This document provides guidance for site plan review boards. It discusses expanding landscaped areas and reducing drive aisle widths to allow for more open space while still maintaining safety. It also mentions researching municipal prototypes for architectural style. Studies have shown views of nature through windows reduced recovery time from surgery by lowering pain and stress. Shade trees around playgrounds are recommended for safety. LEED standards can help plan sustainable site development with features like water and energy savings. Useful reference websites for boards include the Congress for New Urbanism and local planning organizations.
LTC, Jack R. Widmeyer Transportation Research Conference, Going to San Bernar...LTC @ CSUSB
The document discusses strategies for sustainable design of intermodal transit centers and transit-oriented developments in San Bernardino. It identifies six design categories: 1) site design, 2) water conservation, 3) energy efficiency, 4) materials and waste, 5) indoor environmental quality, and 6) unique opportunities. Specific strategies mentioned include mixed-use and high-density development, water-efficient landscaping, solar panels, natural ventilation, recycled materials, and educational programs. The goal is to meet present needs without compromising the future by employing sustainable transit and building practices.
This document discusses site plan review procedures. It explains that site plan review authority comes from state zoning laws and local zoning bylaws. The purpose of site plan review is to regulate land use through establishing conditions rather than prohibiting uses. Site plan review addresses layout, design, safety and environmental issues. Conditions imposed must relate to the project and regulating boards include planning boards. Procedures like public hearings and documentation of decisions are also discussed.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for both physical and mental health. It notes that regular exercise can reduce the risk of diseases like heart disease and diabetes, improve mood, and reduce feelings of stress and anxiety. The document recommends that adults get at least 150 minutes of moderate exercise or 75 minutes of vigorous exercise per week to gain these benefits.
This document provides information about landscape performance tools and resources. It discusses the Landscape Architecture Foundation's (LAF) mission to support environmental solutions through research and scholarships. It promotes measuring sustainability through frameworks like Living Building Challenge and outlines case studies comparing landscape project benefits. These benefits include water and energy reductions as well as increased social value. The document advertises the Landscape Performance Series online resource for metrics, case studies, fact libraries, and guidance on evaluating landscape project performance. It provides examples of project benefits and outcomes. In summary, the document promotes tools and resources for measuring and demonstrating landscape sustainability performance.
1) Horizontal directional drilling (HDD) is more sustainable than traditional vertical drilling methods for installing soil and groundwater remediation technologies, as it reduces energy usage, air pollution, and environmental impacts during both construction and long-term operation.
2) A case study using modeling tools found that installing a single long horizontal well to capture a contaminant plume would produce lower air emissions than 12 shorter vertical wells, due to reducing the amount of drilling, equipment, and materials needed.
3) Key sustainability benefits of HDD include reducing construction time and equipment usage, needing fewer smaller pumps and blowers to operate remediation systems, and limiting disturbance to surface infrastructure and habitats.
Urban Water Quality Issues - Green Design & Developmentnacaa
The document discusses green design and development which aims to minimize environmental impacts through practices like reducing impervious surfaces, preserving open spaces, and using low impact development (LID) approaches to better manage stormwater runoff. It provides examples of specific LID techniques like bioretention cells, permeable pavements, vegetated swales, and green roofs that can be integrated into site planning and building design. The goals are to protect water resources by maintaining natural hydrologic functions and reducing flooding, pollution, and development costs.
The Green Infrastructure Center helps communities implement green infrastructure solutions to manage stormwater and conserve natural areas. They provide guidance and case studies on using approaches like low impact development, green roofs, rain gardens, and trees to absorb and filter stormwater runoff. Overdevelopment has increased impervious surfaces and the amount of runoff, while reducing natural infrastructure like forests that previously absorbed water. The document discusses the benefits of green infrastructure in reducing flooding and pollution from stormwater while beautifying areas. It provides best practices for retrofitting existing development and incorporating green approaches into new projects.
