Site Analysis

Question 1

percent slope: ground area drainage

Answer 1

2.0% minimum (1:50) / 4.0% preferred (1:25)

Question 2

percent slope: grass area for recreation

Answer 2

2.0% minimum (1:50) / 3.0% preferred

Question 3

percent slope: paved parking areas

Answer 3

1.5% minimum / 2.5% preferred / 5.0% maximum (1:20)

Question 4

percent slope: roads

Answer 4

0.5% (1:200) minimum / 10.0% maximum (1:10)

Question 5

percent slope: sanitary sewers

Answer 5

0.5% - 1.5% minimum (depends on size)

Question 6

percent slope: approach walks to building

Answer 6

1.0% minimum (1:100) / 5.0% maximum (1:20)

Question 7

percent slope: landscaped slopes

Answer 7

2.0% minimum (1:50) / 50% maximum (1:2) ; <25% plant grass to stabilize soil, 50%> x >25% plant ground cover to stabilize soil that does not need to be mowed

Question 8

percent slope: ramps

Answer 8

5.0% minimum (1:20) / 8.33% maximum (1:12)

Question 9

zero lot line

Answer 9

part of a zoning regulation’s setback requirements that allows a building to be constructed up to the property line with no setback

Question 10

zoning bylaw

Answer 10

the set of zoning regulations established by a local jurisdiction that regulates certain building practices within the jurisdiction

Question 11

percent slope: adjacent to building, falling away from the structure

Answer 11

2.0% minimum (1:50)

Question 12

percent slope: ditches

Answer 12

2.0% - 10%

Question 13

leaching field

Answer 13

subsurface wastewater disposal facilities used to remove contaminants and impurities from the liquid that emerges after anaerobic digestion in a septic tank

Question 14

building height

Answer 14

distance from grade to the average height of the highest roof surface