Section 7
- Site Planning Design Standards
7.1 Introduction
7.1.1 Site Planning Design Standard References
7.2 Site Planning Objectives
7.3 Site Planning Considerations
7.3.1 Force Protection
7.3.2 Accessibility
7.3.3 Environment
7.3.3.1 Environmental Impact Statement
7.3.3.2 Waterways
7.3.4 Stake Holder Collaboration
7.3.5 Life Cycle Cost Analysis
7.4 Site Planning Design Criteria
7.4.1 Natural Conditions
7.4.1.1 Topography
7.4.1.2 Preservation of Existing Topography
7.4.1.3 Hydrology and Stormwater Management
7.4.1.4 Climate
7.4.1.5 Views and Vistas
7.4.1.6 Vegetation
7.4.1.7 Floodplains
7.4.2 Manmade Site Conditions
7.4.2.1 Low Impact Development (LID)
7.4.2.1.1 Low Impact Development Design Guidance
7.4.2.2 Criteria for Visual and Spatial Review of the Installation
7.5 Army Standards
7.6 References
Section 8
- Building Design Standards
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Building Objectives
8.2.1 Sustainablility Practices
8.2.2 Energy Conservation
8.2.2.1 Energy Use Budget
8.2.2.2 Life Cycle Cost Analysis
8.2.2.3 Energy Consuming Equipment Efficiency
8.2.2.4 Energy Control and Monitoring
8.2.2.5 Special Energy Considerations
8.2.2.5.1 Passive Solar Designs
8.2.2.5.2 Solar Preheating of Water
8.2.2.5.3 Transpired Solar Collectors
8.2.2.5.4 Evaporative or Indirect Cooling
8.2.3 Design Objectives
8.3 Structural Character
8.3.1 Scale
8.3.2 Massing
8.3.3 Form
8.3.4 Color
8.3.5 Texture
8.3.6 Material
8.3.7 Fenestration
8.4 Building Entrances
8.4.1 Canopies
8.5 Service Areas
8.6 Building Accessibility
8.7 Seismic Policy
8.7.1 Seismic Evaluation
8.7.2 Exceptions to Seismic Evaluations
8.7.3 New Facilities or Additions or Extension of Existing Facilities
8.8 Indigenous Structures
8.9 Historical Architecture
8.10 Renovations and Additions
8.10.1 Alterations to Existing Buildings
8.10.2 Additions to Existing Buildings
8.11 Contaminated Areas
8.11.1 Asbestos Management Plan (AMP)
8.11.2 Lead Management Plan (LMP)
8.11.3 Polychlorinated Biphenyl Management Plan
8.11.4 Radon
8.12 Building Appurtenances
8.13 Plazas and Courtyards
8.14 Interior Design
8.14.1 Introduction
8.14.2 Interior Design Regulation
8.14.3 Space Planning
8.14.4 Electrical and Communications
8.14.4.1 Electrical
8.14.4.2 Communications
8.14.4.3 Distribution
8.14.5 Color
8.14.6 Acoustics
8.14.7 Interior Lighting
8.14.8 Installation Finish Standards
8.14.9 Interior Design Guidance
8.14.9.1 Headquarters Administrative Facilities
8.14.9.2 Troop Administrative Facilities
8.14.9.3 Housing
8.14.9.3.1 Barracks
8.14.9.3.2 TLF/VQ
8.14.9.4 Community Support
8.14.9.4.1 Dining Facilities
8.14.9.4.2 Community Facilities
8.14.9.4.3 Child Development Centers
8.14.9.5 Recreational Facilities
8.14.9.6 Industrial Facilities
8.14.10 Installation Furnishings Standards
8.14.10.1 Conventional Furniture
8.14.10.1.1 Free Standing Office Furniture
8.14.10.1.2 Desks
8.14.10.1.3 Chairs
8.14.10.1.4 Tables
8.14.10.2 Systems Furniture
8.14.10.2.1 Budgeting For Furniture Systems
8.14.10.2.2 Systems Furniture Design Guidelines
8.14.10.2.3 Panels
8.14.10.2.4 Color and Texture
8.14.10.3 Ergonomics
8.14.11 Window Treatments
8.14.12 Signage
8.14.13 Accessories
8.14.13.1 Functional Accessories
8.14.13.2 Art
8.14.14 Plants
8.14.15 Interior Operations Policies
8.14.16 Interior Appearance Polity
8.15 Building Maintenance
8.16 Exterior Building Materials and Color
8.16.1 Exterior Building Materials General Discussion
8.16.2 Exterior Building Materials for each Visual Zone
