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Made a simple lot planning tool and I'm hoping this community can help me learn what makes sense

Hey everyone!

I recently purchased a 75 ft × 740 ft lot and I honestly have no idea what to do with it. It's in a great location - just 1 mile from the largest park in the city (over 5,000 acres), surrounded by established homes, and there are developers actively building in the area. But I have zero experience with land planning or development.

The Challenge: The lot is long and narrow, which makes it tricky. I've been trying to visualize different possibilities - single-family home with a long driveway? Multiple structures? Barndominium? Something else? I'm completely lost.

What I Did: Since I couldn't find a simple tool to help me visualize options, I built one. It's a free drag-and-drop canvas specifically for this 75×740 ft lot where you can place buildings, parking, roads, etc. and see real-time measurements and square footage.

Link: https://land.brux.org

The Real Ask: I'm not here to promote a tool - I genuinely need help figuring out what to do with this land. If you have any experience with land planning, site design, development, or even just creative ideas, I would be incredibly grateful if you could:

  1. Try designing something on the tool and share what you come up with
  2. Tell me what's realistic for this size and shape of lot
  3. Point out what I'm missing or not considering
  4. Share any advice about developing narrow lots

My Specific Questions: - What's a realistic building footprint for 75×740 ft? - How should I handle the long driveway/access? - The bottom 240 ft is in a flood zone - how does that affect options? - Should I be thinking single structure or multiple buildings? - What's the typical setback requirements I should consider? - Is this lot even worth developing or should I sell it?

About the Location: - 1 mile from 5,000+ acre city park - Surrounded by residential homes - Active development happening nearby - Nice neighborhood with good access - Flood zone on the back portion

I made a couple example designs in the gallery, but they're probably nonsense since I don't know what I'm doing. I'm hoping people with actual experience can show me what makes sense.

The tool is completely free, no sign-up required, and all designs are public. I'm not trying to sell anything - I'm just a confused landowner trying to figure out what to do with this property.

Any help, designs, or advice would be genuinely appreciated. Thanks for reading!

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source https://www.reddit.com/r/RealEstate/comments/1omatvs/made_a_simple_lot_planning_tool_and_im_hoping/
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