Site inventory - Cultural Attributes Flashcards
Brownfield
contaminated site
(ESA) ASTM Phase One Environmental Site Approach
summaries the sites ownership and land use history, current soil and groundwater conditions.
Permanent Deed Restrictions
may be required to ensure that the contaminated areas remain sealed from infiltrating storm water.
In assessing a sites land use context, attributes that are documented include:
- Land Use Types (Residential, Commercial, Industrial)
2. Land use Intensities (building heights, # of stories, dwelling units per acre/hectare, average daily vehicle traffic)
Land Ownership may include:
- Certified Survey map
- History of land ownership
- any deed restrictions or covenants associated with the property.
Land Use Regulations
Local, State, Regional and National Scale
The National Coastal Zone Management (CZM) Program
a voluntary partnership between the federal government and US coastal states and territories.
The purpose of the National CZM Program:
- Preserve, Protect, Develop, Restore and Enhance the resources of the nations coastal zone
- Encourage and Assist the states to exercise their responsibilities effectively in the coastal zone
- Encourage the preparation of special area management plans to provide increased in protecting natural resources
- Encourage the participation, cooperation, and coordination of the public, federal, state, local, interstate and regional agencies and governments affecting the coastal zone.
Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program
The goal is to reduce polluted runoff to coastal waters.
5 Source Categories of Nonpoint Pollution
- Agricultural Runoff
- Urban Runoff
- Forestry Runoff
- Marina’s
- Hydromodification
Comprehensive Plans
are commonly level “vision” statements about how a community intends to grow and develop, typically over a 20-30 year period.
Legal Issues that should be investigated for each site include:
- Zoning Classifications (permitted land use)
- Easements, Covenants and other deed restrictions
- Government agencies with jurisdiction over the property
- Building placement requirements (required front, back, side yard setbacks)
- Allowable buildable area
- Building Height, Bulk, Floor-area ratio, or footprint restrictions
- Parking and driveway requirements
- Minimum requirements for open space
- On site retention or environmental requirements
- Stormwater management and erosions control requirements
- Landscaping requirements
- Required special permits, regulations, and planning procedures
3 Models called Approached to Value
- Cost Approach
- Sales Comparison Approach
- Income Approach
Public Infrastructure
Streets, transportation systems, vast utility networks (sanitary sewer and potable water)
A Site Utility map includes:
- Potable Water
- Electricity
- Natural Gas
- Telecommunications
- Stormwater Sewerage
- Sanitary Sewerage
5 Functional Building Elements
- Edges - shorelines, roads, hedges
- Paths - streets and walkways
- Districts - neighborhoods
- Nodes - entrances, plaza and street
- Landmarks - buildings, structures, natural features
Common Residential Building Types
- Single Family and Multifamily Housing
- Multifamily Residential Towers
- Mixed use Residential/Commercial Development
In documenting a typology of building types within a commercial district, attributes include:
Height Width Setback Proportions of Openings Roof Form Materials Color Sidewalk Coverings Signs Horizontal Rhythms
Cultural Resource Assessment
document the location, quality and historic significance of buildings and other human-made elements, as well as prior land uses
Historic Resources Include:
bridges, buildings, walls, signs, and many other significant structures or elements built in previous eras.
National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA)
affords legal protection to buildings, bridges, and other structures registered on the list of nationally significant historic resources
Sensory Perceptions
See, Smell, Taste, Touch, Hear
Human Perception of land based amenities and disamenities - involve 3 senses:
Sight, Smell and hearing
Visibility is a form of:
advertising
Visibility Viewshed Map
shows the locations that can be seen from an individual viewing point
Frequency Seen Map
characterizes the visibility of locations from two or more viewing points
Objectivist Approach
assumes visual quality is an inherent landscape attribute
Subjectivist Approach
assumes visual quality is merely in the eyes of the beholder.
Visual Quality
is a function of an areas biophysical and cultural distinctiveness
Distinctive biophysical features include:
rock outcrops, water bodies, wooded areas, isolated specimen tree
Distinctive Cultural Features include:
Historical and Contemporary elements - cemeteries, stone walls, pathways, churches and farmsteads
A regional map of visual quality could be divided into a regular grid, each cell classified as:
- very unique
- unique
- frequent
- common
Common Noise Sources: Gunshot Jet Takeoff Rock Concert, Chain Saw Diesel locomotive, Stereo Headphone Motorcycle, Lawn Mower Conversation Whisper
140-170 140 110-120 100 90 60 30-40
*Hearing protection recommended @ 85 decibels of higher
