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 HOW TO MAKE AN 
 
 Industrial Site Survey 
 
 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
 MAURICE H. STANS, Secretary 
 
 ROCCO C. SICILIANO, Under Secretary 
 
 ROBERT A. PODESTA, Assistant Secretary 
 for Economic Development 
 
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 Foreword 
 
 A firm seeking a location for a new plant needs a site ideal for 
 both present use and future expansion. To back its efforts to attract 
 new industry, a local economic development organization must be 
 fully prepared to supply information on individual plant sites in 
 the area and to point out the unique advantages of each site. 
 
 This takes long and careful preparation. But it is worth the effort 
 because it produces results. 
 
 This guide explains how to identify sites ideal for industry and — 
 equally important — how to assemble this information for use in at- 
 tracting new and expanding companies. 
 
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 ROBERT A. PODESTA 
 
 Assistant Secretary for Economic Development 
 
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Contents 
 
 Page 
 Why Make An Industrial Site Survey in Your 
 
 Community? 1 
 
 What A Prospect Needs To Know 1 
 
 Who Makes A Site Survey? 6 
 
 Basic Tools for Site Identification 6 
 
 How To Identify Sites Suitable for Industry 13 
 
 Ready-Reference Site Map and Data File 15 
 
 Industrial Site-Survey Check List 23 
 
 V 
 
Why 
 
 Make An 
 
 Industrial Site Survey 
 
 In Your 
 
 Community? 
 
 A community that identifies all local sites suitable for indus- 
 try and compiles accurate, up-to-date site information enjoys a distinct 
 advantage in the highly competitive quest for new industry and jobs. 
 Failure to develop such factual information — and failure to keep 
 it up-to-date — may jeopardize the area's development effort. 
 
 What 
 
 A Prospect Needs To Know 
 
 The value of a thorough industrial site survey for your com- 
 munity is perhaps best seen through the eyes of the industrial pros- 
 pect himself. A manufacturer considering a possible location for a 
 new or branch plant is not convinced by mere assurances of "lots of 
 fine plant sites in town." He wants clear evidence that these sites 
 exist and that at least one of the sites is available and suitable for 
 the operation of his proposed plant. 
 
 To determine whether or not one of your local sites suits his 
 requirements, the manufacturer must know where all the sites are lo- 
 cated; their size, cost, topography, grading requirements, and sus- 
 ceptibility to flooding; drainage characteristics and load-bearing ca- 
 pacity of the soil, depth to ground water, zoning designation, tax 
 
rate, adjacent land use, existing industrial buildings, and other im- 
 provements; and the utilities and transportation facilities by which 
 they presently are or definitely will be serviced by the time a plant 
 would be in operation. 
 
 Some brief comments concerning several of these factors may 
 serve to clarify their respective roles in site selection. 
 
 1. SIZE AND SHAPE 
 
 One of the most obvious changes in plant location, over the last 
 few decades, has been the general trend toward larger sites. In most 
 cases, a relatively large lot is sought in order to insure adequate 
 space for deliveries, employee parking, and possible future expan- 
 sion. Also, a spacious, well-landscaped site makes for better plant 
 appearance than a smaller site and, at the same time, provides greater 
 privacy. 
 
 As to shape of site, the usual preference is for a site of regular 
 shape or one otherwise suitable from such standpoints as building 
 layout, access to transportation, parking, and future expansion. 
 
 2. TOPOGRAPHY 
 
 So far as topography is concerned, the usual preference is for a 
 comparatively level site, with just enough slope to provide good 
 drainage. There are exceptions, however. Some firms may choose a 
 hilltop location because of supposed advantages in appearance and 
 advertising value. In other cases, the type of building preferred by 
 the company may be best adapted to a sloping site. For example, 
 the president of one small company wished to construct his plant 
 on a hill so that shipments and deliveries could be made on two levels. 
 
 3. UTILITIES 
 
 Utilities are always an important consideration in the inspection 
 of individual plant sites. The utilities with which manufacturing estab- 
 lishments are chiefly concerned are electric power, water, natural 
 gas, and sewerage. While utility rates may represent an important 
 cost variable between communities, they are normally uniform 
 within a community. Hence, the principal difference in utility costs 
 between sites in the same community is found in the cost of extend- 
 ing utility lines to the plant site. In many cases, this represents a 
 significant element in the total, developed cost of the site. 
 
