Escolar Documentos
Profissional Documentos
Cultura Documentos
Physical Factors
PREVAILING WINDS
Direction
Maximum, minimum, and
average velocities
Special forces (e.g. tornadoes,
hurricanes)
SOLAR ORIENTATION
Sun angles
Days of sunlight
Cloud cover
Climate
HUMIDITY
Ranges of variation
Maximums and minimums
PRECIPITATION
Peak period totals
Annual and seasonal tools
LEGAL PROPERTY and
description including limits of
property easement, rights of
way, and north indication
Topography
VEGETATION
SURFACE DRAINAGE
parent material
Inclination
Bearing capacity
BEDROCK
Depth to bedrock
Bedrock classification
SEISMIC CONDITIONS
ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS
POTABLE WATER
ELECTRICITY
GAS
TELEPHONE
Utilities
CABLE TELEVISION
FIRE PROTECTION
NEIGHBORHOOD
STRUCTURES: buildings,
satellite dishes, etc.
Immediate Surroundings
ODORS
TRASH/REFUSE REMOVAL
SERVICES
SNOW REMOVAL,
INCLUDING ON-SITE
STORAGE
Cultural Factors
POLITICAL JURISDICTIONS
AND LAND COSTS
Economic Value
ACCEPTED “TERRITORIES”
FUTURE POTENTIAL
SIZE OF SURROUNDING
LOTS AND APPROXIMATE
AND PRICE RANGES
Regulatory Factors
PERMITTED USES
By variance
By special use permits
Accessory structures
YARD (setback)
Zoning Codes
REQUIREMENTS
LOT COVERAGE
Floor area ratio (FAR)
Percentage of coverage
Open space requirements
OFF-STREET PARKING
REQUIREMENTS
LANDSCAPING
REQUIREMENTS
SIGN REQUIREMENTS
LOT REQUIREMENTS
Subdivision, Site Plan Review, and
Size
Other Local Requirements
Configuration
Setbacks and coverage
STREET REQUIREMENTS
Widths
Geometry: grades, curves
Curbs and curb cuts
Road construction standards
Placement of utilities
Dead-end streets
Intersection geometry
Sidewalks
Names
DRAINAGE REQUIREMENTS
Removal of spring and surface
water
Stream courses
Land subject to flooding
Detention/retention ponds
PARKS
Open space requirements
Park and playground
requirements
Screening from adjacent uses
SOIL CONSERVATION
PROTECTED AREAS,
WETLANDS, FLOODPLAINS,
COASTAL ZONES, WILD AND
SCENIC AREAS
PROTECTION OF
ARCHAEOLOGICAL
RESOURCES
HISTORIC PRESERVATION
AND LANDMARKS
Other Codes and Requirements
ARCHITECTURAL CONTROLS
SPECIAL DISTRICTS