UFC 4-721-10
31 July 2002
CHAPTER 10
FACILITY STANDARDS
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SITE PLANNING AND BUILDING DESIGN. Analysis of existing
site conditions (e.g., utilities and plant material, traffic patterns, land use,
community facilities, and off-site workplaces) is important for effective site
design. Evaluate and analyze the following site standards in conjunction with the
risk analysis and vulnerability assessment (RAVA) to ensure the optimum
solution is selected. The requirements of the DoD Minimum Antiterrorism
Standards For Buildings, UFC 4-010-01, take precedence over all other
requirements.
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ORIENTATION. Site Navy and Marine Corps Bachelor Housing to
take advantage of the positive features of the site. Provide protection from
undesirable winds and glare, shading from excessive sun in warm climates, and
orientation of operable windows to take advantage of summer breezes.
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SITE ORGANIZATION. Pay special attention to building
orientation, mass, and scale in developing the site plan. Develop a sense of
order, arrival, orientation, and community in planning the site. Site housing in
relationship to one another to create outdoor spaces for use as passive or active
recreation areas. Achieve spatial balance and scale through thoughtful
placement and arrangement of structures, landscaping, and landforms. Organize
the site using functional zones and the appropriate relationship of functions.
Intermittent functions such as trash collection, vending machine service, furniture
moving, and mechanical repair should not interrupt residents' activities.
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WALKWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. Walkways should be located
and sized to pleasantly and efficiently connect residents with site amenities,
parking, station transportation, community facilities, jogging trails, and
workplaces. Place walkways with emphasis on functional rather than formal
needs. Grade walkways and size to allow barrier-free access to the first floor of
buildings and to outdoor areas. Light walkways for safety without spilling light
into residential units. Consider security in all circulation designs.
Walkways to building entrances should be 2.5 meters (8 feet) wide.
Sidewalks used for troop formations may be as much as 8.5 meters
(28 feet) wide.
Typical pedestrian sidewalks are 2 meters (6 feet) wide.
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VEHICULAR ACCESS. Provide access to the housing site from
secondary (collector) streets to reduce congestion associated with main arterial
streets. Where possible, divide main entrances with landscaped traffic medians
between entry and exit lanes. Because of high volume of traffic using the
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