PRELIMINARY PLANS

Preliminary plans shall be drawn to scale, show basic dimensions, and indicate the general layout and space arrangement of the proposed building or area and shall include a site plan when applicable. Plans shall indicate assignments of rooms and areas, and shall show bed capacities and fixed equipment. The planning should include consideration for future expansion of a facility. This includes the site, orientation of the structure on the site, parking areas as well as patient, dietary, and laundry areas. If a laundry is not contemplated initially, provision should be made for its possible future location.