UFC 4-740-14
1 August 2002
3-5.1
Security. When designing the vehicular circulation and parking facilities,
consider the security-related requirement for parents to walk the child inside the facility
to drop him or her off for care and meet the child inside the facility to pick him or her up.
Design circulation, parking areas and entrance drives to meet the safety requirements
for children and the AT/FP requirements. Provide separation of vehicular and
pedestrian circulation. Minimize pedestrian crossing of traffic lanes.
3-5.2
Parent Parking. The CDC location should provide ease of short-term
parking for parents bringing their children to the center or taking them home. Sufficient
parking spaces are needed to allow parents time for brief conversations with caregivers.
Locate this parking as close to the CDC as possible, and configure so that the majority
of the parking for parents with children is on the building-side of the drive. Doing so
reduces the conflict between passing vehicles and children.
3-5.3
Barrier Free Accessibility. Parking must comply with UFAS and ADAAG
requirements.
3-5.4
Parking Functions. Provide access and parking for seven different
functions:
3-5.4.1
Bus Drop-Off/Pick-Up. Locate the bus drop-off/pick-up directly adjacent
to the main building entrance. Provide safe points of facility access for children and
adults that are separate from the main vehicular circulation. Not all CDC programs use
buses.
3-5.4.2
Parent Parking. Provide short-term parking spaces (15 minutes
duration), based on one space per 20 children. Support an increase in the parking
allocation for patrons with the required site traffic impact study. During peak traffic
demand, parking lots may be full; therefore, accommodate easy return to parking areas
for circling. Provide a one-way traffic pattern with angled patron parking to improve
traffic flow and limit back-up and turning maneuvers.
3-5.4.3
Visitor Parking. Provide a minimum number of parking spaces for
visitors at the rate of one parking space for each 12 children cared for by the facility.
3-5.4.4
Staff Parking. Separate long-term staff parking from parent/visitor
parking. However, locate both parent/visitor and staff parking near the building with a
view to the entry. Provide parking spaces for the maximum number of staff on duty at
one time. Consider local staffing plans when planning parking. Staff parking can be
configured for 90 degree parking.
3-5.4.5
Service Access. Four basic functions require service access to a typical
child development facility:
3-5.4.5.1
Regular food deliveries to the storage and kitchen area
3-5.4.5.2
Occasional supply deliveries (furniture, laundry, books, toys, etc.)
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