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Site design, permitting
and development, explained.
Notes from the MASS team on taking commercial sites from raw parcel to permitted construction documents across Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama and the Carolinas.
Cherokee County Land Disturbance Permit: Commercial Guide
How commercial LDPs work in unincorporated Cherokee County, GA: permit triggers, CityView submittals, reviewing agencies and the stormwater checklist.
Read the article →Cobb County PermittingCobb County Commercial Site Plan and Land Disturbance Permit: A Developer's Checklist
A practical guide to Cobb County commercial site-plan review, LDP types, water review, erosion-control plans and pre-submittal coordination.
Read the article →Site Due DiligenceCommercial Site Due Diligence in Georgia: 12 Checks Before Your Inspection Period Ends
Before buying or leasing a Georgia development site, check zoning, access, utilities, stormwater, wetlands, floodplain and the real permit path.
Read the article →Erosion ControlGeorgia Erosion Control Plans and NPDES Permits
How Georgia ES&PC plans, NPDES construction permits GAR100001 to GAR100003, GSWCC certification and stream buffers apply to commercial sites.
Read the article →Stormwater ManagementGeorgia Stormwater Detention Rules for Commercial Sites
What Georgia's stormwater manual and local ordinances require on commercial sites: runoff reduction, detention, downstream analysis and maintenance.
Read the article →Zoning and EntitlementsRezoning vs. Variance in Georgia: Which Does Your Site Need?
Rezoning or variance? How Georgia commercial developers pick the right zoning request, what boards look for and how the hearing process works.
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You will hear back from a principal — not an account manager — usually the same day. If it is not a project we should take, we will say so.
- We read it the same day. Nick or Jeff, not an inbox.
- A short call about the parcel. Zoning, access, utilities, what the county will want.
- A written scope and fee. Before any work starts, in writing.