Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: [MAC] images needed

[Fred H Olson (fholson]

Tom Hammer, thammer302 [at] yahoo.com
is the author of the message below.
It was posted by Fred, the list manager <fholson [at] cohousing.org> ,
after making the image that was attached accessible via the web (see
below).

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The Liberty Village Site Plan (See:
http://l.cohousing.org/files/LibertyVillageSitePlan-Landscaped.jpg
has homes and facilities indicated with schematic landscaping.

We started with 27.33 acres of unused horse farm, and subdivided 4.05 acres
for an historic conservation parcel for the 1753 Manor House, large barn,
pond and outbuildings.

Of the 23.27 acre remainder, we clustered 38 new homes on 8 acres, keeping
15 acres in open space with woodlands, stream buffer reforestation
plantings, new orchards and community gardens.

Of the 8 acres developed, we clustered a plan for 34 semi-detached homes, 4
detached homes, and a centrally located common house. All parking is
clustered to the periphery at the highest and farthest point from the stream
passing through the property. Storm water runoff is managed through partial
diversion to rain gardens for bio-remediation and final collection in two
major SWM detention ponds for slow release of clean runoff.

Sewage is collected to a single lift station for pumping to the county
managed waste water treatment facilities. Domestic water is drawn from a
local community water system that is well based and stored in a 22,000
gallon standing storage tank and a pressure tank for pressurized delivery to
a total of 66 homes on the system including 28 homes in another adjacent
subdivision.

As much as possible, the original farm driveway was conserved to preserve
the major old trees and new homes were spaced around a central village green
for safe recreation space for children. The primary concerns in planning
were a pedestrian scale community, optimum conservation of trees, separation
of vehicles and residents, providing for a centrally located common house,
and conservation of as much open space and community area as reasonably
possible. No fencing is used for any internal land division and all homes
are on footprint lots, with all surrounding lawns and gardens on the
community open space.

Tom Lofft
Liberty Village, MD
240-344-3741

>From: Tom Hammer <thammer302 [at] yahoo.com>
>To: cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org, MAC regional chapter
><regionalchapter [at] yahoogroups.com>
>CC: Tom Hammer <thammer302 [at] yahoo.com>, Monty Berman
><mberman116 [at] hotmail.com>
>Subject: [MAC] images  needed
>Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2007 18:20:25 -0400
>
>Hi All,
>
>We have two very important presentations coming up in a week, and we
>very much could use some more images for our Powerpoint presentation.
>
>If you have any images that show:
>
>1) the same plot of land with and without clustering, to dramatically
>show land preservation, or
>
>2) a site plan or aerial shot of a piece of rural or semi-rural land
>already built or designed that shows preservation by clustering and/
>or reduction of impervious surfaces to reduce water runoff, or
>
>3) a site plan of your rural or semi-rural community with parking on
>the outside and a central walkway,
>
>that would be very helpful.  We are trying to convince local zoning
>officials and planning commissions that we are not trying to invent
>sliced bread.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Tom Hammer
>for Concord Village
>seeking land in southeastern PA, northern DE, or northeastern MD


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