SS 1-4 Flashcards
What does SS stand for?
Sustainable Sites
What is the SS prerequisite?
Erosion and sedimentation control.
What is the intent of the SS prerequisite?
Reduce negative impacts on water and air quality.
What documents define best management practices?
EPA Storm Water Management for Construction Activities, EPA Document No. EPA-832/R-92-005,(September 1992) Storm Water Management for Construction Activities, Chapter 3, OR local Erosion and Sedimentation Control codes.
An erosion and sedimentation control plan must meet what objectives?
Prevent loss of soil during construction. Prevent sedimentation of storm sewer or receiving streams. Prevent polluting the air with dust and particulate matter.
What are strategies that might be incorporated into a site erosion and sedimentation control plan?
Seeding; mulching; earth dikes; silt fencing; sediment traps; sediment basins.
What is SS Credit 1 called?
Site Selection
What is the intent of the Site Selection Credit?
Avoid development of inappropriate sites and reduce the environmental impact.
What are some strategies to consider to minimize site disruption?
Stacking the building program, tuck-under parking, share facilities with neighbors.
How many points are available for Site Selection?
One
What are some characteristics of sites inappropriate for sustainable development?
Prime farmland; elevation lower than five feet above the 100-year flood; habitat for threatened or endangered species; within 100 feet of a wetland; previously public parkland.
What is SS Credit 2 called?
Development Density
What is the intent of the Development Density Credit?
Channel development to urban areas with existing infrastructures.
How many points are available for Development Density
One
What minimum site density determines that a site will qualify as Development Density?
60,000 SF per acre (roughly equivalent to 2-story downtown development)
What is SS Credit 3 called?
Brownfield Redevelopment
What is the intent of the Brownfield Redevelopment Credit?
Rehabilitate damaged sites where environmental development is complicated by environmental contamination, reducing pressure on undeveloped land.
How many points are available for Brownfield Redevelopment?
One
What is required for Brownfield Redevelopment Credit?
Develop on a site documented as contaminated by means of an ASTM E1903-97 phase II Environmental Site Assessment) OR on a site classified as a Brownfield and effectively provide remediation.
What agencies can classify a site as a Brownfield?
A local, state or federal regulatory agency.
What determines Brownfield redevelopment procedures?
EPA’s Sustainable Redevelopment of Brownfield’s Program
What submittals are needed to attain credit for Brownfield Redevelopment?
Letter from local regulatory agency or EPA confirming Brownfield site classification; documentation that remediation has been performed.
What is SS Credit 4 called?
Alternative Transportation
What is the intent of the Alternative Transportation Credit?
Reduce pollution and land development impacts from automobile use.
How many points are available for Alternative Transportation?
Four
What is required for Alternative Transportation Credit 4.1?
Locate building within 1/2 mile from commuter rail, light rail, or subway station OR 1/4 mile from two or more bus lines.
What is required for Alternative Transportation Credit 4.2?
Provide secure bicycle storage and changing/shower facilities (within 200 yards of the Building) for cyclists, for 5% or more of regular building occupants
What is required for Alternative Transportation Credit 4.3?
Provide alternative fuel vehicles for 3% of building occupants AND preferred parking for these vehicles, OR install alternative- fuel refueling stations for 3% of the total vehicle parking capacity of the site.
What determines the maximum number of parking spaces allowed under Alternative Transportation Credit 4.4
No more than the MINIMUM local zoning requirements, AND provide preferred parking for carpools or vanpools capable of serving 5% of the building occupants.
In rehabilitation projects, what parking requirements need to be followed to receive Alternative Transportation Credit 4.4?
Add no new parking for rehabilitation projects AND provide preferred parking for carpools or vanpools capable of serving 5% of the building occupants.
