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SS CREDIT 4.3 ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION, LOW EMISSION & FUEL EFFICIENT VEHICLES. DESCRIBE OPTION 2.
PROVIDE PREFERRED PARKING FOR LOW-EMITTING AND FUEL EFFICIENT VEHICLES FOR 5% OF TOTAL VEHICLE PARKING CAPACITY FOR THE SITE.
SS CREDIT 2: DEVELOPMENT DENSITY & COMMUNITY CONNECTIVITY. IN OPTION 2 WHAT BASIC SERVICES ARE INCLUDED AND NOT LIMITED TO?
BANK, PLACE OF WORSHIP, CONVIENENCE GROCERY, DAY CARE, CLEANERS, FIRE STATION, BEAUTY, HARDWARE, LAUNDRY, LIBRARY, MEDICAL/ DENTAL, SENIOR CARE FACILITY, PARK, PHARMACY, POST OFFICE, RESTAURANT, SCHOOL, SUPERMARKET, THEATER, COMMUNITY CENTER, FITNESS CENTER OR MUSEUM
SS CREDIT 4.4 ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION, PARKING CAPACITY. HOW MANY OPTIONS ARE THERE?
FOUR.
SS CREDIT 4.4 ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION, PARKING CAPACITY. DESCRIBE OPTION 1.
NON-RESIDENTIAL: SIZE PARKING CAPACITY TO NOT EXCEED MINIMUM LOCAL ZONING REQUIREMENTS, AND PROVIDE PREFERRED PARKING FOR CARPOOLS OR VAN POOLS FOR 5% OF THE TOTAL PROVIDED PARKING SPACES.
SS CREDIT 4.3 ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION, LOW EMISSION & FUEL EFFICIENT VEHICLES. DESCRIBE OPTION 3.
INSTALL ALTERNATIVE-FUEL REFUELING STATIONS FOR 3% OF THE TOTAL VEHICLE PARKING CAPACITY OF THE SITE (LIQUID OR GASEOUS FUELING FACILITIES MUST BE SEPARATELY VENTILATED OR LOCATED OUTDOORS).
SS CREDIT 3: BROWNFEILD REDEVELOPMENT. WHAT IS BROWNFIELD?
IN UNITED STATES CITY PLANNING, BROWNFIELD LAND (OR SIMPLY A BROWNFIELD) IS LAND PREVIOUSLY USED FOR INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES OR CERTAIN COMMERCIAL USES. THE LAND MAY BE CONTAMINATED BY LOW CONCENTRATIONS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE OR POLLUTION AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE REUSED ONCE IT IS CLEANED UP. LAND THAT IS MORE SEVERELY CONTAMINATED AND HAS HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE OR POLLUTION, SUCH AS A SUPERFUND SITE, DOES NOT FALL UNDER THE BROWNFIELD CLASSIFICATION. "MOTHBALLED BROWNFIELDS" ARE PROPERTIES IN WHICH THE OWNERS ARE "NOT WILLING TO TRANSFER THE BROWNFIELD OR PUT IT INTO PRODUCTIVE REUSE".[2]
SS CREDIT 4.1: ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION. IN ALL FOUR PARTS TO ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION AN ID POINT IS AVAILABLE FOR PROJECTS THAT INSTITUTE WHAT?
A COMPREHENSIVE TRANSPOTATION MANAGEMENT PLAN THAT DEMONSTRATES A QUANTIFIABLE REDUCTION IN PERSONAL AUTOMOBILE USE THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MULTIPLE ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS.
SS CREDIT 4.4 ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION, PARKING CAPACITY. DESCRIBE OPTION 4.
ALL: PROVIDE NO NEW PARKING.
What is the intent of SS 3 Brownfield Redevelopment?
Rehabilitate damaged sites where development is complicated by environmental contamination, reducing pressure on undeveloped land.
HOW MANY PREREQUISITES ARE THERE IN SUSTAINABLE SITES (SS)?
(1) ONE
HOW MANY POINTS ARE AVAILABLE IN SUSTAINABLE SITES?
14
SS CREDIT 1: SITE SELECTION. WHAT IS FEMA?
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
SS CREDIT 4 ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION. HOW MANY POINTS ARE AVAILABLE IN THIS CREDIT?
FOUR.
