Real Estate & Mortgage
Commercial Parking Ratio
Calculate the number of parking spaces required for a commercial building based on the local parking ratio.
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Required parking spaces
160 spaces
Estimated parking lot area (330 sq ft/space)
52,800
Parking ratio applied
4
Building square footage
40,000
Formula and working
Required spaces = (Building sq ft ÷ 1,000) × Parking ratio
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Collect the inputs
Building square footage = 40,000 sq ft; Parking ratio (per 1,000 sq ft) = 4
- 2
Apply the formula
Required spaces = (Building sq ft ÷ 1,000) × Parking ratio
- 3
Result
Required parking spaces = 160 spaces
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