Siting of HUD-assisted Projects near Hazardous Facilities (HUD-1060-CPD, Sept. 1996)

The purpose of this guidebook is to provide HUD staff, community planners, architects, engineers, developers, and participants in HUD-assisted projects with the technical guidelines for determining the acceptable separation distance for the siting of residential buildings, mobile home parks or other HUD-assisted projects near stationary hazardous operations which store, handle or process chemicals or petrochemicals of an explosive or flammable nature.

Although the Regulation at 24 CFR Part 51, Subpart C of the Code of Federal Regulations and this guidebook apply specifically to all HUD-assisted projects, the application of these standards can be used by anyone concerned with the safe siting of new residential development. Specifically, it describes the procedures for collecting data about a proposed HUD-assisted project site and a potential hazard and details the steps for calculating the acceptable separation distance (ASD) between the hazard and the project site.

The Guidebook is divided into five chapters and eight appendices.

Preface

Chapter 1 - Background and general discussion

Chapter 2 - Definitions, terminology and abbreviations which will be used throughout the Guidebook and to some extent in the appendices

Chapter 3 - Basic data requirements for determining ASD's

Chapter 4 - Describes the calculation techniques for determining ASD's from hazardous substances in specific containers

Chapter 5 - Cites basic guidance principles needed in making site assessments and calculation ASD's for blast overpressure and thermal radiation.

Appendix A - Regulation (24 CFR Part 51C).

Appendix B - Tank Conversion Chart

Appendix C - Basic Data Requirements Checklist

Appendix D - Request for Headquarters Analysis of Potential Hazardous Site Problems Checklist

Appendix E - Sample problems

Appendix F - Fire - ASD calculations

Appendix G - Explosion - ASD calculations

Appendix H - References

Appendix I - Worksheets