SS CREDIT 1: SITE SELECTION. IN THE FIFTH OF SIX CRITERIAS FOR SITE SELECTION ARE PARK AUTHORITY PROJECTS EXEMPT?
YES!
SS CREDIT 1: SITE SELECTION. IN THE FIFTH OF SIX CRITERIAS FOR SITE SELECTION WHAT CAN YOU NOT BUILD ON?
LAND WHICH PRIOR TO ACQUISITION FOR THE PROJECT WAS PUBLIC PARKLAND, UNLESS LAND OF EQUAL OR GREATER VALUE AS PARKLAND IS ACCEPTED IN TRADE BY THE PUBLIC LANDOWNER.
SS CREDIT 2: DEVELOPMENT DENSITY & COMMUNITY CONNECTIVITY. WHAT IS OPTION 1?
DEVELOPMENT DENSITY.
SS CREDIT 5.1 SITE DEVELOPMENT, PROTECT OR RESTORE HABITAT. ON PREVIOUSLY DEVELOPED SITES NATIVE/ ADAPTED PLANTS ARE PLANTS THAT ARE WHAT?
ARE INDIGENOUS TO A LOCALITY OR CULTIVARS OF NATIVE PLANTS THAT ARE ADAPTED TO THE LOCAL CLIMATE AND ARE NOT CONSIDERED INVASIVE SPECIES OR NOXIOUS WEEDS.
SS CREDIT 5.1 SITE DEVELOPMENT, PROTECT OR RESTORE HABITAT. ON PREVIOUSLY DEVELOPED SITES WHAT MUST OCCUR?
RESTORE OR PROTECT A MINIMUM OF 50% OF THE SITE AREA (EXCLUDING THE BUILDING FOOTPRINT) WITH NATIVE OR ADAPTED VEGETATION.
What is the intent of SS 5.1 Site Development, Protect or Restore Habitat?
Conserve existing natural areas and restore damaged areas to provide habitat and promote biodiversity.
SS CREDIT 3: BROWNFEILD REDEVELOPMENT. HOW MANY POINTS ARE AVAILABLE?
1
SS CREDIT 5.1 SITE DEVELOPMENT, PROTECT OR RESTORE HABITAT. ON GREENFIELD SITES, LIMIT ALL SITE DISTURBANCES TO WHAT?
TO 40 FEET BEYOND THE BUILDING PERIMETER, 10 FEET BEYOND SURFACE WALKWAYS, PATIOS, SURFACE PARKING AND UTILITIES LESS THAN 12 INCHES IN DIAMETER, 15 FEET BEYOND PRIMARY ROADWAY CURBS AND MAIN UTILITY BRANCH TRENCHES; AND 25 FEET BEYOND CONSTRUCTED AREAS WITH PERMEABLE SURFACES (SUCH AS PERVIOUS PAVING AREAS, STORMWATER DETENTION FACILITIES AND PLAYING FIELDS) THAT REQUIRE ADDITIONAL STAGING AREAS IN ORDER TO LIMIT COMPACTION IN THE CONSTRUCTED AREA.
SS CREDIT 2: DEVELOPMENT DENSITY & COMMUNITY CONNECTIVITY. DESCRIBE OPTION 2?
CONSTRUCT OR RENOVATE BUILDING ON A PREVIOUSLY DEVELOPED SITE AND WITHIN ½ MILE OF A RESIDENTIAL ZONE OR NEIGHBORHOOD WITH AN AVERAGE DENSITY OF 10 UNITS PER ACRE NET AND WITHIN ½ MILE OF ATLEAST 10 BASIC SERVICES AND WITH PEDESTRIAN ACCESS BETWEEN THE BUILDING AND THE SERVICES.
SS CREDIT 3: BROWNFEILD REDEVELOPMENT. AS AN ALTERNATIVE YOU CAN DEVELOP ON A SITE DEFINED AS A BROWNFIELD BY WHOM?
BY A LOCAL, STATE OR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
SS CREDIT 4.3 ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION, LOW EMISSION & FUEL EFFICIENT VEHICLES. HOW MANY OPTIONS ARE THERE?
THREE.
SS CREDIT 1: SITE SELECTION. HOW MANY POINTS ARE AVAILABLE IN SS CREDIT 1: SITE SELECTION?
