Glossary
Site plan (site development permit)
A site plan is the drawing and application a developer files with the city planning department showing how a parcel will be built out: buildings, parking, drainage, setbacks and landscaping. The city reviews it against the zoning before any building permit can issue.
Why it matters for a lead
The site plan case is the entitlement stage: the design team is named, the general contractor usually is not. It runs months before the permit, which makes it the lead for architects, engineers, and anyone selling into pre-construction.
Where Groundbreak gets it
City of Austin site plan cases, Atlanta Planning (SAPs), Metro Nashville Planning Commission, City of Miami boards, Tampa and county land-use hearings, Charlotte and Dallas-Fort Worth commissions.
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- What is a site plan?
- A site plan is the drawing and application a developer files with the city planning department showing how a parcel will be built out: buildings, parking, drainage, setbacks and landscaping. The city reviews it against the zoning before any building permit can issue.
- Why does a site plan matter for construction leads?
- The site plan case is the entitlement stage: the design team is named, the general contractor usually is not. It runs months before the permit, which makes it the lead for architects, engineers, and anyone selling into pre-construction.
- Which Groundbreak markets publish the site plan?
- Austin, Atlanta, Miami, Nashville, Tampa Bay, Charlotte, Dallas-Fort Worth. City of Austin site plan cases, Atlanta Planning (SAPs), Metro Nashville Planning Commission, City of Miami boards, Tampa and county land-use hearings, Charlotte and Dallas-Fort Worth commissions.