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March 3, 2025
84 Lumber Storage – 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 warehousing uses provide a minimum of 1.5 parking
spaces per 1,000 square feet.
- The applicant is proposing to construct a 50,000-sf warehouse (84 Lumber) at
1700 Hall Drive, Wilmington, NC 23405, consisting of 1,094 sf of office space and
48,906 sf for the storage of windows. The UDO would require a facility of this
size to provide 75 off-street parking spaces.
- The proposed Hall Drive location will consist of office space and storage space.
There is no retail use associated with this location. It is expected the
designated parking spaces will not be utilized; that trucks will park at the
loading dock or within the lay down yard to load/unload materials.
- The proposed project is expected to have 2 or 3 employees from the adjacent
location working at this site. No new employees will be added. This warehouse
will be used for storage overflow from the adjacent location. Office space and
restrooms are provided for convenience to the 2 or 3 employees who may be
working at this warehouse during loading/unloading.
Trip Generation
- Based on the ITE Trip Generation Manual, the proposed use is estimated to
generate the following number of trips:
o 4 trips in the AM peak (1 enter 3 exit);
o 3 trips in the PM peak (2 enter, 1 exit).
- 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 park at the loading dock or within the lay down yard to load/unload
materials.
Comparable Development
- This study examines the following three comparable developments:
o 84 Lumber Window Warehouse (office space + storage space)
10810 Reames Road, Charlotte, NC 28269
o 84 Lumber Window Warehouse (office space + retail space)
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620 Belt Blvd, Fayetteville, NC 28301
o 84 Lumber Window Warehouse (office + retail + storage)
75 Montgomery St, Asheville, NC 28806
- The parking space numbers provided in this study reflect only the marked
spaces in the parking lot, no parking spots behind fenced areas, loading areas
adjacent to the building, or within the laydown yard.
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1. 84 Lumber Window Warehouse – 10810 Reames Road, Charlotte NC 28269
a. The building consists of 2,800 sf of office space and 102,800 sf of warehouse
storage space.
b. Number of employees = 7 people.
c. Based on aerial photography, 29 (including 4 ADA) marked parking spaces
exist at the site. This equates to 0.27 space per 1,000 square feet, or 4.1
spaces per employee.
d. Under the City’s UDO, this facility, zoned ML-2 (Tier 1), would require 11
parking spaces (1 per 750 sf of office space + 1 per 15,000-sf GFA of
warehouse).
e. Using available aerial photography, the following number of vehicles were
observed parked in the parking lot:
o Google Earth
2021: 1 cars
2022: 9 cars
2023: 8 cars
2024: 1 cars
8
8
9
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2. 84 Lumber Window Warehouse – 620 Belt Blvd, Fayetteville, NC 28301
- The building consists of 3,200 sf of retail space and 2,300 sf of office space.
- Number of employees = 18 people.
- Based on aerial photography, 15 (including 2 ADA) marked parking spaces exist
at the site, with additional area for parking across the drive aisle from the
marked spaces. This equates to 3 spaces per 1,000 square feet, or 0.83 spaces
per employee.
- Under the City’s current parking standard, this facility would require 21 parking
spaces (1 per 300 sf of office and 1 per 250 sf of indoor industrial sales).
- Using available aerial photography, the following number of vehicles were
observed parked in the parking lot:
o Google Earth
2021: 2 cars
2022: 14 cars
2023: 11 cars
2024: 10 cars
10
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3. 84 Lumber Door Shop – 75 Montgomery St., Asheville NC 28806
- Per Cabarrus County tax records, the building consists of 6,715 sf of retail and
50,000 sf of storage space.
- Number of employees = 19 people.
- Based on aerial photography, 21 (including 2 ADA) marked parking spaces exist
at the site. This equates to 0.37 space per 1,000 square feet, or 1.1 spaces per
employee.
- Under the County’s current parking standard, this facility would require 29
parking spaces (1 per 2 employees on shift of greatest employment, plus one
per 350 sf of area open to the public).
- Using available aerial photography, the following number of vehicles were
observed parked in the parking lot:
o Google Earth
2021: 2 cars
2022: 18 cars
2023: 13 cars
2024: 14 cars
1
9
8
3
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CONCLUSION
· The three comparable developments averaged the following:
o 0.39 parking spaces per 1,000 square feet;
o 2.01 parking spaces per employee.
· Recent aerial photography showed an average of 9 vehicles parked at the three
comparable developments. This equates to 1 vehicle per 6,215 sf of building
area.
· The proposed 17 parking spaces at the 84 Lumber Storage Facility Expansion
would equate to :
o 1 parking space per 2,941 square feet;
o 6 parking spaces per employee.
· Overall, the proposed 17 parking spaces would be adequate to accommodate
the parking demand based on available data of the comparable developments.
Sincerely,
MCKIM & CREED
M. Robin Austin, P.E.
Sr. Project Manager
Warehousing
(150)
Truck Trip Ends vs:1000 Sq. Ft. GFA
On a:Weekday,
AM Peak Hour of Generator
Setting/Location:General Urban/Suburban
Number of Studies:12
Avg. 1000 Sq. Ft. GFA:115
Directional Distribution:35% entering, 65% exiting
Truck Trip Generation per 1000 Sq. Ft. GFA
Average Rate Range of Rates Standard Deviation
0.06 0.00 - 0.60 0.08
Data Plot and Equation
T =
Tri
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n
d
s
X = 1000 Sq. Ft. GFA
Study Site Average RateFitted Curve
Fitted Curve Equation: T = 0.06(X) + 0.99 R²= 0.57
Trip Gen Manual,11th Edition Institute of Transportation Engineers
0 100 200 300 4000
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10
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Warehousing
(150)
Truck Trip Ends vs:1000 Sq. Ft. GFA
On a:Weekday,
PM Peak Hour of Generator
Setting/Location:General Urban/Suburban
Number of Studies:12
Avg. 1000 Sq. Ft. GFA:115
Directional Distribution:53% entering, 47% exiting
Truck Trip Generation per 1000 Sq. Ft. GFA
Average Rate Range of Rates Standard Deviation
0.06 0.00 - 0.42 0.06
Data Plot and Equation
T =
Tri
p
E
n
d
s
X = 1000 Sq. Ft. GFA
Study Site Average RateFitted Curve
Fitted Curve Equation: T = 0.05(X) + 0.82 R²= 0.62
Trip Gen Manual,11th Edition Institute of Transportation Engineers
0 100 200 300 4000
5
10
15
20
25
30
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