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AnIV';',5:..g; Vi,f,a1: 4":"Z"--:';'; '-' 7I - :::;-".t.t:fKiaav7:7,1a:41''It . 4 ".:41,e&TIAli-;Tle, .470:14,7t,Ki,"4„,..T;17'4,,,'4i4T4tflith;44;45....": ,.:;:74.4:+s-;!:.;:t.j41:4* 4.; ' i:444A4, .Eta-c tr-a: *"..4":`"= • • " -4,VaizA ' if FEB 12 1981 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION .t.t) STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA RALEICkI February 11, 1981 MEMORANDUM 10: Lacy Presnell FROM: Charles Reed • Subject: Orange County Zoning RE: Parking Lot Screening Assume an area of 540 square feet for 2 cars and an aisle. Ten cars would need 5400 square feet. A planting area of 180 square feet is-0.033% of the total area. This does not seem to me to be unreason- able where there is lots of ground area available for parking. It could even be considered somewhat less than minimum for a small park- ing lot. The 180 square feet is the equivalent of one 9 feet by 20 feet parking space. If this requirement is considered along with requiring 5 feet high screen walls for every 5 cars, then it could be restrictive. The 5 foot screen will not always be effective for a large area. Parking lots are not always of uniform elevation or seen from a seated position. Some- times adjacent roads and buildings are higher than the parking lots. No amount of screen wall or planting will conceal autos which are next to high elevation surroundings. Also, the ordinance should allow for other kinds of screening if screening is required. For instance, earth berms and sunken areas should be permitted and parking behind buildings. Re: Number of Cars Per Person Elementary school children do not drive cars. Very few, if any, junior high pupils drive cars. High school is another matter. I have no suggestion for the high school ratio without any factual information to relate too. Maybe DPI has some facts and figures. How about driver education? They should know something about this. CR:bm ; , ',▪C▪fg;Itakt.lci !'4 ‘44,',14:11;-1e4::1*40;