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Subdivision (or land division) regulations provide the procedures and standards for dividing a large parcel of land into smaller parcels for sale and development. Subdivision regulations require a developer to meet certain conditions in order to record a plat.
http://www.lic.wisc.edu/shapingdane/resources/planning/library/book/chapter07/chap7_1.htm |
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| contract for passage of ownership from developer to local government (example a roadway constructed in subdivsion to be maintained by local gov.) |
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are agreements, usually voluntary, that restrict what can be done with private property
covenant is formal sealed agreement or contract |
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| The littoral zone is the part of a sea, lake or river that is close to the shore. |
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The top, as of a hill or wave.
The highest or culminating point; the peak |
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| ridge is continuous crest or continous convex landforms, p 44 basic elements of land arch |
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| bottom of slope, not top of elevation |
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| map or maps of a subdivision or site plan |
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| acres of 2500 sq ft building |
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1 acre = 43560sq ft
2500/43560=.6 acres |
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| 50 parking spaces is how many acres? |
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use 300 sq ft per parking space
SUM(300*50)/43560=.35 acres |
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| 16 tennis courts is how many acres? |
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one tennis court is approx. 7200 sq ft
SUM(7200*16)/43560=2.65 acres |
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| 18 hole golf course acres? |
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| page 131 site planning, 110 acres |
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Older but inexpensive and rapid method of making copies of construction and other drawings by using diazonium salts which turn blue when exposed to ultraviolet light in presence of ammonia. The reproduced copy is called a 'blueprint' because it shows the black-ink lines of the original drawing as white lines on a blue background. Also called ammonia process.
NEEDS TO BE ON OPAQUE PAPER, TRACE, VELLUM, ETC |
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| two risers one tread equals how much inches? |
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26 inches
p. 124 site planning and design |
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| distance to height ratios? |
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rise over run
1:12 = .08%
1:10 = .01% |
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| site distance calculation |
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example 50 miles per hour speed, what is minimum forward sight distance
20 - 125'
25 - 150'
30 - 200'
35 - 225-250'
40 - 275-325'
45 - 325-400'
50 - 400-475'
55 - 450-550'
60 - 525-650'
65 - 550-725'
70 - 625-850'
p. 201 - 203 (table) site planning and design |
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| greater distance by what texture and color |
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fine texture, gray-green foliage
book p. 108
coarse texture is highly visible, fine texture less visible,
p. 100
dark greens, dark hues move towards view, make distance or depth shorter) |
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gardens:
renaissance italians
japenese
english jacobeans
moors
persians |
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gardens:
renaissance italians - symmetrical
japenese - assymetrical
english jacobeans - symmetrical
moors - symmetreical
persians - symmetrical |
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opening, cavity, aperture
An opening, especially to a cavity or passage of the body; a mouth or vent. |
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don’t like alkaline soil, prefer acidic soils
ph of 4.5-5.0 (acidic) |
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species diversity:
boreal forest
hemlock-hardwood forest
deciduous forest
southeastern evergreen forest
tropical rainforest |
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species diversity:
boreal forest - least species diversity, least tolerant when subjected to intense development
hemlock-hardwood forest
deciduous forest
southeastern evergreen forest
tropical rainforest |
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number 57
anaerobic vs aerobic |
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anaerobic soil that is devoid of interstitial oxygen
ex. Wetland |
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insolation ?
How to analyze? |
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measure of solar radiation
slope and aspect |
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| a science that deals with the land and submarine relief features of the earth's surface, or the comparable features of a celestial body, and seeks a genetic interpretation of them |
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1. The biological study of the functions of living organisms and their parts.
2. All the functions of a living organism or any of its parts. |
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| : topographic study of a particular place; specifically : the history of a region as indicated by its topography |
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which is igneous rock?
basalt
shale
slate
limestone
sandstone |
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basalt - Igneous
shale - sedimentary
slate - metamorphic
limestone - sedimentary
sandstone - sedimentary |
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| a hard, fine-grained igneous rock caused by volcanism |
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sedimentary?
Metamorphic?
