Trick questions Flashcards
Sports field always goes along
North south. Check North!
Parking lot don’t go
Dead end; along main traffic
Drop off on passenger side
Service route and parking shouldn’t conflict
Street intersection must align or
At least 150’ away
Service area need to provide a turn around
If there is basement
Check bedrock depth
Structures need to be 50 ft away from stream, 100 ft away from wetland
Place lit sports field with evergreen buffer
Have pool building with parking entrance
30’ recreation setback
Parking need a setback from ROW
All parking lot must have at least 1 accessible space
Grade separation crossing is always preferred
Health, safety and welfare is #1, environment is #2, cost - aesthetic
90 parking requires drive aisle min dimension
24’
Lit at night element not next to residential
Check conflict when
- siting with incompatible adjacencies
- Creation of awkward on-site relationship between elements
- remove trees (except scrubby trees)
- circulation must cross streams
- poor soil conditions
- unfavorable topography
- positive views or to screen objectionable views
3’ setback for walks or routes of pedestrian travel.
Floodplain: no structures permitted
Max cul de sac length
800’
Min. Driveway intersection offsets
75’
Sight triangles at intersections
45 ft, no obstructions between 2-5ft
25’ property buffer- no built form
Drive through: 6 spaces for 1 window, 8 for 2; 10 for 3.
Avoid draining into wetland when selecting sites
Circulation check
- pedestrian - vehicular circulation conflicts
- crosswalk situation
- primary vehicle circulation conflicts with parking lots and pedestrian paths
- offset distances from other intersections
- sight- stopping distance issues
- sight triangles at intersections
- inadequate travelway widths and turning radii at corners
- unnecessary traffic crossing patterns
- cul de sac/ dead- end road lengths
- dead end/ razorblade parking lots
Environment check
- Minimize tree removal
- minimize stream crossings
- setbacks from streams, lakes and wetlands
- sensitive habitat areas
- protect historic/ geological/ archeological features
- floodplains
- floodpains do not have setbakcs
- no structures in the floodplains
- road and trail crossing are permitted if needed
- playgields at the master plan/ concept level are permitted in floodplains
Cost consider
- Excessive paving
- excessive grading
- excessive clearing of vegetation
- unnecessarily circuitous solutions
The main concern of law enforcement with regards to design of public parks is that the park should have
Highly visible access
