Lot Selection Part #3 - Lot Prerequisites

When building a “green” home there are several considerations for selecting your lot. In order for the project to receive project certification, a number of prerequisites must be met. For LEED certification, the following are site selection prerequisites:

Prerequisites:
1) Lot cannot be land within 100 feet of a wetland, or
2) be at or below 100-year flood plain, or
3) be identified as habitat for endangered species, or
4) be prior park land, or
5) be land that has prime soils or soils of state significance

State and local regulations would prevent most of these things too. Practically speaking, you would not want to build in a wetland or in a 100-year flood plain. Sometimes, a picture is worth a thousand words. ...