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V.S. DEPARTMENT OH AGRIGVLTIIA$
<br />NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE
<br />SAILDING SITS DBVELDPb03NT
<br />Endriate -- BVILZtING SITS DEVELOPMENT '~
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<br />10/30/00
<br />This report shows the degree a~ kirui c! sail limitakions tbaC affect ehallorr excavatioaa, dwellings wikh atsd without
<br />basements, small commercial buildiaga, lacat roads sad streets, sad lawns grid landscaping. The limikatione are
<br />"Slights, "Moderate", or "Severe^. The limitakiona axe eonaiderad "Slight" i! sail properties and site leakures are
<br />generally favorable for the indicated use and limitaieas are minor and easily overcome; "Moderate" it eo31 properties
<br />OT site features are not favorable foe the indicated use sad special planning, design, oT maintenance is needed Co
<br />overcome or miniroiza the limikatiens; and "Severer if soil properties or site Leaturea are eo unfavorable oz as
<br />dift,icult to overcome that special design, aignificank increases in eonstsuokion cores, and possibly increased
<br />maintenalsce are required. 'gpeoial feaaibility studies may be reg+,±red whexe Cho sail 1lmitationa era severe.
<br />siO#LLOw' EXCAVATIONS are trenches ar holes dug to a maximum depth of 5 ar d Lace tar basements, graves, utility lines,
<br />open ditches, and other purpeaes. The Takings are based on soil properties, ales features, and observed perfo^•~~^e of
<br />the evils. The cane of digging, filling, and compacking is affected by the .depth to bedrock, a cemenkad pan, or a very
<br />firm dense layer; atone coatenk: soil texture; and slope. The time at the year that excavskiona eaa ba made is
<br />affected by the 'depth do a aeasenal high water Cable and the ausoeptibility of the soil to !leading. Ths reaiatance o!
<br />the excavakian walla or bands to sloughing or caving is affected by soil Cexkure and the depth to the Prater kable. '
<br />DWEI'LxNGS AND SMALL COMt~RCIAL BUILDINGS are stTucturea built on shallow foundations on vadiatvrbed soil. The load
<br />limit is khe game ae Chat for single-family dwellings no higher than three stories. Ratings are made for small
<br />commercial buildings rikhouk basements, for dwellings with basements, and tar dwellings without basements. The rakiags
<br />are based on soil properties, site featuxea, and observed performance of the soils. A high water Cable, depth ko bedrock
<br />er to a cemented pan, large stoaea, slope, sad flooding affect the ease at excavaeion and conaeruetion. landscaping
<br />and grading that r sire outs and fills of moxe thaw 5 ar 6 Leer are wok considered.
<br />LOCAL ROADS AND STREETS have an all-weather surface sad carry automobile and light truck Craffic all year. They
<br />have a subgrade of cut oT !111 evil material, a base of gravel, crushed rock, or akabiliaed soil material, and a
<br />flexible or rigid surlaca. .Cuts and fills are generally properties, site features, and observed perfo~a.^ce of she`
<br />soils. Depeh to bedrock pr tq a eemeaeed pea, a high water table, flooding, large skoaea, and elope affect khe ease of
<br />excavating and•grading. Boil atreagth (aa inferred from the engineering classification o! the soil), shrink-swell
<br />potential, frost action potenkial, and depth'eo a high water cable affect the traffic-aupparting capacity.
<br />LA97l1S AND LANDSCAPINq require calla en which kart and eraamenkal trees and shrubs can be established and '
<br />maintained. The ratings era based oa soil properties, site features, and abaerved perfo~~~ro of the soils. soil
<br />reaction, a high water r,rle, depth to bedroc]e oz to a cemented pea, the available water capacity is the upper a0
<br />inches, sad the content of salts, aedium, a~ sultidic materials affect plant growth. Fleeding, wetaaaa, slope,
<br />aeoainesa, and the ameuat of sand, clay, or organic matter in the surface layer affect trafficability after vegetatiaa
<br />is established.
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