Our project has a total of 139 parking spaces at the perimeter of the campus, with ONLY ADA/handicap and six (6) short-term visitor spaces at a close in drop off area. It seems odd to me that are being required to expand our dropoff area to locate carpool spaces there as our goal is to have ZERO long term parking spaces in the close-in drop off area. Has anyone else faced this issue?
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William Weaver
LEED Fellow, WELL APJLL
181 thumbs up
September 22, 2017 - 12:33 pm
Hi Sandy,
I've had something comparable to this on a hospitality project. All long-term parking was to be provided in an adjacent deck, with a very small number of up-close parking at the entry for short-term drop off and loading/unloading. We had provided carpool and LEV preferred parking spaces in the deck. In the preliminary review, the reviewer suggested that our preferred and carpool spaces needed to be amongst the spots up close to the entry. As a response to the preliminary review, we provided a narrative explaining that the up close spots were temporary spots only, and were intended specifically for unloading/loading of vehicles with all long-term parking to be accommodated in the deck. The preferred spots were then assigned the closest available spots within the deck. Additionally, we provided a photo of the signage indicating that the up close spots were temporary spots designated specifically for loading/unloading. This explanation was accepted in the final review, and we were awarded the points.
Sandy Mendler
GenslerSeptember 22, 2017 - 6:03 pm
Thanks Will, that is really helpful to hear! Would you be able to send me the project name? Email is fine to sandym@mithun.com. Thanks so much!