Land Development

Within the Land Development Division, Scheda provides comprehensive expertise in all specialty fields including the application of GIS.  Federal, state, and local regulations are ever-changing, with new interpretations, policy, and revised rules coming about frequently.  Professionals within our Land Development Division remain current with the resources, technology, and regulatory changes necessary to maximize the clients’ land use and resource value in the competitive commercial and residential development market.  

Scheda maintains a positive rapport with regulatory staff and has thorough knowledge of regulatory requirements to assist clients in meeting project objectives.  A thorough knowledge of the federal, state, and local regulations is essential in obtaining the authorizations and permits required.  Scheda project managers are skilled at providing the right combination of data collection and agency negotiation to develop cost-conscious approaches and achieve feasible and practical ecological permitting solutions.

Early site review and evaluation of agency regulatory jurisdiction and permitting requirements will provide rapid, incisive constraints analysis regarding the development potential of each site. Scheda professionals provide clients with the information needed to plan projects and take them to the next step in the most cost efficient, responsive manner possible.  We can assist with:

• Site planning support services
• Preliminary/pre-purchase wetland assessments
• Aerial photointerpretation and land use mapping
• Due diligence and ecological constraints analyses
• Developments of Regional Impact (DRI)
• Wetland delineations/jurisdictional determinations/functional assessments (UMAM, WRAP, etc.)
• Impact avoidance/minimization analyses
• Regional, county, and municipal permitting, including U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Section 404), Environmental Resource Permitting (ERP) with all Water Management Districts and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP)
• Wetland mitigation plans (wetlands creation, enhancement, restoration, and preservation)
• Mitigation bank assessment, planning, design, and permitting
• Permit compliance
• Water quality monitoring studies
• Protected species studies, impact assessment, permitting and management
• Full Geographic Information Systems (GIS) project support

Land Development Projects:

Ed Radice Sports Complex
Sanctuary Cove Residential Development
Tampa Bayside Marina
University Parkway Benderson Development
Vinoy Basin Mooring Field Study