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LARE 2: Inventory and Analysis > Site inventory - Cultural Attributes > Flashcards

Site inventory - Cultural Attributes Flashcards

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Brownfield

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contaminated site

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(ESA) ASTM Phase One Environmental Site Approach

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summaries the sites ownership and land use history, current soil and groundwater conditions.

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Permanent Deed Restrictions

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may be required to ensure that the contaminated areas remain sealed from infiltrating storm water.

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In assessing a sites land use context, attributes that are documented include:

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  1. Land Use Types (Residential, Commercial, Industrial)

2. Land use Intensities (building heights, # of stories, dwelling units per acre/hectare, average daily vehicle traffic)

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Land Ownership may include:

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  1. Certified Survey map
  2. History of land ownership
  3. any deed restrictions or covenants associated with the property.
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Land Use Regulations

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Local, State, Regional and National Scale

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The National Coastal Zone Management (CZM) Program

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a voluntary partnership between the federal government and US coastal states and territories.

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The purpose of the National CZM Program:

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  1. Preserve, Protect, Develop, Restore and Enhance the resources of the nations coastal zone
  2. Encourage and Assist the states to exercise their responsibilities effectively in the coastal zone
  3. Encourage the preparation of special area management plans to provide increased in protecting natural resources
  4. Encourage the participation, cooperation, and coordination of the public, federal, state, local, interstate and regional agencies and governments affecting the coastal zone.
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Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program

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The goal is to reduce polluted runoff to coastal waters.

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5 Source Categories of Nonpoint Pollution

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  1. Agricultural Runoff
  2. Urban Runoff
  3. Forestry Runoff
  4. Marina’s
  5. Hydromodification
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Comprehensive Plans

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are commonly level “vision” statements about how a community intends to grow and develop, typically over a 20-30 year period.

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Legal Issues that should be investigated for each site include:

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  1. Zoning Classifications (permitted land use)
  2. Easements, Covenants and other deed restrictions
  3. Government agencies with jurisdiction over the property
  4. Building placement requirements (required front, back, side yard setbacks)
  5. Allowable buildable area
  6. Building Height, Bulk, Floor-area ratio, or footprint restrictions
  7. Parking and driveway requirements
  8. Minimum requirements for open space
  9. On site retention or environmental requirements
  10. Stormwater management and erosions control requirements
  11. Landscaping requirements
  12. Required special permits, regulations, and planning procedures
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3 Models called Approached to Value

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  1. Cost Approach
  2. Sales Comparison Approach
  3. Income Approach
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Public Infrastructure

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Streets, transportation systems, vast utility networks (sanitary sewer and potable water)

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A Site Utility map includes:

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  1. Potable Water
  2. Electricity
  3. Natural Gas
  4. Telecommunications
  5. Stormwater Sewerage
  6. Sanitary Sewerage
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5 Functional Building Elements

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  1. Edges - shorelines, roads, hedges
  2. Paths - streets and walkways
  3. Districts - neighborhoods
  4. Nodes - entrances, plaza and street
  5. Landmarks - buildings, structures, natural features
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Common Residential Building Types

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  1. Single Family and Multifamily Housing
  2. Multifamily Residential Towers
  3. Mixed use Residential/Commercial Development
18
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In documenting a typology of building types within a commercial district, attributes include:

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Height
Width
Setback
Proportions of Openings
Roof Form
Materials
Color
Sidewalk Coverings
Signs
Horizontal Rhythms
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Cultural Resource Assessment

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document the location, quality and historic significance of buildings and other human-made elements, as well as prior land uses

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Historic Resources Include:

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bridges, buildings, walls, signs, and many other significant structures or elements built in previous eras.

21
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National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA)

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affords legal protection to buildings, bridges, and other structures registered on the list of nationally significant historic resources

22
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Sensory Perceptions

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See, Smell, Taste, Touch, Hear

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Human Perception of land based amenities and disamenities - involve 3 senses:

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Sight, Smell and hearing

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Visibility is a form of:

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advertising

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Visibility Viewshed Map

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shows the locations that can be seen from an individual viewing point

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Frequency Seen Map

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characterizes the visibility of locations from two or more viewing points

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Objectivist Approach

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assumes visual quality is an inherent landscape attribute

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Subjectivist Approach

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assumes visual quality is merely in the eyes of the beholder.

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Visual Quality

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is a function of an areas biophysical and cultural distinctiveness

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Distinctive biophysical features include:

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rock outcrops, water bodies, wooded areas, isolated specimen tree

31
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Distinctive Cultural Features include:

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Historical and Contemporary elements - cemeteries, stone walls, pathways, churches and farmsteads

32
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A regional map of visual quality could be divided into a regular grid, each cell classified as:

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  1. very unique
  2. unique
  3. frequent
  4. common
33
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Common Noise Sources:
Gunshot
Jet Takeoff
Rock Concert, Chain Saw
Diesel locomotive, Stereo Headphone
Motorcycle, Lawn Mower
Conversation
Whisper
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140-170
140
110-120
100
90
60
30-40

*Hearing protection recommended @ 85 decibels of higher

LARE 2: Inventory and Analysis (13 decks)

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