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Sport Plex Design Development

Viability Analysis

Viability Analysis

1. Make a list of at least three commercial or institution development facilities that you have considered for the site. Your list may include some of the following facility types.

· Wake Board Shop

· Sports Facility

· Coffee Shop

· Fast Food

2. Review applicable codes, regulations, and zoning. Are all of the commercial or institutional facilities on your list legally allowable? Is a variance or zoning change necessary in order to obtain a building permit? Note that variances and zoning changes are routinely requested and should not automatically eliminate a commercial activity at this point in project planning. However, if the proposed activity will conflict with surrounding uses, a variance or zoning change may not be granted.

The coffee shop and the fast food would require a change in zoning and codes but all are allowable.

3. Eliminate project ideas from the list that appear to conflict with codes, regulations, and/or zoning and for which you anticipate a variance or zoning change is unlikely. Your teacher will act as the zoning board in order to approve any zoning variance requests. Select alternate potential commercial projects that you consider to be legally allowed or for which you anticipate a variance or zoning change is feasible (per your teacher). Provide at least three potential project ideas.

The highest scoring option on the decision matrix (sports arena) requires small changes in codes.

4. Make a list of all of the important physical site characteristics that should be considered when choosing a type of facility to be constructed on the site. Examples include availability of utilities, environmental concerns, size and shape of property, location of floodplains and wetlands, etc.

· Size of pond

· Type of soil

· Proximity to other land features

· Land features

5. Approximate the square footage for each potential project. Then approximate the cost of the facility using the RS Means Quick Cost Estimator athttp://www.rsmeans.com/calculator/index.asp. This site requires registration, but is free. If a specific facility is not listed, choose the facility that most closely resembles the project for which you are creating the estimate.

Sports Arena~72000ft²

~7500ft²

Sport Track~3750ft²

Food Place~5000ft²

· Record the Construction Type used for each project estimate.

Movie Theatre II-A

Laser Tag I-A (with foam on concrete)

Sport Track (offices) I-A

Food Place II-A

· Record the estimated Contractor’s Overhead & Profit, Architectural Fees, and Total Building Cost for low, medium, and high cost ranges for each project estimate.

Sports Arena~$1,563,485

Coffee Shop~$400,000

Wake Board Shop~$381,824

Fast Food~$725,000 to $850,000

· Calculate the cost per square foot for the medium total building cost for each facility.

Sports Arena~$130 per ft² to $143 per ft²

Coffee Shop~$36 per ft² to $74 per ft² (without vests/equipment)

Wake Board Shop~$85 per ft² to $105 per ft²

Fast Food~$145 per ft² to $175 per ft²

It is important to understand that the cost of construction alone cannot determine financial feasibility. The anticipated return on the investment must also be considered; however, we will not investigate investment return potential here.

6. Based on the results of your decision matrix, choose the commercial project that appears to be the best choice for the site. Write a brief viability analysis and project proposal describing the type of commercial facility that your team recommends for the site. Justify your suggestion using the information you have gathered and your decision matrix comparison as evidence.

The best choice for the site would be the sports arena. This is because not only did it get the highest score on the decision matrix, but it also would be the most practical. Although it isn't necessarily the best choice financially, it will still bring in revenue and will be a good tool for surrounding area sports teams of all kinds. We would have an all turf inside which would allow practice of all sports to occur with cleats and everything. This could also be used for concerts and events of those types if that becomes necessary for the revenue to be brought in.

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

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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/  

Wells County, Indiana (IN179) 

Map Unit Symbol  Map Unit Name  Acres in AOI  Percent of AOI 

BkB2  Blount-Del Rey silt loams, 1 to 4 percent slopes, eroded  1.8  32.2% 

GnB2  Glynwood silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, eroded  3.9  67.5% 

Pm  Pewamo silty clay loam  0.0  0.3% 

Totals for Area of Interest  5.7  100.0% 

 