LTC, Jack R. Widmeyer Transportation Research Conference, Going to San Bernar...LTC @ CSUSB
The document discusses strategies for sustainable design of intermodal transit centers and transit-oriented developments in San Bernardino. It identifies six design categories: 1) site design, 2) water conservation, 3) energy efficiency, 4) materials and waste, 5) indoor environmental quality, and 6) unique opportunities. Specific strategies mentioned include mixed-use and high-density development, water-efficient landscaping, solar panels, natural ventilation, recycled materials, and educational programs. The goal is to meet present needs without compromising the future by employing sustainable transit and building practices.
This document discusses site plan review procedures. It explains that site plan review authority comes from state zoning laws and local zoning bylaws. The purpose of site plan review is to regulate land use through establishing conditions rather than prohibiting uses. Site plan review addresses layout, design, safety and environmental issues. Conditions imposed must relate to the project and regulating boards include planning boards. Procedures like public hearings and documentation of decisions are also discussed.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for both physical and mental health. It notes that regular exercise can reduce the risk of diseases like heart disease and diabetes, improve mood, and reduce feelings of stress and anxiety. The document recommends that adults get at least 150 minutes of moderate exercise or 75 minutes of vigorous exercise per week to gain these benefits.
This document provides information about landscape performance tools and resources. It discusses the Landscape Architecture Foundation's (LAF) mission to support environmental solutions through research and scholarships. It promotes measuring sustainability through frameworks like Living Building Challenge and outlines case studies comparing landscape project benefits. These benefits include water and energy reductions as well as increased social value. The document advertises the Landscape Performance Series online resource for metrics, case studies, fact libraries, and guidance on evaluating landscape project performance. It provides examples of project benefits and outcomes. In summary, the document promotes tools and resources for measuring and demonstrating landscape sustainability performance.
1) Horizontal directional drilling (HDD) is more sustainable than traditional vertical drilling methods for installing soil and groundwater remediation technologies, as it reduces energy usage, air pollution, and environmental impacts during both construction and long-term operation.
2) A case study using modeling tools found that installing a single long horizontal well to capture a contaminant plume would produce lower air emissions than 12 shorter vertical wells, due to reducing the amount of drilling, equipment, and materials needed.
3) Key sustainability benefits of HDD include reducing construction time and equipment usage, needing fewer smaller pumps and blowers to operate remediation systems, and limiting disturbance to surface infrastructure and habitats.
Urban Water Quality Issues - Green Design & Developmentnacaa
The document discusses green design and development which aims to minimize environmental impacts through practices like reducing impervious surfaces, preserving open spaces, and using low impact development (LID) approaches to better manage stormwater runoff. It provides examples of specific LID techniques like bioretention cells, permeable pavements, vegetated swales, and green roofs that can be integrated into site planning and building design. The goals are to protect water resources by maintaining natural hydrologic functions and reducing flooding, pollution, and development costs.
The Green Infrastructure Center helps communities implement green infrastructure solutions to manage stormwater and conserve natural areas. They provide guidance and case studies on using approaches like low impact development, green roofs, rain gardens, and trees to absorb and filter stormwater runoff. Overdevelopment has increased impervious surfaces and the amount of runoff, while reducing natural infrastructure like forests that previously absorbed water. The document discusses the benefits of green infrastructure in reducing flooding and pollution from stormwater while beautifying areas. It provides best practices for retrofitting existing development and incorporating green approaches into new projects.
The Green Building presentation is to introduce regulation and strategies to reduce buildings impacts on the Environment considering water consumption ,energy consumption ,waste generation in addition to building indoor quality, which will be valuable for architects and engineers who interested in LEED accreditation.
