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Assignment #4, Fall 2003
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Assign #4: Building code - occupancy and construction type
Assigned: Nov. 19, 2003; due: Nov. 26, 2003

Not a group project. Each student must do project individually.

Create a schematic site plan for an outpatient clinic on a rectangular 200' x 250' site with a 50'-wide public right-of-way on one of the long sides. Two zoning regulations will apply: 1) Assume 10' minimum setbacks on all sides; 2) Provide uncovered, surface, off-street parking at the rate of 1 space for each 250 sq. ft. of building floor space (for this schematic site plan, assume that each parking space requires 300 sq. ft. including all necessary aisles, and that parking cannot be within 10' minimum setback).

Design the project assuming Type II-B construction, with sprinklers.

What is the maximum building area that you can create for this occupancy and construction type, consistent with zoning and building code regulations? Show all calculations in a clear and comprehensive format. Remember that the "ideal" maximum allowable area may not be achievable because of the parking requirements.

Format:

  • Site plan: use an "engineering" scale of 1" = 50'-0" on 8-1/2"x11" paper, oriented vertically. Show property lines, public right-of-way, outline of building (with number of stories indicated), and outline of parking area, along with connection to public right-of-way.
  • Calculations: show neatly and clearly on 8-1/2'x11" paper. Reference tables or sections of International Building Code to justify the numbers you use. Calculations should compare building area actually provided with maximum building area allowed by code; also parking spaces provided compared with those required by zoning.

Handout:See fire safety handout for more information.

Academic Integrity:
"Course Assignments. Students are encouraged to discuss the content of a course among themselves and to help each other to master it, but no student should receive help in doing a course assignment that is meant to test what he or she can do without help from others. Representing another's work as one's own is plagiarism and a violation of this Code. If materials are taken from published sources the student must clearly and completely cite the source of such materials."
--From the "Code of Academic Integrity," Policy Notebook for Cornell Community, Aug. 1998-99, p.78

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