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- 1. SITE PLAN REVIEW October 21, 2016
- 2. WORKSHOP PANELISTS Kristina Johnson, AICP, Deputy Director of Planning and Community Development, Town of Hudson, MA Scott Medeiros, P.E., Vice President, Woodard and Curran Philip Viveiros, P.E., PTOE, Project Manager, McMahon Associates Christine Apicella, AICP, Project Manager, McMahon Associates
- 3. Site Plan Review Overview Site Plan Review Basics • Administrative process for reviewing documents and engineering drawings • Statutory requirements outlined in local zoning by-laws. • If a site plan conforms with local zoning, it must be approved. Not adjudicative!! • Requires a multidisciplinary and interdepartmental approach. • Planners become project managers.
- 4. Site Plan Review Overview • Dimensions of the site/existing and proposed easements • Existing and proposed buildings • Public and private utilities • Drainage and stormwater management • Landscaping and site buffering • Transportation- driveway access, site circulation, trip generation, parking etc. Site Plan Review Basics
- 6. Existing Campus Administration Building Existing Academic Building Proposed Academic Building Former Location of Interstate (Redevelopment Site) Site Layout
- 7. Internal Site Sidewalks Existing Campus Parking Garage Sidewalk Improvements Bike Racks Public Courtyard Area Public Access/Public Amenities
- 8. Proposed Infiltration Systems Utility Connections Proposed Bioretention Basin (LID Measure) Proposed Tree Box Filters (LID Measure) Water Quality Units Stormwater Management/Utilities
- 9. Proposed Landscape / Open Space Future Landscape Improvements View Corridor View Corridor Landscape/Open Space
- 10. Site Plan Review – Traffic Study Review • Study Area Existing Conditions – look beyond the site! • Study Area • Traffic Counts • Seasonal Adjustments • Crash History
- 11. Site Plan Review – Traffic Study Review • Future Conditions – bring the site into focus • Traffic Growth • Site Trip Generation / Distribution • ITE trips converted to “person-trips” using National ACS factor (where applicable) (new trips per 1000 sf of development) (new trips per “dwelling unit” added) Retail 3.73 General Office 1.49 Research & Development 1.07 Residential 0.62 Average rates from the 8th Edition ITE Trip Generation Manual
- 12. Site Plan Review – Traffic Study Review • Future Conditions – bring the site into focus • Modal Split (where applicable) • Traffic Analysis
- 13. • Mitigation – let the site fit in! • On-Site Measures • Pedestrian / Service Circulation • Parking • Signage / Markings • Visibility (Sight Distance) • Off-Site Measures • Lane Use / Capacity • Signal Timings / Upgrades • Safety Improvements / Multi-modal Access Site Plan Review – Traffic Study Review
- 14. Site Plan Review - Key Takeaways • Use outside engineering and transportation consultants to your advantage! • Use the site plan review can break down institutional (or procedural) silos. • Take into consideration other local, state, and federal permitting processes • Don’t forget about your master plans, corridor plans, neighborhood plans, open space plans, etc.! • Develop a site plan review checklist.
- 15. Questions and Discussion You at your next development review meeting!