Residential Subdivision Layout 1

[gomirage]

I have red last year a paper from Univ. of Fl where there was an algorithm to obtain the maximum number of lot from a residential parcel. I have been looking for that algorithm but can’t find it. Any of you use a particular method to optimize the layout of parcels? I will appreciate a great deal if you could help.
Thanks.

 

[francesca]

Usually the natural drainage of the land, its geometry and the subdivision regulations dictate the layout of the subdivision.

 

[rgsdez]

Best to start with the specific municipality's Zoning and Subdivision regulations. Typically you'll lot restrictions such as minimum size and lot line offset restrictions. A wide variety of issues can arise through the process, such as, wetland and/or stream impacts, impacts to endangered species, historic or archeological sites on property, environmental concerns, proposed septic and water (ie wells) which may require Health Dept. approvals, etc... the list goes on. It seems pretty tough for an algorithum to take in all this variable data and produce accurate results on the number, size, and configuration of proposed lots.

 

[alechs]

Gomirage
In Subdivision Regulations dictate that in a certain type/class of Subdivision its requires a number or percentage of lots, roads and open areas. from there you can configure your blocks/lots number.

 

[mvelkovich]

Here is a straight forawrd method that will get you close.

Take the raw acreage and subtract anything that can't be built upon, wetlands, buffers, etc.

Take you zoning regs and figure out how many lots can be yielded per acre figuring in R/W for the road.

Then divide the net acreage by the yield time 80% (since no piece of land is perfectly square).

This has always gotten me with 5% of the lot count.

 

[rossmail]

I used a HP calculater with a survey pac years agoe to calculate property line layouts for a proposed subdivision useing the minimum lot area requirements ,that way you can get as many lots as possible out of the subdivision.

 

[bashabo]

Just a thought, contact the univ. civil engineering department, they might help to trace for you. If u happen to find the source, please let me know, I ma curious. Thanks