Architectural Program and Constraints

Our team was retained to propose a commercial development for the site 1254 E Us 224 Ossian, IN, 46777 for the construction of a horse arena. We will be using steel, sand, and concrete barn like structure. In this project, we are required to build a legal and feasible structure that can serve as a place of commerce and add to the community. This structure has to be affordable and follow local regulations.

4.1.4 Site Discovery

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

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

Brief Tax Description: 05-27-12 5.11 MID PT N 1206.65 N W

County: Wells
Township: LANCASTER TOWNSHIP
State District: 010 LANCASTER TOWNSHIP
Local District: 010
School Corp: NORTHERN WELLS COMMUNITY
Neighborhood: 502947-010 LANCASTER TOWNSHIP 010

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/  

6.     Building Code

304.1 Business Group B.
Airport traffic control towers
Ambulatory health care facilities
Animal hospitals, kennels and pounds
Banks
Barber and beauty shops
Car wash
Civic administration
Clinic-outpatient
Dry cleaning and laundries: pick-up and delivery stations and self-service
Educational occupancies for students above the 12th grade
Electronic data processing
Laboratories: testing and research
Motor vehicle showrooms
Post offices
Print shops
Professional services (architects, attorneys, dentists, physicians, engineers, etc.)
Radio and television stations
Telephone exchanges
Training and skill development not within a school or academic program

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

8.     Zoning Map (municipal ordinances or online map)

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

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

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

Nothing applicable to our site.

General Indiana Facts:

Miles of Coast: 45

Coastal Population (2000): 741,468

Lead Coastal Management Agency: Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Nature Preserves

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

file:///H:/PLTW%20CEA/Commercial%20building/wells%20endangered

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

 
14. Public Transportation Routes nearby
Wells on Wheels

15. Local emergency medical, police, and fire stations
EMS in Bluffton

Police Station in Bluffton, the red marker then also represents the Bluffton Fire Station