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Chapter 4
DATA COLL E C TION
To develop a master plan that considers the unique aspects of the
Village, it is important to gather information related to zoning and land use
designations, general topography and soils, and the types of underground
infrastructure that exist, as well as the plans for future infrastructure
improvements in place at the time of this master planning effort. Each of
these categories plays a role in how the overall program will be executed.
The results of this data collection process are presented in the following
sections.
4.1
Zoning and Land Use
The Village consists of commercial, office, single-family residential,
educational, recreational, multi-family residential, government, and
vacant land uses. There are no industrial areas in the Village. The zoning
map with the zoning designations for the Village are presented on the
following pages.
It is important to understand the relationship that the zoning districts
have with the execution of the project. The needs and priorities of the
commercial community are different than those found in the residential
community. Therefore, the design must consider these differences so that
specific requirements are clearly communicated to the construction team.
An example would be the daily timing of impacts to private property. In
general, the residential property owner will likely desire impacts to their
property (such as the brief service disruption that occurs when swapping
the electric and communications services from overhead to underground)
be timed during the middle of the day when they are traditionally away.
Conversely, the commercial property owner will likely desire that service
disruptions occur after hours to avoid business impacts.
4.2
Topography and Soils
Information related to topography and soils was collected throughout
the Village from available online sources including the United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resource Conservation Service
(NRCS). The existing topography and soils maps that were obtained are
presented on the following pages after the Zoning Map.
The soils map represents the general soil classes expected to be found in
the Village. Soil classifications provide insight into drainage characteristics,
expected distribution and extent, typical vegetation, and how coarse or fine
the soil is in various locations.
The primary purpose of gathering this information is to gain an
understanding of the various soil types that could be encountered and how
those soils may impact design and construction. For example, if a dense
rock stratum exists in various locations around the Village, installation of
underground utilities within this layer generally requires specialty excavation
and boring equipment to achieve an acceptable rate of construction
productivity. Having general knowledge of where the rock stratum may be
encountered allows for proper planning related to number of construction
crews and types of equipment required for the selected contractor to
achieve the Village’s schedule objectives.
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