Green Building presentation discuss the following aspects
§ Building Environmental impacts
§ Green Buildings Benefits
§ Green building Basic Aspects
A. Sustainable sites
B. Water Efficiency
C. Energy and Atmosphere
D. Materials & Resources
E. Indoor Environmental Quality
The mentioned above aspects cover building selected activities during design and construction
The District of Columbia has ambitious sustainability goals to reduce energy consumption, manage stormwater runoff, and become the greenest city by 2032. To help achieve these goals, organizations are using Autodesk software tools to test scenarios and strategies. Rapid Energy Modeling of buildings identified opportunities to retrofit lighting and envelopes. Green infrastructure simulations showed stormwater capture could be increased by adding green roofs and permeable surfaces. Analyzing development scenarios helps the District meet sustainability targets and creates a model for other cities.
This document discusses the design of intensive green roofs for urban vegetable farming. It begins with an introduction and literature review on extensive vs intensive green roofs and their benefits. Case studies are presented and interviews conducted to identify design considerations like weight loads, pest control, and stormwater management. Design guidelines are proposed based on the research, including conducting site analysis, applying irrigation and stormwater systems, providing public access and growing space, addressing safety, and connecting roofs to community gardens. The document concludes with implications for further research on roof top farming's influence on natural communities and human psychology.
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This document summarizes key points from a chapter about sustainable sites and landscape design for green buildings. It discusses how buildings can be integrated with the local ecosystem by optimizing site use and minimizing impacts. It also outlines various land approaches like biomimicry and how natural systems can be incorporated. Several land use issues are examined, like replacing natural landscapes with toxic products. The document then provides descriptions and examples of various sustainable site credits in LEED, including sensitive land protection, location and transportation factors, managing stormwater, reducing heat islands, and limiting light pollution.
Environmental Site Design (ESD) PresentationTheodore Scott
The document discusses Maryland's Environmental Site Design (ESD) philosophy and guidelines for stormwater management. The key aspects of ESD include replicating pre-development hydrology using small-scale practices and non-structural techniques. ESD emphasizes site planning techniques, minimizing impervious surfaces, and infiltration to the maximum extent practicable before using structural controls. The document outlines Maryland's regulations and design manual updates to incorporate ESD principles and the move away from conventional end-of-pipe approaches.
An engineering firm evaluated three site alternatives for developing a dental office on a 3.5-acre parcel. Alternative 1 placed the building in the southeast corner with two driveways and 78 parking spots. Alternative 2 placed the building in the center-west with two one-way driveways and 73 spots. Alternative 3 placed the building in the northwest corner with two two-way driveways and 86 spots. The alternatives were ranked based on cost, accessibility/flow, and environmental criteria. Alternative 1 was recommended as the best option due to its high accessibility, substantial landscaping, and relatively low cost.
This document provides recommendations for redeveloping the NRG Astrodome and surrounding NRG Park in Houston. It discusses the author's standing to make recommendations as a stakeholder who has contributed significant professional time and estimates to redevelopment plans. The document then evaluates options for the interior of the Astrodome, including completing an indoor park, adding new structures, and flooring choices. It also recommends a larger comprehensive master plan for NRG Park and addresses challenges around stakeholders, financing, and historical preservation standards.
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The document discusses new stormwater regulations that require managing stormwater runoff through land use planning and development codes. It covers how concepts like low impact development and smart growth can be incorporated into codes to reduce impervious surfaces. It provides examples of how street design standards, parking requirements, and zoning codes can be updated to better control stormwater runoff from new development.
BUILDING SERVICES AND SYSTEMS CHAPTER 11MairaNoor4
The document outlines the goals, objectives, and minimum program requirements of LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) green building certification. It discusses that LEED aims to encourage environmentally responsible, healthy, cost-effective, and innovative sustainable building practices with a positive global environmental impact. The minimum requirements include earning points in categories like sustainable sites, water efficiency, energy and atmosphere, and indoor environmental quality for different levels of certification (certified, silver, gold, platinum).
