Exterior Improvements
GENERAL PROVISIONS
- All campus spaces should be designed to the same standards of full accessibility as are the University鈥檚 buildings.
- Whenever possible specify pervious and semi-pervious hard surfaces to mitigate runoff.
- Graded slopes exceeding 30 degrees are not permitted.
- Areas open to unrestricted vehicular traffic should separate pedestrian and vehicular traffic to the greatest extent possible. While service routes typically used on a daily basis by University vehicles should be combined with main pedestrian paths where possible.
- Standard walkway width shall be 8 feet.
- Parking:
- Parking lots should always be designed and treated as campus spaces, designed to collegiate standards, not suburban.
- All parking lots shall have curb cuts every 200 feet min. around perimeter.
- Provide curb cuts to all islands requiring mowing.
- Traffic control signage shall meet OMUTCD (Ohio Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices) standards.
- Curb cuts shall be 72 inches minimum.
- Light poles shall have 24鈥 high concrete base.
- Athletic Fields:
- All athletic field contractors will have athletic field installation experience of 3 or more years and provide 3 recent project references.
- Provide permanent electric and water sources for all fields.
- Assure adequate on site storage space for small and large equipment, tools, etc.
- Provide automatic underground irrigation system.
- Approved athletic field drainage system required for all new athletic fields.
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321216 鈥 ASPHALT PAVING
- Reference ODOT 400 鈥 Flexible Pavement
- Asphalt access roads and cross walks are not permitted.
- Areas of ODOT Heavy duty and ODOT Light duty pavement will be coordinated with WSU.
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321313 鈥 CONCRETE PAVING
- Reference ODOT 450 鈥 Rigid Pavement
- Locations that are expected to be used only by pedestrians, snow removal equipment and occasional police or ambulance vehicles shall be designed of Portland cement concrete as follows:
- 4000 psi minimum comprehensive strength
- Air entrained
- 5鈥 min. thickness
- 6x6 10/10 welded wire fabric
- 5鈥 min. compacted granular materials base
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321400 鈥 UNIT PAVING
- Use off-the-shelf items, 2 inch thick minimum, standard stock and available locally.
- Provide concrete under pavers at locations where vehicle traffic may occur.
- Provide gravel/sand bed under pavers for pedestrian use only.
- Minimize exposure to construction trucks and equipment.听 If necessary, use 戮鈥 plywood for protection.
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321443 鈥 POROUS UNIT PAVING
- Whenever possible specify pervious and semi-pervious unit paving to mitigate runoff.听 Careful analysis needs to be done prior to specifying porous unit paving due to clay substrate throughout campus grounds.
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321713 鈥 PARKING BUMPERS
- Parking bumpers shall be of PVC or similar materials as approved by the University. Precast bumpers are not permissible.听
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321723 鈥 PAVEMENT MARKINGS
- Reference ODOT 640 鈥 Pavement Marking
- All pavement marking to be hot tape or poured in place thermoplastic
- Standard parking stall size shall be 9鈥 x 18鈥
- White color for student area markings
- Blue color for ADA area markings
- Yellow color for all other area markings
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323113 鈥 CHAIN LINK FENCES AND GATES
- Black vinyl coated is standard.
- Standard height 6鈥-0鈥
- Gates shall be 36鈥 minimum wide.
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329113 鈥 SOIL PREPARATION
- Specify 6 inches of topsoil for lawn areas and 12 inches for planting areas.
- Topsoil to be provided at all areas receiving sod or planting.
- Areas to be seeded/sodded shall be cultivated to the depth of 6 inches.听
- Areas that have been compacted during construction shall be cultivated 4-6 inches prior to topsoil being applied.
- All rocks, gravel, dirt and turf clods shall be removed prior to seeding.
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329200 鈥 TURF AND GRASSES
- University鈥檚 standard seed mixture:
- 40% SR 8300 Tall Fescue
- 40% SR 8200 Tall Fescue
- 20% Titan Fescue
- Preferred sod is Green Velvet 鈥淪ports Mix鈥 by Green Velvet Farms, Bellbrook, Ohio.听 Preparation and installation shall be in accordance with ODOT item 660 material specification.听
- Sod and turf to be planted within 24 hours of delivery.
- Seeding is not permitted, unless approved by the University. 听
- No irrigation/watering will be provided to plantings beyond first year.
- Grades shall not exceed 15 degrees.
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329300 鈥 PLANTS
- All plant materials shall be approved by University prior to installation.
- No irrigation/watering will be provided to plantings beyond first year.
- Priority shall be given to native drought-resistant species.
- Specify trees with 2鈥 min. trunk.
- Provide 20鈥 min. clearance between large trees and light poles.
- Provide 10鈥 min. clearance between large trees and sidewalks.
- Follow ANSI Standards A300, Parts 3, 5 and 6 for tree care practices standards.
- Any plants found on the Invasive plant list from Ohio Department of Natural Resources () are prohibited from campus.
- Open, grassy areas of the campus should be planted in a park like manner with 80% high canopy shade trees and 20% in evergreen and ornamental trees.
- At least 80% of the tree plantings in the core campus should be composed of 鈥渂est鈥 campus trees.听 The best campus trees for WSU include:
- White Oak
- Red Oak
- Dogwood
- Red Bud
- White Ash
- Tulip Poplar
- American Beech
- Kentucky Coffee Tree
- At least 80% of the deciduous shrubs in the core campus should be composed of the following:
- Shrub Roses
- Beauty Berry
- Viburnum
- Spirea
- Hypericum
- At least 60% of the Evergreen shrubs in the core campus should be composed of a following groups:
- Blue Holly 鈥 for edges
- Littleleaf Boxwood 鈥 for edges
- Juniper 听- for slopes only
- Develop flowers in association with permanent planting areas and strictly limit to important arrival or gathering areas for visitors and students.
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329500 鈥 VEGETATED ROOF ASSEMBLIES
- Extensive Green Roof 鈥 existing structures.
- Intensive Green Roof 鈥 new structures.
- Provide leak detection system.
- Consider rain water collection for irrigation.
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