Site Planning Fundamentals Part 2

Parking

100

Considered the most efficient parking layout.

What is 90-degree stalls, double loaded?

200

Place to find the minimum parking required for a site/building use.

What are local ordinances?

300

This type of pavement is preferred for motorcycle parking.

What is concrete?

400

Typical minimum width of 2-way driveway without parking on either side.

What is 20'?

500

Typical stacking length per vehicle for drive-through lane.

What is 22'?

Fire!

100

Minimum width of fire lane when not adajcent to a fire hydrant.

What is 20'?

200

An inlet and pipe system that enables a responding fire department to supplement a fire sprinkler system's water supply.

What is Fire Department Connection (FDC)?

300

Typical unobstructed vertical clearance for fire lane.

What is 13'-6"?

400

Maximum slope of a fire lane unless approved otherwise by AHJ.

What is 10%?

500

Typical distance a fire lane needs to be from all portions of the exterior wall of first floor of an usprinklered building, unless waived by fire code official.

What is 150'? (When sprinklered, this distance can increase, potentially up to 450' depending on fire department and what NFPA code sections they follow and their equipment capabilities).

Utilities

100

Minimum distance from back of transformer to noncombustible building wall.

What is 3'?

200

Minimum horizontal separation of transformer and generator?

What is 20'? (unless wall placed between two)

300

Clearance from door to transformer dimensions.

What is 10' to side or 20' out?

400

Provide this over sanitary pipe if less than 5' of cover over an area that will be cleared of snow.

What is frost protection? (foam insulation or other methods)

500

Minimum horizontal setback of septic (POWTS) mound from building.

What is 10'?

Stormwater

100

The term used to describe water soaking into the ground.

What is infiltration?

200

Another way to say a 1% chance of a rainfall event occurring in a given location in any year.

What is 100-year storm?

300

The part of the water cycle where plants exhale vapor through their stomata.

What is transpiration?

400

Technical term for a paved or roofed surface that prevents water from infiltrating.

What is impervious?

500

This stormwater treatment device is used primarily for small rain events and features native plants.

What is a bioretention device and/or rain garden?

Accessibility

100

Minimum and maximum riser height.

What is 4" and 7"?

200

Maximum threshold at doorways shall not exceed this dimension.

What is 3/4" for dwelling units and 1/2" for other doors? (IBC 2021-1010.1.6)

300

At least 60% of all public entrances shall be this.

What is accessible? (IBC 2021 - 1105.1)

400

A sloped walkway is this percent slope or less.

What is 5%.

500

A pull side, front approach manual swing door needs this maneuvering clearance.

What is 18" to side of door and 60" out from door.