4. WATER SUPPLY 
 
 An adequate, safe, and reliable source of water is needed for 
 drinking and sanitary purposes. In addition, many industrial plants 
 use large quantities of water in the production process. When this 
 is the case, location near a natural source of water is frequently a 
 necessity, and such characteristics of the water supply as tempera- 
 ture, mineral content, bacterial content, and regularity of flow may 
 be quite important. 
 
 5. FLOODING 
 
 Whenever flooding is a possibility it should be a major site 
 consideration. If records of previous floods are available, these should 
 be checked over a long period. If not, long-time residents of the 
 area and newspaper accounts of past floods can often provide useful 
 information. 
 
 While some firms are willing to incur the risk of occasional 
 flooding to gain other site advantages, the customary policy is to 
 insist on a flood-free site. 
 
 6. DRAINAGE AND SOIL CONDITIONS 
 
 Large areas of standing water on a site indicate that subsurface 
 drainage problems can be expected. It is important to avoid the site 
 that is a natural low spot. 
 
 Soil engineers should be consulted, particularly in doubtful 
 situations, for assurance that soil conditions will permit adequate 
 drainage once anticipated site development has been completed. 
 
 Soil structure should be investigated, since it may also have a 
 significant bearing on foundation conditions and the cost of developing 
 the site. It must receive special attention if contemplated plant struc- 
 tures or equipment require land with an exceptionally high load- 
 bearing capacity. 
 
 Test borings will show graphically where rock is located, 
 whether the groundwater table is high or low, whether the soil will 
 drain easily, and whether there is sufficient topsoil to stabilize the 
 ground surface after construction. 
 
 7. COST OF DEVELOPMENT 
 
 The cost of a developed site is much more significant than the 
 price of the unimproved acreage. A prospect will consider, not only 
 the original cost of the land, but also the estimated additional costs 
 
of grading, filling, drainage, excavation, foundation construction, 
 building access roads, constructing a railroad siding, providing for 
 water supply and waste disposal, and bringing in other necessary 
 utilities. When all development costs are brought into the comparison, 
 the lowest-priced site sometimes turns out to be the most expensive. 
 
 8. LOCATION WITHIN THE COMMUNITY 
 
 As a site factor, location within the community has various facets. 
 One is accessibility — from the standpoints of employees, customers, 
 and salesmen. Roads, traffic conditions, availability of public trans- 
 portation, and distance from residential areas must be taken into 
 account in this regard. Another facet is advertising value. Toward this 
 end, a location on a main highway or main-line railroad, or one 
 from which the plant is visible over a large area may be sought. 
 Still another facet of site location concerns the immediate surround- 
 ings. Like a family shopping for a new home, the manufacturing 
 firm looks for attractive surroundings and tries to avoid possible 
 community relations problems. 
 
 9. TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES 
 
 Transportation is a significant factor at each major stage of site 
 selection; that is to say, in the choice of region, community, and 
 specific site. Accessibility of a site to the various modes of local 
 transportation is usually a primary consideration to a prospect. Thus, 
 if the firm plans to use railroad transportation, it must look into 
 the feasibility and cost of constructing a spur or siding. (Some firms 
 like to provide switching facilities, even if little rail shipment is in 
 prospect, so as to allow for possible future use and add to the resale 
 value of the plant.) If it plans to ship by truck, attention must be 
 given to such matters as distance from main highways, type of access 
 roads, roadway requirements within the site, and potential traffic 
 problems. Similarly, other forms of transportation present their own 
 special problems of accessibility. 
 
 Many industrial firms require fast transportation, not only for 
 their executives, but for the receipt of raw materials and delivery 
 of their products. These firms are finding the airport-industrial park 
 concept extremely practical. There are an estimated 45,000 private 
 business planes in use now, and the number is growing. The need 
 for an airport to stimulate economic growth will become increasingly 
 more apparent as executive air travel further expands and the air 
 transportation industry assumes a still larger role in moving goods. 
 
In surveying tracts of land as possible locations for an air-indus- 
 trial park, these points should be considered: 
 
 ►Access roads and other local means of ground transpor- 
 tation serving an existing airport often can do double duty 
 to serve industrial firms locating near the air facility. 
 
 ►Any available land located near an airport is likely 
 to be level and therefore often suitable for industrial de- 
 velopment. Such land — frequently owned by the commu- 
 nity — is ideal for modern, horizontal-type buildings. 
 
