Land Use Planning

Moore Bass, Consulting, Inc. specializes in land planning and zoning issues related to land use and land development.

Practice Areas:

  • Rezoning Requests
  • Local Government Development Agreements
  • Comprehensive Plan Amendments
  • Developments of Regional Impact
  • Community Planning Development
  • Master Planning
  • School and Campus Planning
  • Planned Unit Developments
  • Golf Course
  • Community Planning
  • Development Cost Analysis
  • Concurrency Threshold Studies
  • Environmental Studies
  • Feasibility Studies

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Site Solutions that Work

Moore Bass provides comprehensive solutions for land planning needs. With experience in construction and cost-feasible solutions, we begin the planning process with the end in mind. Each project is unique. Recognizing this, we listen, study and prepare extensively to develop a plan or solution for each project. Our planning services consider time, money and the certainty of outcome in order to match our clients’ needs with those of the market. We listen to the objectives of each client and provide consulting services that fit within federal, state, county and municipal regulations and ordinances. We offer sound planning recommendations to enhance each projects potential.

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Land Use Planning services include:

  • Feasibility Studies
  • Capital Improvement Programs
  • Development Agreements
  • Conceptual Site Plans
  • Environmental Assessments
  • Rezoning
  • Comprehensive Plan Amendments
  • Planned Unit Developments (PUD)
  • Limited Use Site Plans
  • Land Surveying
  • Natural Features Analysis
  • Biological Assessments
  • Environmental Impact Analysis
  • Traffic Concurrency Studies
  • Stormwater Concurrency Studies
  • Flood Control and Drainage Plans
  • Subdivision/Golf Course Planning
  • Commercial Site Planning/Design
  • School and Campus Planning
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Transportation Inventories and Improvements Programs
  • Traffic and Transportation
  • Geotechnical Analysis
  • Landform Modification
  • Utilities and Services
  • Urban Growth Planning (UGP)
  • Growth Boundary Expansion and Locational Adjustment
  • Development Applications, Site Development or Design Review, Land Division
  • Annexation/Zone Changes

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Experience Makes the Difference

Moore Bass has extensive experience in land development projects varying in size from one-half to several thousand acres. These projects include:

  • Residential and Golf Course Subdivisions
  • Planned Community/Mixed Use Developments
  • Office/Commercial/Industrial Developments
  • Schools/Parks/Playgrounds/Sports Complexes
  • Condominium/Townhome Developments

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Community Involvement

Moore Bass works to satisfy every facet of planning, including proactive public involvement:

  • Vision Sharing
  • Consensus Building
  • Workshop Design
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Training Programs

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Rezoning and Master Plan Development Experience

The most important phase of any project is planning and rezoning. Successful long-term planning facilitates community acceptance and participation, provides baseline studies necessary for sound design, and incorporates surrounding features and facilities into the setting. Moore Bass believes that by a strategic approach in the rezoning and planning stages, our clients can save time and money in the future. This up-front effort also helps with market analysis, potential funding sources, and infrastructure design.

Representative projects:

  • Piney Z Plantation, 450 acres – 790 Residential Units, Commercial, and Office – Master Planning and PUD
  • Eagles Brooke Country Club, 1,200 acres – Single and Multi-Family Residential, (1,500 units) Commercial, Light Industrial, and Golf Course – Rezoning and Master Planning
  • Durham Lake Country Club , 600 acres – Single and Multi-Family Residential, (900 units) Commercial, Light Industrial, and Golf Course – Rezoning and Master Planning
  • Apalachee East Development, 180 acres – 150 Residential Units, 300 Apartments, Commercial and Office – Master Planning and PUD
  • Middlebrooks Bradfordville Property, 220 acres – High School, Commercial and Residential Mixed Use Development – Master Planning
  • Waterfall Country Club, 350 acres – 200 Residential Units, Golf Course, and Country Club – Master Planning and Rezoning
  • Tyrone Country Club, 800 acres – 800 Residential Units, Golf Course, and Country Club Community – Master Planning and Rezoning
  • Coweta Country Club, 1,200 acres – 750 Residential Units, Golf Course, Light Industrial, Office and Commercial – Master Planning and Rezoning
  • City Square, 270 acres – 750 Residential Units, TND Community – Master Planning
  • Eagle’s Landing Country Club – 9 Hole Golf Course Addition
  • Tallahassee Memorial Regional Medical Center, 84 acres – Hospital Campus Southeast Community Health Services, Inc. – Master Planning
  • Tallahassee Community College – Master Plan
  • Bradfordville Publix – Rezoning
  • Target Store – Rezoning
  • Northbridge Crossing – Rezoning

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