We are working on a city animal shelter that meets the zoning requirements for staff and guest parking on the site. As part of an animal shelter, in addition to the staff/guest parking we must also provide parking for the animal control vehicles that are necessary for the facility to function. There are no specific code requirements for these parking spaces. Because of these excess "parking spaces", would we still be eligible for this credit? Could these spaces be exempt from our overall parking calculation? We see these extra vehicles as necessary for the facility to function and would be similar to ambulances, firetrucks, or other city utility vehicles - as workers drive their personal cars to work and use them only while on duty. We are aware of the CIR regarding the rental cars - but unsure whether it could directly apply to us.

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Carly Ruggieri

Senior Sustainability Consultant

Steven Winter Associates, Inc.

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Wed, 08/01/2012 - 14:09

I had a similar situation with a college campus building that provided no new parking with the exception of 10 service vehicle parking spaces for campus-only vehicles. I didn't submit a CIR, but rather just wrote a narrative of special circumstances explaining that these parking spaces did not affect the intent of the credit since single-occupant vehicle usage will not be affected and the credit was accepted. Make sure to emphasize that the spaces are for service vehicles only and and any signage to verify this would help.

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