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Vehicle occupancy rates for parking at banquet halls?

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Hi Cyburbia,

I'm reviewing a banquet hall facility as a new use going into an existing plaza. Parking is tight at the plaza and there aren't a lot of parking stalls for the banquet hall to use.

The client is claiming that he knows banquet halls, and claims that because people plan ahead when attending the events held at the facility (weddings, etc.) they naturally carpool, and thus the typical vehicle parking at the hall will have 5 or more passengers. Thus they will be able to pack the banquet hall without needing a large number of parking spaces.

We don't currently have a parking rate established for this type of business. If we consider the banquet hall a restaurant or private club using the parking rates for these uses, then it will require a larger number of parking stalls.

Does anyone have experience with banquet halls, and would a relaxation for the number of parking stalls be something to consider? Do banquet halls tend to generate large numbers of high occupancy vehicles? I want to contain the parking on-site and don't want to create issues for the other existing business tenants.
 
This is just from personal experience, but I do usually carpool when going to this type of destination. However, to have 5 people in a car for everyone would be a bit much. I would say 3 or 4 would be a more realistic average.
 
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iamme said:
This is just from personal experience, but I do usually carpool when going to this type of destination. However, to have 5 people in a car for everyone would be a bit much. I would say 3 or 4 would be a more realistic average.
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Three (3):-D would be believable to me.......hasn't the ITE sent out an army of engineers to watch one of these events unfold....then quantify the qualitative assessment??;) :-D
 
No. Stick to your code, which is usually one space per 3 patrons. And that will not be enough when you have a quinceaneara (Mexican coming-out party at age 15).
 
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