Land Development
Developers build on our reputation
Over the course of more than 40 years in business, Binnie has earned a solid reputation in the Land Development industry for providing quality work while meeting clients’ demands for quick approvals. Our broad experience encompasses all levels of land development assignments; from single and multi-family housing projects, to large subdivisions, to recreational facilities, to major commercial developments.
Binnie’s extensive knowledge of the specific details of each jurisdiction’s approval process, coupled with our ongoing relationships with municipal staff, enables us to be effective stalwart producers for our land development clients. We are acknowledged for our efficient and practical designs in a variety of geological conditions, with project deliverables that embrace the concerns of cost effective construction.
Land Development projects encompass a broad range of requirements. Typical services provided by Binnie for our Developer clients include:
Subdivision Planning
Binnie’s services include the planning of individual lots, roads and services within a parcel of land to be subdivided: preparation of lot layout plans showing lot dimensions and sizes, lot yield and density, potential building envelope zones, setbacks and other pertinent information. Our experience as surveyors and civil engineers brings added value as the feasibility of servicing each parcel is also considered at the subdivision planning stage.
Feasibility Studies
When assessing the feasibility of a development, Binnie reviews a broad range of factors, including estimating total construction costs, potential lot yield for subdivision, municipal rezoning conditions, identification of potential risks, servicing concerns, and level of public and municipal support. These and other issues can have a positive or negative impact on a development project.
Residential Subdivisions
Binnie provides detailed designs, survey, tendering, and inspection for single and multi-family residential developments and subdivisions: on and off-site roads, parking and services, as well as coordination of building permit approvals and servicing agreements.
Commercial and Industrial Developments
Our full engineering services for commercial and industrial developments include detailed designs, survey, tendering, and inspection for both on-site and off-site works. Innovative designs are often required as these large scale developments can require larger services and wider major collector or arterial roads. Weak or contaminated soils, utility conflicts, and creeks can also routinely be encountered.
Off-Site Roads and Services
As civil engineers we are responsible for the preparation and certification of any off-site works and services that may be required as a result of subdivision or rezoning of a property. This typically includes work within the road allowance such as water, sewer and drainage connections and mainline extensions, road widening or paving, curbs, street lighting, public sidewalks, and boulevards.
Siltation Control Plans
Binnie’s services include the preparation of innovative, practical and cost effective solutions for sediment control during construction. We work with the approving Municipality and developer to ensure that the sediment control measures adopted are both functional and necessary.