Parking Layout

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Arjumand Anjum

March 31, 2021 02:40

Hi everyone, little help needed.

PPD exam is coming up and I am yet to study parking. Can someone kindly guide me what all to cover under parking? From what I understand, it is basic parking layout, bay sizes, bay area driveway sizes, 90 vs angled parking, handicap parking location.

What is the best source to study for this? Is there something I missed?

Thanks in advance!

Anjum

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  Nathalia Ellis April 01, 2021 13:24

  Hi Arjumand,

  Few things that I remember (but please double check this info =)

  1. Difference between 90 degree parking and angled parking - which one will fit more cars (90 degree), which one is easier to park (angled parking).

  2. Handicap parking location - easy access to the building, and connected to an accessible route.

  3. Accessible routes - from parking to building, it is covered by ADA.

  4. Percentage of accessible parking required - IBC accessibility chapter.

  5. Curb cut - where is the best location to have the entrance of your site?

  6. Parking lot min/ max slope - what is the minimum slope for good drainage.

  7. Best location for parking - depends on topography (best in a not very steep area), and building location.

  8. Number of parking spots - covered by the zoning ordinance.

  Book: The Architect's Studio Companion has a dedicated chapter about parking.

  Good luck!

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  Mark Baker April 02, 2021 19:18 (Edited April 11, 2021 02:26)

  Building Construction Illustrated has excellent graphics regarding parking as well.  Especially regarding these section headings: SITE DRAINAGE, vehicular circulation and vehicular parking.

  Mark, Archizam.com - ARE 5.0 Practice Exams

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  Peter Mall April 07, 2021 21:03

  Also, know how to do a quick calculation for a given number of spaces. Approx. 350-400 SF for each space to include entry, exit, and aisles.

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  Arjumand Anjum April 10, 2021 18:41

  Thank you very much for the reply, it is helpful.

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  mermann April 14, 2021 13:30

  What is the most efficient parking lot layout? 

  One-way or two-way traffic?

  Perpendicular, parallel, or angled?

  One-way traffic angled parking offers the most parking spaces on a given site because of the narrower aisles (narrow one-way aisles don't really work in 90-degree stalls because there's not enough room to turn.) See here. See here too. See here too.

  But other times 90-degree parking is more efficient! See here.

  So which one do you answer in the exam? Angled parking, one-way aisles (75 degrees is the most efficient as far as the exam is concerned). NCARB maintains a Wiley publisher bias and that's what the Architect's Studio Companion tells us (Wiley book).

  To summarize. . in reality, the most efficient layout is a bit more site-specific and 75 degrees is most efficient sometimes, but for this exam, 75 degrees is optimal. Angled parking is also more convenient and safer. . .  up to an angle of 45 degrees. . .  .For angled parking, keep the angles between 45 and 75 degrees.

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