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== Field Reconnaissance of Site Conditions ==

== Field Reconnaissance of Site Conditions ==

When documenting side conditions for commercial, industrial, and multi-residential sites, investigate the following:

When documenting side conditions for commercial, industrial, and multi-residential sites, investigate the following:

* Drainage and grade

* Roof tops

*Drainage and grade

* Parking Lots

*Roof tops

** Parking lot islands

*Parking Lots

** Landscaping

**Parking lot islands

** Parking availability and access

**Landscaping

** Access, traffic, and pedestrian safety

**Parking availability and access

* Building location

*Access, traffic, and pedestrian safety

* Pollution sources and opportunities for [[Pollution prevention|pollution prevention]]

*Building location

* Underground utilities

*Pollution sources and opportunities for [[pollution prevention]]

* Accommodation of surface elements (such as light standards, storage areas or other items)

*Underground utilities

* Transportation requirements

*Accommodation of surface elements (such as light standards, storage areas or other items)

* Site aesthetics

*Transportation requirements

* Shipping and receiving requirements

*Site aesthetics

* Spill containment plans

*Shipping and receiving requirements

* Operations and maintenance capabilities

*Spill containment plans

* Municipal engineering standards

*Operations and maintenance capabilities

* Traffic safety issues

*Municipal engineering standards

* Pedestrian safety and accessibility

*Traffic safety issues

* Snow removal and fire access requirements (minimum access road width and turning radius requirements)

*Pedestrian safety and accessibility

*Snow removal and fire access requirements (minimum access road width and turning radius requirements)

*General impressions

*General impressions

 

This list is not meant to be exhaustive - keep your eyes open for other relevant factors, and let us know if there's anything we should add.

This list is not meant to be exhaustive - keep your eyes open for other relevant factors, and let us know if there's anything we should add.