Typical parking areas in Lacey are built on a 6-inch subbase and a 2- inch crushed stone base. After conducting soil-bearing tests, the developer of The Park requested and received approval to construct parking areas with a 2-inch crushed stone base and a 2-inch asphalt cover.
Lacey standards also require concrete wheel stops to be located 2 feet in front of an asphalt curb. At The Park, the city approved use of wheel stops without curbs, thereby eliminating the need for 4,936 linear feet of curbing.
These modifications resulted in cost savings of $38,000, or $215 per unit.
Black Bull Enterprises, builder/developer of North Meadow Village, received permission to install parking bays along streets in lieu of driveways, thereby saving land that would have been required for full driveways.
At Lynton Place, the John Crosland Company revised their original cul — de-sac plans to provide off-street visitor parking in the center of the paved area.
The developer of Lawrence Hill clustered homes in groups of four or five with common off-street parking provided for each cluster. This not only reduced the parking load on the street, but also enhanced the development’s aesthetics, provided large rear yards, and enabled existing trees to be saved.
