THEORY AND PRINCIPLES OF PLANNING

Which of the following would probably not be considered an element of a city’s image?

• A group of houses

• A freeway

• A neighborhood bar

• A rice paddies

Social Contact and interaction in a pavilion would be promoted most by which of the following design decision?

• Making the dimensions of the pavilion small enough so the anticipated number of users would cross into each other’s personal distance,

• Designing benches around the support columns so people would have a place to sit and talk

• Organizing the cooking and servicing area distinct from the dining area and entrance

• Providing an informal variety of spaces of different sizes, locations and uses.

A speculative office building probably would not be built if the developer discovered that:

• All of the catchments area was not served by arterial street.

• The site consisted of mostly sandy soil with a 6-foot top layer of expansive clay

• The vacancy rate of office space in the city was three times the national average

• The neighborhood community objected to the sight of the parking lots.

Which of the following causes the foundation problems:

• Extensive underground rock formations just below the surface

• A 5-foot water table

• Expansive clay and organic soil

• All of the above

In planning a new building, an architect would have to look at regulations other than the zoning ordinance to find a requirement for which of the following:

• The width of the loading berth

• The required size of utility easement

• Minimum lot size

• Parking area size

• Permissible roof covering

Which of the following statement is incorrect?

• A 1 ½ % slope is suitable for rough parking

• Landscaped areas near buildings should have a 2% slope

• A safe sidewalk would slope 2 ½ %.

• Roads in northern climates can safely have up to 12% grade.

Which of the following would result to the best site circulation?

• Planning the service entry drive separated from the automobile entry and drive

• Making parking areas oversize to accommodate pedestrian circulation

• Designing all two-way roads at least 24-feet wide

• Limiting parking area traffic to a single entrance away from the pedestrian walks

• Laying out walks parallel to parking areas.

A property can best be described with which of the following?

• Meters and bounds

• Reference to a section and township

• Location within a subdivision

• All of the above

If land is limited, which of the following is the best way to plan parking lots?

• A two-way circulation with 90-degree parking on both sides of the drive

• 30-degree parking on both sides of a one-way loop system

• Combining service circulation with parking at 45-degree angle

• 90-degree parking on one side of a one-way circulation drive.

Which of the following is a long-term plan that is required of the entire local government unit in the Philippines?

• Urban plan

• Social plan

• Comprehensive development plan

• Site plan