7.4 Site Planning Design Criteria

The site planning component of installation design comes first in the design process and determines the general location of the other components.  Consequently, site planning must consider the criteria for architectural design, circulation, landscape architecture, site elements, and force protection.  Site planning criteria is divided into two categories:  natural conditions and manmade conditions.  These criteria are to be utilized for the assessment of the visual and spatial impacts of site planning.  Each is discussed separately in the following paragraphs. 

Site Planning Design Standards