AIA 2013: Facts on the Ground: Testing the Performance of Ft. Carson's Green ...Shanti Pless
Our AIA 2013 Ft. Carson GSA High Performance Buildings Demonstration Results. Full site with Executive summary and full report at: http://www.gsa.gov/portal/content/195803
A Universal Design Approach for the Hospitality Industry
Universal Design: The design of products and environments to be usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaptation or specialized design.
Accessible Design: Meets prescribed requirements set forth by the ADA or other mandatory requirements found
in state, local, and model building codes.
Adaptable Design: Can be readily adjusted in a short time by unskilled labor without involving structural or finished material changes.
The document discusses structural analysis and engineering design of structures. It provides background on structural analysis, including determining effects of loads, stresses, and stability. Structural analysis employs mechanics, materials science, and mathematics. Results are used to verify fitness and safety. The key is designing structures to support loads while meeting economic, aesthetic, and regulatory constraints. Structural systems combine elements and materials. Loads acting on structures must be specified to design them properly according to building codes.
Presentation for public information centresknelischer
The document summarizes a public information center meeting regarding a study of road improvements and solutions to basement flooding in the Lawrence Park neighbourhood. It presents the existing conditions, alternative solutions that were considered, and the recommended solutions. The recommended solutions include increasing storm sewer capacity, adding underground storage, sealing manholes, and road cross-sections with 7.2m or 8.5m widths and sidewalks on one side. Feedback was sought from attendees on the evaluation and potential impacts of the recommendations.
This document summarizes a web-based decision support system called Local Decision Maker (LDM) that was created by Purdue University to assist Indiana communities with comprehensive planning. LDM provides tools like maps, data analysis, and information on topics like smart growth to help local governments make informed land use and economic development decisions. It is meant to improve the planning process by integrating considerations of natural resources, education, and other factors. The document provides an overview of LDM's capabilities and outlines the comprehensive planning process it aims to support.
NASA is promoting green engineering principles to reduce environmental risks and costs. Green engineering aims to minimize environmental impacts over a product's lifecycle through design. NASA is developing tools to help engineers select more sustainable materials and identify emerging regulatory risks. Courses teach green engineering techniques, and centers evaluate alternative technologies. Embracing green engineering may reduce health/safety risks, costs, and gain public support while enabling innovation.
This document provides an overview of green parking lot techniques and their benefits. It discusses the environmental impacts of traditional parking lots, including water quality degradation and increased stormwater. It then outlines various green parking lot approaches to minimize these impacts, such as permeable pavement and native landscaping. Case studies demonstrate how these techniques have been successfully applied. The overall goal is to help local governments and industry adopt best practices for more sustainable parking lot design.
The document provides an environmental impact statement for a property located at 414 Cross Mountain Drive in Fredericksburg, Texas. It evaluates three alternative actions for the property: maintaining the single-family residence with sustainable practices, converting the property to a city park, or transitioning it to a bed and breakfast. The preferred action is converting it to a bed and breakfast while implementing various mitigation measures, such as using water-efficient landscaping and appliances, to minimize environmental impacts.
The document summarizes the Cermak/Blue Island Sustainable Streetscape project in Chicago. The project aims to create a more sustainable streetscape through strategies like permeable pavements, bioswales, LED lighting, and expanding tree cover to reduce urban heat island effect. It also discusses monitoring various sustainability metrics and engaging the community through education. The streetscape integrates designs for stormwater management, energy efficiency, air quality, and more to demonstrate sustainable infrastructure.
The Green Building presentation is to introduce regulation and strategies to reduce buildings impacts on the Environment considering water consumption ,energy consumption ,waste generation in addition to building indoor quality, which will be valuable for architects and engineers who interested in LEED accreditation.
