Table 5.--Building Site Development
(Some terms that describe restrictive soil features are defined in the "Glossary." See text for definitions
of "slight," "moderate," and "severe." Absence of an entry indicates that the soil was not rated.
The information in this table indicates the dominant soil condition but does not eliminate the need
for onsite investigation)
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Soil name and | Shallow | Dwellings |Small commercial | Local roads | Lawns and
map symbol | excavations |without basements| buildings | and streets | landscaping
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2-----------------|Severe: |Severe: |Severe: |Severe: |Severe:
Biscayne | depth to rock, | wetness, | wetness, | depth to rock, | wetness,
| wetness. | depth to rock. | depth to rock. | wetness. | depth to rock.
| | | | |
3-----------------|Severe: |Severe: |Severe: |Severe: |Severe:
Lauderhill | depth to rock, | subsides, | subsides, | subsides, | ponding,
| excess humus, | ponding, | ponding, | ponding. | excess humus.
| ponding. | low strength. | low strength. | |
| | | | |
4, 5--------------|Severe: |Severe: |Severe: |Severe: |Severe:
Pennsuco | cutbanks cave, | wetness. | wetness. | wetness. | wetness.
| wetness. | | | |
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6-----------------|Severe: |Severe: |Severe: |Severe: |Severe:
Perrine | ponding. | ponding. | ponding. | ponding. | ponding.
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7-----------------|Severe: |Severe: |Severe: |Severe: |Severe:
Krome | depth to rock. | depth to rock. | depth to rock. | depth to rock. | small stones,
| | | | | depth to rock.
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9*: | | | | |
Udorthents. | | | | |
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Water. | | | | |
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10*, 11*: | | | | |
Udorthents. | | | | |
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Urban land. | | | | |
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12----------------|Severe: |Severe: |Severe: |Severe: |Severe:
Perrine | ponding. | ponding. | ponding. | ponding. | ponding.
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13----------------|Severe: |Severe: |Severe: |Severe: |Severe:
Biscayne | depth to rock, | wetness, | wetness, | depth to rock, | wetness,
| wetness, | depth to rock, | depth to rock, | wetness, | depth to rock,
| ponding. | ponding. | ponding. | ponding. | ponding.
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14----------------|Severe: |Severe: |Severe: |Severe: |Severe:
Dania | depth to rock, | ponding, | ponding, | ponding. | ponding,
| ponding. | low strength. | low strength. | | depth to rock,
| | | | | excess humus.
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15*. | | | | |
Urban land | | | | |
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16----------------|Severe: |Severe: |Severe: |Severe: |Severe:
Biscayne | depth to rock, | wetness, | wetness, | depth to rock, | wetness,
| wetness. | depth to rock. | depth to rock. | wetness. | depth to rock.
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18----------------|Severe: |Severe: |Severe: |Severe: |Severe:
Tamiami | depth to rock, | subsides, | subsides, | subsides, | ponding,
| excess humus, | ponding, | ponding, | ponding. | excess humus.
| ponding. | low strength. | low strength. | |
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20*: | | | | |
Cardsound--------|Severe: |Severe: |Severe: |Severe: |Severe:
| depth to rock. | depth to rock. | depth to rock. | depth to rock. | depth to rock.
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Rock outcrop. | | | | |
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22*: | | | | |
Opalocka---------|Severe: |Severe: |Severe: |Severe: |Severe:
| depth to rock. | depth to rock. | depth to rock. | depth to rock. | droughty,
| | | | | depth to rock.
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Rock outcrop. | | | | |
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23----------------|Severe: |Severe: |Severe: |Severe: |Severe:
Chekika | depth to rock, | wetness, | wetness, | depth to rock. | small stones,
| wetness. | depth to rock. | depth to rock. | | depth to rock.
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24----------------|Severe: |Severe: |Severe: |Severe: |Severe:
Matecumbe | depth to rock, | flooding. | flooding. | flooding. | depth to rock,
| wetness. | | | | excess humus.
