Скачать или смотреть Groundbreaking – Ep 3 Efficient Urban Design: How to Avoid Municipal Rejections

From zoning conflicts to drainage reports and review cycles, this conversation shows how to design with permits in mind—so your project moves from paper to approval with clarity and confidence.

What you’ll learn
✅ Why projects get bounced back (and how to prevent redlines)
🧭 How to “think like a reviewer” when you design
🗂️ The must-have studies: drainage, traffic/access, utilities
🛠️ A practical checklist to speed up approvals
🏘️ Case study: a recently approved Harlingen subdivision

Resources mentioned
🏛️ Local subdivision & zoning codes (city/ETJ)
💧 Drainage criteria manuals and stormwater requirements
🚗 Traffic/access and fire-lane standards (check with your city)
🔌 Utility provider coordination (water, sewer, power)
📋 Municipal review checklists & application submittal guides

TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Open & theme
00:45 Permitting mindset: design to get approved
01:31 Redlines & rejections—why submissions bounce back
02:26 Zoning & subdivision compliance
03:03 Traffic & access basics
03:09 Easements & rights-of-way
04:58 Drainage reports & floodplain realities
05:41 Common delays and how to prevent them
06:12 Think like a reviewer
08:17 Developer checklist (what to prepare)
09:48 Utilities coordination
21:32 Case study: Harlingen rezoning
22:21 Lessons from the approval (shoutout to the engineering team)
34:50 Closing thoughts
36:07 Listener Q&A call

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