LARE LARE Master Planning and Design 5

Question 1

A landscape architect discovers a previously unknown archaeological site during master plan site analysis. The appropriate first action is to:

Accepted Answer

Halt ground disturbance in that area and notify the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO)

Answer

Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act requires consultation with SHPO before any ground disturbance that could affect historic properties.

Question 2

Under the Clean Water Act Section 404, a landscape architect planning to fill wetlands must obtain a permit from:

Accepted Answer

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Answer

Section 404 of the Clean Water Act authorizes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to issue permits for dredge-and-fill activities in waters of the United States, including wetlands.

Question 3

A 'form-based code' differs from conventional Euclidean zoning primarily by:

Accepted Answer

Regulating building form, frontage, and spatial relationships rather than use categories alone

Answer

Form-based codes prioritize the physical form and character of the built environment—facades, street relationships, massing—over segregating land uses.

Question 4

In master planning, a 'Transfer of Development Rights' (TDR) program allows:

Accepted Answer

Development potential to be sold from a sending zone (conservation area) to a receiving zone (growth area)

Answer

TDR programs protect sensitive lands by allowing their development rights to be sold to developers in designated growth areas, compensating landowners without public purchase.

Question 5

Which document in the master plan process formally records the client's spatial, functional, and performance requirements before design begins?

Accepted Answer

Program of requirements (design program)

Answer

The design program documents the client's quantified needs—square footage, user counts, activities, adjacencies—as the measurable basis for evaluating design solutions.

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