LARE Section 2 study plan

Build a 12-row inventory data matrix listing layer, source, format, scale, and reliability for a 10-acre hypothetical site.

Read a practice survey plat and topographic map to identify benchmarks, spot elevations, contour interval, property lines, and easements.

List and compare regulatory and physical data sources: zoning map, FEMA FIRM, NRCS Web Soil Survey, USGS quadrangle, LiDAR DEM, and utility records.

Create a 40-term spaced-repetition deck covering inventory vocabulary and score a baseline 10-question quiz.

Calculate slope percentage and slope direction from 2-foot contours across a sample site and flag slopes over 15%.

Delineate drainage divides, flow paths, floodplain limits, hydric soil boundaries, and setback constraints on the same base.

Assemble a digital base map at 1 in = 20 ft from survey, GIS, and soils data, resolving at least three data conflicts.

Document five data gaps and state a field-verification method for each.

Convert mapped constraints into an opportunities-and-constraints diagram with 12 labeled callouts.

Weight six suitability factors and produce a three-class suitability map for the sample site.

Sketch a viewshed and sun-and-wind diagram showing solar azimuth, prevailing wind, and three view corridors.

Write a 250-word rationale linking each suitability class to specific inventory evidence.

Translate client goals and user needs into eight programmed spaces with net and gross square footages.

Build an adjacency matrix and a bubble diagram for the eight spaces, then test two zoning arrangements.

Review local zoning, ADA Standards, and stormwater requirements and extract five requirements that shape layout.

Compare the suitability map against the program to identify three conflicts and propose a resolution for each.

Generate three schematic site-plan alternatives that respond to the same program and constraints.

Test each alternative for circulation, parking, service access, and pedestrian connectivity.

Sketch grading concepts with spot elevations, drainage arrows, and one cut-and-fill estimate for the preferred option.

Select a preferred alternative and write a five-point justification tied to the analysis.

Apply a consistent graphic hierarchy to site plan, section, and analysis diagram, including line weights, legend, scale bar, and north arrow.

Draft a site section that shows grade change, retaining walls, planting structure, and circulation.

Write 150-word figure captions that explain design intent rather than merely labeling elements.

Lay out a two-board presentation set and check it against a 10-item graphic-conventions checklist.

Deliver a 10-minute spoken walkthrough of the two-board set without reading from notes.

Write a one-page executive summary under 300 words that states findings, recommendations, and next steps.

Peer-review two practice responses and score them against a communication rubric for clarity, accuracy, and graphic support.

Revise the board set based on feedback and log three changes with their rationale.

Complete a timed 60-question mock exam spanning all four domains under exam-like conditions.

Categorize every missed question by domain, error type, and root cause in an error log.

Re-teach the three weakest topics using notes, diagrams, and a five-question self-quiz for each.

Review all flashcards and confirm that every error-log item has a corrective action and a re-test date.