 ►Utilities — water, gas, sewer, electricity — already avail- 
 able at airports usually can be extended to serve adjacent 
 industrial uses. 
 
 Site surveys for integrated airport-industrial development should 
 be made in conjunction with discussions with the Federal Aviation 
 Administration. FAA guidance is important in evaluating prospec- 
 tive air-industrial sites in terms of anticipated flight patterns, required 
 clear zones, height restrictions on nearby buildings, and safety regu- 
 lations in general. 
 
 10. TAXES AND INSURANCE 
 
 In site selection, tax considerations are usually centered on 
 property tax rates and assessments. 
 
 As regards property taxes, many companies pay as much atten- 
 tion to long-range stability as to the present level of rates. 
 
 Fire insurance costs are considered in surveying both com- 
 munities and sites. In selecting the community, plant locators are 
 interested primarily in insurance ratings. In evaluating sites, the pros- 
 pect is usually careful to note all factors likely to affect the insur- 
 ance classification of the plant. 
 
 11. ZONING AND OTHER LEGAL ASPECTS 
 
 Zoning is a site factor that has often been overlooked in the 
 past. Profiting from the experiences of others, most firms now regard 
 proper zoning as highly essential. A careful check of zoning regula- 
 tions is desirable for two principal reasons — to avoid litigation and 
 to protect the new plant against incompatible industrial neighbors or 
 other land use. In addition to zoning, other local regulations, such 
 as building codes, laws relating to waste disposal, smoke, and fumes, 
 and restrictions on highway use need to be checked. 
 
Who Makes A Site Survey? 
 
 Many local development organizations have a committee con- 
 cerned with the needs of existing and potential industry. In areas 
 participating in the program of the Economic Development Admin- 
 istration, this committee helps prepare the area Overall Economic 
 Development Program (OEDP). 
 
 To organize and direct a site survey, it is desirable to obtain 
 the services of people experienced in plant-site selection who have 
 skills in determining qualifications of land for various industrial uses. 
 The ideal site-survey team includes representatives of the local or 
 county planning, zoning, engineering, and tax assessment staffs; in- 
 dustrial land realtors; local chamber of commerce officials; area de- 
 velopment representatives of utility and transportation firms serving 
 the community; and officials of firms already located in the area. 
 They decide exactly what information to collect on each site and to 
 keep on hand for ready reference. 
 
 State agencies can provide helpful information and guidance on 
 industrial site surveys, and they should be consulted in the early 
 stages of organizing the surveys. 
 
 Basic Tools for Site Identification 
 
 Maps and aerial photographs are helpful in identifying potential 
 industrial sites accurately and compiling pertinent data on them that 
 prospects want to know. To start, obtain as large-scale a base map 
 as practicable. Identify on it all available sites, including such major 
 features as industrial zoning boundaries; road, rail, air, and water 
 transportation networks; and major utility lines (water, sewage dis- 
 posal, gas, and power). As individual sites are identified, depict them 
 on separate maps covering the above items in detail, together with 
 topographic features, notation of areas subject to flooding, direction 
 of prevailing winds, character of adjacent land uses, and similar data 
 helpful to manufacturers in selecting a plant site. 
 
 Particular attention should be given the location of existing 
 industrial buildings or other buildings that can be converted to 
 industrial use. In addition, photographs of these buildings should be 
 
made from several angles and combined with floor plans and other 
 pertinent data. This information is of special interest to prospects 
 with priority needs for available building space. 
 
 Consult the following research tools . . . 
 
 Land-use maps are usually prepared by the planning com- 
 mission responsible for community planning activities in 
 your area. They are helpful in locating existing tracts 
 of land in industrial use and identifying land uses in 
 sections adjacent to proposed new industrial sites. 
 They also show locations of airports and airstrips. 
 
 Semi-Public 
 
 Lodge or Club 
 Churches 
 
 Public 
 
 Town 
 
 School 
 
 Municipal Utility 
 
 Commercial 
 
 Industrial 
 
 Business 
 
 Retail, Service, Office 
 
 Joint Occupancy 
 
 Theatre 
 
 Auto Sales/Repair 
 
 Gasoline Station 
 
 Residential 
 
 Single Family 
 
 (3AC. & Over) 
 Single Family 
 
 (Under 3AC.) 
 Multi-Family 
 Trailer 
 
 Farm 
 
 Cemetery 
 
 Vacant (Unsubdivided) 
 Over 1AC. 
 
