Week 2- Site Planning Considerations

Question 1

Questions to ask when site planning

Answer 1

• what can I build on my property?
  -what are the permitted zoning on the land?
• are there any site constraints?
  -how much?
  -how long?

Question 2

General site planning considerations

Answer 2

• major natural considerations Governing land use
  -availability of existing services
  -internal factors
  -servicing corridors

Question 3

What is major natural consideration governing land use?

Answer 3

Land development requires considerations of factors about existing land such as
- it’s shape
-structure
-characteristics
-location (highway/water body)
-topography
-geology
-hydrology

Question 4

What are key notes of topography with respect to land use?

Answer 4

-too steep lands may be costly to develop and maintain services
-orientation of slopes may affect potential of good development
-southerly slopes favour exposure of houses to the winter sun

Question 5

Significant of geological maps for land development?

Answer 5

-represent distribution of different types of rock and surficial deposits
-location of faults and folds
-development within bluffs,open pits, hazardous shorelines may risk human life and damage to structures/utilities
-identity groundwater aquifers, mineral deposits
-Earthquake prone areas (more $$)
- soil and subsoil conditions appropriate for excavation and site prep

Question 6

Key points of hydrological maps for site planning?

Answer 6

-portray occupancy of water both on and beneath land surface
- invaluable in evaluation of water supply and flood prone zones
-underlying aquifers
-effects of pumping/dewatering
-ensure water table low enough to protect basements from flooding

Question 7

Four basic servicing requirements

Answer 7

-access
-water supply
-sewage disposal
-drainage

Question 8

External Factors for residential use

Answer 8

-adjacent & neighbourhood land use patterns
-Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR)
-stream, drainage systems and bodies of water
-neighbourhood aesthetics
-transportation systems

Question 9

Internal factors for residential use

Answer 9

-subsoil conditions
-existing contours and steep gradient
-conceptual road and lot layout
-flood construction level

Question 10

Service corridor considerations

Answer 10

-public right of way
-statutory right of way
- easements
-MBE

Question 11

List 5 site planning considerations before purchasing land for subdivision

Answer 11

• topography
  -hydrology
  -zoning
  -existing buildings
  -existing utilities
  -geology/soil condition

Question 12

What does a topography map illustrate for site planning?

Answer 12

-illustrates shape of land by means of contours and elevations
-network of surface water features such as streams, lakes, ponds, shoreline
-ownership, current and future land use
-transportation networks