CVE 3811 - Principles of Site Development

• Identify the regulations and standards that pertain to land development
• Identify encumbrances and features of site that could impact site development based upon preliminary site investigations
• Develop a site layout plan considering topography, floodplains, wetlands, connectivity with public infrastructure, and developer desires
• Determine the horizontal and vertical geometry and typical cross-section of a development roadway system and produce roadway plan and profile sheets
• Design sanitary sewer, potable water, and storm sewer or swales/culverts of a development and produce utility plan and profile sheets
• Develop a grading plan that yields desirable lots while providing positive drainage and considers cut/fill balance
• Develop a final grading plan and details that realizes a functional storm water management facility design
• Prepare a construction site erosion control plan
• Design site development features that enhance sustainability and reduce environmental impacts

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• Sustainability: environmental impacts of site development, land development strategies to reduce environmental impacts and enhance sustainability
• Legal requirements: development: and land division administrative code and zoning requirements, municipal standards, building codes, trends in site development
• Preliminary investigations: topography, wetlands, soils, floodplains, navigable waterways, subsurface investigations, infiltration testing
• Site layout: developer desires, topographic analysis, storm water management facility siting, connectivity with existing public infrastructure, roadway layout, lot layout, public spaces/conservation easements/walking and biking paths, floodplain/shoreland zoning considerations, and wetland and conservation area considerations
• Roadway design: typical cross-sections, subsurface considerations, curbs/gutters/ditches/culverts, sidewalks, lighting, horizontal and vertical curves, intersections and cul-de-sacs, plan and profile development, specifications,
• Utility design: water, sanitary, storm sewer, natural gas, electricity, utility easements, plan and profile development, specifications
• Grading: requirements and guidelines, cut and fill balancing, stripping and replacing topsoil, temporary storage piles, storm water management facility grading and lining, plan preparation, specifications
• Permanent storm water management practices: requirements, conservation practice standards, infiltration practices, sediment control practices, detention practices, plan preparation, specifications
• Construction site erosion control: requirements, conservation practice standards, sequencing of construction activities, erosion control plan preparation, specifications
• Other aspects of design covered in other courses: storm water management system functional design, modeling of water distribution and wastewater collection systems, traffic impact analysis studies, construction management and inspection, construction cost estimating and scheduling