 Vacant Lots 
 Wooded 
 
 
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Zoning maps, available from the town or county zoning office, 
 indicate current zoning of land deemed suitable for industrial sites 
 and point up any need to rezone this land if current zoning is other 
 than industrial. Zoning maps, in showing current zoning adjacent 
 to proposed industrial sites, indicate the type of neighboring 
 development that may be expected in the future. 
 
 Business IE553 
 
 Industrial mim 
 
 Residential fREsH 
 
 Agriculture 1 I 
 
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 Street and road maps are generally available from the municipal 
 engineer's office, while State highway maps may be obtained 
 from county and State highway departments. 
 
 Railroad maps are available from offices of railroads serving 
 your community or from the municipal engineer's office. Large-scale 
 maps showing number of tracks, spurs, and yard and switching 
 limits, are of great interest to users of railroad freight facilities. 
 
Utility maps, indicating the limits of municipal and private water 
 districts, the distribution of sewage disposal service, and the location 
 of gas and electric power lines, are compiled by local utility 
 companies, the State public service commission, or your local 
 planning commission, and are available from them. 
 
 Existing Service Areas 
 Trunk Lines 
 Manholes 
 
 Sewage Treatment f^o*^ 
 Plant 
 
 (Existing and Proposed Design) 
 
 Ridge Line 
 
 Streams 
 
 Highest Contour 
 Stream Basins 
 
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Topographic quadrangle maps of the county or local area, 
 prepared at a scale of 1:24,000, reduce the amount of on-the-site 
 time needed to determine the amount of site grading that is 
 necessary. They also provide information on probable drainage 
 conditions and show waterways and other transit facilities in detail 
 for site-planning purposes. You can determine whether your area 
 is covered by these maps by checking the INDEX TO 
 TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING, available on request to the Map 
 Information Office, Geological Survey, U.S. Department of 
 the Interior, Washington, DC. 20240. 
 
 
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Aerial photographs are useful to supplement and correct topographic 
 maps, including identification and location of man-made land 
 features developed since the topographic surveys were prepared. 
 They are valuable in determining current land use in areas where 
 existing land-use maps are outdated. They also show the site 
 in relation to nearby transportation facilities, power lines, and 
 community services. 
 
 For information concerning the best and latest available 
 aerial photographic coverage of your county or area, consult 
 the Map Information Office, Geological Survey, U.S. Department 
 of the Interior, Washington, D.C. 20240. This agency is 
 responsible for coordinating and indexing vertical and oblique 
 aerial photography flown for all Federal agencies. In some instances, 
 aerial photographs are already available from city and county 
 planning commissions, and county agricultural extension agents. 
 
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How To Identify Sites 
 Suitable for Industry 
 
 After obtaining basic mapping and photographic material, pro- 
 ceed to identify suitable sites as follows: 
 
 Preliminary Identification. Referring to topographic maps, out- 
 line on the base map those land areas with a slope of approximately 
 10 percent or less. Referring to recent aerial photographs, land-use 
 maps, and zoning maps, locate vacant tracts with slope of 10 percent 
 or less that are available for industrial use. (Note: Zoning boundaries 
 may be changed by official action if it is shown that land currently 
 zoned for other land uses is more suitable for industry.) Referring 
 to transportation maps, draw lines parallel to and about 1 mile from 
 paved highways and railroads (the maximum distance from these 
 transportation facilities that plants will normally be located). Re- 
 ferring to utility maps, plot location of electric transmission lines, gas 
 lines, water supply lines, and sewage disposal systems. 
 
 On-Site Inspection and Selection. Once preliminary data have 
 been plotted on the large base map, and those tracts with the best 
 characteristics for industrial use are tentatively identified, your site- 
 survey team can inspect these tracts. Utilizing their combined skills 
 and experience, team members eliminate from consideration any 
 tracts that present serious drawbacks for plant operation and service. 
 They confirm the potential industrial value of other tracts and de- 
 termine what improvements are required to make them more at- 
 tractive to manufacturers. 
 
 Following this the team must ascertain the availability of the 
 tracts selected and obtain definite price agreements for their acquisi- 
 tion. Your industry committee then can quote for prospects firm 
 prices on individual tracts. 
 
 A Planned Industrial District? 
 