Igneous? |
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sedimentary (limestone) - formed by the deposition of material at earths surface and in water
Metamorphic (marble) - arise from transformation of existing rock types
igneous (granite) - formed through cooling and solidification of magma or lava |
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| Nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium |
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| Mesophytes are terrestrial plants which are adapted to neither a particularly dry nor particularly wet environment |
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grain size categories for soil particles?
gravel
sand
clay
humus
silt |
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Humus - smallest organic
clay - .0004 inches - .0002 inches
Silt - .0002 inches - .003 inches
sand - .003 inches -.08 inches
Gravel - .08 - 1.0 inches |
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devolution
entropy
succession
accession |
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devolution - backwards evolution
entropy - a process of degradation or running down or a trend to disorder
succession - unidirectional change in the composition of an ecosystem as the available competing organisms and especially the plants respond to and modify the environment
accession - increase by something added |
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| the increase of biomass of a water body leading to infilling of the basin and the eventual disappearnace of open water |
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| erect and parallel branches tapering toward the top |
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| whats included and not included in a quad map? |
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| A quadrangle map would not include information about the type of land use. Quadrangle maps will show the topography of general wetland areas, lakes, and streams, as well as township, range, and section information. Additionally, new construction since the last printing will generally be shown in purple. |
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| quad, quadrangle is how many townships |
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| 16 townships generally 24 miles on each side. |
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towhship size
township and range measured |
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36 square miles
Townships are measured north and south of the baseline. Ranges are measured east and west of the principal meridian. |
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1 square mile (36 sections in one township)
640 acres = 1 square mile
numbered starting with northeast corner zig-zagging row by row down township |
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| A woodlot is a term used in North America to refer to a segment of a woodland or forest capable of small-scale production of forest products such as wood fuel, sap for maple syrup, sawlogs, as well as recreational uses like bird watching, bushwalking, and wildflower appreciation |
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| boundary survey vs. topo map |
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boundary also has right of way and utility easements info along with info found on topo:
topo map info:
property lines (dimensions and bearings)
easements
wetlands
countour lines |
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| what technique is used for boundary surveys? (19 ppi) |
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| Traversing is a survey technique that describes an area of land by means of a series of connected lines. A traverse may be either open or closed depending on what is being sur veyed. Roads are typically open traverses, while property boundaries are closed. |
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LARE SECRETS PAGE 32
TOPO SURVEY PAGE 33 |
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12:1
rise over run 1/12 = .0833% slope |
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Whats the difference?
a. Panchromatic photography
b. Color infrared photography
c. Thermal infrared imagery
d. Side looking airborne radar |
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Panchromatic photography - black and white
Color infrared photography - Infrared light (used to monitor growth of vegetation, and vegetation under stress due to disease)
Thermal infrared imagery - Thermal
Side looking airborne radar - satalite imagery
Color photography - color photos |
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a. Infiltration
b. Permeability
c. Transpiration
d. Percolation |
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a. Infiltration - water enters soil (rate)
b. Permeability - rate of liquid flow through porous surface
c. Transpiration - process of water movement through plant and evaporation of through leaves
d. Percolation - filter of fluids through porous system |
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soil elasticity
soil plasticity
soil liquid limit
soil permeability |
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soil elasticity - ability to return to original shape after subject to load condition
soil plasticity - ability to become deformed without breaking
soil liquid limit - minimum moisture content a soil will flow under its own weight
soil permeability - ability of soil to transfer water |
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1. To deprive of possession: expropriated the property owners who lived in the path of the new highway.