8.16.3 Fort Carson on Post Material Standards
8.16.4 Exterior Building Color
8.17 Facility Types Standardization
8.17.1 Residential Communities
8.17.2 Department of the Army (DA), Facilities Standardization Program
8.17.3 Unaccompanied Personnel Housing
8.17.3.1 Army Barracks Standards
8.17.3.2 Furnishings
8.17.4 Army Lodging
8.17.5 Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR) Branded Theme Operations
8.17.6 Range Facilities
8.18 Physical Security Requirements
8.19 Sale and Out Lease of Army Assets
8.20 Army Standards
8.21 Local Construction Codes and Standards
8.22 References
Section 9
- Circulation Design Standards
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Circulation Objectives
9.3 Roadway Hierarchy
9.3.1 Highways
9.3.2 Primary Roadways
9.3.3 Secondary Roadways
9.3.4 Tertiary Roadways
9.3.5 Cul-de-sacs
9.3.6 Tactical Vehicle Trails
9.4 Roadway Setbacks
9.5 Roadway System Design
9.5.1 Blend Circulation With Natural Landform
9.5.2 Adapt Circulation to Preserve Vegetation
9.5.3 Minimize Adverse Impacts on Adjacent Land Uses
9.5.4 Fire Lane Requirements
9.6 Intersections
9.7 Entrance Gates
9.8 Parking
9.8.1 Parking Lot Requirements
9.8.2 Parking Lot Location and Design Considerations
9.9 Service Areas
9.10 Drop-off Areas
9.11 Walkways and Pedestrian Circulation
9.11.1 Walkway Network Hierarchy
9.11.2 Primary Walkways
9.11.3 Secondary Walkways
9.11.4 Tertiary Walkways
9.11.5 Running Trails
9.11.6 Troop Movement Paths
9.11.7 Site Amenities at Walkways
9.11.8 Landscaping at Walkways
9.12 Plazas and Courtyards
9.13 Bikeways
9.13.1 General Conditions
9.13.2 Bikeway Classes
9.13.2.1 Class I Bikeway
9.13.2.2 Class II Bikeway
9.13.2.3 Class III Bikeway
9.13.3 Bikeway Furnishings
9.13.4 Bicycle Storage/Parking
9.13.5 Landscaping
9.13.6 Crosswalks
9.13.7 Walkway and Bikeway Lighting
9.13.8 Signage
9.14 Army Standards
9.15 References
Section 10
- Landscape Design Standards
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Landscape Objectives
10.3 Fort Carson Landscape Policy
10.4 Principles of Landscape Development
10.4.1 Unity
10.4.2 Balance
10.4.3 Contrast
10.4.4 Rhythm
10.4.5 Color and Texture
10.4.6 Simplicity
10.4.7 Ultimate Effect
10.4.8 Spatial Articulation
10.5 Sustainable Landscape Development
10.6 Fort Carson Landscaping Master Plan
10.6.1 Objectives
10.6.2 Types of Landscape Areas
10.6.3 Timeline: (Based on Availability of Funds)
10.7 Landscape Design Guidelines
10.7.1 Agronomy
10.7.2 Foundation Planting
10.7.3 Screening
10.7.3.1 Windscreens
10.7.3.2 Screening of Dumpsters
10.7.3.3 Screening of Transformers or other Utility Equipmen
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10.7.4 Buffer Planting
10.7.5 Open Space Planting
10.7.6 Street Trees
10.7.7 Parking Lot Planting
10.7.8 Environmental Control Planting
10.7.9 Image Planting
10.7.10 Entrances to the Installation
10.7.11 Zeroscaping
10.7.12 Xeriscaping
10.8 Plant Material Installation
10.9 Plant Palette and Plant Categories
10.9.1. Plant Palette
10.9.2. Plant Categories
10.10 Plant Material Installation
10.11 Maintenance of Plant Material
10.12 Tree Protection and Preservation
10.13 AntiTerrorism/Force Protection Considerations
10.14 Irrigation Standards
10.14.1 Basic Components of Manual or Automatic Irrigation Systems
10.14.2 Water Saving Irrigation Design
10.14.3 Creating Zones in an Irrigation Design
10.15 Army Standards
10.16 References
Section 11
- Site Elements Design Standards