 A controversial subject in site development- concerns the advan- 
 tages and disadvantages of industrial district sites, as compared with 
 individual sites. The "organized" or "planned" industrial district is 
 essentially a tract of land that is subdivided and developed according 
 
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to a comprehensive plan for the use of a community of industries, 
 with basic utilities installed before sites are sold. 
 
 The typical occupant of an industrial district is a light manufac- 
 turing plant or warehouse requiring small to medium-size accommo- 
 dations. Districts have tended to be designed for companies desiring 
 to occupy less than 10 acres of property 200-400 feet in depth. 
 Heavy industries occupying large, special-purpose buildings are absent 
 from most districts. 
 
 The quality of industrial parks or districts varies greatly. The 
 best parks maintain exceptionally high standards and offer tenants 
 many useful services. 
 
 Some of the characteristics that distinguish the true industrial 
 parks are: 
 
 1. Development according to master plan, under the supervision 
 of competent management. 
 
 2. Complete preparation of site, including all necessary grad- 
 ing and filling, utility lines, streets, and railroad sidings. 
 
 3. Adequate protection of occupants against incompatible neigh- 
 bors, substandard or unattractive plant construction, unde- 
 sirable land utilization or crowding, and smoke, fumes, noise, 
 or other nuisances. 
 
 4. Provision of various types of centralized services, such as 
 building maintenance, medical and restaurant facilities, pub- 
 lic warehousing, and (in a few cases) central computing. 
 
 5. Provision of architectural and financing services for those 
 who desire it. Some districts offer a "turn-key" service, 
 under which the management of the district will plan and 
 erect the plant to a tenant's specifications, and also make 
 whatever financing arrangements are necessary. 
 
 Industrial districts may be the answer to many locational prob- 
 lems of small manufacturers. While many of the larger manufacturing 
 concerns are well-equipped with plant-location experts, engineers, 
 and other specialists who can completely investigate sites and services, 
 the smaller manufacturers could largely be spared these surveys. 
 Moreover, district sites meet the demand for locations away from 
 traffic congestion, parking problems, and cramped sites. They allow 
 space for modern one-story plants. Also, they save management the 
 headaches and delay attendant on developing raw sites, and offer the 
 assurance of compatible neighbors. 
 
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Many manufacturers, however, believe that the disadvantages 
 of industrial park sites offset the advantages. 
 
 Probably the common objection to industrial park sites is the 
 high cost. Site readiness and professional management are services 
 that must be paid for, and the difference in final cost between district 
 and non-district sites is sometimes more apparent than real. Never- 
 theless, many firms feel that the cost of district sites substantially 
 exceeds the initial cost plus development expense of individually 
 situated sites. Small companies, in particular, tend to look upon the 
 cost of industrial park locations as excessive. 
 
 Another criticism of industrial districts is that room for expan- 
 sion is limited by the closeness of neighboring plants. In order to 
 "pay out," the developers usually insist on a high ratio of land cov- 
 erage. The initial plant usually covers about 60 percent of the plot, 
 and options on vacant land for expansion are usually for a short 
 period. Another objection is that a whole new set of traffic problems 
 may be created. Traffic congestion in the city core may be traded 
 for traffic congestion in the suburbs. Finally, some companies fear 
 "loss of identity" in an industrial district location. 
 
 Ready-Reference 
 Site Map and Data File 
 
 Your industry committee must be prepared to answer readily 
 all questions prospects may ask about each site marked for potential 
 industrial development. Inability to provide essential data, or delay 
 in making information available, may cause a prospect to look to 
 another community. 
 
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A good site data sheet includes such items of information as 
 location, description of property (acreage, shape, grade, mineral 
 rights), utilities (electricity, natural gas, water, sewerage, telephone), 
 transportation (railroad, airport, motor freight, highways), zoning, 
 owner, and remarks. A scale drawing of the site is nearly always 
 included, showing the exact shape and relation to such physical fea- 
 tures as rail lines, roads, and streams. Photographs of the site (sur- 
 face and aerial views) often accompany the description. A typical 
 site data sheet appears on page 17. 
 
 Descriptions of available industrial buildings are another im- 
 portant type of records kept by area development organizations. 
 The model building card below has been developed by an electric 
 company working closely with real estate firms. Enough essential 
 data to answer preliminary inquiries are recorded on 5" x 8" cards. 
 These are rechecked at 90-day intervals to insure currency, and they 
 always get an additional checking before being submitted to a prospect. 
 
