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| What is included in zoning |
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Zoning is landuse device,
lots, densty, height of bldg,FAR,impervious perviouse requirement, traffic lanes , parking regurations
bldg code requirement
exception required c¥variances process |
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red : commercial / retail
yellow : residential
blue : institutinal
green : open agriculture / recreational
purple : industrial
gray : industiral utility |
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| regal obligation in a deed by seller upon the buyer of realestate to do or not to do something |
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a survey, map or plan on large scale shows boundaies and ownership of land parcels.
some of thme show survey district names, unque identifying numbers for parcels, title numbers etc. |
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data acquisition tequniques without ohysical contat.
by aerial sensor technologies to detect and classify objects on earth |
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1. Open/Free - do not return to starting point to form a polygon
2. Closed - going back to starting point . good for boundaries of wood or lakes or preliminary survey of proposed project
3. Compound |
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| protect histrical, flood plaine,give registration based on cultural and natural aspect |
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| the right of power of government or certain other agencies to take private property for public use on payment of just compensation to the owner |
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| any burden or claim on property such as a mortgage or delinquent taxes |
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| the process by which the surface of the earth is won away by the action of waters, glaciers, wind or waves |
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part of the a sea, lake or river that close to the shore
ex littoral drift
greater variety of natural habitat abnd create addtional humidity to microclimate |
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| in tidal areas, land which extends seaward from shore and is continuously covered during the ebb and flow of the tide |
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| the deepest part of channel |
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| land above mean high-water and subject to private ownership |
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| a running stream of water fed from permanent or natural sourcese running in apaticular direction and having channel formed by well-defined bed and banks |
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| formal written order isuued by a body with administrative or judicial jurisdiction. |
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Spray sprinklers - shrub, pop-up
Rotating sprinklers
bubblers and drip emitter - zero radius. ultra low volume
drip- most water efficient |
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| how to determine irrigation system? |
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size and shape of area to be wanted
type of plant material
water pressure and flow available
micro climete condition( wind)
soil type
do not mix different type!
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| the ability of soil to brd together when its dry |
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| 5280 feet =1760 yards = 80 chane |
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| 1 section of land = 1sq mile = ?acre |
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| comprehensive master plan |
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| statement for future land use |
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| statistical sturdy of caractor of human population to analyze neighborhood caractor--- census |
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| sediments laid down an bottom of lake or river |
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acid soil ph<6.5
alkaline soil ph>7.3
neutral 6.5<ph>7.3 |
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| low impact development = not etra impact on site, pre and post cpnstrictopm has same amount of stomrwater |
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| dense layer of soil, usually find below topsoil |
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| wetalnd, wet soil, gray color |
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| water content where soil changes from plastic to liquid behabior |
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| ability of a soil to spread water through coil system, like paper towl satuate water |
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| max angle a soil can take without collapsing |
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| direction a slope faces has effect on microclimate |
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| freshwater / alkaline soil |
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| costal related to estuaries |
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| River or stream in on the coast out to the sea |
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| moving from river to lake water movement |
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= compensatory mitigation
= mitigation banking
= restoration, creation enhancement or preservation of wetland
or habitat conservation area |
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biological, atmospheric, recreational stormwater retention and filtering, one of the most productive ecosystem
biological diversity |
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| Lette of Map revision by FEMA |
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| a forest made up mostly of conifers |
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| a shallow central basin of plain where water gathers after rain and is evaporated |
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| Alist of animals living in a particular ecosystem |
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| the list of plant found in a particular area |
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| A floor or lining to protect a surface from erosion |
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| water channel, flood plain and upland area |
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porous rock formed as a deposit from springs or streams,
variety of limestone formed by precipitation of carbonate minerals. |
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| a swamp, bog, or marsh, especially ont that is par tof an inlet or backwater |
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| Original survey, eresurvey or retracement of public lands within public land survey system |
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describing land in terms of shape and boundary dimension
legal descreption of a lot |
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| a record map representing a piece of land subdivided into lots and blocks |
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| map of land ownership in a area |
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| shouw contour, elevation, highways roads and manmade structure, water feature, woodland area, bench marks,geographic line, section lines etc. |
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closed traverse
open traverse |
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alosed for property boundaries
open = roads highway |
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capital improvement program
log range multi year planof capital improvement projects that are used in the development of annual operating and capital budgets, strategic plan and long range financial plans
provides the means of evaluating facility and infrastructure
provides expansion services suac as street, sewer, and water projects
provide infor for what should be upgrade and repaired |
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a traffic calming technique
ex. diagnal diverters, half closure |
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traffic calming tequnique
narrowing or curb extensions |
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environmental impact report
public document used by a governmental agency to analyze the significant environmental effects of a proposed project |
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| a survey sight on a previously established |
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| 16 twnship in general 24 miles apart |
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slope movement
earth move downslope under the force of gravity |
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| recommended bike lane width |
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5 feet min.