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Site Element Objectives
11.3 Site Furnishings
11.3.1 Seating
11.3.1.1 Benches
11.3.1.1.1 Bench Location
11.3.1.1.2 Bench Design
11.3.1.1.3 Bench Standards
11.3.1.2 Seating Walls
11.3.1.2.1 Seating Wall Location
11.3.1.2.2 Seating Wall Design
11.3.1.2.3 Seating Wall Standard
11.3.1.3 Bleachers
11.3.1.3.1 Bleacher Location
11.3.1.3.2 Bleacher Design
11.3.1.3.3 Bleacher Standard
11.3.2 Tables
11.3.2.1 Table Location
11.3.2.2 Table Design
11.3.2.2.1 Level 1 Tables
11.3.2.2.2 Level 2 Tables
11.3.2.2.3 Level 3 Tables
11.3.2.3 Table Standard
11.3.3 Telephone Booths
11.3.4 Shelters
11.3.4.1 Bus Shelters
11.3.4.1.1 Bus Shelter Location
11.3.4.1.2 Bus Shelter Design
11.3.4.1.3 Bus Shelter Standard
11.3.4.2 Picnic Shelters and Break Pavilions
11.3.4.2.1 Picnic Shelter and Break Pavilion Location
11.3.4.2.2 Picnic Shelter and Break Pavilion Design
11.3.4.2.3 Picnic Shelter and Break Pavilion Standard
11.3.4.3 Smoking Pavilions
11.3.5 Kiosks
11.3.5.1 Kiosk Locations
11.3.5.2 Kiosk Design
11.3.5.3 Kiosk Standard
11.3.6 Walls and Fences
11.3.6.1 Walls
11.3.6.1.1 Wall Locations
11.3.6.1.2 Wall Design
11.3.6.1.3 Wall Standards
11.3.6.2 Fences
11.3.6.2.1 Fence Locations
11.3.6.2.2 Fence Design
11.3.7 Trash and Ash Receptacles
11.3.7.1 Trash Receptacle Locations
11.3.7.2 Trash Receptacle Design
11.3.7.2.1 Level 1 Trash Receptacle
11.3.7.2.2 Level 2 Trash Receptacle
11.3.7.2.3 Level 3 Trash Receptacle
11.3.7.3 Trash Receptacle Standard
11.3.7.4 Ash Receptacles
11.3.8 Dumpsters & Dumpster Enclosures
11.3.8.1 Dumpster Enclosure Location
11.3.8.2 Dumpster Enclosure Design
11.3.8.2.1 Level 1 Dumpster Enclosures
11.3.8.2.2 Level 3 Dumpster Enclosures
11.3.9 Planters
11.3.9.1 Planters Location
11.3.9.2 Planters Design
11.3.9.3 Planters Standard
11.3.10 Bicycle Parking
11.3.10.1 Bicycle Parking Locations
11.3.10.2 Bicycle Parking Facility Design
11.3.10.3 Bicycle Parking Facility Standard
11.3.11 Tree Grates
11.3.11.1 Tree Grate Locations
11.3.11.2 Tree Grate Design
11.3.11.3 Tree Grate Standard
11.3.12 Bollards
11.3.12.1 Bollards Locations
11.3.12.2 Bollards Design
11.3.12.2.1 Type A Bollard
11.3.12.2.2 Type B Bollard
11.3.12.3 Bollards Standard
11.3.13 Playgrounds and Tot Lots
11.3.13.1 Playground Equipment Locations
11.3.13.2 Playground Equipment Design
11.3.13.3 Playground Equipment Standard
11.3.14 Mail Boxes
11.3.14.1 Mailbox Locations
11.3.14.2 Mailbox Design
11.3.15 Vending Machines
11.3.15.1 Powered Vending Machines
11.3.15.2 Newspaper Vending Machines
11.3.16 Drinking Fountains
11.3.16.1 Drinking Fountains Locations
11.3.16.2 Drinking Fountain Design
11.3.17 Flagpoles
11.3.17.1 Flagpole Location
11.3.17.2 Flagpole Design
11.3.18 Monuments, Memorials, and Military Equipment
11.3.18.1 Locations
11.3.18.2 Designs
11.3.19 Fire Hydrants
11.3.19.1 Fire Hydrant Design
11.3.20 Plazas and Courtyards
11.3.20.1 Plazas and Courtyard Locations
11.3.20.2 Plazas and Courtyard Design
11.4 Sign Standards
11.4.1 Sign System Charcteristics
11.4.2 Vocabulary-Communications
11.4.3 Visual Hierarchy
11.4.4 General Provisions
11.4.5 Sign Details for Non-Traffic Related Signs
11.4.6 Sign Mounting, Location, and Placement
11.4.7 Types of Signs
11.4.7.1 Information/Identification Signs (Non Traffic Signs)
11.4.7.1.1 Typeface
11.4.7.1.2 Color
11.4.7.1.3 Materials
11.4.7.1.4 Military Headquarters
11.4.7.1.5 Military Facility Identification Signs
11.4.7.1.6 Centralized Military Facilities
11.4.7.1.7 Community Facilities