1
SS CREDIT 1: SITE SELECTION. IN THE SECOND OF THE SIX CRITERIAS FOR SITE SELECTION YOU CANNOT BUILD LOWER THAN 5 FEET ABOVE WHAT ELEVATION?
100-YEAR FLOOD AS DEFINED BY FEMA
What is the intent of SS 6.2 Stormwater Design, Quality Control?
Reduce or eleiminate water pollution by reducing impervious cover, increasing onsite infiltration, eleiminating sources of contminants, and removing pollutants from stormwater runoff.
What is the intent of SS 7.1 Heat Island Effect, Non-Roof and SS 7.2 Heat Island Effect, Roof?
Reduce heat islands (thermal gradient differences between developed and undeveloped areas) to minimize impact on micro-climate and human and wildlife habitat.
SS CREDIT 1: SITE SELECTION. IN THE FOURTH OF SIX CRITERIAS FOR SITE SELECTION YOU CANNOT BUILD WITHIN 100 FEET OF WHAT?
OF ANY WATER INCLUDING WETLANDS AS DEFINED BY THE US CFR, AND ISOLATED WETLANDS OR AREAS OF SPECIAL CONCERN IDENTIFIED BY STATE OR LOCAL RULE, OR WITHIN SETBACK DISTANCES FROM WETLANDS PRESCRIBED IN STATE OR LOCAL REGULATIONS, AS DEFINED BY LOCAL OR STATE RULE OR LAW, WHICHEVER IE MORE STRINGENT.
SS CREDIT 5.1 SITE DEVELOPMENT, PROTECT OR RESTORE HABITAT. ON PREVIOUSLY DEVELOPED SITES VEGETATED ROOFS CAN APPLY IF THE PROJECT EARNS WHAT?
SSc2 DEVELOPMENT DENSITY & COMMUNITY CONNECTIVITY.
SS CREDIT 4.1: ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION, PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ACCESS. THE PROJECT MUST BE LOCATED WITHIN ½ MILE OF WHAT?
OF AN EXISTING OR PLANNED AND FUNDED COMMETER RAIL, LIGHT RAIL OR SUBWAY STATION.
PREREQUISITE 1: CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY POLLUTION PREVENTION. WHAT DOES "ESC" STAND FOR?
EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION CONTROL
What is the intent of SS 6.1 Stormwater Design, Quantity Control?
Limit disruption of natural hydrology by reducing impervious cover, increasing onsite infiltration, and managing stormwater runoff.
SS CREDIT 2: DEVELOPMENT DENSITY & COMMUNITY CONNECTIVITY. DESCRIBE OPTION 1?
CONSTRUCT OR RENOVATE BUILDING ON A PREVIOUSLY DEVELOPED SITE AND IN A COMMUNITY WITH A MINIMUM DENSITY OF 60,000 SQ. FT. PER ACRE NET. (NOTE: DENSITY CALCULATIONS MUST INCLUDE THE AREA OF THE PROJECT BEING BUILT AND IS BASED ON A TYPICAL TWO-STORY DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT.)
SS CREDIT 4.4 ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION, PARKING CAPACITY. DESCRIBE OPTION 2.
NON-RESIDENTIAL: FOR PROJECTS THAT PROVIDE PARKING FOR LESS THAN 5% OF FTE BUILDING OCCUPANTS, PROVIDE PREFERRED PARKING FOR CARPOOLS OR VANPOOLS, MARKED AS SUCH, FOR 5% OF TOTAL PROVIDED PARKING SPACES.
SS CREDIT 4.1: ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION, PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ACCESS. THE PROJECT MUST BE LOCATED WITHIN ¼ MILE OF WHAT?
OF ONE OR MORE STOPS FOR TWO OR MORE PUBLIC OR CAMPUS BUS LINES USABLE BY BUILDING OCCUPANTS.
What is the intent of SS 4.4 Alternative Transportation, Parking Capacity?
Reduce pollution and land development impacts from single occupancy vehicle use.
SS CREDIT 1: SITE SELECTION. IN THE SIXTH OF SIX CRITERIAS FOR SITE SELECTION YOU CANNOT BUILD WITHIN 50 FEET OF WHAT?
