Location of the Sports Facility
SIZE OF LAND
The size of the land shall be at least twice as large and if possiblethree times as large as the required net sports area in order to be able to accommodate suitabl landscaped areas between the sports spaces. Only in this way can the desired integration of the sports facility into housing developments and the surrounding natural environment be guaranteed.
SOIL CONDITIONS
Prerequisites for economic construction, operating and maintenance costs are adequate load-bearing soil conditions with maximum possible permeability and a topography which is as level as possible because of the need for large horizontal areas for sport.Filled ground can be very expensive to excavate and recompact to meet the required foundation conditions for a facility.For the foregoing reasons, a geotechnica investigation of the site is recommended.
MICROCLIMATE
A favourable microclimate free of troublesome wind, fog and temperature extremes is particularly important for the optimal use of outdoor facilities for sports.
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
The environmental conditions, which are of special importance for outdoor sports facilities, shall be balanced to ensure either that no troublesome smells, noises vibrations or dust nuisances will occur, or that measures of protection can be implemented to prevent them. Neighbourhoods sensitive to the effects of lights and noise(vehicles, spectators, sports apparatus, floodlightingshould be avoided or only accepted if suitable measures for protection are implemented. The impairment to, or destruction of. natural or typical elements of the landscape (including biotypes) must be precluded or suitable measures must be implemented to compensate for this.
SUPPLY AND WASTE DISPOSAL
Adequate and economically justifiable systems of supply for water,energy telecommunications and waste disposal must be feasible.