Land Development Ordinances

Minimum local standards or guidelines for development—not measures of design quality.

The physical arrangement of buildings and facilities on a site.

Land characteristics, developer values, local ordinances, and community standards.

Reuse of disturbed land—viewed as site “recycling.”

Design principles promoting compact, mixed-use, and context-sensitive growth over urban sprawl.

Residential Site Design

Planning that shapes neighborhoods to create a sense of place and respond to end-user needs.

Influenced by topography, amenities, and community context.

Uncontrolled suburban expansion consuming agricultural land.

Concentrating homes to preserve open space.

CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design)

Strategy combining physical design, community management, and social programs to deter crime.

Differentiating public and private space via materials, levels, barriers, or psychological cues.

“Target hardening” via gates, bollards, or layout design to manage entry.

Maximizing visibility—windows, lighting, porches, “eyes on the street.”

Illuminates objects from below for dramatic effect.

Moonlighting/Backlighting

Creates natural, ambient effects.

Use of landscaping or walls to conceal utilities and enhance aesthetics.

Keeping wall weight centered on footing prevents structural failure.

Total resistance the pump must overcome (static head + friction loss).

A traditional subdivision pattern using straight, intersecting streets that create rectangular lots.

Streets that follow natural land contours with gentle curves rather than straight lines.

Lot configuration where the lot extends farther back from the street but is relatively narrow (typically 3,000–4,800 ft² or 6–8.5 lots per acre).

Lot configuration that emphasizes greater width along the street frontage and shallower depth (around 3,500 ft², 6–7 units per acre).

Lots that place garages or driveways behind the homes, accessed via a rear alleyway (typically 16–18 ft wide).

Z-Lots (Zero Lot Line Lots)

Housing configuration where the house is placed directly on, or very near, one property line — forming a “Z” shape when viewed from above.

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Ch 4 Russ

Russ Chapter 4 Site Planning & Design Handbook

Question	Answer
Land Development Ordinances	Minimum local standards or guidelines for development—not measures of design quality.
Site Layout	The physical arrangement of buildings and facilities on a site.
Determinants	Land characteristics, developer values, local ordinances, and community standards.
Redevelopment	Reuse of disturbed land—viewed as site “recycling.”
Smart Growth	Design principles promoting compact, mixed-use, and context-sensitive growth over urban sprawl.
Residential Site Design	Planning that shapes neighborhoods to create a sense of place and respond to end-user needs.
Lot Layout	Influenced by topography, amenities, and community context.
Urban Sprawl	Uncontrolled suburban expansion consuming agricultural land.
Cluster Development	Concentrating homes to preserve open space.
Low Density	1–4 units/acre
Small Lot	Cluster: 6–12 units/acre
CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design)	Strategy combining physical design, community management, and social programs to deter crime.
Territory	Differentiating public and private space via materials, levels, barriers, or psychological cues.
Access Control	“Target hardening” via gates, bollards, or layout design to manage entry.
Surveillance	Maximizing visibility—windows, lighting, porches, “eyes on the street.”
Uplighting	Illuminates objects from below for dramatic effect.
Moonlighting/Backlighting	Creates natural, ambient effects.
Screening	Use of landscaping or walls to conceal utilities and enhance aesthetics.
Eccentric Loading	Keeping wall weight centered on footing prevents structural failure.
Dynamic Head	Total resistance the pump must overcome (static head + friction loss).
Grid Layout	A traditional subdivision pattern using straight, intersecting streets that create rectangular lots.
Curvilinear Streets	Streets that follow natural land contours with gentle curves rather than straight lines.
Deep, Narrow Lots	Lot configuration where the lot extends farther back from the street but is relatively narrow (typically 3,000–4,800 ft² or 6–8.5 lots per acre).
Wide, Shallow Lots	Lot configuration that emphasizes greater width along the street frontage and shallower depth (around 3,500 ft², 6–7 units per acre).
Alley Houses	Lots that place garages or driveways behind the homes, accessed via a rear alleyway (typically 16–18 ft wide).
Z-Lots (Zero Lot Line Lots)	Housing configuration where the house is placed directly on, or very near, one property line — forming a “Z” shape when viewed from above.

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