I’ll bet the original plan was to scrape the house, use that parcel to provide the access to the rear site; get the site rezoned for mutiple parcels, build some townhomes or detached SFRs on a condo map and sell them off at a profit.

On paper it might have looked good, but by the time an architect has to start dealing with infrastructure and topography the complication factor blows up exponentially. There’s almost certainly some hillside and drainage overlays .

I’m thinking someone got in way over their head.

[Bugs]

I’m no mindreader but I’ll bet the original plan was to scrape the house, use that parcel to provide the access to the rear site; get the site rezoned for mutiple parcels, build some townhomes or detached SFRs on a condo map and sell them off at a profit.

On paper it might have looked good, but by the time an architect has to start dealing with infrastructure and topography the complication factor blows up exponentially. There’s almost certainly some hillside and drainage overlays .

I’m thinking someone got in way over their head.

[Bugs]

I’m no mindreader but I’ll bet the original plan was to scrape the house, use that parcel to provide the access to the rear site; get the site rezoned for mutiple parcels, build some townhomes or detached SFRs on a condo map and sell them off at a profit.

On paper it might have looked good, but by the time an architect has to start dealing with infrastructure and topography the complication factor blows up exponentially. There’s almost certainly some hillside and drainage overlays .

I’m thinking someone got in way over their head.

[Bugs]

I’m no mindreader but I’ll bet the original plan was to scrape the house, use that parcel to provide the access to the rear site; get the site rezoned for mutiple parcels, build some townhomes or detached SFRs on a condo map and sell them off at a profit.

On paper it might have looked good, but by the time an architect has to start dealing with infrastructure and topography the complication factor blows up exponentially. There’s almost certainly some hillside and drainage overlays .

I’m thinking someone got in way over their head.

[Bugs]

I’m no mindreader but I’ll bet the original plan was to scrape the house, use that parcel to provide the access to the rear site; get the site rezoned for mutiple parcels, build some townhomes or detached SFRs on a condo map and sell them off at a profit.

On paper it might have looked good, but by the time an architect has to start dealing with infrastructure and topography the complication factor blows up exponentially. There’s almost certainly some hillside and drainage overlays .

I’m thinking someone got in way over their head.

[Bugs]

I looked at the plat map and the zoning map. This parcel is surrounded by little SFR lots on the mesas to the east and west. If there is a driveway easement to this site it isn’t obvious. Even if there is a driveway easement, if it isn’t wide enough and/or if they can’t expand the width the city might not issue the building permit. Any more, most fire agencies want a driveway that’s at least 20 feet wide for these interior lots. They’d be even less amenable to dealing if there was a lot of topo involved.

Gotta get water and sewer to this site before you can develop it. If there’s a natural drainage course or if there’s an open space easement that prevents getting those utilities in it can get complicated.

If nothing else, a couple NIMBY neighbors could effectively prevent development if they used their imagination. It’s not that hard to do.

Developing land often looks a lot easier than it is.

[Bugs]

I looked at the plat map and the zoning map. This parcel is surrounded by little SFR lots on the mesas to the east and west. If there is a driveway easement to this site it isn’t obvious. Even if there is a driveway easement, if it isn’t wide enough and/or if they can’t expand the width the city might not issue the building permit. Any more, most fire agencies want a driveway that’s at least 20 feet wide for these interior lots. They’d be even less amenable to dealing if there was a lot of topo involved.

Gotta get water and sewer to this site before you can develop it. If there’s a natural drainage course or if there’s an open space easement that prevents getting those utilities in it can get complicated.

If nothing else, a couple NIMBY neighbors could effectively prevent development if they used their imagination. It’s not that hard to do.

Developing land often looks a lot easier than it is.

[Bugs]

I looked at the plat map and the zoning map. This parcel is surrounded by little SFR lots on the mesas to the east and west. If there is a driveway easement to this site it isn’t obvious. Even if there is a driveway easement, if it isn’t wide enough and/or if they can’t expand the width the city might not issue the building permit. Any more, most fire agencies want a driveway that’s at least 20 feet wide for these interior lots. They’d be even less amenable to dealing if there was a lot of topo involved.

Gotta get water and sewer to this site before you can develop it. If there’s a natural drainage course or if there’s an open space easement that prevents getting those utilities in it can get complicated.

If nothing else, a couple NIMBY neighbors could effectively prevent development if they used their imagination. It’s not that hard to do.

Developing land often looks a lot easier than it is.

[Bugs]

I looked at the plat map and the zoning map. This parcel is surrounded by little SFR lots on the mesas to the east and west. If there is a driveway easement to this site it isn’t obvious. Even if there is a driveway easement, if it isn’t wide enough and/or if they can’t expand the width the city might not issue the building permit. Any more, most fire agencies want a driveway that’s at least 20 feet wide for these interior lots. They’d be even less amenable to dealing if there was a lot of topo involved.

Gotta get water and sewer to this site before you can develop it. If there’s a natural drainage course or if there’s an open space easement that prevents getting those utilities in it can get complicated.

If nothing else, a couple NIMBY neighbors could effectively prevent development if they used their imagination. It’s not that hard to do.

Developing land often looks a lot easier than it is.

[Bugs]

I looked at the plat map and the zoning map. This parcel is surrounded by little SFR lots on the mesas to the east and west. If there is a driveway easement to this site it isn’t obvious. Even if there is a driveway easement, if it isn’t wide enough and/or if they can’t expand the width the city might not issue the building permit. Any more, most fire agencies want a driveway that’s at least 20 feet wide for these interior lots. They’d be even less amenable to dealing if there was a lot of topo involved.

Gotta get water and sewer to this site before you can develop it. If there’s a natural drainage course or if there’s an open space easement that prevents getting those utilities in it can get complicated.

If nothing else, a couple NIMBY neighbors could effectively prevent development if they used their imagination. It’s not that hard to do.

Developing land often looks a lot easier than it is.

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How much is a parcel worth (and what can you do with it) if you don’t have vehicular access to it?

[Bugs]

How much is a parcel worth (and what can you do with it) if you don’t have vehicular access to it?

[Bugs]

How much is a parcel worth (and what can you do with it) if you don’t have vehicular access to it?

[Bugs]

How much is a parcel worth (and what can you do with it) if you don’t have vehicular access to it?

[Bugs]

How much is a parcel worth (and what can you do with it) if you don’t have vehicular access to it?

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