11.4.7.1.8 Names of Information/Identification Signs
11.4.7.1.9 Hours of Operation on Information/Identification Signs
11.4.7.2 Reserved Parking
11.4.7.2.1 General
11.4.7.2.2 Customer Type Facilities
11.4.7.2.3 Handicap Parking
11.4.7.3 Building Identification Sign Standards
11.4.7.3.1 Street Addresses
11.4.7.3.2 Address Placement
11.4.7.3.3 Building Number Placement
11.4.7.3.4 Housing Areas
11.4.7.4 Installation Identification Signs
11.4.7.4.1 Color
11.4.7.4.2 Sign Layout
11.4.7.4.3 Message
11.4.7.4.4 Plaque
11.4.7.5 Temporary Signs
11.4.7.6 Standard Morale Sign Characteristics
11.4.7.7 Directional Signs
11.4.7.7.1 Typeface
11.4.7.7.2 Arrow
11.4.7.7.3 Color
11.4.7.7.4 Materials
11.4.7.8 Traffic Signs
11.4.7.9 Street Signs
11.4.7.10 Prohibitory Signs
11.4.7.11 Facility Memorialization Signage
11.4.7.12 Location Maps
11.4.7.13 Signage Containing Commercial Advertising
11.4.8 Sign System Typography
11.4.8.1 Military Emblems
11.4.8.2 Department of the Army Plaque
11.4.8.3 Insignias
11.4.9 Reduce Visual Clutter
11.4.10 Interior Signage
11.5 Lighting Installation
11.5.1 Roadway/Street Lighting
11.5.1.1 Primary Street, Divided
11.5.1.2 Primary Street, Undivided
11.5.1.3 Secondary Streets
11.5.1.4 Tertiary Streets and Cul-de-sacs
11.5.1.5 Traffic Signals
11.5.2 Pedestrian Lighting
11.5.2.1 Path Lighting Level 1
11.5.2.2 Path Lighting Level 2
11.5.3 Parking Lot Lighting
11.5.3.1 Level Pl-1 Lighting
11.5.3.2 Level Pl-2 Lighting
11.5.3.3 Level Pl-3 Lighting
11.5.4 Outdoor Architectural Lighting
11.5.5 Security Lighting
11.5.6 Lighting Design Matrix
11.5.7 Light Fixtures
11.5.8 Cut Off Lighting
11.5.9 Utility Lighting
11.5.10 Bollard Lighting
11.5.11 Spotlighting
11.5.12 Wall Mounted Lighting
11.5.13 Light Poles
11.5.13.1 Pole Types
11.5.14 Fixture Types
11.5.15 Base Types
11.5.16 Lamp Characteristics
11.5.16.1 Incandescent
11.5.16.2 High Pressure Sodium
11.5.16.3 Low Pressure Sodium
11.5.16.4 Fluorescent
11.5.16.5 Metal Halide
11.5.16.6 Mercury Vapor
11.6 Utilities
11.6.1 Electric
11.6.1.1 Overhead Transmission Lines
11.6.1.2 Electrical Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
11.6.1.3 Substations and Transformers
11.6.2 Water, Gas, Sewer, Storm
11.6.2.1 Meters
11.6.2.2 Water
11.6.2.3 Gas
11.6.2.4 Sewer
11.6.2.5 Storm Sewer
11.6.2.6 Trace Wires
11.6.2.7 Corrosion Protection
11.6.2.8 Water Storage
11.6.2.9 Sewage Treatment
11.6.2.10 Storm Drainage
11.7 Army Standards
11.8 References
Section 12
- Force Protection Design Standards
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Building Siting and Design Standards
12.2.1 Minimum Standoff Distances and Separation for Buildings
12.2.2 Orientation of Buildings on a Site
12.3 Fencing
12.4 Landscape Considerations
12.5 Lighting
12.6 Berms
12.7 Gates and Entrances (Access Control Points)
12.8 Physical Security Equipment
12.9 Area Specifications (Provost Marshal/Physical Security Requirements)
12.9.1 Arms Storage
12.9.1.1 Walls
12.9.1.2 Ceilings and Roofs
12.9.1.3 Floors
12.9.1.4 Doors
12.9.1.5 Windows and other Openings
12.9.2 Intrusion Detection Systems
12.9.2.1 Joint Services Interior Intrusion Detection Systems (J-SIIDS) (Revised September 2002)
12.9.2.2 Integrated Commercial Intrusion Detection System (ICIDS) (Revised September 2002)
12.9.2.3 Power Requirements (Revised September 2002)
12.9.2.4 Communication
12.9.2.5 Conduit
12.9.3 Points of Contact
12.9.4 Vault and secure room (open storage area)
12.9.4.1 Vault
12.9.4.2 Secure Room
12.10 Army Standards
12.11 References