2. To transfer (another's property) to oneself |
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| Mountain rain shadow effect |
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| A rain shadow is a dry area on the lee back side of a mountainous area. The mountains block the passage of rain-producing weather systems casting a "shadow" of dryness behind them. |
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| Rational method for storm water runoff |
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| runoff coeffient, rainfall intensity, area, duration per hour |
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| Type of wetlands - mangrove, meadow, fen, riparian, etc (question 30 PPI book) |
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fen - receives nutrients from groundwater and has non-acidic peats
meadow - periodically inundated that may or may not have water present
mangrove - wetland associated with saltwater
riparian forested wetland - associated with river or stream
*wetlands are most productive of all ecosystems (tidal, oceanic influenced wetlands are more productive and more sensititve than other types) |
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| A fundamental use diagram (FUD) illustrates general project components while taking into consideration the components' sizes, shapes, and relationships to one another. |
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| cross slope of walkway without hand rails to not exceed? |
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crossslope to not exceed 1:50 or 2%
overall slope to not exceed 1:20 or 5% (beyond 5% is classified as ramp) |
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| Plant list from question 33 PPI |
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| letter of map revision (LOMR) is an official revision to the currently effective FEMA map. It is used to change flood elevations, flood zones, floodplain and floodway delineations, and planimetric features. |
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| why riprap use along rills or channels (erosion control) |
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| In areas where erosion is prevalent and rills or channels are developing, riprap is the most appropriate erosion control method. Riprap is rock that has been crushed or broken to form sharp-angled edges that help with interlocking and maintaining better connectivity when sheer forces are applied. |
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| sign of increased nitrogen in a body of water or wetland |
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| algal blooms and cattails typically thrive when high amounts of nitrogen are available |
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| blue or gray soil color suggest |
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| poor drainage and lack of good aeration |
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| slope movement of mass movement - rapid downhill movement |
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| Sedimentation is the tendency for particles in suspension to settle out of the fluid in which they are entrained, and come to rest against a barrier. |
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| process, condition or result of being covered with ice sheet/glacier |
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| creating cracks to allow oil or gas to rise to surface (oil extraction) |
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| eutrophication and accelerated eutrophication |
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Photophytes
hydrophytes
mesophytes
xerophytes
lithophytes |
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Photophytes - adapted to well lit/sunny environment
hydrophytes - adapted to water/wet, aquatic
mesophytes - dry or wet, not particular to either, average supply or water/conditions
xerophytes - adapted to dry, drought tolerant
lithophytes - adapted to stoney grounds, rocks, etc. |
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annual
biennial
perennial
herbaceous
ericaceous |
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annual - one growing season
biennial - two growing seasons
perennial - lives 2 plus years
herbaceous - leaves and stems die at end of grow season
ericaceous - like acidic soils ph 4.5-5.0 (acidic) |
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| Having erect and almost parallel branches tapering toward the top, |
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| art of training tree or shrub to grow against a wall or fence |
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guardrails min. height?
baluster opening width? |
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guard rails min height 42"
baluster opening width should NOT allow a 4" dia sphere to pass |
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Orientation of fields/facility?
baseball/softball?
football/soccer?
tennis/basketball/volleyball? |
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baseball/softball -east-northeast from home plate to center field
football/soccer -long axis north-south
tennis/basketball/volleyball - long axis north-south |
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preliminary plan
functional diagram |
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more realistic p. 299
first step in design phase - more diagrammatic, more abstract p. 294 |
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minimum intersection safety distance?
number 21 off sectbstudyqs or page 2 of LARE Reference Material |
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primary plant nutrients
secondary plant nutrients |
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primary - NPK, nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium
secondary - calcium, magnessium, sulfer |
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nitrogen deficiency
nitrogen function |
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deficiency -slow growth, yellow-green color (chlorosis), firing of the leaf tips and margins
function - formation of protein, chlorophyll and enzymes needed for health formation |
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phosphorous deficiency
phosphorous function |
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deficiency -slow or stunt growth, delayed maturity, poor flower and fruit development
function - early root growth, plant maturity and flower and fruit production |
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potassium deficiency
potassium funciton |
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deficiency - tip and marginal burn on more mature leaves, weak stalks, poor flower and fruit development, slow growth
funcition - stimulates root growth, aids in disease resisitance, improves flower and fruit productions |
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| calcium function for plants |
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| essential for cell formation and structure |
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| magnesium function for plants |
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| sulfer function for plants |
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how to raise ph levels?
how to lower ph levels? |
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lime raises ph
sulfer lowers ph |
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| how does gypsum improve soils? |
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| improves aeration and drainage |
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