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NC-2009 SSc4.3:Alternative Transportation—Low-Emitting and Fuel-Efficient Vehicles

"Vehicles" included in count for SSc4.3

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Bob Cummings
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At a urban bus maintainance facility there is designated parking for approximately as many buses as cars. Does SSc4.3, option 1 apply only to passenger cars and, if so, only the employees' cars or should it include company fleet cars, visitors, vendors, etc.? Thanks.

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David Posada
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Wed, 06/13/2012 - 19:43

If the spaces for buses are not available to passenger cars it seems reasonable to exclude them from the count, since these are in a way "process vehicles" that are part of the facility operations and not for getting to and from the site. So yes, option 1 would apply to passenger cars for employees, visitors, and vendors. Check under SSc4.4 to see if there's more discussion about whether fleet cars should be included in the total parking capacity count.... Since these are often used by employees to get to and from work, they are typically included.

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