5 feet 6 inch recommended |
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| sittin space in socile life in small urban space ratio is |
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| 1 liner feet per 30 sf of plaza |
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| sight distance from car for 50 mile per hour speed |
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lack of water
water saturated |
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Taiga
coniferous forest in cold climete |
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latitude = north-south
longtitude = south east |
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| naturally occur glassland are a typical indication that ( not sufficint to produce trees) |
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| nitrogen phosphorous potassium |
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vegetation in a given area tends to evolve from simple to a more diverse and complex climax stage
natural process |
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motion of surface as t shifts download
opposite of uplift |
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| where the most flora diversity occured in forest |
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| reflecting power of surface (ground) |
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| longterm weather prediction |
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| landscaping and gardening in ways that reduce or eliminate the need for supplemental water from irrigation. |
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| shows existing adn proposed items , contours and site boundaries |
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north west
wind come from north west in winter |
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| marsh and salt marsh plant |
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| max angle in which the slope of soil remains stable |
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| the soil ability to withstand pressure from a downhill force |
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| established true property corners of lot and is needed to obtain a building permit |
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| small grassy hill, low natural hill |
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| cool southern wind in summer from |
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| traffic calming tequnique |
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vertical change of the road
chicane, narrowingm traffic diberts
traffic circle
small corner radii
gateway feature
related street scaping ( furniture, lighting landscaping) |
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| add to reduce the acidity of soil |
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| to make soil less alkaline |
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| organic matter used as organic fertilizer in agriculture |
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soil, oil and tropical forest
fossile fuel, nuclear power and aquifers
tree, wind are renewable |
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| building windows orientation |
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broadleaf evergreen
Mt laurel
Rhodoendron
Ilex (Holly)
Qurecus virginiana (live oak)
Magnoria grandglora ( southern magnoria) |
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| maoney set aside for some additional work which not included in original contract |
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| document meant to answer the who what when and why question of project |
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| what called irregularities of the earth' surface? |
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landform
and element of topography
slope is caractaristic of landform |
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| the angle that the sun's rays strike the earth |
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| the angle of the sun north or south of an east-west intact |
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weather is condition of wind, sun reinfall
climate is statistics (study of correction) of these elements |
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longest day of the year
shortest day of the year |
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Summer solistice June 21 (Northern Hemisphere)
Dec 21 ( Southern Hemisphere)
Winter solistice june 21 (southern sphere)
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| the point on a hill in which the entire slope can be seen |
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| highest point of a mountain, hill road or railway |
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| Rolling hill and naturalistic planting garden |
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| because of gird corridors |
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| use planting to filterling water quality |
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only task has timeline
objective has more specific than a goal.
