Parking Lot Design Project

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Parking Lot Design Project

• Mike Donofrio
• Dave Divelbiss
• Bob Hulec
• Tim Leopold

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Objectives

• Research
• City Codes
• Measure McDonalds Parking Lot
• Layouts
• Measuring Existing Lots
• Current Lot
• Other Similar Lot
• Cost Effective Layout

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Current Lot Features

• Two Material Composition
• Asphalt
• Concrete

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Current Lot Features (cont.)

• Parking Blocks
• Cement Blocks
• Metal Poles
• Telephone Pole

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Current Lot Features (cont.)

• Accessibility
• Alley
• Grovsener Street Entrance

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Layout Evaluation

• Alternative Layouts
• Cost Evaluation
• Existing Feature Removal
• Painting in New Lot

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Athens City Code

• Off Street Parking

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Parking Spaces

• Each off street parking spot
• Must have an area no less than 180 sq. ft.
• Will be no less than 9 ft in width
• Shall not be located between the right-of-way
  line and the required setback line.

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Off Street Paring Lots

• Each parking lot
• Isles
• Minimum 10 ft width for 1 way traffic
• Minimum 20 ft width for 2 way traffic

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Development and Maintenance

• Screening
• Each parking lot must provide screening to any
  adjacent residential area (ex. Fence or headge)
• Location
• No lot can be less than 10 ft from any
• Dwelling, School, Hospital, or institution of
  human care

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Development and Maintenance

• Construction
• Off street lots must be paved with
• Asphalt, Brick or Concrete
• Crushed stone and gravel are prohibited
• Marking
• All areas of a parking lot must be marked in
  order to provide orderly parking

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Development and Maintenance

• Lighting
• Must be arranged so light reflects away from
  adjoining properties
• Any commercial lot shall be adequately lighted
• Drainage
• Lot must be graded and drained so that water
  doesnt cause problems in surrounding areas.

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Unsigned Ordinance

• Landscaping Regulation
• Intent
• Improve city appearance
• Require buffering between land uses
• Minimize soil depletion
• Lessen transmission of noise dust and glare
  between lots
• Maintain or improve character of city streets

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Unsigned Ordinance

• Landscaping Regulation
• How this affected out project
• Because this ordinance is unsigned ordinance and
  our lot is not new construction
• It is not necessary to follow the landscaping
  regulations

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Parking lot features
Targeted for change

• Excessive driveway space for entry and turn
  around.
• Better use of alley and street entrances.
• Parking spaces were larger than recommended.
• Deterioration from wear and tear.

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Process used to achieve more parking spaces

• Developed a cardboard parking lot model.
• Used scale parking spots using trial methods.
• Scheduled meeting with city code officer Steve
  Pierson to achieve approved models.

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Alternative A, 35 spaces
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Alternative B, 37 spaces
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Alternative C, 38 spaces
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Original Parking Lot, Unchanged
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Cost Factors

• Pipe Removal
• Existing Stripe/Lettering Removal
• New Parking Blocks
• New Striping
• New Lettering

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Amerine Asphalt Inc.

• Pipe Removal 120
• Paint Remover 133/case (case 4 gallons)
• Striping 0.30/linear foot
• Lettering 3/spot
• Parking Blocks 30/block

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Layout Costs

• Layout A (35 spaces) 824.70
• Layout B (37 spaces) 866.90
• Layout C (38 spaces) 861.20

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Final Decision

• Layout C- 38 total spaces
• Total Investment of 861.20
• Profit of 138.80 after 2nd Quarter

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Questions?