Site Selection Criteria
Site Selection Criteria
Site Selection Criteria
9TH SEMESTER.
( ROLL NO :26)
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DUMPS, CHEMICAL PLANTS, REFINERIES, FUEL TANKS, NUCLEAR PLANTS, OR
AGRICULTURAL USE OF PESTICIDES OR FERTILIZER, ETC.
• CLOSE TO HIGH DECIBEL NOISE SOURCES
• A 100-YEAR FLOOD PLAIN.
• SOCIAL HAZARDS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, SUCH AS HIGH INCIDENCE OF CRIME
AND DRUG OR ALCOHOL ABUSE
LOCATION
• SAFE WALKING AREAS
• CENTRALLY LOCATED TO AVOID EXTENSIVE TRANSPORTING AND TO MINIMIZE
TRAVEL DISTANCE.
• COMPATIBLE WITH CURRENT AND PROBABLE FUTURE ZONING REGULATIONS.
• CLOSE TO NEIGHBORHOODS, HOTELS PARKING AREAS, PARKS, MUSEUMS, AND
OTHER
COMMUNITY SERVICES.
• FAVORABLE ORIENTATION TO WIND AND NATURAL LIGHT.
TOPOGRAPHY/SOILS
• PROXIMITY TO FAULTS OR FAULT TRACES.
• STABLE SUBSURFACE AND BEARING CAPACITY.
• DANGER OF SLIDES OR LIQUEFACTION.
• PERCOLATION FOR SEPTIC SYSTEM AND DRAINAGE.
• ADEQUATE WATER TABLE LEVE.L
• EXISTING LAND FILL IS REASONABLY WELL COMPACTED.
• FEASIBILITY OF MITIGATING STEEP GRADES.
• ROCK LEDGES OR OUTCROPPINGS
• SURFACE AND SUBSURFACE DRAINAGE
• LEVEL AREA FOR PLAYFIELDS
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• POTENTIAL FOR EXPANSION FOR FUTURE NEEDS
• AREA FOR ADEQUATE AND SEPARATE BUS LOADING AND PARKING
ACCESSIBILITY
• obstacles such as crossing on major streets and intersections, narrow
or winding streets, heavy traffic patterns
• access and dispersal roads
• natural obstacles such as grades or gullies
• routing patterns for foot traffic
• remote areas (with no sidewalks)
• easily reachable by emergency response vehicles
• fire and police protection
UTILITIES
• AVAILABILITY OF WATER, ELECTRICITY, GAS, SEWER
• FEASIBILITY OF BRINGING UTILITIES TO SITE AT REASONABLE COST
• RESTRICTIONS ON RIGHT OF WAY.
COST
• Reasonable costs for purchase of property, and legal fees
• Reasonable costs for site preparation including, but not limited to,
drainage, parking, driveways, removal of existing building, and grading
• Toxic cleanup beyond, the owner’s obligation
• Environmental mitigation
• Reasonable maintenance costs
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