JULY 2005
Technical Activities
Location
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Narrative
Topography
The technical criteria Template SFO Documents
Stormwater Retention Requirments
included in Appendix C of this Design Guide
Orientation
have been adapted from VA Design and
Availability of Utilities
Construction Standards for Government-owned
Zoning or Development Restrictions
facilities. The documents anticipate the use of
Required Parking
VA Standard Details and Master Construction
Space for On-Site Utilities and Associated
Specifications as a guideline to establish the
Equipment, Portable MRI, etc.
level of quality for the design and construction of
Compatibility of Adjacent Uses
the OPC. Most of the technical criteria are
Access from Transportation Routes
applicable at all locations.
The Template
Access to Public Transportation
Documents also include technical criteria for
Offsite circulation
topics commonly encountered in different
Onsite circulation.
regions of the country (e.g., requirements for
seismic and hurricane zones, HVAC design
Initiate a Parking Survey with Parking Specialist
parameters), and special systems (e.g.,
in VACO Real Property Service to determine
requirements for dental air and oral evacuation)
minimum number of parking spaces required
that may not be in all clinic programs. The
using VA Parking Guide criteria.
Template Documents will need to be edited to
the specific requirements of the project and
The gross building area resulting from the
geographic location. In some portions of the
programmed net criteria square footage and VA
documents, there are options or selections that
required parking and circulation, storm water
require a decision by the CO. The CO should
retention should be compared with local zoning
meet with the technical members of the project
or development standards for lot coverage.
team such as representatives from Engineering
Allow for site amenities, and exterior equipment
Service, Other Technical entities, or the IDIQ
such as emergency generators, chillers,
con-sultant to review VA Standards and local
transformers, fuel tanks, etc., and outdoor use
conditions in order to establish the technical
areas when computing size of land required for
criteria specific to the OPC. Local factors to be
the project. Single story designs are preferred
considered include:
for OPCs in the size contemplated by this Guide.
If two story designs are to be considered, lot
Climate (temperature range, rain, snow,
coverage may be adjusted accordingly.
etc.),
Special hazards (hurricanes, tornados, and
Conceptual Site Plan
earthquake),
If a site has been pre-selected, a conceptual site
Local building practices,
plan should be prepared for the SFO. The
Availability of materials and/or construction
conceptual site plan should indicate:
trades.
SITE DESIGN CRITERIA
Sidewalks
Factors Affecting Site Selection and Design
Property dimensions
Setbacks and easements
The Template SFO Documents have incor-
Gazebo (if included)
porated site (landscape) design criteria from VA
Other known restrictions on use
Site Development Design Manual (dmsite.doc)
Screened enclosures
and Natural Disasters Non-Structural Resistive
Preferred building orientation
Design document (formerly CD-54).
Smoking Shelter
Major Onsite and Offsite circulation for
In order to prepare the SFO documents, the site
vehicles and pedestrians
should have been selected or criteria for site
Building Entrances and relation to parking
selection established. Factors that affect the
and circulation systems.
conceptual plans are:
Space designated for chillers, emergency
generators, portable MRI, fuel tanks, etc.
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