We are doing LEED Schools, and sometimes the State Schools governing agency minimum parking requirements exceed the local (i.e. city) jurisdiction. We are required to meet the State Schools minimum parking counts. Does anyone know of any precedents or CIR's where this would be an acceptable approach to this credit, if we provided the State minimum amount of parking?
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Larry Jones
Associate DirectorAtelier Ten
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September 21, 2010 - 4:48 pm
Greg,
You mentioned that sometimes the State's requirements exceed the local. I would definitely verify this before moving forward. But if they do exceed the local requirements, and if you can provide documentation that explains how and why the state requirement trumps the city's, that should justify your approach. It will also illustrate that the state regulation is your new baseline or local zoning reg. Of course if you could petition to the state to reduce the number of spaces for your school, all the better.
Another alternative: LEED refers to the Oregon Zoning Code for maximum number of parking spaces allowed, Title 33, Chapter 33,specifically Tables 266-1 and 266-2. If your project type does not exceed this maximum this may be another way to illustrate that even though you are forced to follow the State's requirements, you are still meeting the credit intent.