Daylight plane

MikeTurnrose · Post by **MikeTurnrose** » Mon May 19, 2014 4:18 pm

I've only dealt with this sort of thing twice in my career. The architect told me that the daylight plane is calculated by going 10' above grade at the property line and then going 45Â° upward from there toward the center of the lot. Is that typical? The architect shows the daylight plane on the plans but doesn't show the 10' and 45Â°. He told me this verbally. This is in Palo Alto. I don't know if this is a standard for single family residential homes in other cities or not. Thanks.

LS 4722 · Post by **LS 4722** » Mon May 19, 2014 8:45 pm

http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/civicax/filebank/documents/17661

MikeTurnrose · Post by **MikeTurnrose** » Tue May 20, 2014 8:45 am

Thanks Paul. I didn't think Palo Alto would have such an extensive handout, but I should have checked.

LS 4722 · Post by **LS 4722** » Wed May 21, 2014 8:48 am

You are welcome.

Why would you need to know the design elements of a Daylight Plane? That's the architects job to determine, in combination with other things, a maximum building height or eave projection.

Maybe I am missing something here.

LS_8750 · Post by **LS_8750** » Tue May 27, 2014 6:58 pm

You want to make sure the architect got the daylight plane determination right. So the prudent land surveyor will confirm prior to field verifying compliance. It is a boundary setback issue.

LS 4722 · Post by **LS 4722** » Tue May 27, 2014 8:16 pm

You want to make sure the architect got the daylight plane determination right. So the prudent land surveyor will confirm prior to field verifying compliance. It is a boundary setback issue.

No, it's a design issue in a profession that is far apart from an LS.

In the 40+ years I have been doing this I have never had to verify that an architect figured a setback/height correctly.

dmi · Post by **dmi** » Tue May 27, 2014 9:57 pm

It is a land planning issue. Land planning is something that land surveyors are permitted to do....

Stephen Johnson · Post by **Stephen Johnson** » Wed May 28, 2014 8:43 am

I have to agree with Dane and Clark. Whether or not you see it as a surveying issue, it would behoove you to check to make sure it is done correctly or not. This will often keep you out of problems you don't want to have.

LS 4722 · Post by **LS 4722** » Wed May 28, 2014 10:15 am

Stephen Johnson wrote:I have to agree with Dane and Clark. Whether or not you see it as a surveying issue, it would behoove you to check to make sure it is done correctly or not. This will often keep you out of problems you don't want to have.

You guys enjoy the added liability. This is a BS request any way it's sliced, assuming the City of Palo Alto has requested it.

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Daylight plane

Daylight plane

Mike

Mike

Daylight what?

noooooooooooo

Stephen