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PANGASINAN STATE UNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE
Urdaneta City

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ACTIVITY PAPER

SEAT STUDENT NO.: REQMNT NO.: ACTIVITY: TOPIC / TITLE: DATE DUE:
NO.:
“PARTS AND FEATURES OF
DATA
9 15-UR-0549 MT 06 SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN” OCT. 23, ‘19
GATHERING

Typical Development Considerations

Regional and local environs
Relationship to comprehensive plan
Compatibility with surroundings Accessibility,
-pedestrian
-automobile
-trucking
-public transportation
Economic impact Fiscal impact Environmental impact
-air
-water
-noise
Facilities and services availability
Visual compatibility Historic and Archaeology considerations
Natural features
Geology, Topography, Soil characteristics, Vegetation, Micro-climate, Wildlife, Open space, Surface drainage,
Erosion, Ground waters, Wetlands, Flood hazard areas.
Circulation
Vehicular = ingress and egress - road layout -parking areas -loading areas - traffic control
Pedestrian = walkways -safety
Design and aesthetics
Site Usage = density, geometrics
Structures = relationship to site, plans, elevations, functional adequacy
Architectural features Signs Landscaping Recreation areas
Incidentals = fencing, buffer strips
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PANGASINAN STATE UNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE
Urdaneta City

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ACTIVITY PAPER

SEAT STUDENT NO.: REQMNT NO.: ACTIVITY: TOPIC / TITLE: DATE DUE:
NO.:
“PARTS AND FEATURES OF
DATA
9 15-UR-0549 MT 06 SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN” OCT. 23, ‘19
GATHERING

Miscellaneous
Construction specifications
Utilities
Maintenance
Staging of development
SITE DESIGN
OBJECTIVE: To blend the development with surrounding neighborhoods by integrating site design elements
with natural terrain and surrounding properties in order to create attractive, cohesive neighborhoods.
Lots:
1. Lot shapes should generally be simple and rectilinear.
2. Creation of flag lots or similar irregular lots is discouraged where such parcels are not the prevailing pattern.
3. Lots should be planned so that adjoining houses are not sited such that one house’s facade is behind the
other house’s rear facade.
4. On hillsides or sloped areas, engineered site grading should not result in substantial differences in grade
between adjacent sites.
5. If differences in grades appear naturally, site grading should not increase the disparity.

Site Features:
1. Layout house sites and roads to complement open spaces, forest preservation areas, wetlands, and natural
views.
2. Create defined usable open spaces that are the focus of the development.
3. Usable open spaces should be located in areas that are visible to the entire community and not hidden behind
houses.
4. Open spaces should include both active play space and passive neighborhood spaces.
5. Site houses and roads to create attractive vistas and terminations.
6. Minimize the amount of forest removal that is needed to build houses and roads.
7. Preserve natural attributes of the development and incorporate them as a feature in the design or common
areas or on lots.
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PANGASINAN STATE UNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE
Urdaneta City

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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ACTIVITY PAPER

SEAT STUDENT NO.: REQMNT NO.: ACTIVITY: TOPIC / TITLE: DATE DUE:
NO.:
“PARTS AND FEATURES OF
DATA
9 15-UR-0549 MT 06 SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN” OCT. 23, ‘19
GATHERING

8. Configure on-site preservation areas to connect with adjoining off-site natural areas in order to create
continuous wild life corridors and greenways through the larger community, county, and region wherever
possible.
Connectivity
OBJECTIVE: To develop street, pedestrian walkways and bikeway patterns to connect with adjoining areas
whenever possible.
1. Sidewalks and bikeways should be designed to provide safe and direct access to on site amenities and nearby
off site services.
2. A map shall be prepared showing all schools, parks, and shopping areas within a ½ mile radius of the site
with the location of all existing and proposed paths/routes within the development and within one mile of the
development (see attached sample maps).
3. Streets should connect to adjoining residential areas whenever possible.
4. Multi-modal circulation systems shall be designed to encourage walking, biking and use of mass transit.
Roads, Parking, and Sidewalks
OBJECTIVE: To provide a connected street network which allows slower moving traffic and produces a safer
and more pleasant environment for both motorist and pedestrian.
Roads
1. Street layouts shall be designed in coordination with
open spaces, forest preservation areas, building sites,
and other features of both the development and
surrounding community to create attractive vistas and
termination at street ends and along travel routes
2. Vistas that terminate on the back or blank side of
houses will not be approved.

