The three items above along with setbacks, landscaping and storm ponds if required dictate your footprint.Find out what the DOT's variance process is and follow that. 

I haven't as I don't really know and/or understand US real estate landscape.

The PPC landscape is highly competitive, mastering it can bring excellent results if it aligns with your budget and closing capabilities.

You could also add landscape ties along the bottom, should they try to dig under it. 

All that being said to get the house out of the hole you first get your permits, landscaper silt fence your lot, then have your surveyor come and rough stake the house, landscaper grub the lot, surveyor pin the house, concrete contractor set your form boards, plumber dig your underground plumbing, city/county inspect the plumbing, concrete contractor prep the slab and dig the footings, city/county inspect it, concrete contractor pour the slab, now your out of the slab and on to framing.

As the commercial real estate sector faces significant challenges as mounting defaults, rising delinquencies, and shifting demand reshape the landscape.

He continues with Part Two of his three-part series.In the ever-changing landscape of residential construction and development in the southeastern United States, adaptability and resilience have been constant companions.

Purchased for $185k and fully renovated the home down to the drywall and installed an A/C, sprinklers and light landscaping for $25K.

My wife and I do spend a fair amount time in the management...we do everything ourselves but landscaping. 

Esteemed Business Professionals,Greetings,I am pleased to introduce myself as David, a Commercial Real Estate Agent operating in the dynamic landscape of Miami.