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25*: | | | | |
Biscayne---------|Severe: |Severe: |Severe: |Severe: |Severe:
| depth to rock, | wetness, | wetness, | depth to rock, | wetness,
| wetness. | depth to rock. | depth to rock. | wetness. | depth to rock.
| | | | |
Rock outcrop. | | | | |
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26----------------|Severe: |Severe: |Severe: |Severe: |Severe:
Perrine | depth to rock, | flooding, | flooding, | wetness, | excess salt,
| wetness. | wetness. | wetness. | flooding. | wetness,
| | | | | flooding.
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28*: | | | | |
Demory-----------|Severe: |Severe: |Severe: |Severe: |Severe:
| depth to rock, | flooding, | flooding, | depth to rock, | wetness,
| wetness. | wetness, | wetness, | wetness. | depth to rock.
| | depth to rock. | depth to rock. | |
| | | | |
Rock outcrop. | | | | |
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30----------------|Severe: |Severe: |Severe: |Severe: |Severe:
Pahokee | depth to rock, | subsides, | subsides, | subsides, | ponding,
| excess humus, | ponding, | ponding, | ponding. | excess humus.
| ponding. | low strength. | low strength. | |
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31----------------|Severe: |Severe: |Severe: |Severe: |Severe:
Pennsuco | cutbanks cave, | flooding, | flooding, | wetness, | wetness,
| wetness. | wetness. | wetness. | flooding. | flooding.
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32----------------|Severe: |Severe: |Severe: |Severe: |Severe:
Terra Ceia | excess humus, | subsides, | subsides, | subsides, | wetness,
| wetness. | flooding, | flooding, | wetness, | flooding,
| | wetness. | wetness. | flooding. | excess humus.
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33----------------|Severe: |Severe: |Severe: |Severe: |Severe:
Plantation | wetness, | wetness. | wetness, | wetness. | wetness,
| cutbanks cave. | | low strength. | | excess humus.
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34----------------|Severe: |Severe: |Severe: |Severe: |Severe:
Hallandale | depth to rock, | wetness. | wetness. | wetness. | wetness,
| wetness. | | | | droughty,
| | | | | depth to rock.
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35----------------|Severe: |Severe: |Severe: |Severe: |Severe:
Margate | cutbanks cave, | ponding. | ponding. | ponding. | ponding,
| ponding. | | | | droughty.
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37----------------|Severe: |Severe: |Severe: |Severe: |Severe:
Basinger | cutbanks cave, | wetness. | wetness. | wetness. | wetness.
| wetness. | | | |
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38*: | | | | |
Rock outcrop. | | | | |
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Vizcaya----------|Severe: |Severe: |Severe: |Severe: |Severe:
| depth to rock, | ponding, | ponding, | depth to rock, | ponding,
| ponding. | depth to rock. | depth to rock. | ponding. | depth to rock.
| | | | |
Biscayne---------|Severe: |Severe: |Severe: |Severe: |Severe:
| depth to rock, | wetness, | wetness, | depth to rock, | wetness,
| wetness. | depth to rock. | depth to rock. | wetness. | depth to rock.
| | | | |
39*. | | | | |
Beaches | | | | |
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40----------------|Severe: |Moderate: |Moderate: |Moderate: |Severe:
Pomello | cutbanks cave, | wetness. | wetness. | wetness. | droughty.
| wetness. | | | |
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41----------------|Severe: |Slight-----------|Slight-----------|Slight-----------|Severe:
Dade | cutbanks cave. | | | | droughty.
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42. | | | | |
Udorthents | | | | |
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45----------------|Severe: |Severe: |Severe: |Moderate: |Severe:
Canaveral | cutbanks cave, | wetness. | wetness. | wetness. | droughty.
| wetness. | | | |
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47----------------|Severe: |Moderate: |Moderate: |Moderate: |Severe:
St. Augustine | cutbanks cave, | wetness. | wetness. | wetness. | droughty.
| wetness. | | | |
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48----------------|Severe: |Severe: |Severe: |Severe: |Severe:
Kesson | cutbanks cave, | flooding, | flooding, | wetness, | excess salt,
| wetness. | wetness. | wetness. | flooding. | wetness,
| | | | | flooding.
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* See description of the map unit for composition and behavior characteristics of the map unit.