 Model Building Card 
 
 AGENT/OWNER: SIZE. 
 
 LOCATION: NO. OF STORIES: 
 
 EXTRA GROUND: —CONSTRUCTION:. 
 
 CEILING HGT: SIZE OF BAYS: CRANES: 
 
 FLOORS: WT: ELEVATORS: 
 
 ROOF: WINDOWS: SPRINKLERED: 
 
 BOILER PLANT: FUEL: LAVATORY: 
 
 ELEC: GAS: WATER: SEWER: 
 
 RR SIDING: TRUCKING FAC: 
 
 TAXES: ZONING: PUB: TRANS: 
 
 CONDITION: RECENT USE: S or L:. 
 
 PRICE OR TERMS: AVAILABLE: 
 
 REMARKS: 
 
 CHECKED 
 
 Source: Philadelphia Electric Company 
 * Sale or Lease 
 
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A Typical Site Data Sheet 
 
 gjuW** ST*** ** pgtm$nVAWA 64O40AD 
 
 Cl i i I I I I I I 1 H I I I n , 
 
 40 acres 
 
 RADNOR TOWNSHIP 
 
 LOCATION & DESCRIPTION: East side of Radnor-Chester Road, south of 
 the Pennsylvania Railroad at Radnor Station. Land is generally sloping and 
 partially wooded. 
 
 ZONING: Residential — Variance must be obtained for suitable project. 
 
 RAILROADS: Pennsylvania Railroad (Main Line) at north end of property. 
 
 STREETS & HIGHWAYS: Radnor-Chester Road is an improved North-South 
 highway. A proposed highway will bisect site from Radnor Station to 
 Lincoln Highway (U.S. Rt. #30). 
 
 LOCAL TRANSPORTATION: Pennsylvania Railroad Radnor Station; Red 
 Arrow lines on Rt. #30. 
 
 UTILITIES: Electricity: Phila. Electric Co.— 33 Kva along P. W. R/W; 4 KV 
 line on Lincoln Highway; 4 KV on Radnor-Chester Road. 
 
 Gas: Phila. Electric Co. — 16" H.P. main on Radnor-Chester Rd. 10" Inter- 
 mediate Pressure main on Lincoln Highway; 4" (proposed) I. P. main 
 from Lincoln Highway north on new road approx. 1200' to Wyeth, 
 Inc. 
 
 Water: Phila. Suburban Water Co. — 6" main on Radnor-Chester Rd. ex- 
 tending south to Radnor Twp. School; 8" main on Lincoln Highway; 
 8" main on new road from Lincoln Highway to Wyeth, Inc. 
 
 Sewer: Dotted line on print shows approximate location. 
 
 CONTACT: Industrial & Commercial Development Division 
 
 Phila. Electric Co.— 1000 Chestnut St.— Phila., Pa. 19105 
 
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Individual maps graphically describing each site, or group of 
 neighboring sites, are helpful to prospects in the evaluation process. 
 From the standpoint of a prospect's plant requirements, each site map 
 should show such characteristics as size, topography, zoning, and 
 relation to transportation facilities and service utilities. Exhibits on 
 this and following pages are from "Community Economic Inventory: 
 Cecil County, Maryland." They show how one area illustrated the 
 essential characteristics of its proposed industrial sites. 
 
 For promotional purposes, similar graphic materials for indus- 
 trial sites in your area — maps, charts, aerial photographs, and de- 
 scriptions — can be combined as a brochure. Copies should be sent to 
 
 EXHIBIT 1 
 
 Industrial Sites: This chart lists 13 sites available and zoned for 
 industry in Cecil County. The following exhibits give a graphic 
 orientation of these sites as depicted on various types of maps. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Distance to 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Nearest 
 
 
 Name of 
 
 
 
 
 
 Municipal 
 
 
 nearest 
 
 
 Number 
 
 
 Servable 
 
 Water Sup- 
 
 Site 
 
 Incorporated 
 
 Approx. 
 
 of 
 
 Industrial 
 
 by 
 
 ply Lines 
 
 Number 
 
 town 
 
 Acreage 
 
 Owners 
 
 Zoning 
 
 Railroad 
 
 (miles) 
 