Sidewalks:
1. Sidewalks should generally be 5 feet wide if a green strip is provided between the sidewalk and street.
2. The Planning Commission, Planning Division or SDARB shall set the required widths and placement of
sidewalks on a case by case basis depending on the amount of foot traffic anticipated and the degree of safety
needed for pedestrian comfort and safety.
3. In areas where there are more than two units per acre, sidewalks are required on both sides of the street.
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PANGASINAN STATE UNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE
Urdaneta City

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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ACTIVITY PAPER

SEAT STUDENT NO.: REQMNT NO.: ACTIVITY: TOPIC / TITLE: DATE DUE:
NO.:
“PARTS AND FEATURES OF
DATA
9 15-UR-0549 MT 06 SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN” OCT. 23, ‘19
GATHERING

Landscape Design
OBJECTIVE: To add texture, create scale, compliment architecture, frame views, and provide screening
between public and private spaces.
1. The use of pavers or other environmentally
sensitive materials which allow infiltration of
storm water is encouraged.

2. Use low maintenance, low impact native plant

materials and designs that require less
fertilization, pesticides and/or watering.

3. Adjustments in sidewalk placement, grading

and other site designs are encouraged to protect
existing trees and their roots.

4. Use plants that are useful as food or habitat to

local wildlife.

5. Avoid plant species that have been shown to

invade and damage natural areas.

6. Use plants, lawn and other lawn features to

promote infiltration of storm water runoff.

7. Place storm water management ponds away

from entrances wherever physically possible,
unless it can be designed as an aesthetically
pleasing feature.
Open Space Design and Natural Features Preservation
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PANGASINAN STATE UNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE
Urdaneta City

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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ACTIVITY PAPER

SEAT STUDENT NO.: REQMNT NO.: ACTIVITY: TOPIC / TITLE: DATE DUE:
NO.:
“PARTS AND FEATURES OF
DATA
9 15-UR-0549 MT 06 SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN” OCT. 23, ‘19
GATHERING

OBJECTIVE: Developments shall integrate environmental preservation areas and open space as part of the
overall site design.

1. Configure on-site preservation areas to

connect with adjoining off-site natural areas in
order to created continuous wild life corridors and
greenways through the larger community, county,
and region wherever possible.
2. Designs that place the street along green
space and site houses for views of natural areas
are encouraged.
3. Minimize the amount of forest removal to that
which is needed to build roads and house sites.
4. Preserve both individual specimen trees and selected stands of vegetation within the development and
incorporate them as features in the design either on lots or common areas.
5. Create defined usable open spaces, whether required or offered, that are the focus of the development.
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PANGASINAN STATE UNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE
Urdaneta City

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_
ACTIVITY PAPER

SEAT STUDENT NO.: REQMNT NO.: ACTIVITY: TOPIC / TITLE: DATE DUE:
NO.:
“PARTS AND FEATURES OF
DATA
9 15-UR-0549 MT 06 SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN” OCT. 23, ‘19
GATHERING
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PANGASINAN STATE UNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE
Urdaneta City

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_
ACTIVITY PAPER

SEAT STUDENT NO.: REQMNT NO.: ACTIVITY: TOPIC / TITLE: DATE DUE:
NO.:
“PARTS AND FEATURES OF
DATA
9 15-UR-0549 MT 06 SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN” OCT. 23, ‘19
GATHERING

Source:
ARCHITECTURAL AND SITE DESIGN
GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS, Charles
County, Maryland
Site Development Plan Review
JAMES A. COON LOCAL GOVERNMENT
TECHNICAL SERIES