UFC 4-740-14
1 August 2002
result of foot traffic. See paragraph 7-4 for more information on slope and banking
requirements.
3-3.1
Downspouts. Locate above-grade downspouts outside the outdoor
activity area and away from areas where children congregate. If this is not possible,
connect downspouts to an underground drainage system. Design any elements of the
downspouts or the drainage system located in the outdoor activity area to be free of
sharp edges. Protect underground drainage systems from clogging. Typically, a
subsurface drainage system is required under all safety surfacing systems (including
synthetic surfacing). Some synthetic surfacing systems will deteriorate even without
foot traffic if water is not removed.
3-3.2
Hydrologic Regime. Prepare a grading plan that maintains the pre-
development hydrologic regime to the extent possible. Limit disruption of natural water
flows by minimizing storm water runoff, increasing on-site infiltration and reducing
contaminants. Keep storm water on-site rather than dumping it to collection facilities.
Rather than creating a large retention basin that could be a hazard, control storm water
at the source by the use of micro-scale features that are distributed throughout the site.
Do no locate retention or detention basins in the outdoor activity area. Integrate the
landscape design into the storm water management strategy, creating planted areas
that benefit from storm water while removing pollutants through natural processes.
3-4
WALKWAYS. Connect the building to the public sidewalk system and to
parking with pedestrian sidewalks. The minimum width of the sidewalks will be 1525
mm (5 ft.) with handicap curb cuts placed at appropriate locations. The design will
provide sidewalks immediately in front of or beside parked cars. This will help eliminate
the possibility of a child being required to walk behind a parked car to gain access to the
building.
3-4.1
From Parking Lot. Develop a successful transition from parking lot to
entry by providing interesting walks that pass through natural or landscaped areas
wherever possible, and which overlook engaging sights such as playgrounds. Consider
a child's perspective in this development.
3-4.2
Outdoor Areas. Do not pass the pedestrian approach through any
outdoor activity areas.
3-4.3
Cribs. Make walks sufficiently smooth to allow for rolling cribs from rooms
with cribs to a place of refuge.
3-5
PARKING/VEHICULAR CIRCULATION. Coordinate parking and
vehicular circulation design with AT/FP criteria (see paragraph 1-5). Prepare a site
traffic impact study to determine the traffic patterns and the peak demand for parking.
Access for fire equipment, garbage removal and other essential services must be
provided. The parking demand analysis should consider adjacent parking areas for
joint-use. The circulation and parking demand includes the turnover for the hourly care
program and the part-day care program. Design the entrance and exit drives to
accommodate safe and controlled flow of traffic generated by this demand.
3-4
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