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- Meet Options 1, 2, and/or 3 above.
Option 7. Surrounding Density
Healthcare facilities can be significantly sized developments and should contribute to compact and connected development. This is achieved by locating a project in an area that meets surrounding density thresholds in the rating system. However, not all healthcare facilities are in dense areas, especially when they need to serve rural communities. This option also allows flexibility for previously developed existing healthcare facilities by meeting campus development density thresholds instead.
Project teams must identify the building site and buildable land within 0.25 miles (400 meters) offset of the project boundary on a map. Collect information on the surrounding residential and nonresidential building densities, including number of dwelling units and building floor area for all properties within the offset of the boundary, and confirm residential densities and FAR meet or exceed the residential density of 7 DU/acre (17.5 DU/hectare) and nonresidential density (FAR) of 0.5 using separate density. Projects must meet the 22,000 sf/acre of buildable land for combined density. For previously developed rural healthcare campus sites, achieve a minimum development density of 30,000 sf/acre.
DOCUMENTATION
| Project types | Options | Paths | Documentation |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | Option 1. Surrounding Density | Combined Density | Vicinity map showing buildable land, any non-buildable land excluded, project site, and footprints of existing buildings within 0.25 miles (400 meters) offset of project site. |
| All | Option 1. Surrounding Density | Combined Density | LEED v5 Surrounding Density calculator, completed for Combined Density. |
| All | Option 1. Surrounding Density | Combined Density | Combined density (in square feet, per acre, or square meters per hectare). |
| All | Option 1. Surrounding Density | Separate Density | Vicinity map showing buildable land, any non-buildable land excluded, project site, and footprints of existing residential and non-residential buildings within 0.25 miles (400 meters) offset of project site. |
| All | Option 1. Surrounding Density | Separate Density | LEED v5 Surrounding Density calculator, completed for Separate Density. |
| All | Option 1. Surrounding Density | Separate Density | Non-residential commercial density (in floor area ratio). |
| All | Option 1. Surrounding Density | Separate Density | Residential density (in dwelling units per acre or per hectare). |
| All | Option 2. Access to Transit | Path 1. Public Transit Service | Vicinity map indicating the project location, location of the transit stop(s), routes serving each stop, and the walking routes (with walking distance noted) between |
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