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13 .' <br /> E <br /> Minimum Required Site Volume Ratios <br /> Land Use Transition Rural <br /> Industrial 1. 0 1.5 <br /> Distribution 1.0 1.5 <br /> Flex Space 1.0 1.5 <br /> Office/Institutional 2 .0 2 .5 <br /> Service/Retail 1.0 1.5 <br /> Each applicant for development plan approval <br /> will be provided with a calculation sheet <br /> through which to document the Land Use <br /> Intensity Ratios for his/her site. Specific <br /> examples of calculating Land Use Intensity <br /> Ratios are provided in the Economic Development <br /> design guidebook. <br /> 2. Building Volume Ratio (BVR) is the total volume <br /> of on-site construction, vehicular use areas, <br /> and exterior storage compared to the size of <br /> the lot. BVR calculation includes the following <br /> site features: <br /> Building Area X Building Height (for each <br /> structure) plus Parking stalls, aisles, <br /> driveways X car height (5' ) plus Loading area <br /> and truck access drive X truck height (14' ) and <br /> Outdoor storage area X material stack height <br /> Equals Total Building Volume in cubic feet <br /> Building Volume = Total Building Volume in cu.ft. <br /> Ratio Lot area in square ft. X 10 ft. <br /> 3. Landscape Volume Ratio (LVR) is the total <br /> volume of trees, shrubs, buffers and berms <br /> compared to the total size of the lot. LVR is <br /> calculated as follows: <br /> Number of trees X (tree canopy area X tree <br /> height) plus Number of shrubs X (shrub spread <br /> area X shrub height) + Berm area X berm height <br /> + Buffer (wooded area or embankment) area X <br /> buffer height Equals Total Landscape Volume in <br /> cubic feet. <br /> Landscape Volume = Total Landscape Volume in cu.ft. <br /> Ratio Lot area in square ft. X 10 ft. <br /> 4. Impervious Surface Ratio (ISR) is the <br /> proportion of impervious surface compared to <br /> the entire lot size. Impervious surface is <br /> composed of any material which impedes or <br /> prevents the natural infiltration of water in <br /> to the soil. <br />