Site Development
Line item B reflects all the costs associated within the designated building site and 5 ft from the perimeter of the building itself. This line item would include costs associated with grading and fill of the site, pedestrian walk- ways and paved roads within the boundaries of the site, parking areas, utilities from the street source to the building, signage and graphics, exterior seating benches, site lighting, landscaping, and exterior fencing or walls. Environmental impact factors can also increase costs in this line item. Site development costs typically range from 5% to 15% of the building cost (line item A in Figure 1).