Green Building presentation discuss the following aspects
§ Building Environmental impacts
§ Green Buildings Benefits
§ Green building Basic Aspects
A. Sustainable sites
B. Water Efficiency
C. Energy and Atmosphere
D. Materials & Resources
E. Indoor Environmental Quality
The mentioned above aspects cover building selected activities during design and construction
The District of Columbia has ambitious sustainability goals to reduce energy consumption, manage stormwater runoff, and become the greenest city by 2032. To help achieve these goals, organizations are using Autodesk software tools to test scenarios and strategies. Rapid Energy Modeling of buildings identified opportunities to retrofit lighting and envelopes. Green infrastructure simulations showed stormwater capture could be increased by adding green roofs and permeable surfaces. Analyzing development scenarios helps the District meet sustainability targets and creates a model for other cities.
This document discusses the design of intensive green roofs for urban vegetable farming. It begins with an introduction and literature review on extensive vs intensive green roofs and their benefits. Case studies are presented and interviews conducted to identify design considerations like weight loads, pest control, and stormwater management. Design guidelines are proposed based on the research, including conducting site analysis, applying irrigation and stormwater systems, providing public access and growing space, addressing safety, and connecting roofs to community gardens. The document concludes with implications for further research on roof top farming's influence on natural communities and human psychology.
Maryland Environmental Site Design PresentationTheodore Scott
Overview presentation by Theodore E. Scott, PE, CPESC, LEED AP on recent changes to the Maryland Stormwater Management Design Manual that requires the use of Environmental Site Design (ESD).
This document summarizes key points from a chapter about sustainable sites and landscape design for green buildings. It discusses how buildings can be integrated with the local ecosystem by optimizing site use and minimizing impacts. It also outlines various land approaches like biomimicry and how natural systems can be incorporated. Several land use issues are examined, like replacing natural landscapes with toxic products. The document then provides descriptions and examples of various sustainable site credits in LEED, including sensitive land protection, location and transportation factors, managing stormwater, reducing heat islands, and limiting light pollution.
Environmental Site Design (ESD) PresentationTheodore Scott
The document discusses Maryland's Environmental Site Design (ESD) philosophy and guidelines for stormwater management. The key aspects of ESD include replicating pre-development hydrology using small-scale practices and non-structural techniques. ESD emphasizes site planning techniques, minimizing impervious surfaces, and infiltration to the maximum extent practicable before using structural controls. The document outlines Maryland's regulations and design manual updates to incorporate ESD principles and the move away from conventional end-of-pipe approaches.
An engineering firm evaluated three site alternatives for developing a dental office on a 3.5-acre parcel. Alternative 1 placed the building in the southeast corner with two driveways and 78 parking spots. Alternative 2 placed the building in the center-west with two one-way driveways and 73 spots. Alternative 3 placed the building in the northwest corner with two two-way driveways and 86 spots. The alternatives were ranked based on cost, accessibility/flow, and environmental criteria. Alternative 1 was recommended as the best option due to its high accessibility, substantial landscaping, and relatively low cost.
This document provides recommendations for redeveloping the NRG Astrodome and surrounding NRG Park in Houston. It discusses the author's standing to make recommendations as a stakeholder who has contributed significant professional time and estimates to redevelopment plans. The document then evaluates options for the interior of the Astrodome, including completing an indoor park, adding new structures, and flooring choices. It also recommends a larger comprehensive master plan for NRG Park and addresses challenges around stakeholders, financing, and historical preservation standards.
Lisa stormcon presentation number one iecaLisa Nisenson
The document discusses new stormwater regulations that require managing stormwater runoff through land use planning and development codes. It covers how concepts like low impact development and smart growth can be incorporated into codes to reduce impervious surfaces. It provides examples of how street design standards, parking requirements, and zoning codes can be updated to better control stormwater runoff from new development.
BUILDING SERVICES AND SYSTEMS CHAPTER 11MairaNoor4
The document outlines the goals, objectives, and minimum program requirements of LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) green building certification. It discusses that LEED aims to encourage environmentally responsible, healthy, cost-effective, and innovative sustainable building practices with a positive global environmental impact. The minimum requirements include earning points in categories like sustainable sites, water efficiency, energy and atmosphere, and indoor environmental quality for different levels of certification (certified, silver, gold, platinum).
