> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://terrascout.ai/docs/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Office Development Sites > Find parcels suitable for office and professional development Office development requires specific site characteristics—adequate size for buildings and parking, appropriate zoning, and environmental suitability. Ploti combines zoning research, flood analysis, and wetland screening to find sites that meet your criteria across entire markets. ## The Opportunity Corporate campus and office development sites need: * Sufficient acreage for building footprint plus structured or surface parking * Office, commercial, or mixed-use zoning (varies by municipality) * Location outside flood hazard areas * Minimal wetland impact to avoid costly mitigation * Infrastructure access (water, sewer, power) Manually screening for all these factors across multiple jurisdictions takes weeks. Ploti automates the regulatory research and spatial analysis. ## Walkthrough: Finding Corporate Campus Sites Let's find sites for a corporate campus—a 150,000 SF office building requiring at least 15 acres to accommodate the building plus structured parking. We need sites outside flood zones with minimal wetland impact. ### Step 1: Select Your Search Area First, draw a boundary around your target market. In this example, we drew an area spanning Orlando, Winter Garden, Ocoee, and Windermere—multiple jurisdictions with different zoning codes. Selecting a multi-jurisdiction boundary for office site search ### Step 2: Ask the Question Asking Ploti to find corporate campus sites We asked: > I'm looking for a corporate campus site - need at least 15 acres for a 150,000 SF office building with structured parking. Show me sites that are outside flood zones and don't have significant wetlands. Office or mixed-use zoning preferred. This single question triggers research across multiple data layers: * Parcel data (size filtering) * Zoning codes (per-municipality research) * FEMA flood hazard zones * Wetland areas ### Step 3: Watch the Research Happen Ploti recognizes that your boundary spans 5 jurisdictions and researches each one separately—because **different cities use different zoning codes**. The agent: * Identified all municipalities in your boundary * Searched each municipality's code for office-permitted zones * Found 532 parcels over 15 acres * Cataloged FEMA flood hazard areas (A, AE, AH zones) * Mapped 2,673 wetland areas ### Step 4: Review the Plan Research plan showing municipality findings and analysis steps Ploti compiled a comprehensive research plan with: **Zoning Codes by Municipality:** | Municipality | Permitted Zoning Codes | Parcels 15+ ac | | ------------- | ---------------------------------------------- | -------------- | | Orlando | AC-1, AC-2, AC-3, O-1, O-2, P-D, C-1, C-2, C-3 | 77 | | Winter Garden | PUD, P-D, C-1, C-2, C-3, PCD, NZ, UVPUD | 81 | | Ocoee | C-2, C-3, PUD-COMM, PUD, I-1, I-2 | 44 | | Windermere | P-D (Planned Development) | 30 | **Ordinance Citations:** * Orange County Code § 38-803 — Professional Office District (O-1) * Orlando LDC FG-2B — Activity Center districts permitted uses * Winter Garden Code Div. 10 — C-3 Professional Office District * Ocoee LDC § 6-14 — Commercial Development Regulations Each finding links to the actual municipal code so you can verify requirements. ### Step 5: Run the Analysis Click **Run Plan** to execute. Ploti creates checkpoints at each filtering step: | Step | Checkpoint | Count | Filter Applied | | ---- | ------------------------- | ----- | ------------------------------------- | | 1 | Large Parcels (15+ acres) | 532 | Minimum size for 150,000 SF + parking | | 2 | Office/Commercial Zoned | 226 | Per-municipality zoning codes | | 3 | Outside Flood Zones | 156 | Centroid not in FEMA A/AE/AH zones | | 4 | Final Candidates | 90 | Less than 10% wetland coverage | The filtering funnel shows exactly how each constraint narrows the results. ### Step 6: Explore the Results Map showing 90 corporate campus candidate sites The final checkpoint shows **90 corporate campus candidate sites** that meet all criteria: * 15+ acres * Office/commercial/mixed-use zoning * Outside FEMA flood hazard areas * Less than 10% wetland coverage **Results by Municipality:** | City | Parcels | Key Zoning Codes | | ------------- | ------- | ----------------------- | | Orlando | 30 | AC-2, P-D, AC-3/MA, O-2 | | Winter Garden | 30 | PUD, NZ, P-D, C-2, PCD | | Ocoee | 17 | C-2, PUD-COMM, C-3, I-1 | | Windermere | 8 | P-D | | Apopka | 3 | PUD-LD, PUD-MD | | Montverde | 2 | PUD | ### Step 7: Toggle Supporting Layers The analysis created supporting checkpoints you can toggle on the map: * **FEMA Flood Hazard Areas** (431 zones) — See the flood risk areas that were avoided * **Wetland Areas** (2,673 areas) — See the wetlands filtered for low-impact sites This lets you visually verify why certain parcels were included or excluded. ### Step 8: Examine Individual Sites Detailed view of a candidate parcel Click any parcel to see full details: * Owner name and mailing address * Exact acreage and dimensions * Current zoning designation * Assessed value and sale history * Legal description **Top Sites by Acreage:** | Address | Acreage | Zoning | Wetland % | | --------------------------------------- | ------- | ------ | --------- | | 16700 Cavallo Dr, Montverde | 591 ac | PUD | 0% | | 6100 Payne Stewart Dr, Windermere | 238 ac | P-D | 0% | | 1401 Williams Rd, Winter Garden | 205 ac | NZ | 3.9% | | 11801 W Colonial Dr, Ocoee | 165 ac | C-3 | 6.6% | | 15501 Towne Commons Blvd, Winter Garden | 138 ac | PUD | 0% | ## Why This Matters This analysis demonstrates **multi-layer spatial intelligence**: 1. **Regulatory research** — Automatically researched zoning codes across 5 different municipalities 2. **Environmental screening** — Combined FEMA flood data with wetland analysis 3. **Progressive filtering** — Showed exactly how each constraint narrowed results (532 → 226 → 156 → 90) 4. **Provenance tracking** — Each checkpoint links to the data layers that contributed 5. **Verifiable findings** — Ordinance citations link to actual municipal codes Without Ploti, this analysis would require: * Identifying all jurisdictions in your search area * Finding and reading zoning codes for 5+ municipalities * Downloading FEMA flood maps and overlaying them * Obtaining wetland data and calculating overlap percentages * Cross-referencing everything in GIS software **That's easily 2-3 weeks of consultant time.** Ploti completed it in under 5 minutes. ## Taking It Further With 90 candidates, you might want to narrow down further. Just keep talking: > Which of these are currently vacant land? Filter to shovel-ready sites without demolition. > Show me the ones closest to I-4 Prioritize highway visibility and access. > Which sites have the lowest wetland percentage? Find the cleanest environmental profiles. > Sort by acreage and show the top 10 with owner information Get contact details for outreach. Each refinement builds on the work already done—the agent remembers the zoning research and environmental screening. ## Tips * **Parking ratios matter** — Office typically requires 4 spaces per 1,000 SF; at 150,000 SF that's 600 spaces requiring \~5 acres of surface parking or structured alternatives * **PUD zones require verification** — Planned Unit Developments have site-specific approvals; check the recorded development order for permitted uses * **Wetland mitigation is expensive** — Sites with even 5-10% wetland coverage may require permits and mitigation; prioritize 0% where possible * **Check height limits** — Multi-story office may be restricted in some zones; verify with the planning department * **Activity Centers are prime locations** — Orlando's AC districts are specifically designed for employment centers and mixed-use development ## Other Example Prompts ### Medical Office Near Hospitals > Find parcels 2-5 acres within half a mile of hospitals, zoned commercial or office, with water and sewer access Medical office clusters near hospitals for physician convenience. ### Transit-Oriented Office > Find office-zoned parcels within a quarter mile of transit stations—I want to know about parking reductions available near transit TOD sites often qualify for reduced parking requirements. ### Redevelopment Opportunities > Find parcels in commercial zones that are currently developed with low-value improvements, between 2-10 acres, in community redevelopment areas Identify underutilized sites ripe for redevelopment. ### Build-to-Suit Sites > What are the setback, height, and FAR requirements for office development in Orlando's AC-2 district? Get development standards without searching through codes.