Tables: Appendix B: Municipal Regulations Checklist

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1. Table 1: Low Impact Development Parking Space Ratios

Appendix B: Municipal Regulations Checklist, PDF p. 5

Use	Parking Ratio per 1000 sq. ft. of Gross Floor Area
Professional office building	Less than 3.0
Shopping centers	Less than 4.5

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# B. Parking Areas and Sidewalks A mix of uses at a development site can allow for shared parking areas, reducing the total parking area. Municipalities require minimum parking areas, but seldom limit the total number of parking spaces. Table 1 shows recommendations for minimum parking space ratios for low impact design: Table 1: Low Impact Development Parking Space Ratios | Use | Parking Ratio per 1000 sq. ft. of Gross Floor Area | | --- | --- | | Professional office building | Less than 3.0 | | Shopping centers | Less than 4.5 | ☐ Yes ☐ No Can the parking ratios be reduced? ☐ Yes ☐ No Are the parking requirements set as maximum or median rather than minimum requirements? ☐ Yes ☐ No Is the use of shared parking arrangements allowed to reduce the parking area? ☐ Yes ☐ No Are model shared parking agreements provided? ☐ Yes ☐ No Does the presence of mass transit allow for reduced parking ratios? ☐ Yes ☐ No Is a minimum stall width of 9 feet allowed? ☐ Yes ☐ No Is a minimum stall length of 18 feet allowed? ☐ Yes ☐ No Can the stall lengths be reduced to allow vehicle overhang into a vegetated area? ☐ Yes ☐ No Do ordinances allow for permeable material to be used in overflow parking areas? ☐ Yes ☐ No Do ordinances allow for multi-level parking? ☐ Yes ☐ No Are there incentives to provide parking that reduces impervious cover, rather than providing only surface parking lots? Sidewalks can be made of pervious material or disconnected from the drainage system to allow runoff to re-infiltrate into the adjacent pervious areas. ☐ Yes ☐ No Do ordinances allow for sidewalks constructed with pervious material? ☐ Yes ☐ No Can alternate pedestrian networks be substituted for sidewalks (e.g., trails through common areas)?