Case studies

Model projects in real counties and cities. Each one follows the jurisdiction's code from concept to the engineer of record: every approval, every numeric standard, every source.

RV parks, resorts and campgrounds

  • RV resort and glamping concept
    Illustrative concept, not the subject site
    Chaffee County, ColoradoCampground with cabins, Chaffee County, Colorado

    Model project: a 60 to 120 site campground with cabins in unincorporated Chaffee County, Colorado. Conditional Use before the county commissioners, a 20 per acre cap, creek buffers, wastewater and water, and the Aspire and Pine Creek hearing record.

  • RV park site planning concept
    Illustrative concept, not the subject site
    Polk County, FloridaRV park site plan in Polk County, Florida: a Central Florida model

    Model project: an 80 to 150 site RV park in unincorporated Polk County, traced through the conditional use path, the 64E-15 state floor, the ERP thresholds, the Chapter 513 separation lock-in, county fees and Central Florida comparables.

  • RV and glamping resort concept
    Illustrative concept, not the subject site
    Bandera County, TexasRV resort site plan in the Texas Hill Country: a Bandera County model

    Model project: a 150 to 250 site Hill Country RV resort traced through Bandera County's plat rules, road and flood standards, TCEQ water and wastewater triggers, fees and the regional comparables.

  • riverside RV park concept
    Illustrative concept, not the subject site
    Sevier County, TennesseeRV resort with cabins, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Model project: a 100 to 200 site RV resort with cabins in Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. The travel trailer park as a planned unit development, TDH organized camp rules, state stormwater and stream permits and the state permit fee bands.

  • RV resort amenity planning concept
    Illustrative concept, not the subject site
    Mohave County, ArizonaSnowbird RV park, Mohave County, Arizona

    Model project: a 100 to 200 site snowbird RV park in unincorporated Mohave County, Arizona. By-right districts, the Board-issued Special Use Permit, Section 37.G, the ADHS sanitation rule and the electrical load of a seasonal park.

Asset pages: RV park site plans, RV resort site plans, Campground site plans

Glamping

Asset pages: Glamping site plans

Car washes, fuel and truck stops

  • Hillsborough County, FloridaExpress car wash site plan in Hillsborough County, Florida

    Model project: an express tunnel car wash in unincorporated Hillsborough County, Florida. The use table, published fees, hearing clocks, noise, stormwater and PD condition rules that set the layout, and the Florida saturation record.

  • Mansfield, TexasExpress car wash site plan in Mansfield, Texas

    Model project: an express tunnel car wash in Mansfield, Texas. The SUP path and fees, the seven findings, the bufferyard, sign and screening numbers, the hearing record, and the layout decisions a preliminary site plan has to make.

  • Gwinnett County, GeorgiaGas station and c-store site plan, Gwinnett County, Georgia

    Model gas station and c-store in unincorporated Gwinnett County, Georgia: a Special Use Permit in C-2, by right in C-3, 40 ft pump aisles, GDOT access spacing, published fees and the 2021 to 2026 hearing record.

  • Waller County, TexasTruck stop and travel center site plan, Waller County, Texas

    Model truck stop and travel center on I-10 in unincorporated Waller County, Texas: no county zoning, TxDOT frontage road driveway spacing, a detention floor of 0.55 ac-ft per acre, TCEQ tank and septic limits, published county fees and comparable outcomes.

Asset pages: Car wash site plans, Gas station site plans, Truck stop site plans

Storage and industrial

  • Buckeye, ArizonaIndustrial outdoor storage yard, Buckeye, Arizona

    Model project: an industrial outdoor storage (IOS) yard of 5 to 15 acres in Buckeye, in the Phoenix West Valley, tested against the I-2 district, the overlay wall and buffer rules, and the dust and stormwater permits that precede grading.

  • Pinal County, ArizonaIndustrial outdoor storage yard, Pinal County and Casa Grande, Arizona

    Model project: an industrial outdoor storage yard of 5 to 15 acres in unincorporated Pinal County and Casa Grande, Arizona, with the screening, dust, stormwater and zoning rules that shape its site plan.

  • Montgomery County, TexasRV and boat storage site plan: Montgomery County, Texas

    Model project near Lake Conroe: covered canopies, enclosed units and open stalls in unincorporated Montgomery County, Texas. No zoning hearing, but one permit per structure, a zero-increase drainage rule that counts gravel as pavement, and 2024 IFC fire lanes.

  • Apex, North CarolinaSelf storage site plan: Apex, North Carolina

    Model project in Apex, NC: a multistory climate controlled storage building on a 3 acre minimum lot. The UDO caps storage at 24 ft, so every recent case went through LI-CZ conditional zoning, then a staff major site plan.

  • Fuquay-Varina, North CarolinaSelf storage site plan: Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina

    Model project in Fuquay-Varina, NC: a three-story climate controlled storage building on about 4.5 acres. General Commercial allows storage without outdoor storage, every recent case went through conditional zoning, and the site plan that follows is sealed.

  • Grove City, OhioSmall-bay industrial and flex, Grove City, Ohio

    Model project: 50,000 to 120,000 SF of small-bay industrial or flex on 5 to 10 acres in Grove City, Ohio, with the Development Plan path, Special Use Permit rules and Ohio EPA permit that shape the site plan.

Asset pages: RV and boat storage site plans, Self storage site plans, Industrial site plans, Flex space site plans, Warehouse site plans

Hospitality and waterfront

  • Lee County, FloridaMarina with dry stack, Lee County, Florida

    Model marina with dry stack in unincorporated Lee County, Florida: the CPD rezoning path, manatee slip limits that count dry racks, dock setbacks and depths, parking and screening rules, state lease and ERP fees, and the Development Order submittal.

  • Murfreesboro, TennesseeSelect-service hotel, Murfreesboro, Tennessee

    Model select-service hotel of 90 to 130 keys on 2 to 3 acres in Murfreesboro, Tennessee: by-right Chart 1 zoning, Gateway Design Overlay review, aerial fire access, Tennessee seal rules, city fees and the 2024 to 2026 hotel records.

Asset pages: Hotel site plans, Marina site plans

Multifamily and housing

  • Knightdale, North CarolinaGarden multifamily site plan: Knightdale, North Carolina

    Model project in Knightdale, NC: 260 garden apartments on 15 acres. Apartments are never by right here, so the program goes through a PUD rezoning, and bedroom-based parking, open space and a nonresidential share set the yield.

Asset pages: Multifamily site plans, Senior living site plans, Single-family and townhome site plans

Conversions and commercial interiors

  • San Antonio, TexasOffice or retail to restaurant conversion in San Antonio, Texas

    Model project: an office or retail suite converted to a full-service restaurant in San Antonio, Texas. The change of occupancy path, zoning and alcohol rules, the grease interceptor, fees, the case record, and what the preliminary plan carries.

Asset pages: Commercial interiors and conversions, Office site plans, Retail center site plans, Mixed-use site plans

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