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�.•._. _ _�.� .._ �.r. ,.... r rte .` ._. . _.-._ • Excerpts from How To Evaluate A Development Proposal In Your ATTACHMENT 1 Community. by Jacob Kaminsky, a study for the Baltimore Regional Planning Commission. . 0 . DEGREE OF SLOPE ' The impact of slope.steepness on development is manifested primarily in the level of intensity and building and parking coverage.Slopes in the planning,area were grouped into four categories: 0-3 percent,3-8 per- .cent,8-15 percent and over,15 percent. (See the following map). . Land in the 0-3 percent slope category,where slope is minimal, is most susceptible to high intensity development.Variations in development • character in such areas can be attributed to accessibility of employment and services as well as to anticipated demands. • Areas with gently rolling topography (3-8 percent slopes) pro- vide a location for attractive, healthful development of moderate intensity. Appropriate development could occur in such areas with minimal disruption of the natural landscape. Areas with somewhat steeper slopes (8-15 percent) can be developed, although topography may create grading, erosion and street • alignment problems_ From the point of view of amenity,air circulation and vistas, development could be extremely desirable in these areas. A medium intensity level -of development is recommended, however, with correspond- ingly.low building coverage. ' Steep• slopes, from 15 percent and higher, present the most severe development problems. In many cases, development in steep slope areas is economically unfeasible. However, under favorable climatic condi- tions slopes with 15-25 percent could be very desirable,as long as there were minimal disturbances of the terrain and very low building coverage. A low intensity level•of development is recommended for such areas. '"3. DEGREE OF SLOPE i-�. -k• +r,, 3/;Yl � t+;