Whether your parking lot serves shoppers, tenants, patients, residents, diners, or guests, it is a critical part of your operation. Although the primary purpose of your lot is to provide visitors with a safe place to park, your lot must offer more. It must be orderly, with traffic that flows in a logical, efficient manner. Furthermore, it must comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act as well as any relevant local codes. Getting the most benefits from your parking lot starts with a great parking lot layout.
What Is a Parking Lot Layout?
Perhaps the best way to think of a parking lot layout is to consider it as a type of map. The background of the map is your parking lot pavement, complete with any landscaping islands, fences, or other permanent structures. We fill in the details, including the parking stalls and their angles, the location of accessible spaces, and the travel routes.
Should I Revise My Layout Each Time I Stripe My Parking Lot?
You may not need to make any revisions, but it is always a good idea to ensure that you have the best layout possible. We can make sure that your current layout is in full compliance with all state, federal, and local regulations. If you have been receiving numerous complaints about vehicles suffering door dents or other damage, you should tell us. We can then review your layout to see if there is an issue that a new plan might correct. Similarly, inform us if you notice an uptick in fender-benders, new areas suffering extreme congestion, or bottlenecks at specific locations.
What Are the Benefits of a Professional Parking Lot Layout?
At Affordable Striping & Sealing, we are experts in designing parking lot layouts that deliver the most benefits to our clients.
- The parking angle can impact the maximum number of vehicles that you can provide. Typically, head-in spaces allow you to accommodate more vehicles, but they are more difficult for drivers to enter and exit. Therefore, they are usually more suitable for parking lots without a fast turnover rate. If the vehicles in your lot tend to come and go quickly, we will probably recommend angled parking spaces.
- The ADA has specific requirements for the number, size, and location of accessible parking spaces. There are also requirements for the pavement markings and signage for these spaces. We will help you ensure that your parking lot is fully compliant with the ADA.
- You want vehicles to circulate through your lot in an orderly fashion. We will design the flow pattern to help reduce the potential for traffic jams. This can include making some travel aisles one-way, installing signs or pavement markings, or specifying certain areas as no-parking zones.
- In some cases, we recommend installing bumper blocks to help guide drivers and prevent unsafe practices. Bumper blocks can also help prevent drivers from encroaching on your building or landscaping.
Affordable Striping & Sealing is a leading pavement maintenance company that specializes in parking lots for clients in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. In addition to layout and design, we offer parking lot maintenance programs, parking lot signage, and parking lot striping. We also offer bumper block installations, asphalt crack repairs, pavement and road markings, and asphalt sealcoating. We have a reputation for consistently delivering work and service of the highest quality. We offer free job quotes, so submit your request today by completing the online form. If you prefer, you can call 702-222-9009, or you can send an email to Estimating@AffordableStriping.com.
