Design Elements — Parking Lots for Multi-Family Buildings, Visitors and Overflow
The designer of the Woodlands preserved many acres of mature woodland and preserved mature trees in the parking areas to provide shade and soften the areas of impervious cover.
Conservation subdivisions that include smaller lots may require overflow or guest parking to accommodate parking needs. This need can be met through on-street parking if the street is appropriately designed. On-street parking also presents the opportunity for including intersection bump-outs. In the event that parking lots are needed, such as in a multi-family development, the municipality should review their current parking standards to ensure that landscaping and screening provisions are included for parking lots above a certain size (e.g., five spaces or more).
Ordinance Considerations
Minimum parking standards are typically located in the Zoning Ordinance, and design standards for parking, including on-street parking, are typically located in the Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance. Parking standards need not be specific to conservation subdivisions. Provision for or requirement of intersection bump-outs could also apply to all subdivisions.
On-street parking provides additional parking options for residents in Brandywine at Thornbury.