 1 
 
 Rising Sun 
 
 85 
 
 2 
 
 Heavy 
 
 PRR 
 
 Adjacent 
 
 2 
 
 Perryville 
 
 50 
 
 1 
 
 Light 
 
 B&O 
 
 Adjacent 
 
 3 
 
 Perryville 
 
 115 
 
 1 
 
 Heavy 
 
 PRR 
 
 Adjacent 
 
 4 
 
 Perryville 
 
 170 
 
 1 
 
 Heavy 
 
 PRR 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 North East 
 
 170 
 
 1 
 
 Heavy 
 
 PRR 
 
 Adjacent 
 
 6 
 
 Elkton 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (Singerly) 
 
 110 
 
 2 
 
 Light 
 
 B&O 
 
 2 
 
 7 
 
 Elkton 
 
 70 
 
 1 
 
 Heavy 
 
 PRR 
 
 Adjacent 
 
 8 
 
 Elkton 
 
 120 
 
 2 
 
 Heavy 
 
 PRR 
 
 1 
 
 9 
 
 Elkton 
 
 55 
 
 1 
 
 Heavy 
 
 PRR 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 Elkton 
 
 175 
 
 1 
 
 Heavy 
 
 PRR 
 
 Adjacent 
 
 11 
 
 Elkton 
 
 40 
 
 1 
 
 Heavy 
 
 PRR 
 
 V/2 
 
 12 
 
 Chesapeake City 
 
 110 
 
 1 
 
 Light 
 
 None 
 
 Adjacent 
 
 13 
 
 Chesapeake City 
 
 130 
 
 1 
 
 Heavy 
 
 None 
 
 Adjacent 
 
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a selected list of industrial prospects; to the State agency coordinat- 
 ing development activities in your State; State credit corporations 
 or authorities; and to utilities, railroads, and other transportation 
 companies capable of serving your industrial sites. 
 
 Complete site-survey files contain a wide range of information 
 and data on each designated site. This information includes not only 
 current conditions and site characteristics, but also scheduled changes 
 expected to improve the site and its ability to serve industrial activi- 
 ties of various kinds. Note should be made where a site appears 
 particularly well suited to a specific industry or industry group. In 
 all instances, data files must regularly be kept up-to-date. 
 
 Distance to 
 
 Distance to 
 
 Nearest 
 
 Natural Gas 
 
 Lines 
 
 (miles) 
 
 Highway Truck Miles 
 to 12 ft. Draft Barge 
 Shipping Facilities 
 
 Highway Truck Miles 
 
 to Ocean Shipping 
 
 Facilities 
 
 Nearest 
 Municipal 
 
 Present: 
 
 Port 
 Deposit, 
 Perryville 
 or Chesa- 
 peake City 
 
 Potential: 
 
 North East 
 
 or 
 
 Elkton 
 
 Sewerage 
 
 Collection 
 
 Sewers 
 
 (miles) 
 
 Present: 
 Bait, Md 
 
 Present: 
 
 Wilmington, 
 
 Del. 
 
 Potential: 
 
 Perryville, 
 
 Md. 
 
 Adjacent 
 
 7 
 
 8 
 
 
 45 
 
 31 
 
 10 
 
 Adjacent 
 
 10 
 
 1 
 
 
 40 
 
 34 
 
 1 
 
 Adjacent 
 
 11 
 
 2 
 
 At Site 
 
 40 
 
 34 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 12 
 
 3 
 
 At Site 
 
 40 
 
 34 
 
 2 
 
 Adjacent 
 
 6 
 
 9 
 
 At Site 
 
 59 
 
 27 
 
 9 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 11 
 
 4 
 
 55 
 
 23 
 
 16 
 
 Adjacent 
 
 
 8 
 
 2V2 
 
 53 
 
 21 
 
 14 
 
 1 
 
 
 8 
 
 2V2 
 
 53 
 
 21 
 
 14 
 
 1 
 
 
 8 
 
 2V2 
 
 53 
 
 21 
 
 14 
 
 Adjacent 
 
 
 8 
 
 2V2 
 
 53 
 
 21 
 
 14 
 
 V/2 
 
 
 9 
 
 4 
 
 55 
 
 19 
 
 16 
 
 Adjacent 
 
 5V2 
 
 V2 
 
 Adjacent 
 
 59 
 
 21 
 
 20 
 
 Adjacent 
 
 5V 2 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 59 
 
 21 
 
 20 
 
 19 
 
EXHIBIT 2 
 
 The 13 available sites zoned for industry are 
 shown in relation to roads, railroads, and 
 waterways. 
 
