Residential Site Plan

Considerations
 Site Plan Considerations
• Solar Orientation
• Wind Orientation
• Sound Orientation
• View Orientation
• Terrain Orientation
• Existing Features
• Site Opportunities Map
• Landscaping
• Location of Utilities
• Building Lines
• Ingress and Egress
 Solar Orientation

Winter versus summer

 Solar Orientation

Deciduous trees in summer

 Solar Orientation

Summer solstice
 Solar Orientation

Deciduous trees in winter

 Solar Orientation
Winter solstice
 Solar Orientation
Winter solstice
 Wind Orientation

Prevailing winds
 Wind Orientation

Conifers in winter
Wind Orientation

Garage placement
Wind Orientation

Cross breezes
 Sound Orientation
Unwanted noise

Evergreens, walls, berms

Sound Orientation

Walls and solid

fences
View Orientation
 Terrain Orientation
Slope of the land
Existing Features
Site Opportunities Map

SOUTHERN EXPOSURE
Landscaping

House climate

Native plants
Location of Utilities
 Building Lines

BUILDING
LINES
 Ingress and Egress

• How do the inhabitants enter and exit the

site?
• The site should be convenient and safe to
enter and exit.
• Parking should be adequate to
accommodate the building’s capacity.
Ingress and Egress

Potential
Ingress/Egress
Zone
 Site Plan Considerations

• Solar Orientation
• Wind Considerations
• Sound Orientation
• View Orientation
• Terrain Orientation
• Landscaping
• Location of Utilities
• Building Lines
• Ingress and Egress
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