Site Design: Alt 2 Vignette (Please Review)

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Site Design: Alt 2 Vignette (Please Review)

Postby imiller » Thu Jun 28, 2018 2:41 pm

Hello, any comments on this Alt 2 Vignette solution would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
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Re: Site Design: Alt 2 Vignette (Please Review)

Postby imiller » Thu Jun 28, 2018 2:41 pm

Sorry, almost forgot the program:

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Program - ALT 2

A Municipality plans to build a School, a Day Care Center, and a Playground on the site, with parking to serve the new buildings.

1. Locate the 2-story, 30 ft high Day Care Center close to the Monument.
· The main entrance shall be visible from Bently Ave.

2. Locate the 1-story, 20 ft high School close to the Day Care Center.

3. Draw a 6,800 ft² Playground.
· Locate the Playground within the building limit lines so that the drop off entrance to the School is blocked from the Playground.

4. The view of the entrance of the playground shall be visible from the Day Care Center.

5. The Day Care Center shall have a view of the Monument.

6. The Playground shall receive noonday summer shade.
· Assume a 45° solar altitude angle.

7. The Playground shall be blocked from the prevailing winter winds.
· The wind shall be blocked by buildings and/or trees, as appropriate.

8. Draw a total of 36 parking spaces.
· 32 standard (9 ft x 18 ft) parking spaces are required.
· 4 universally accessible (12 ft x 18 ft) parking spaces are required.
· Locate the universally accessible parking spaces within 90 ft of the main entrance of the Day Care Center.
· All parking spaces shall be perpendicular to the traffic aisles.
· No parallel parking is permitted.

9. Draw all traffic aisles and drives required to connect parking to the street.
· Drive-through circulation is required.
· Dead-end parking is prohibited.
· Parking along the service drive is prohibited.
· All drives and traffic aisles are automatically drawn at a width of 24 ft.
· The intersection of the access drive with the street must be perpendicular to the street for at least the first 20 ft of the drive.

10. Provide only one 24 ft wide curb cut located no closer than 120 ft from the intersection of the centerlines of the two existing public streets.

11. Draw vehicular circulation to access the parking and the School Drop off Entrance.
· A drive shall attach to the drop off entrance of the School.
· A turnaround or drive-through circulation is not required for the drop off drive.

12. Connect the Playground, the universally accessible parking spaces, and the main entrances of the two buildings to each other and to the existing public walk with a continuous walkway system.
· The Playground shall be considered part of the walkway system.

13. Adhere to the following general conditions:
· Paving on the site shall be minimized.
· Drives, traffic aisles, and parking spaces shall be no closer than 5 ft to a building.
· Buildings must be separated by a minimum of 20 ft.
· Provide a 30 ft setback from the Stream and Monument for all construction or built improvements.
· No more than 12 existing trees may be removed or disturbed.
· No construction or built improvements of any kind shall occur over any other existing site feature.
· No construction or built improvements of any kind shall occur outside the building limit line except for direct vehicular and pedestrian access.
· Buildings shall not overlap the Playground or parking.
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