ON PREVIOUSLY UNDEVELOPED LAND WHICH SUPPORTS OR COULD SUPPORT FISH, RECREATIONAL OR INDUSTRIAL USE, CONSISTENT WITH THE TERMINOLOGY OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT.
PREREQUISITE 1: CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY POLLUTION PREVENTION. WHAT MUST BE CREATED AND IMPLEMENTED IN THE PREREQUISITE TO SUSTAINABLE SITES?
AN EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION CONTROL (ESC) PLAN FOR ALL CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES-ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROJECT.
What is the intent of SS 4.1 Alternative Transportation, Public Transportation Access and SS 4.2 Alternative Transportation, Bicycle Storage & Changing Rooms and SS 4.3 Alternative Transportation, Low Emitting & Fuel Efficient Vehicles?
Reduce pollution and land development impacts from automobile use.
SS CREDIT 4.3 ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION, LOW EMISSION & FUEL EFFICIENT VEHICLES. LOW-EMITTING AND FUEL-EFFICIENT VEHICLES ARE DEFINED AS WHAT?
VEHICLES THAT ARE CLASSIFIED AS ZERO EMISSION VEHICLES (ZEV) BY THE CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD OR HAVE ACHIEVED A MINIMUM GREEN SCORE OF 40 ON THE AMERICAN COUNCIL FOR ENERGY EFFICIENT ECONOMY (ACEEE) ANNUAL VEHICLE RATING GUIDE.
What is the intent of SS 1 Site Selection?
Avoid development of inappropriate sites and reduce the environmental impact from the location of a building on a site.
SS CREDIT 1: SITE SELECTION. HOW MANY CRITERIAS ARE THERE FOR NOT DEVELOPING BUILDINGS, ROADS OR PARKING AREAS ON PORTION OF SITES?
6
SS CREDIT 4.3 ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION, LOW EMISSION & FUEL EFFICIENT VEHICLES. DESCRIBE OPTION 1.
PROVIDE LOW-EMITTING AND FUEL EFFICIENT VEHICLES FOR 35% OF FULL-TIME EQUIVALEN (FTE) OCCUPANTS AND PROVIDE PREFERRED PARKING FOR THESE VEHICLES.
PREREQUISITE 1: CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY POLLUTION PREVENTION. HOW MANY MEASURES ARE IN THE ESC PLAN AND WHAT ARE THEY?
1. PREVENT LOSS OF SOIL DURING CONSTRUCTION BY STORMWATER RUNOFF AND/ OR WIND EROSION, INCLUDING PROTECTING TOPSOIL BY STOCKPILING FOR REUSE. 2. PREVENT SEDIMENTATION OF STORM SEWER OR RECEIVING STREAMS. 3. PREVENT POLLUTING THE AIR WITH DUST AND PARTICULATE MATTER.
HOW MANY CREDITS ARE THERE IN SUSTAINABLE SITES (SS) AND WHAT ARE THEY?
8 SITE SELECTION, DEVELOPMENT DENSITY & COMMUNITY CONNECTIVITY, BROWNFIELD REDEVELOPMENT, ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION, SITE DEVELOPMENT, STORMWATER DESIGN, HEAT ISLAND EFFECT AND LIGHT POLLUTION REDUCTION.
SS CREDIT 2: DEVELOPMENT DENSITY & COMMUNITY CONNECTIVITY. HOW MANY POINTS ARE AVAILABLE IN CREDIT TWO?
1
SS CREDIT 3: BROWNFEILD REDEVELOPMENT. DEVELOP ON A SITE DOCUMENTED AS CONTAMINATED BY WHAT?
BY MEANS OF AN ASTM E1903-97 PHASE II ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESMENT OR A LOCAL VOLUNTARY CLEANUP PROGRAM.
PREREQUISITE 1: CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY POLLUTION PREVENTION. WHAT MUST THE ESC PLAN DESCRIBE?
THE MEASURES IMPLEMENTED TO ACCOMPLISH THE PLAN.
SS CREDIT 2: DEVELOPMENT DENSITY & COMMUNITY CONNECTIVITY. HOW MANY OPTIONS EXIST IN CREDIT 2?
2
What is the intent of SS 5.2 Site Development, Maximize Open Space?
Provide a high ratio of open space to development footprint to promote biodiversity.
