Document a site layout.

Documentation may include

  • topographic features
  • boundaries
  • site survey
  • building location
  • utility system layouts (e.g., stormwater inlets, water and sewer lines)
  • curb, gutter, and sidewalks
  • environmental controls
  • facilities needed on site (e.g., security, parking, temporary facilities, emergencies routes)
  • tools, machines, and equipment needed on site. 

Process/Skill Questions:

  • What is a site plan?
  • Where do you begin to lay out a site?
  • Where do you to find surveying information?
  • How are grades determined and measured?
  • What are benchmarks, and why are they important?
  • Why is it important to journal survey readings?
  • What topographic features are represented on a site plan?
  • What are setbacks, property lines, and utility lines?
  • What is identified on a topographic survey?
  • When are surveys required?
  • What information is required to perform a survey?