There are many factors that play a role in determining the cost of land development for a new custom home. Homeowners can rely on Calisto’s vast experience in quickly (usually same day or a few days) in determining the land development cost and how long it will take to get the land ready for building a new custom home.
Some factors that we consider in the process of determining cost and schedule are:
- Type of Vegetation on the land
- The size of the lot, which determines how much area can be cleared for the home, yard, and driveway
- Current allowable zone or HOA restrictions, such as:
- Height of the structures
- Amount of area you can clear
- Front/Side/Rear setbacks from the property line
- HOA restrictions depending on what subdivision land is in
- Available utilities, the distance from connections to the new home, and who the utilities belong to.
- Sewer vs. septic
- Gas
- Electric (is it overhead or underground)
- Internet/Phone Service
- Water (Municipality connection or well)
- The topography of the home site on the lot
- Flat or sloped lot (ie hillside)
- Determining if dirt will need to be imported in to create flat pad for the home
- Grading the lot with heavy equipment vs simple equipment
- Type of soils at the home site
- Sandy
- Rocky
- Expansive soils
- Clay
- Boulders
- Rocks underground (hard digs)
- If Riparian, wash, or flooding areas exist on the land
- Water mitigation from rain could be simple or complex
- If Easements exist to access the lot
- This could be for road access, utilities access, or a pre-existing access
