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College Catalog 2021-2022 
    
College Catalog 2021-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

SUR 256 - Land Development


3 Credits
This course covers the many aspects of land development from legal requirements, urban planning, zoning, project planning and subdivision geometry to the engineering design of grading, drainage, streets and earthwork.

Course Outcomes
  1. Describe the major steps of a land development process and critical aspects of the laws governing land development.
  2. Apply design standards for the correct geometric design of subdivisions.
  3. Describe the environmental considerations and regulations that apply to land development.
  4. Explain the legal exemptions from subdivision application requirements.
  5. Draw and show the required elements of a preliminary plat or other project.