Parking spaces.which is correct?

[JoeB]

Talking with a few peers about parking spaces on residential homes with attached garages and it seems everyone has their own opinion, but which is correct?
A single car driveway leading to a 1 car garage. Yes, the off street driveway is 3 cars long and a single car wide. How many parking spaces does it have in the report. Example 2... 2 car wide driveway leading to a 2 car garage, and it fits 3 car back. How many spaces on the report.
What is the right answer? I state 1 car parking and 2 car parking. My impression is that you cant count parking if you have to move one car to get another out of the driveway.

 

[moretti]

great question. The deep garages that could permit the addition of an extra car or two have always been a puzzle for me. For some reason I see the garage and the driveway as separate though. Like its more common for people to file in line in a single shot driveway then to do the same in an over-sized garage.

If I was living in a city neighborhood where parking was scarce and I was someone looking for somewhere to live, I would factor in the ability to park multiple cars in the driveway vs looking for on street parking in my decision. That seems like a real world effect. More than likely thats typical of the surrounding competing properties.

 

[EddieB]

You report by car width not length. So if you have a one car garage but a driveway that is two car width, you report 1ga2dw.

 

[JoeB]

You report by car width not length. So if you have a one car garage but a driveway that is two car width, you report 1ga2dw.

That's what I would think but others tend to differ.

 

[chad hampton]

That's how I do it - cars have to park side by side to call it 2 car.

 

[CANative]

Detached courtyard homes in a gated PUD. They all have two car garages
and a shared driveway that's large enough for 4 cars. But the parking spaces
are painted green and labeled "Guest Parking."

I labeled the driveway parking as "0"

?

 

[EddieB]

I labeled the driveway parking as "0"

?

That's how I would handle the UAD labeling

 

[Amy Perkins]

Two-car garages that have an extra space going back are called a three car tandem garage. I had one property that had a one car driveway and it was very long so I put more than one space. Parking is a big deal here, as land is high and there is little of it. Some estates have more than 10 car driveways, but I stop it at 10 cars because there is really no additional utility at that point for large lots.

 

[moretti]

I dont get the logic to say that you dont count a spot in the drive way if are parking behind another vehicle. If you have a garage and you park in the driveway you are blocking the car in the garage. I think it should consider the actual functional use of the space. I would like to see something in writing indicating why it wouldnt be that way.

I mean it sure is a heck easier to just call it a 2 car driveway even if there is space for more...but thats not what we are doing here, is it?

 

[KenAZ]

There is no correct answer. There are no guidelines, unless the answer is "0." All answers are correct, as long as you are consistent.