site planning vignette

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Any feedback is greatly appreciated

Has anyone heard a rule of thumb for how far off the the square footage can be on the plaza? For the practice it says 8000 but how close does it have to be, i think mine is 8054. Thanks

[JMH710]

Hello,
I have not taken this exam and just started attempting this plan as well - so my advice may not be 100% accurate.
I heard from the Dorf video that the plaza can be within 10% of the area.
I am wondering about your service access - I am not sure how deep it is but I would expect that you need a min. 18'-20' to keep any deliveries from blocking the driveway.
Also, on the dorf video it mentioned having a 5' buffer islands at the parking lot.
You don't get extra points for not cutting down trees - so I would slide the parking over to allow a side walk between the office building and the accessible parking.
Not sure what view means - if just having the entrance be the view may work (but I don't know if this is a problem)
Good luck

[JMH710]

Couple more things I just noticed - is the corner of the building within the 30' setback from the pond ?- if so that is a problem.
I think you need to have a sidewalk to connect the plaza to the public sidewalk
good luck to you

[majordef]

+1 JMH710 comments. I would work on a more ccompacct parking layout as well. Not sure how mucch is too much but doublle loaded seems prefered. I wouldn't worry about this untill after you addressed the other items.