Location and Transport Flashcards
(22 cards)
What are the types of sensitive sites to avoid building on?
Prime farmland
Flood plain
Endangered species habitat
Land within 50’ (15 meters) of wetlands
Land within 100’ (30 meters) of a water body
Who defines Prime Farmland?
The U.S. Department of Agriculture
What is the building requirement for projects in places without legally adopted flood hazard map?
Cannot build on a floodplain subject to a 1% or greater chance of flooding in any given year
What are the requirements for surrounding density?
Locate on a site whose surrounding existing density within 1/4 mile (400-meter) radius of the project boundary meets either the ‘separate residential and nonresidential densities’ or ‘combined density’ values.
What are the minimum surrounding density requirements?
0.5 Non-residential density (FAR) and 7 Residential density (DU/acre)
-OR-
22,000 SF / acre of buildable land combined density
What are the requirements for diverse uses?
Construct or renovate a building or a space within a building such that the building’s main entrance is within a 1/2-mile (800-meter) walking distance of the main entrance of four to seven (1 point) or eight or more (2 points) existing and publicly available diverse uses
What are the five use categories for diverse uses?
Food retail
Community-serving retail
Services
Civic and community facilities
Community anchor uses (BD&C and ID&C only)
What are the distances for Access to Quality Transit?
1/4 mile (400-meter) walking distance of existing or planned bus, streetcar, or rideshare stops, or within a 1/2-mile (800-meter) walking distance of existing or planned bus rapid transit stops, light or heavy rail stations, commuter rail stations or ferry terminals.
Where is Access to Quality Transit measured from?
A functional entry - a building opening designed to be used by pedestrians and open during regular business hours. It does not include any door exclusively designated as an emergency exit, or a garage door not designed as a pedestrian entrance.
How many bike racks are required for a commercial building?
Short-term storage for at least 2.5% of all peak visitors (no fewer than 4 spaces per building) and long-term storage for 5% of all regular building occupants (no fewer than 4 spaces per building).
How many bike racks are required for residential project?
Short-term storage for at least 2.5% of all peak visitors (no fewer than 4 spaces per building) and long-term storage for 30% of all regular building occupants.
How many shower and changing facilities are required for a commercial project?
At least one for the first 100 FTE and one additional for every 150 regular building occupants thereafter.
How do you calculate an FTE?
An 8-hour occupant has an FTE value of 1.0; a part-time occupant has a FTE value based on work hours per day divided by 8
How many preferred parking spaces are required for Green Vehicles?
Provide preferred parking for green vehicles for 5% of the total vehicle parking capacity of the site.
How many EVSE stations must be installed for Green Vehicles?
2% of all parking spaces (preferred parking spaces may not be counted).
How is preferred parking defined?
The parking spots closest to the main entrance of a building (exclusive of spaces designated for handicapped persons). For employee parking, it refers to the spots that are closest to the entrance used by employees.
For previously developed or graded sites, how much habitat needs to be restored?
30% (including the building footprint) of all portions of the site
What is the discount parking rate for Green Vehicles?
20% discount
When can wetlands count as open space?
Wetlands or naturally designed ponds may count as open space and the side slope gradients average 1:4 (vertical: horizontal) or less and are vegetated.
What LEED ND certification designations are eligible for LEED ND Location credit?
LEED ND Pilot, Stage 2 LEED ND Certified Plan
LEED ND Pilot, Stage 3 LEED ND Certified Project
LEED 2009, Stage 2 Pre-certified LEED ND Plan
LEED 2009, Stage 3 LEED ND Certified Neighborhood Development
LEED v4 LEED ND Certified Plan
LEED v4 LEED ND Certified Built Project
What percent of a building must be maintained for historic building reuse?
There is no minimum requirement. The historic designation must be maintained however.
What are the priority designations for High-Priority Site?
Site listed by the EPA National Priorities List
Federal Empowerment Zone site
Federal Enterprise Community site
Federal Renewal Community site
Department of the Treasury Community
Development Financial Institutions Fund
Qualified Low-Income Community
Site in a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Qualified Census Tract or Difficult Development Area
Local equivalent program administered at the national level for projects outside the U.S.