SS CREDIT 1: SITE SELECTION. IN THE FIRST OF SIX CRITERIAS FOR SITE SELECTION YOU CANNOT BUILD ON WHAT AS DEFINED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE?
PRIME FARMLAND
SS CREDIT 1: SITE SELECTION. IN THE THIRD OF SIX CRITERIAS FOR SITE SELECTION YOU CANNOT BUILD ON LAND WHICH HAS BEEN SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFIED AS A HABITAT FOR WHAT?
FOR ANY SPECIES ON FEDERAL OR STATE THREATHENED OR ENDANGERED LISTS.
What is the intent of SS 2 Development Density & Community Connectivity?
Channel development to urban areas with existing infrastructure, protect greenfields and preserve habitat and natural resources.
SS CREDIT 1: SITE SELECTION. US CFR STANDS FOR WHAT?
UNITED STATES CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS
SS CREDIT 4.3 ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION, LOW EMISSION & FUEL EFFICIENT VEHICLES. "PREFERRED PARKING" REFERS TO WHAT?
REFERS TO THE PARKING SPOTS THAT ARE CLOSEST TO THE MAIN ENTRANCE OF THE PROJECT (EXCLUSIVE OF SPACES DESIGNATED FOR HANDICAPPED) OR PARKING PASSES PROVIDED AT A DISCOUNTED PRICE.
SS CREDIT 4.4 ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION, PARKING CAPACITY. DESCRIBE OPTION 3.
RESIDENTIAL: SIZE PARKING CAPACITY TO NOT EXCEED MINIMUM LOCAL ZONING REQUIREMENTS, AND PROVIDE INFRASTRUCTURE AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO FACILITATE SHARED VEHICLE USAGE SUCH AS CARPOOL DROP-OFF AREAS, DESIGNATED PARKING FOR VANPOOLS, OR CAR-SHARE SERVICES, RIDE BOARDS, AND SHUTTLE SERVICES TO MASS TRANSIT.
SS CREDIT 5.1 SITE DEVELOPMENT, PROTECT OR RESTORE HABITAT. ON PREVIOUSLY DEVELOPED SITES VEGETATED ROOF SURFACES MAY APPLY WHAT?
THE VEGETATED ROOF SURFACE TO THIS CALCULATION IF THE PLANTS MEET THE DEFINITION OF NATIVE/ ADAPTED.
SS CREDIT 4.2: ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION, BICYCLE STORAGE & CHANGING ROOMS. DESCRIBE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMERCIAL OR INSTITUTIONAL BUILDINGS?
PROVIDE SECURE BICYCLE RACKS AND/ OR STORAGE WITHIN 200 YARDS OF A BUILDING ENTRANCE FOR MORE THAN 5% OR MORE OF ALL BUILDING USERS MEASURED AT PEAK PERIODS AND PROVIDE SHOWER AND CHANGING FACILITIES IN THE BUILDING OR WITHIN 200 YARDS OF A BUILDING ENTRANCE, FOR 0.5% OF FULL-TIME (FTE) OCCUPANTS.
SS CREDIT 4.2: ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION, BICYCLE STORAGE & CHANGING ROOMS. DESCRIBE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS?
PROVIDE COVERED STORAGE FACILITIES FOR SECURING BICYCLES FOR 15% OR MORE OF BUILDING OCCUPANTS IN LIEU OF CHANGING/ SHOWER FACILITIES.
PREREQUISITE 1: CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY POLLUTION PREVENTION. THE ESC PLAN MUST CONFORM TO WHAT?
TO THE EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE 2003 EPA CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PERMIT OR LOCAL EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION CONTROL STANDARDS AND CODES, WHICHEVER IS MORE STRINGENT.
What is the intent of SS Prerequisite 1 - Construction Activity Pollution Prevention?
Reduce pollution from construction activities by controllong soil erosion, waterway sedimentation and airborne dust generation.
PREREQUISITE 1: CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY POLLUTION PREVENTION. THE 2003 EPA CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PERMIT IS PART OF WHAT ACT?
THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT
What is the intent of SS 8 Light Pollution Reduction?
Minimize light trespass from the building and site, reduce sky-glow to increase night sky access, improve nighttime visibility through glare reduction, and reduce development impact on nocturnal environments.

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