 8 
 
 NORTH EAST 
 
 CHARLESTOWN 
 
 +» 
 
 13 
 
 ''CHESAPEAKE 
 
 20 
 
EXHIBIT 3 
 
 Five of the industrial sites are shown on a topographic map with 
 terrain features and elevations. Included is detailed information on 
 man-made features. 
 
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EXHIBIT 4 
 
 Three of the sites are outlined 
 on an oblique aerial 
 photograph, offering the 
 industrial prospect a 
 perspective view he could 
 obtain in no other way. 
 
A 
 
 Suggested 
 Industrial 
 Site-Survey 
 Check List 
 
 The check list summarizes the basic data to be compiled on 
 most industrial sites. Special conditions or resources in your own 
 community and area will indicate changes or suggest other categories 
 of information to maintain in your site files. 
 
 1. TITLE or other designation of site_ 
 
 2. ACREAGE 
 
 3. LOCATION 
 
 a. Distance from community center or center of nearest built- 
 up area 
 
 b. Present use of land at site 
 
 c. Use and character of land adjoining site 
 
 4. ZONING 
 
 a. Zoning of site 
 
 b. Zoning of adjacent properties 
 
 5. OWNER(S) 
 Address 
 
 6. COST: Per Acre $ ; Total $. 
 
 7. CHARACTER OF TERRAIN (maximum slope and other in- 
 dicators of possible need for grading) 
 
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8. ESTIMATED GRADING COST $ 
 
 9. ELEVATION (relative to highest known highwater level) 
 
 a. Low point 
 
 b. High point 
 
 10. SOIL AND WATER 
 
 a. Load-bearing characteristics of soil 
 
 b. Sub-soil characteristics 
 
 c. Depth to bedrock 
 
 d. Depth to ground water 
 
 11. DRAINAGE 
 
 a. Natural runoff capacity 
 
 b. Need for artificial drainage facilities 
 
 c. Need for flood protection (include existing facilities) 
 
 12. PREVAILING WINDS (note seasonal variations) 
 
 13. UTILITIES 
 a. Water 
 
 ( 1 ) Company name 
 
 (2) Rates $ 
 
 (3) Size of mains 
 
 (4) Pressure 
 
 (5) Capacity of treated water 
 
 (6) Surplus treated water on peak day 
 
 (7) Capacity of untreated water 
 
 ( 8 ) Surplus untreated water on peak day 
 
 (9) Cost of extending to site $ 
 
 b. Gas 
 
 (1) Company name 
 
 (2) Rates $ 
 
 (3) Nearest lines 
 
 (4) Size 
 
 (5) Pressure 
 
 (6) Cost of extending to site $ 
 
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 c. Electricity 
 
 (1) Company name 
 
 
 (2) Rates $ 
 
 
 (3) Number of lines serving community 
 
 
 (4) Capacity of each line 
 
 
 (5) Cost of extending to site $ 
 
 
 d. Sewage 
 (1) Rates $ 
 
 
 (2) Size of mains 
 (a) Storm 
 
 
 (b) Sanitary 
 
 
 (3) Capacity of treatment plant 
 
 (4) Surplus capacity on peak day 
 
 
 (5) Means of disposal 
 
 14. 
 
 (6) Cost of extending to site $ 
 
 TRANSPORTATION 
 
 a. Roadway access to site (designation of location) 
 
 
 ( 1 ) Type of road 
 
 
 (2) Surface 
 
 
 (3) Width 
 
 
 b. Cost of providing road access if not yet available $ 
 
 c. Distance of site from arterial street or highway 
 
 d. Railroads serving site (or area) 
 
 (1) Cost of extending service (spur) to site if not yet 
 available $ 
 
 
 e. Waterways serving site or area 
 
 f. Commercial airports serving site or area 
 
 ( 1 ) Distance to airports 
 
 
 (2) Types of aircraft served 
 
 15. 
 
 g. Public transportation serving site 
 
 IMPROVEMENTS ON SITE 
 a. Industrial buildings 
 
 
 b. Other improvements 
 
 16. 
 
 TAXES 
 a. On land 
 
 
 b. On improvements 
 
 
 
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Notes 
 
 U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1969 O - 366-472 
 
PE NN STATE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES 
 
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