Goal and objective are open end. |
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elevation zero
reference line of mean sea level |
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| trapping the sun's energy by the atmosphere and the susequent rasing of the temperature of the earth |
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| average amount of car trips per typical household on given day |
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Marine (open ocean and its associated coastline)
Estuarine (tidal waters of coastal rivers and embayments, salty tidal marshes, mangrove swamps, and tidal flats)
Riverine (rivers and stream)
Lacustrine ( lakes, reservoirs and large ponds)
Palustrine (marshes, wet meadows, fen, palayas, potholes, pocosins, bogs, swamps and small shallow ponds) |
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| produce the map and data on the existing conditions of the site and its context |
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site suitability
asseses the site's opportunities and constrains or design determinants for specific land us program. |
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| development tequnique of small area of higherresidential concetrations |
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| the deadlines, cost for each task, and parties responsibility |
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is an official revision to the currently effective FEMA map.
change flood elevation, flood zones, floodplain, and floodway delineations and planimetric features |
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| allow for land t be presereved as an open sapce for future recreations |
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severe pruning of major decidous tree limbs each dormant sean
small leaf, unusual branching |
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anti transpiration
seal leaves partially to prevent translations |
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| loss of vapor from leaves |
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| the process by which plants convent water and arbon dioxide into carbonhydrate |
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parkin stall size
stall for ada parking |
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9'x 20'
8' x20' + 5' drop off space |
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annual daily traffic
Design Hourly Volume (15% more than ADT in general) |
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| Vegetation Erosion controle tequnique |
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Hydro-seeding = large area
Standard seeding (require mulch + watering)
Sodding = steep slope |
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| Five principal for erosion and sedimentation control |
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1. keep disturbed area small
2. stabilize and protect disturbed area ASAP
3. keep storm water runoff velocities low
4.protect distubed area from storm water
5. retaine sediment within the corridor on site area
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| erodibility and soil caractor |
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| silt> very fine sand > clay > high orginaic contents> well-drained well-graded gravels |
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| a stem enlarge into flat, ribbon shape |
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| leaf distorted twisted curled |
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yellow leaves
over waterd? |
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nitrogen
phosophrous
pattasium |
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Soil testing method
1. percoration
2. Proctor
3.organic content
4. calfolinia bearing raio
5.Nutrients |
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1. permeability
2.density/ compaction
4. structure |
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| designed to allow for certain species to maintain cohesive habitat |
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| linear undeveloped area that is preserved for recreation or to remain natural |
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maximizing existing utility, transpotation
sustainable development tequnique |
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| transit oriented development |
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| the loss of water from the soil |
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| a land development concept in which bldg + infrasturture are grouped together and preserve open space remain as undevelompment |
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| sediment controle tequnique |
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sediment basin
sediment trap
filter fablic
straw bale barried
preain inlet protection trap
vegetated filter strip |
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| hydrological infrastructure |
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streams, flod plains, wetland steep slope
high-permeability soil wood land |
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Purchase of development rights
Transfer of development rights |
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| The US Department of Agricultural land evaluation and site assesment |
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| Environmental Protect Agancy |
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Access
Utility
Conservation ( Ground water recharge area)
scenic
solar ( protect solar access to adjacent property) |
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| Goal for smart Growth planning |
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Preserve open space
Mixed land use
wakable neigbor
compact bldg design
provide variety of trnsportaion
preserve existing comnity
strong sense of place
community community community |
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1 yard= ? feet
1 mile = ? yards
1 meter = ? feet
1 acre = ?sf
1 ha = ? acre |
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1 yard= 3 feet
1 mile = 1760 yards
1 eter= 3,28 feet
1 acre= 43,560 sf
1ha = 2.47 acre |
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| commnity level " viion " tatement about how commnity will grow next 20-30 yrs |
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soil
topography
hydrogy
georogy
climate |
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| Biological site inventory |
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land use
legal/ bldg code
circulation
historical
sensory
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Filament lamp - incandeschent lamp
Flourescent lamp
High intensity dischare=etal halido high pressure sodium
light emitting divices (LED) |
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| be installed in any concinience location along maineline where incidencial water required |
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| non treated for use as portable or drinking water |
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| soil percoration rate under pervious paving |
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more than 1/2 in/hr
not more than 30% clay |
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| subsurface drainage system |
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undegraound stream
infiltration sil |
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| Tradistional Neigborhood design |
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| context sensitive solution |
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