Wells County, Indiana (IN179)
Map Unit Symbol	Map Unit Name	Acres in AOI	Percent of AOI
BkB2	Blount-Del Rey silt loams, 1 to 4 percent slopes, eroded	1.8	32.2%
GnB2	Glynwood silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, eroded	3.9	67.5%
Pm	Pewamo silty clay loam	0.0	0.3%
Totals for Area of Interest		5.7	100.0%

Map Unit Symbol	Map Unit Name	Acres in AOI	Percent of AOI
BkB2	Blount-Del Rey silt loams, 1 to 4 percent slopes, eroded	1.8	32.2%
GnB2	Glynwood silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, eroded	3.9	67.5%
Pm	Pewamo silty clay loam	0.0	0.3%
Totals for Area of Interest		5.7	100.0%

6.     Building Code

2701.1 Scope. This chapter governs the electrical components, equipment and systems used in buildings and structures covered by this code. Electrical components, equipment and systems shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the provisions of NFPA 70.

7.     Municipal Ordinances (Online Library at http://www.municode.com/ or library at http://www.amlegal.com) City of Fort Wayne, Ossian unfound.

2011 S-37 Supplement contains: Local legislation current through Ord. G-04-12, passed 2-21-12 State legislation current through Legislative Service, 2011 Acts, Pamphlet No. 6

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) 

The site is in a fresh water emergent area.

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

Lake Michigian is on the north eastern part of Indiana which makes wells county a non-costal county.

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

There are no endangered species in the state of Indiana at the present time. There is also no endangered species in Wells County Indiana.

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

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Status	Non-Federal (General)	Federal	Total
Proposed Sites	58	4	62
Final Sites	1144	158	1302
Deleted Sites	344	15	359

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Milestone	Non-Federal (General)	Federal	Total
Partial Deletions	40	17	57*
Construction Completions	1053	70	1123
Sites that have achieved these milestones are included in one of the three NPL status categories. * 72 partial deletions have occurred at these 57 sites.

14. Public Transportation Routes nearby

Public TransportationThe priority of WOW! Wells on Wheels! is to provide affordable public transportation throughout Wells County, Indiana for everyone regardless of age, race, religion, sex, disabilities or national origin. WOW! public transportation funding is from: INDOT 5311, Wells County Government, United Way of Wells County, Aging & In-Home Services of Northeast Indiana, Fuel Sponsor of the Month Program, program fares and donations, fundraising efforts, and charitable contributions.
Transportation is available Monday through Friday from 6:00 AM until 7:00 PM. WOW! Wells on Wheels! Public Transportation includes numerous vans. Many of the vans are equipped with wheelchair accommodations. Examples of transportation destinations may include places of employment; a child-care location; medical facilities; shopping centers; hair appointments; social service organizations; banking; professional offices, such as a lawyer, or social activities; and any other place the rider cares to go.

To read complete information about WOW! Public Transportation, please go to the Public Transit web page tab at the top of this page. To schedule a ride contact WOW! at 260-824-4969 or 1-877-477-4WOW (4969) between 6:00 AM and 7:00 PM and ask to speak with the Dispatcher, or call anytime to leave a message.
The cost for a trip out to the site is $5.00 dollors.

They charge the following for over trips:
$2.00 for trips within Bluffton city limits

$5.00 for trips within Wells County

$20.00 for trips outside of Wells County up to 30 miles from Bluffton

$50.00 for trips 31-50 miles from Bluffton.

$1.00 for children under the age of 12 and accompanied by an adult. Children under age 12 traveling alone will be charged regular WOW! fares listed above.

15. Local emergency medical, police, and fire stations
The closest fire department is about 2 miles away in Uniondale with the Ossian fire deparment being about 5.7 miles away. Closest police disbach is about 5.7 miles away in Ossian. The closest hospitle Bluffton Regonal being about 8.4 miles away in Bluffton. The cosest EMS is in Ossian about 5.7 miles away.

Police Phone Number:  260-622-7519

emergency Number: 911

Fire Station Number for Ossian: (260) 622-4625

Fire station Number for Uniondale: (260) 622-4625

Bluffton Regonal Hospital Phone Number: (260) 824-3210

Ossian EMS Phone Number: (260) 622-7838