I have a hotel building project with 145 parking (Valet parking) which is less than the authority requirements of 165. For SS 4.3 & 4.4, I am planning to provide preferred parking for LE/FE and carpool/vanpools for total 10% of parking capacity (5% for each). My question is, do we really need to give preferred parking for valet parking garages.? Thinking from the operational perspective, I can't find any real meaning in this because the hotel staff will be taking care of parkig the guest cars one they arrive. It doesn't seem to matter if they park it near the entrance or on far..Is this applicable for valet parking too.?

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Keith Amann

Vice President

WSP Built Ecology

LEEDuser Basic Member

42 thumbs up

Wed, 10/19/2011 - 00:25

If the hotel is charging for valet parking, offering a 20% discounted parking rate for LE/FE vehicles is an acceptable approach. Encouraging occupants to drive LE/FE vehicles through discounted parking rates meets the credit intent in this situation, rather than designating specific spaces. For documentation, you should assemble information pertaining to the discount program and how this discount will be communicated to occupants.

Kristen Magnuson

Stok

LEEDuser Premium Member

6 thumbs up

Thu, 10/19/2017 - 19:25

I am working on a hotel project that has a surface valet parking lot for hotel guests' cars. The lot will provide several EV charging stations for electric vehicles, however valet parking is free for all hotel guests, regardless of whether they are LEFE vehicles. How would we comply with the LEFE designation requirement?

Allison Smith

Sustainable Design Leader

HKS, Inc.

LEEDuser Premium Member

40 thumbs up

Thu, 10/19/2017 - 20:55

I suggest you look closer at option 2. To earn option 2 you don't need to provide discounted parking or LEV/FEV parking spaces, but do need to provide alternative-fuel fueling stations (i.e. EV charging stations). The number of required fueling stations is partly dependent on how many vehicles can fully charge in an 8-hour period.

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