PARKING PRINCIPLES

Parking
is the act of stopping a vehicle and leaving it unoccupied for more than
a brief time.
Parking on one or both sides of a road is commonly permitted, though
often with restrictions

On the basis of the style of Parking Areas, there are two major types
of Parking:
On Street Parking
Off Street Parking
Factors that affect parking

Size of parking area

Angle of parking
Direction of traffic flow to site
Type of parking ( self or attendant)
Width of parking spaces
Width of access drive
Organization of circulation within parking area both vehicular and
pedestrian-position of points of entrance and exit to minimize crossing
movements and turns
Aesthetic factors
Drainage of parking
Maximum walking distance from parking to building
Separation of customer parking and service areas
Parking index- minimum number of vehicles per occupancy as identified by
the National Building Code
 Angular Parking
The vehicles are parked at an angle.
may be a 60 degree angle or 45 degree.
Establish one way traffic system and make it easy to pull into the parking
slot.
The gentler turn allows easier and quicker parking, narrower aisles, and
thus higher density than perpendicular parking.

2.5m
2.5m
15m
14m
5m

4m
 3.81m
1.52 m

18.30 m
5.50m
1.52 m

6.50
3.81m

Taken from Rubenstein, Harvey M. A Guide to Site and

Environmental Planning third edition. (1997). Wiley and Sons,
Canada.
3.81 m

0.91 m
6.03 m 3.96 m

16 m
Perpendicular Parking
With perpendicular parking of cars, these are parked side to side,
perpendicular to an aisle, curb, or wall.
is more scalable than parallel parking and is therefore commonly used in
car parking lots and car parking structures.
Needs a larger space for cars to back out

R= 3.81 m min.
5m 2.5m
7.5m to
8.oo m
5m
 3.81m

5.79m

18.90m
7.31m
2.50m
1.52 m
Types of Parking layout

◦ Angular Parking
◦ Parallel Parking
◦ Perpendicular Parking (efficient Parking Method)
 3.81m

3.81m

3.81m
1.52 m

3.0 m

2.50m

1.52 m

5.80 m 7.31m 14.63 m 7.31m

40.84 m
Parallel Parking
are parked one behind the other.
has been surveyed that the area required for Parallel Parking is much
lesser that required for Angular Parking.
2.15m

6.00m
Off -Street Parking
means a Parking Area is designed adjacent to the Road or in a place or
building which is not the part of the road.
PWD Parking
1.2
5.0 M

CURB CUT
OUT OR
3.70 M 1.20M DROP CURB

4.90M
See BP 344
From old NBC
Provide one PWD slot for
every 100 parking slots and 1
slot for 50 fraction thereof.
Poor Parking
Proper Parking
Parking Considerations and
Principles from Osmonds, Johnson S. Landscape Architecture. A
Manual of site Planning and Design. ( ). McGraw-Hill Book Company, new
York .
Trees in a parking lot may be
planted either in rows (top) or in a
random arrangement.
Row planting is simpler but may
become monotonous.
Random planting requires more
space and careful planning but it
will result in a more pleasing
effect.
Random planting also allows a
variety of trees to be used.
Fencing in a parking lot provides quick screening, takes
little space, and requires minimum maintenance.

place the fence far enough from the wheel stops to

allow for bumper overhang.

Plantings as screening to soften the harsh effect of

the pavement and provide shade.

Earth mounds (appear natural) and changes of

elevation (bottom) can also be used in parking lots.

If any parking areas are constructed below the normal

earth level, be sure that drainage for the lot is
provided.
References:

Osmonds, Johnson S. Landscape Architecture. A Manual of site Planning

and Design. ( ). McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York .

Rubenstein, Harvey M. A Guide to Site and Environmental Planning

third edition. (1997). Wiley and Sons, Canada.

http://www.aces.uiuc.edu/vista/html_pubs/COMMLAN/commlan.html
http://www.civilprojectsonline.com
http://www.baltimoredetailing.net/proper-parking-prevents-problems/
http://jmarent.com/fl.shtml

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