AIA 2013: Facts on the Ground: Testing the Performance of Ft. Carson's Green ...Shanti Pless
Our AIA 2013 Ft. Carson GSA High Performance Buildings Demonstration Results. Full site with Executive summary and full report at: http://www.gsa.gov/portal/content/195803
A Universal Design Approach for the Hospitality Industry
Universal Design: The design of products and environments to be usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaptation or specialized design.
Accessible Design: Meets prescribed requirements set forth by the ADA or other mandatory requirements found
in state, local, and model building codes.
Adaptable Design: Can be readily adjusted in a short time by unskilled labor without involving structural or finished material changes.
The document discusses structural analysis and engineering design of structures. It provides background on structural analysis, including determining effects of loads, stresses, and stability. Structural analysis employs mechanics, materials science, and mathematics. Results are used to verify fitness and safety. The key is designing structures to support loads while meeting economic, aesthetic, and regulatory constraints. Structural systems combine elements and materials. Loads acting on structures must be specified to design them properly according to building codes.
Presentation for public information centresknelischer
The document summarizes a public information center meeting regarding a study of road improvements and solutions to basement flooding in the Lawrence Park neighbourhood. It presents the existing conditions, alternative solutions that were considered, and the recommended solutions. The recommended solutions include increasing storm sewer capacity, adding underground storage, sealing manholes, and road cross-sections with 7.2m or 8.5m widths and sidewalks on one side. Feedback was sought from attendees on the evaluation and potential impacts of the recommendations.
This document summarizes a web-based decision support system called Local Decision Maker (LDM) that was created by Purdue University to assist Indiana communities with comprehensive planning. LDM provides tools like maps, data analysis, and information on topics like smart growth to help local governments make informed land use and economic development decisions. It is meant to improve the planning process by integrating considerations of natural resources, education, and other factors. The document provides an overview of LDM's capabilities and outlines the comprehensive planning process it aims to support.
NASA is promoting green engineering principles to reduce environmental risks and costs. Green engineering aims to minimize environmental impacts over a product's lifecycle through design. NASA is developing tools to help engineers select more sustainable materials and identify emerging regulatory risks. Courses teach green engineering techniques, and centers evaluate alternative technologies. Embracing green engineering may reduce health/safety risks, costs, and gain public support while enabling innovation.
This document provides an overview of green parking lot techniques and their benefits. It discusses the environmental impacts of traditional parking lots, including water quality degradation and increased stormwater. It then outlines various green parking lot approaches to minimize these impacts, such as permeable pavement and native landscaping. Case studies demonstrate how these techniques have been successfully applied. The overall goal is to help local governments and industry adopt best practices for more sustainable parking lot design.
The document provides an environmental impact statement for a property located at 414 Cross Mountain Drive in Fredericksburg, Texas. It evaluates three alternative actions for the property: maintaining the single-family residence with sustainable practices, converting the property to a city park, or transitioning it to a bed and breakfast. The preferred action is converting it to a bed and breakfast while implementing various mitigation measures, such as using water-efficient landscaping and appliances, to minimize environmental impacts.
The document summarizes the Cermak/Blue Island Sustainable Streetscape project in Chicago. The project aims to create a more sustainable streetscape through strategies like permeable pavements, bioswales, LED lighting, and expanding tree cover to reduce urban heat island effect. It also discusses monitoring various sustainability metrics and engaging the community through education. The streetscape integrates designs for stormwater management, energy efficiency, air quality, and more to demonstrate sustainable infrastructure.
