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THE ARCHITECT'S ANGLE
January 2017
Greetings!  

As your organization grows, so does its need for convenient and accessible parking.  Parking lots are not sexy, but try operating any business or facility of significant size without giving your customers a place to park! We can all agree that cars are not "green". Even hybrids have some carbon footprint. However, we can make parking lots "greener" by paying more attention to how we pave, drain and landscape them. This month's issue is all about parking, "green" or not. Be careful navigating the asphalt jungle! 
Unparalleled Parking Lots  
   

As organizations continue to grow, the resulting increase in staff produces a parallel need for parking.

 

In urban settings, where land is scarce and the cost of real estate is high, it is becoming increasingly difficult to create needed parking.

 

Facilities often must look beyond the immediate vicinity of their site to find a solution. In some jurisdictions, zoning usually permits off-site parking, as long as the spaces are located within a prescribed distance from the facility's property boundaries. To locate spaces between 200 feet and 600 feet, a variance process of 8 to 12 months usually ensues.

 

We hope you enjoy this month's issue. Do you have questions or feedback about the information provided or regarding your facility that we can answer?  Contact us at info@jwbarch.com and we will be happy to provide you with any additional information you may need.  We want to continue to offer content that interests you, our readers. Please drop us a line and let us know what topics you might want to learn more about. As always, we love hearing from you.
  
Sincerely,

John W. Baumgarten, RA, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP
Principal & President
 
Michael A. Sciara, RA, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP
Principal & Vice President
  
  
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