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60 acre property...Want to have a site plan designed for 3 future family homes
Posted on 1/30/21 at 6:44 pm
Posted on 1/30/21 at 6:44 pm
Would also like to have a shared barn and shop located on the property.
Property is currently a mix of pasture and wood and has a pond. Horses would be the primary livestock, along with a couple of head of cattle, so cross fencing would also be wanted.
The houses would be built in different stages over the years as the family members become ready to build, so not worried about floor plans. Just the three best locations to build the houses and other building on the property that give the best flow and look. If that makes sense.
Anyone in the Baton Rouge area specialized in this type of design work?
Property is currently a mix of pasture and wood and has a pond. Horses would be the primary livestock, along with a couple of head of cattle, so cross fencing would also be wanted.
The houses would be built in different stages over the years as the family members become ready to build, so not worried about floor plans. Just the three best locations to build the houses and other building on the property that give the best flow and look. If that makes sense.
Anyone in the Baton Rouge area specialized in this type of design work?
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Posted on 1/30/21 at 8:23 pm to SPEEDY
Dont really know what your asking but a 60 acre tract, just subdivide into 3 - 20 acre tracts.
Im guessing you Must be in N EBR parish, Liberty Rd, Plains, Zachary east area ? Surely not in south BR.
Not many houses built on 20 acre tracts in EBR, the best use /value would be in say 5 acre tracts.
A 20 acre home will pose an improved site value of say $500,000
Your family members can handle that ?
Im guessing you Must be in N EBR parish, Liberty Rd, Plains, Zachary east area ? Surely not in south BR.
Not many houses built on 20 acre tracts in EBR, the best use /value would be in say 5 acre tracts.
A 20 acre home will pose an improved site value of say $500,000
Your family members can handle that ?
This post was edited on 1/30/21 at 8:43 pm
Posted on 1/30/21 at 9:20 pm to SPEEDY
Just walk the property for yourself and roughly pick out 3 homesite. I assume being in Louisiana it's fairly flat land, so you won't have issues with unsuitable homesites .
What is the shape of the 60 acres? Square? I'd assume you'd want to give each homesite comparable road access.
What is the shape of the 60 acres? Square? I'd assume you'd want to give each homesite comparable road access.
Posted on 1/31/21 at 8:31 am to SPEEDY
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SPEEDY
sounds awesome.
care to make it 4 homes .... ?
Posted on 1/31/21 at 8:36 am to SPEEDY
if not already done I would invest in a detailed boundary and topo survey first. There are dozens of companies in BR that can do that, we use centerline
you need to know what you have before you decide what you want
you need to know what you have before you decide what you want
Posted on 1/31/21 at 9:03 am to cgrand
All the shared stuff is good until something bad happens, death, divorce, bankruptcy, so make sure it’s something you can deal with if a 1/3 of it has to go away.
Posted on 1/31/21 at 9:22 am to Itismemc
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All the shared stuff is good until something bad happens, death, divorce, bankruptcy, so make sure it’s something you can deal with if a 1/3 of it has to go away.
I agree. Make sure that the barn and anything else you don’t want to lose is on property you own and not on any shared land. Because eventually you WILL lose any shared land.
Posted on 2/1/21 at 5:37 am to MikeBRLA
More than likely in order to borrow money for construction a bank will require the property to be in individual plus spouses names so a survey and subdivision will be necessary. You won't have to partition the whole property just the building sites unless you want to.
Go to the assessor office and get a copy if any type of map they can give you. This map is only for planning purpose only and not a legal document. Determine the approximate locations of the building sites plus lot sizes and sketch them on the assessors map. Try to determine the closest location of any utilities you will need and discuss with the utility company the cost of bringing them to the building sites.
Sit down with the planning and zoning director to discuss your project. Issues to discuss are but not limited to ingress/egress easements or roads, utility construction and easements, subdivision approval process, fire protection, flood zones, drainage, zoning and if your sketch of building sites meet the subdivision guide lines. More than likely you will need to modify the lots somehow. Don't use the line "it's all family" to solve a problem. Once a family member has his her own lot they are free to sell or transfer it to whom ever they want.
You will need to hire a survey firm to subdivide the property and possibly an engineering firm to design infrastructure based upon your conservation with the planning director. The planning director won't recommend any one survey/engineering company but probably can give you a list of three or four firms who can help you.
Being a retired surveyor and engineer I have seen many proposed subdivision projects stopped in there tracks because of unanticipated infrastructure cost.
Go to the assessor office and get a copy if any type of map they can give you. This map is only for planning purpose only and not a legal document. Determine the approximate locations of the building sites plus lot sizes and sketch them on the assessors map. Try to determine the closest location of any utilities you will need and discuss with the utility company the cost of bringing them to the building sites.
Sit down with the planning and zoning director to discuss your project. Issues to discuss are but not limited to ingress/egress easements or roads, utility construction and easements, subdivision approval process, fire protection, flood zones, drainage, zoning and if your sketch of building sites meet the subdivision guide lines. More than likely you will need to modify the lots somehow. Don't use the line "it's all family" to solve a problem. Once a family member has his her own lot they are free to sell or transfer it to whom ever they want.
You will need to hire a survey firm to subdivide the property and possibly an engineering firm to design infrastructure based upon your conservation with the planning director. The planning director won't recommend any one survey/engineering company but probably can give you a list of three or four firms who can help you.
Being a retired surveyor and engineer I have seen many proposed subdivision projects stopped in there tracks because of unanticipated infrastructure cost.
This post was edited on 2/1/21 at 7:43 am
Posted on 2/1/21 at 9:00 am to SPEEDY
Is the idea that one person will own the entire parcel? Personally, I'd officially subdivide so that when family members are ready to build, they can buy (or you can donate) the lots to them & they can actually get a bank to loan money for their builds.
Unless money is no object for anyone concerned...but you still have to think about the eventual sale of the property. How many buyers are going to want an undivided chunk of property with 3 houses and outbuildings? If separated into legal parcels, you can sell them off in pieces.
Don't create an obstacle for your heirs. Divide it up and figure out how to use it in common, while also making it easily sold apart down the road.
Unless money is no object for anyone concerned...but you still have to think about the eventual sale of the property. How many buyers are going to want an undivided chunk of property with 3 houses and outbuildings? If separated into legal parcels, you can sell them off in pieces.
Don't create an obstacle for your heirs. Divide it up and figure out how to use it in common, while also making it easily sold apart down the road.
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