Maricopa Community Colleges  DFT224   20006-20015 
Official Course Description:   MCCCD Approval:  04/25/00  
DFT224      20006-20015 L+L 3 Credit(s) 6 Period(s)
Site Planning and Land Development
Application of commercial design techniques to site and land development. Selection of materials, awareness of problems, and emphasis on the production of site plan drawings using board and/or computer aided drafting (CAD) skills. Prerequisites: DFT122 or equivalent or departmental approval.
 
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
DFT224   20006-20015 Site Planning and Land Development
1. Use the vocabulary, terminology, and symbols related to architectural site planning and land development. (I - IX)
2. Explain the site planning process. (II)
3. Create or alter the design of a given site by applying evaluation criteria developed by the architect. (II)
4. Describe the effect of the following elements on a site plan drawing: climate, natural elements, and topographic elements. (III) (IV) (V)
5. Describe the effect of traffic patterns, utilities and services, and legal and economic factors on a given site. (VI) (VII) (VIII)
6. Draw contours, utilities, site plans, topographic maps, and landscaping as they apply to a given site using board and/or computer aided drafting (CAD) skills and equipment. (I-IX)
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DFT224   20006-20015 Site Planning and Land Development
    I. Site Planning and Land Development in Architectural Drafting and the Construction Industry
        A. Vocabulary
        B. Terminology
        C. Symbols
      II. Site Planning Process
          A. Client contact and input through the architect
          B. Literature review
          C. Regional, state and federal planning
          D. Local planning information
          E. Planning documents
          F. Zoning
          G. Public services and utilities
          H. Site analysis (site inventory)
          I. Program development (scheduling)
          J. Plan preparation
            1. Preliminary
            2. Alternative
          K. Public review
          L. Final design plans
          M. Building permits
          N. Apply evaluation criteria to the site design
        III. Climate
            A. Elements of macro and micro climate
              1. Sun
              2. Wind
              3. Temperature
              4. Humidity
              5. Precipitation
            B. Climate zones
            C. Human comfort
          IV. Natural Elements
              A. Earth and rock
              B. Water
              C. Plants
              D. Other factors
                1. Pollution
                2. Noise
                3. Ecology
            V. Topographic Elements
                A. Contours
                B. Grading
                C. Drainage
                D. Design methods
              VI. Traffic Pattern Systems
                  A. Vehicular
                  B. Pedestrian
                  C. Parking
                  D. Developing barrier-free designs
                VII. Utilities and Services
                    A. Sanitary sewers
                    B. Septic tanks
                    C. Storm water drainage
                    D. Water supply and distribution
                    E. Electric power systems
                    F. Site lighting
                    G. Natural gas
                    H. Communication networks
                  VIII. Overview of Legal and Economic Factors
                      A. Legal constraints
                        1. Zoning
                        2. Flexible zoning
                        3. Other requirements and restrictions
                      B. Site development costs
                        1. Scope, quality, and costs
                        2. Initial costs
                        3. Long range costs
                        4. Cost control
                    IX. Site Plan Project Techniques
                        A. Board
                        B. Computer aided drafting (CAD)
                        C. Presentation
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