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Coastal Millwork Supply Company – Parking Demand Study
BACKGROUND
• New Hanover County’s Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) allows applicants to
demonstrate that the minimum off-street parking requirement is different from the
standards listed in the UDO.
• The UDO requires that industrial, manufacturing, and warehousing uses provide a
minimum of 1.5 parking spaces per 1,000 square feet.
• The applicant is proposing to construct a warehousing/manufacturing use (Coastal
Millwork Supply Company) at 4100 Logistics Road consisting of a 62,437 square foot
building. The UDO would require a facility of this size to provide 94 off-street parking
spaces. 89 parking spaces are proposed.
PARKING DEMAND
• As an industrial/manufacturing use that has minimal customer traffic, the amount of
parking needed is typically based on the maximum number of employees expected to
be on the premises at any one time.
• On the largest shift, Coastal Millwork Supply Company is expected to have 32
employees, including 8 managers. Coastal Millwork Supply Company is also expected
to use 14 vehicles directly in the conduct of business.
• Prior to the adoption of the UDO, the County’s previous parking requirement for
industrial uses was based on the number of employees:
o 1.5 spaces for every 2 employees on shift of greatest employment, 1 space for
each managerial personnel, 1 visitor parking space for every 10 managerial
personnel, and 1 space for each vehicle used directly in the conduct of business.
• Utilizing this standard, 41 parking spaces would be required.
COMPARABLE DEVELOPMENTS
• Many existing industrial developments within the County have been built in accordance
with the County’s previous parking standard based on the number of employees.
• There are no known parking issues with the businesses that have been constructed
utilizing the previous parking standard.
• A Parking Demand Study conducted for a similar use (Colonial Materials) found a
parking standard of 1 space per 1,320 square feet was sufficient for that business.
Applying this ratio to Coastal Millwork Supply Company would equate to 47 required
parking spaces.
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TRIP GENERATION
• Based on the ITE Trip Generation Manual, the proposed use is estimated to generate
the following number of trips (LUC 140 – Manufacturing):
o 72 trips in the AM peak; and
o 68 trips in the PM peak.
• Trip generation includes both vehicles entering and exiting the site.
• Due to the operational characteristics of the business, it is expected that a portion of
the trips will not utilize the designated parking spaces but will instead utilize the truck
loading area at the rear of the building.
CONCLUSION
• Based on the available data above and utilizing a parking standard based on the
number of employees, 89 parking spaces as shown on the proposed plan, will be
adequate to accommodate the parking demand for Coastal Millwork Supply
Company. In addition, the reduction in parking would result in a more efficient
development pattern that reduces impervious areas provided for unneeded parking.
Sincerely,
PARAMOUNTE ENGINEERING, INC.
Jeremy R. Blair, PE N O R T H C AROLIN
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