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Interior Lighting Documentation

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Provide documentation like this sample from Asbury Green showing that the angle of maximum candela does not leave the building interior.

Site Plan –

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Use a site plan like this example to demonstrate that open space meets or exceeds the credit requirements.

Site Plan Documentation

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If your previously developed site project documents this credit through the use of a site plan you will need to provide a document similar to this example.

Site Plan Documentation

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If your greenfield project documents this credit through the use of a site plan you will need to provide a document similar to this example.

Prime Farmland

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Check whether the site is located on prime farmland, as shown in this example using the National Cooperative Soil Survey website.

Proximity to a Water Body

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Depending on whether the site is previously developed or not, meet the credit critera for distance from a water body, as shown in this example.

Proximity to Wetlands

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Verify that the site is not within 100 feet of wetlands, as shown in this example, using verification based on National Wetlands Inventory data.

100-Year Flood Level

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Verify that your site is five feet or more above the 100-year flood level using FEMA data sources, or county data sources, as shown in these examples.

Community Connectivity Narrative

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Use a narrative like the one illustrated in this example to demonstrate compliance with this option. This sample narrative provides sample language for planned community services, in addition to existing ones.

Community Services

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Compile a list of qualifying community services and residential neighborhoods, and their proximity to your project using a template like this one (with example shown).

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