Site Description

Introduction

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1.     Plat – Recorder of Deeds or Public Records Online Directory website

2.     Tax map - Recorder of Deeds or Public Records Online Directory website

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/  

6.     Building Code
2008 Indiana Building Code (2006 IBC with state amendments) & 2005 Indiana Residential Code (2003 IRC) with amendments

7.     Municipal Ordinances (Online Library at http://www.municode.com/ or library at http://www.amlegal.com) 

8.     Zoning Map (municipal ordinances or online map)
Lancaster

9. Flood Insurance Rate Map (create a FIRMette on the FEMA Map Service website at http://msc.fema.gov)
Not a flood zone

10. Wetlands Inventory (National Wetlands Inventory at http://www.fws.gov/wetlands/Data/Mapper.html)

Freshwater Emergent ground, Riverine Pond

11. Coastal Zone regulations if applicable (http://coastalmanagement.noaa.gov/mystate/welcome.html)
Not necessary 

12. Endangered Species Critical Habitat Map (FWS Critical Habitat Portal at http://criticalhabitat.fws.gov/)
Indian Bat Myoto Sodalis = Endangered
Bald Eagle Recovery Programs

13. Superfund sites (EPA National Priorities List webpage at http://www.epa.gov/superfund/sites/npl/index.htm)
There are no hazardous materials on the loose around the proposed construction site.

14. Public Transportation Routes nearby

Railway Line; Highway U.S. 224; State Road 1, 2 miles East

15. Local emergency medical, police, and fire stations
Sheriff Department in Bluffton, w/police station
Police Station in Ossian
Fire Stations in Ossian and Bluffton
One Hospital in Bluffton