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on time switches should connect all exterior lights both in and on the building exterior. Additional lighting should be provided on the perimeter of the parking lot. g. Outlets. Weatherproof outlets for water and electricity must be of vandal -proof design and located on all major exterior sides t❑ provide for maintenance and special functions. Staff parking should include provision for plugs for engine block heaters. h. Plantings: Attractive landscape and ground plantings should add to Elie appearance of the building. Care must be taken in the proper selection in quantity and type of plantings and ground cover to reduce maintenance cost and problems, yet assure aesthetic appearance and attractiveness. The use of rocks or other large stones or other hard materials for ground cover is not acceptable. A sprinkler system with timer control for sodded areas should be bid as an alternate. I. Book Return: Outside access to be provided to interior area of building. Room to be approximately 3' by 5' and enclosed with masonry walls and floor and have no connection with heating and ventilating system of the building. The room and door should be designed to prevent the spread of fire and to minimize damage done to deposited materials including video cassettes. Height of return must be convenient to users of all sizes. The book return room is best located opening directly Into the staff work room, but location is to be determined at design development stage. J, Future Addition: Preliminary plans must include provision for expansion of an additional 7.000 sq. ft. of library asignable space in an efficient, logical, orderly and aesthetic manner. 2. Interior Requirements A. General The building must conform to local building code and standards for use as a public building., The specifications of the American standards Association: Malting Buildings and Facilities Accessible to and Useable by the Physically Handicapped, A 117.1, 1961. should be consulted and plans must conform to Public Lap: 504 program. The building should be designed on the module principle; interior load -bearing walls are not acceptable. The module or bay spacing must be as large as the budget will allow and must take into consideration the standard library shelving module of three feet. Columns must be as few and unobtrusive as possible and certain areas(such as lobby, circulation. and meeting room) require free spans. @ecause of the requirement that any area of the building must be able to contain portions of the library's collection, the floor loading requirement F]