5. As new curbing is being installed, could the
landscaped area in front of the restaurant be
slightly expanded and extended southward? The
southern curb could be widened to 12’R to match
the north curb. Low level landscaping could be
installed to allow safer movements for vehicles
backing out around the bend. The front drive aisle
is currently 25.4’ wide, which could be reduced to
22’ in width, as the required minimum width of a
one-way aisles is fifteen (15’) feet wide. This would
increase the open space and better control
vehicular movements.
site plan review
6. site plan review
“more efficient use of land”
“better balance between parking and open space”
(when there is excess parking and a deficiency in open space)
“curb appeal” or “act as a gateway to the municipality”
“sidewalks should be provided flush with the interior right-of-way
to maximize the distance between the curb and sidewalk”
(Bus routes? Schools? Pedestrian safety?)
“lighting pollution” vs. “prevent interference with commercial
aviation routes to the airport”
7.
8.
9.
10.
11. site plan review
Figure 9-7. Trees, when located on both sides of the
street, create a sense of enclosure that discourages
drivers from speeding. Designing Sidewalks and Trails
for Access, USDOT Federal Highway Administration, 2001
Studies have shown, “patients recovering from
surgery who had a view of a grove of trees
through their windows required fewer pain
relievers, experienced fewer complications, and
left the hospital sooner than similar patients who
had a view of a brick wall” (Ulrich, R. 1984, View
through Window May Influence Recovery from
Surgery. Science 224). Additional research has
documented that the appropriate use of nature
reduces stress (Tyson, Lambert & Beattie, 2002);
improves health outcomes (Parsons and Hartig,
2001; Ulrich, 1999); supports pain management
(Ulrich, 1984); and promotes a sense of overall
well-being among patients, visitors, and staff
(Mack, 2001).
Shade trees should be
provided around the perimeter
of the play area to provide
shade, per the safety
guidelines of the United States
Consumer Product Safety
Commission (1997 edition) of
the "Handbook for Public
Playground Safety" (Pub. No.
325), adopted by reference as
the Playground Safety Subcode
for New Jersey, which states
“Consider shading the
playground or providing
shaded areas nearby.”
16. “Rite Aid Store located
approximately 2.5 miles from the
site at 715 Haddon Avenue in
the Borough of Haddonfield.
Note the pitched roof, extensive
windows, and ornamental
lighting that defines the
neighborhood prototype.”
site plan review
19. Per the McDonald’s 2010 Corporate Report,
“McDonald’s USA has been a national member
of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) since
2007 and uses tools such as the LEED rating
system. This nationally recognized green building
rating system outlines specific standards for
sustainable site development, water savings,
energy efficiency, material selection and indoor
environmental quality. McDonald’s participation
in the pilot version of the LEED Retail program
helped to develop the current LEED Retail rating
system for all retailers” (page 33).
site plan review
23. zoning code
Street Trees
Buffer
Site Development
1 tree/2,000sf of open space
1 evergreen/4,000sf of open
space
30% shrubs
10% ground cover
Parking Islands
25. zoning code
“To the maximum extent practicable, these standards shall be met by
incorporating nonstructural stormwater management strategies into the design.”
Setbacks
Shape
Low Mow
Preservation
27. zoning code
• OPEN SPACE. Increase size requirements of contiguous
open space (can reduce setback to accommodate this).
• PERMITTED USES. Explicitly permit good accessory uses:
balconies, outdoor seating, solar energy, etc.
• TOWERS. For telecommunications towers, the necessary evil.
– Prove it’s not possible to co-locate
– Design requirements (camouflage, stealth, monopole, etc.)
– Performance standards (buffer, access drive, etc.)
