Architectural Program

Team Wildcat was conscripted to provide the area of Jefferson Township, in Northern Wells County, with a new commercial building that would be a viable contribution to the enjoyment of the community as a whole.  Team Wildcat must design a building or group of buildings with the total area to be retained to 15,000 square feet, or less.  The site is meant to be a place of social commerce, while still meeting the 2009 IBC code requirements presented for it.  To begin the project, Team Wildcat gathered together to brainstorm ideas for possibilities of a commercial building.  Ideas ranged from an internet cafe to an indoor paintball arena.  Our team then used a decision matrix to compare the ideas to each other and to the property as it is.  This helped Team Wildcat to get a broader view of the project and how the ideas stack up to each other on an objective scale.  Based on the decision matrix, the constraints of the project, and the general consensus of Team Wildcat as a whole, we chose to build a YMCA on the plot of land that we were given.  Our team met once again to design a conceptual Gantt chart to divide the work and assign to the members of the team.  Risa was the primary building designer, Brinson was the landscape architect and parking lot designer, and Max dealt with the paper work.  As we continued our individual work on the project, team members would converse about different aspects of the project to be up-to-date on the progress of the project, and make sure to adhere to any changes that were made.

4.1.4 Site Discovery

.     Plat – Recorder of Deeds or Public Records Online Directory website

Introduction

Research each of the following for your site. In most cases a potential source of information is given; however, you may need to find additional sources of information in order to gather sufficient data. The websites in brackets [ ] indicate possible sources of information specific to the Palmetto Property. Cop and paste into your blog with the title "Site Description."

1.     Plat – Recorder of Deeds or Public Records Online Directory website

Township:  Lancaster
Section:  5
Range:   12 E

2.     Tax map - Recorder of Deeds or Public Records Online Directory website

05-27-12 5.11 MID PT N 1206.65 N W
  Tax map - Recorder of Deeds or Public Records Online Directory website

3.     Topographic map (free USGS topo Maps via Map Locator at http://store.usgs.gov/)

4.     Soils map and soil characteristics data, soil boring data (if available) 

5.     Web Soil Survey (WSS) at http://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov/  

Wells County, Indiana (IN179)
Map Unit Symbol	Map Unit Name	Acres in AOI	Percent of AOI
BkB2	Blount-Del Rey silt loams, 1 to 4 percent slopes, eroded	1.6	32.2%
GnB2	Glynwood silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, eroded	3.4	67.7%
Pm	Pewamo silty clay loam	0.0	0.1%

6.     Building Code

www.in.gov/legislative/iac/T06750/A00130.PDF 

7.     Municipal Ordinances (Online Library at http://www.municode.com/ or library at http://www.amlegal.com) 

http://www.amlegal.com/nxt/gateway.dll/Indiana/ftwayne/fortwayneindianacodeofordinances?f=templates$fn=default.htm$3.0$vid=amlegal:fortwayne_in 

8.     Zoning Map (municipal ordinances or online map)

Lancaster Municipiality

9. Flood Insurance Rate Map (create a FIRMette on the FEMA Map Service website at http://msc.fema.gov)

Not a Flood Zone

10. Wetlands Inventory (National Wetlands Inventory at http://www.fws.gov/wetlands/Data/Mapper.html) 

Freshwater Emergent ground, Riverine Pond

11. Coastal Zone regulations if applicable (http://coastalmanagement.noaa.gov/mystate/welcome.html)

This is not a Necessary requirement.

12. Endangered Species Critical Habitat Map (FWS Critical Habitat Portal at http://criticalhabitat.fws.gov/) 

Indian Bat Myoto Sodalis = Endangered
Bald Eagle Recovery Programs

13. Superfund sites (EPA National Priorities List webpage at http://www.epa.gov/superfund/sites/npl/index.htm)

There are no hazardous materials on the loose around the proposed construction site.

14. Public Transportation Routes nearby

Railway Line; Highway U.S. 224; State Road 1, 2 miles East

15. Local emergency medical, police, and fire stations 

Sheriff Department in Bluffton, w/police station
Police Station in Ossian
Fire Stations in Ossian and Bluffton
One Hospital in Bluffton