Tourism Planning V-1 '09-'10

GUIDELINES FOR CLEARING AND GRADING • Clearing and grading of lot shall be performed in strict accordance with the approved plans and specifications. • It shall not impede or existing drainage patterns.

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• All areas shall be left clean from rubbish or litter. • All areas graded shall be reestablished with approved ground vegetation.

GUIDELINES FOR TRAIL CONSTRUCTION • Access footpaths shall be at least 0.90 - 1.80 meters in width • The vegetation that will be removed shall only be those that must be sacrifice for the minimum recommended trail width. • The maximum linear grade =15 percent. • Trails should have sloping banks to control erosion and to enable vegetation to catch quickly and cover the new cut and fill surfaces. • Where wall constructions are necessary to stabilize the side of a trail, the wall should be built on a natural rock foundation and the base of the wall should equal one-half of the height.

• Where there is a steep dangerous dropoff below the trail, the trail width = 2 or 2.5 meters. • Trails should have proper provisions for drainage. • Trails and access ways shall be well defined through the use of natural barriers such as plantings and ground cover. • Trails should connect all necessary points in the simplest and most direct manner.

CRITERIA FOR RURAL ROADS • Design Speed: 25 kph in mountainous areas and 60 kph in flat areas. • Minimum radius of curvature: 30 meters in mountainous areas and 100 meters in flat areas. • Maximum gradient: 15 % • Road surface: 4-5 meters wide with slopes of 2-4% slopes towards the drains. • Width of shoulder: 1.5 -2 meters with slopes of 3-5 % towards the drains.