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DESIGN OF SITE PLANS (Parts 1, 2 and 3 – totaling 12 Continuing Education Hours): Grading & Retaining Walls; lAYOUT OF PARKING LOTS AND SPACES; LAYOUT OF PEDESTRIAN MEANS OF EGRESS – DESIGN OF SIDEWALKS, RAMPS, & STEPS (sTRUCTURAL & GEOMETRICAL CONSIDERATIONS); HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS (ansi a117.1 cODE); DESIGN OF WATER & SANITARY FACILITIES; DESIGN OF STORM DRAINAGE FACILITIES; LAYOUT OF BUILDINGS (zONING CONSIDERATIONS); Wetlands and Flood plain considerations

Lecturer:  Vincent A Ettari, PE

Part 1 of 3 - [Four (4) Continuing Education Hours]

I. STANDARDS / CODES

A. Site Plan Requirements promulgated in Various Town, Codes (Town of Newburgh, Town of Carmel, & Town of Huntington)

B. Architectural Graphic Standards (Several Editions)

C. Westchester County Best Management Practice Series Manual for Stormwater Management

D. Soil Survey of Putnam & Westchester Counties, New York (by the U.S.D.A.)

E. Ten States Recommended Standards for Individual Sewage Systems

F. New York State Building Code

G. Industrial Code Rule 23

H. ANSI A117.1 Code (Several Editions)

I. The New York Guidelines for Urban Erosion and Sediment Control, adopted by the USDA and New York State (Several Editions)

J. Austin, Dunbar, Hulvershorn & Todd; Graphic Standards for Landscape Architecture

K. Corbit, Robert A.: Standard Handbook of Environmental Engineering

L. DeChiara, Joseph: Time-Saver Standards for Residential Development

M. Landphair & Motloch: Site Reconnaissance & Engineering – An Introduction for Architects, Landscape Architects, and Planners

N. Lynch and Hack: Site Planning – 3^rd Edition

O. McCuen, Richard: A Guide to Hydrologic Analysis Using SCS Methods

P. Merritt: Standard Handbook for Civil Engineers – 3^rd Edition

Q. Peck, Hanson & Thornburn: Foundation Engineering

Q. Rubenstein, Harvey: A Guide to Site and Environmental Planning

R. Seelye’s Design Book

S. Stahre and Urbonas: Storm-Water Detention Planning

II. BASIC SITE DATA

A. Property Boundary Surveys

B. Topography – How to Read and Generate Topography

C. Plotting Locations of Surrounding Wells and Septic Systems

D. Plotting Wetlands & Flood Plains on, or near, the Site

III. GRADING

A. Contour Lines & Slope Considerations

B. Maximum and Minimum Permissible Slopes

C. Design of Retaining Walls

1) Rankin Analysis

2) Requirements of the New York State Building Code

Part 2 of 3 - [Four (4) Continuing Education Hours]

IV. LAYOUT OF BUILDING(S)

A. Floor Plans & Elevation Drawings

B. Zoning Code Considerations

V. LAYOUT OF PARKING LOTS

A. Slopes (Minimum and Maximum)

B. Parking Spaces and Access Isles

C. Curbs and Curbing

D. Considerations for Snow and Ice Removal During Snow Storms

E. Design Loads for Areas exposed to Vehicular Traffic

VI. LAYOUT OF ACCESS DRIVES

A. Slopes (Minimum and Maximum)

B. Curbs and Curbing

C. Considerations for Snow and Ice Removal During Snow Storms

D. Design Loads for Areas exposed to Vehicular Traffic

E. Vertical and Horizontal Curves

Part 3 of 3 - [Four (4) Continuing Education Hours]

VII. LAYOUT OF MEANS OF EGRESS

A. Sidewalk Design

1. Slopes (Minimum and Maximum)

2. Design Loads for Sidewalks

3. Structural Design of Sidewalks

4. Friction and Walking Stability

B. Ramp Design

1. Slopes (Minimum and Maximum)

2. Handrail Requirements

3. Design Loads for Ramps

4. Friction and Walking Stability

C. Stairway Design

1. Requirements of the New York State Building Construction Code

2. Handrail Requirements

3. Design Loads for Stairways

4. Friction and Walking Stability

5. Riser Heights and Tread Depths

6. Stringers, Columns, Posts, Footings, Stairs on Grade

VIII. LAYOUT OF SANITARY FACILITIES

A. Choosing a Location for the Well and Septic System

B. Septic Fields & Seepage Pits

C. Deep Hole Testing of Proposed Septic Area

D. Percolation Testing of Proposed Septic Area

E. Sizing the System (Size of Septic Tank & Amount of Fields)

F. Laying Out a Typical Septic System

G. Dose Systems & Pump Systems

IX. LAYOUT OF STORM DRAINAGE SYSTEMS

A. Defining the Design Storm.

B. Determining the Rainfall for the Design Storm

C. Defining the Watershed / Drainage Basin from which the storm water is flowing

D. Determining the Soil Types of the Site (Hydrological Assignment)

E. Define the Land Uses on the Site.

F. Determine the Runoff Coefficient Number for the Site (Type II Antecedent Soil Moisture Condition)

1. Cn Number for SCS Method

2. The “C” Number for Rational Method.

G. Determining the Stormwater Runoff for the Design Storm

H. Determining the Time of Concentration, tc:

1. Velocity Method

2. Lag-Cn Method.

I. Computation of Total Runoff from the Watershed.

J. Determination of the Peak Flow from the Site

K. Laying-out a Typical Storm Drainage System

L. Sizing of System Pipes Using Nomographs (Seely’s Design Book)

Some preliminary materials from Part 2 and Part 3 may be also presented and discussed during the presentation of Part 1, time permitting