30. Nicole Hostettler, PP, AICP
Senior Planner
Department of Community Development
Township of Cherry Hill
820 Mercer Street
Cherry Hill, NJ 08002
(856) 661-4737
nhostettler@chtownship.com
Editor's Notes
Suburban area is most important, greatest opportunity and biggest challenge for change
‘Fight or Flight’, by the Metropolitan Philadelphia Policy Center
We can do this one site plan at a time (i.e. Haddonfield Road)
-Ask a question, as opposed to telling
-connect A to B, explain rationale
-draw out difficult concepts
-be specific (specify feet)
i.e. lighting ordinance: lighting pollution? Hahaha, interferes with the commercial aviation path to the airport, ok.
i.e. “efficient use of land”
i.e. excess parking, but open space deficiency? “better balance between parking and open space”
i.e. curb appeal = near municipal boundary? Gateway? Redevelopment area?
i.e. sidewalks (bus routes? Schools, synagogues, etc.), flush with interior right of way = maximize distance between curb and sidewalk.
Utilize THEIR sources (FHWA, ITE)
Utilize THEIR sources (FHWA, ITE)
Utilize THEIR sources (FHWA, ITE, DVPRC, Department of Justice, etc.)
Utilize THEIR sources (FHWA, ITE, DVPRC, Department of Justice, etc.)
Use standards, for each specific use
Quote your master plan, special area studies, other plans, guidebooks, federal documents, ITE, etc.
Connected streets = Obama, Emergency service access
NJDOT Complete Streets Policy
Use photos and graphs, as well as existing photos to document conditions
Show them how it should be
Google image search is your friend, embarrass them into it!
“neighborhood prototype” vs. “standard prototype”, get specific about types of improvements:
Ground level windows, cloth awnings, canopies or porticos, arches, friezes, tile work, murals, or moldings, green wall, façade articulation, pilasters, parapet variation, roof detailing such as cornices, moldings, trim, or variations in brick coursing, etc.
Also have a Wal-Mart with dormers
Look for other best practices, it’s better to look local
Use APA, looking for a good plan, who’s been awarded a good plan lately (i.e. sustainability plan, bike/ped plan, etc.)
Connect resources (Cherry Hill High School West, Kingston Assembly, etc.)
Administrative approval? Ask for a tree or two, a fence, bench, etc.
regulate and quantify your landscaping requirements = everybody on the same page
-establish maximum widths for drive aisle and curb cuts
-parking maximums
-compact car parking
-thermoplastic vs. paint, continental over angled striping (lasts longer)
-bike parking
‘No Idling’ signs, as recommended by NJDEP (www.stopthesoot.org), shall be wall-mounted and
maintained in prominent locations at reasonable intervals to be readily visible to vehicles subject
to the idling restrictions within all loading areas.
Stormwater (exceeding the state requirement)
-does the water flow there? Retrofit that grate too
Basin (again, specify and quantify so everyone’s on the same page)
-setbacks
-design (no box), “The shape of the basin shall be irregular and asymmetrical in nature, maximizing the preservation of existing tree stands and vegetation.”
-specify the landscaping! (we did it by storm levels)
-restrict mowing
-Actually read the basin report for conformance, don’t just leave it to the engineer
-additional (and non conventional) sources of technical guidance (CNU stormwater zones, Rutgers rain garden manual, etc.)
5. Sign Base.
a. Monument. Signs utilizing a monument base or style sign when not required, shall be allowed an additional ten (10) square feet than what is permitted in size. All monument signs shall be a maximum of ten (10’) feet in height, with the bottom of any text being three (3’) feet above grade or higher.
b. Pole Design. All freestanding signs utilizing a pole base shall be skirted to enclose the supporting pole or pylon of the sign from the bottom of the sign to the ground. The skirting shall not be included in the sign size calculation unless it displays a message. In substitution of the skirting, a masonry or similar decorative base may be utilized.
c. Landscaping. The base of the freestanding sign shall be surrounded with a combination of shrubs, ground cover, flowers, or other plant material, as large as at least the same size as the area of copy.
-increase open space to 500sf = more meaningful open space, reduce setback minimums to accommodate this
-good accessory uses to explicitly permit: balconies, outdoor seating, solar energy infrastructure,
-telecommunications tower? Prove you can’t co-locate, design requirements (camouflage, stealth, monopole, etc.), performance standards (buffer, access drive), etc.